Too soon

Thinking that maybe a tempo run 4 days after a 10K race might not be the best idea? I had two days of Easy Runs and today's tempo was rough. So rough that I decided it wasn't a good idea to push through it. I am taking on a pretty high mileage training program. And I am on the fence about whether or not it will be too much for me. I also have some apprehensions about the lack of interval training (same program format I used for the 10K).

Erin and I used the Runner's World FIRST program last year. It worked well--but I wanted something with more mileage this year. I do highly recommend the FIRST program, particularly because it is literally 3 days a week of running. That is it. Granted you should do some cross training on non-running days, but by the end of training, I simply ran three times a week and called it good enough.

Erin and I ran the half last year with our pace being 20 seconds or so faster than what we had trained for. So hey, it works.

Erin--it is your turn to blog. The masses are waiting.