Four Bridges Half Marathon Training: Week Five

Just two more weeks to go until the Four Bridges Half Marathon. That's the key point I need to keep in mind for the next two weeks in regards to training. This week was the first that I did less miles than planned, but the long run is the important one, and I exceeded the needed miles for that one:

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	Oct 08	Oct 09	Oct 10	Oct 11	Oct 12	Oct 13	Oct 14
4BHM Plan	6.0	3.0		5.0	3.0	10.0
Actual	6.25	3.35			11.00		3.11

Plan Mileage: 27.0
Actual Mileage: 23.71

As you can see, I skipped out on a 5 mile run. I had intend to do that run on Wednesday, but after the 6 miler on Monday, my right heel was a bit tender and both of my knees were a bit sore. After the three miles on Tuesday, neither of these problems went away, and so I decided to skip out on Wednesday to have a better chance to heal by Friday. My heel and knees are definitely feeling better, but I'll have to pay attention to them over the next two weeks.

Based on the Four Bridges Beginner Training Plan, this is what I'd run in the upcoming week:

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
7.0	5.0		6.0		12.0

Plan Mileage: 30.0

I have tennis on Thursday, so at a minimum, I'll have to make an adjustment for that. Based on the prior week, I think it's unlike that I'll do the full 30 miles ... more likely I'll run the long run of 12 miles and then a couple of 6 milers. But we'll see how it goes. I'm much more interested in completing the 12 miler and finishing the week without much pain than finishing the full 30.