As I’m getting closer and closer to the BMO Vancouver Marathon, I start to wonder if maybe the low volume training is not the right way to go. Whether it is or isn’t, race day will be the only time that I will actually find out. I’m willing to try anything as long as I deem it to be safe for me.
I don’t recommend anyone actually try this, unless they are an experienced runner with a lot of miles in the leg bank.
The key to a successful marathon generally lies in doing a LOT of miles in the early stage of training. I also want to mention that those miles should be “quality” miles. However, this requires a whole separate blog post, so look for it in the future.
In week 10, I focused on what I believe are quality miles. I didn’t run too many of them, but the ones that I did run, I did them fast…or faster than I would have if I was just focusing on getting as many miles as possible under my belt.
In the beginning of the week, I did a few short and fast 3k-5k runs. Towards the end of the week, I took a couple of days off because I was racing the Merville 15k.
In week 11, I was too excited about the upcoming Sooke River 10k race (the last race of the Island Series) to focus on any long runs. My longest run that week ended up being the 10k race. Prior to that, I did 1 day of hills, 1 fast 3k run and a 5k tempo run.
In week 12, I did 3 runs that were over 12k and I was happy with the pace. I decided that if my long runs are going to be under 20km, then I better do them at a faster pace. Additionally, I did a half hour tempo run and some speed work.
That, my friends, sums up my running for the past 3 weeks.