Four Bridges Half Marathon Training: Week Two

I survived the second "official" week of Four Bridges Half Marathon training and have recovered nicely from the Making the Grade/Run for Education 10K that I ran last weekend although my first couple runs of the week were at a slower pace that usual (part of the recovery process as I understand).

Here's my weekly mileage compared to the Four Bridges training plan:

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	Sep 17	Sep 18	Sep 19	Sep 20	Sep 21	Sep 22	Sep 23
4BHM Plan	5.0	2.0		4.0	2.0	6.0
Actual	4.65	3.65	4.75	Tennis		7.75

Plan Mileage: 19.0
Actual Mileage: 20.80

I ran fewer miles this week than last (20.80 versus 22.60) but was still above the planned mileage. I think the decrease was necessary as part of the recovery process, and since I still beat the planned mileage, I'm in good shape for the upcoming weeks.

I ran one fewer time than planned, but with tennis on Thursday, and the 10K being on Sunday rather than Saturday, I think this will turn out ok.

Taking a look at the upcoming week, here's what's recommended by Four Bridges:

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
6.0	3.0		4.0	2.0	7.0

Plan Mileage: 22.0

I'm doing the Run for Courage 10K on Saturday, so I'm going to have to make up an extra mile somewhere during the week. Since my long run last week was over 7 miles, I'm not concerned about shortening the long run for this week. Additionally, it'd be preferable to not run on Friday to rest up for the Run for Courage, so I'll likely run Monday through Thursday this week.