3 weeks until Buffalo Creek Half Marathon

The excitement inside me is really starting to build up, as we are now just 3 weeks away from the Buffalo Creek Half Marathon. This week was a great week for me to see exactly where I stand with my training. I had 2 races that couldn’t have come at a better time during my training cycle. I will do a recap of both races I did later in the week for you to read. So here is how this week played out.

MONDAY: 4 miles: I was dealing with some shin splints and I wanted to run a course that had some hills and would test the pain threshold of my shins. I felt really good for the run and was able to hold an 8:20 pace.

TUESDAY: 3.2 miles: I originally went to the track for a speed workout, but after watching a cross country meet I knew the track was going to be in use for a bit. Lucky me though, I happened to know a 5K course that started from where I was at. The course is flat and fast so I figured I would try The excitement inside me is really starting to build up, as we are now just 3 weeks away from the Buffalo Creek Half Marathon. This week was a great week for me to see exactly where I stand with my training. I had 2 races that couldn’t have come at a better time during my training cycle. I will do a recap of both races I did later in the week for you to read. So here is how this week played out.

MONDAY: 4 miles: I was dealing with some shin splints and I wanted to run a course that had some hills and would test the pain threshold of my shins. I felt really good for the run and was able to hold an 8:20 pace.

TUESDAY: 3.2 miles: I originally went to the track for a speed workout, but after watching a cross country meet I knew the track was going to be in use for a bit. Lucky me though, I happened to know a 5K course that started from where I was at. The course is flat and fast so I figured I would try and see what my time was going all out. I finished in a time of 22:32 and felt really good. Last time I ran that course I was around a 23:35, a big improvement.

WEDNESDAY: 6 miles: My shins were still sore but I wanted to run a course that always gave me problems because of the huge hill at the finish. I killed this course and my legs felt really good for most of the run. I ended up running a time of 51:24.

THURSDAY: GYM DAY: LEG WORKOUT and 6 miles on the bike.

FRIDAY: REST DAY

SATURDAY: Gladiator Rock N Run 5K Obstacle Course. There was about 20 or so obstacles and I ran the course in just over an hour. I felt really good though and one thing I noticed was when a lot of people were walking the course I felt fine and was able to run. It was a huge confidence booster for me. Last year it took me almost 2 hours and I really struggled on the course, but this year I was more prepared for the obstacles and the hills. My half training has been a lot of hills and I think that is the reason I did so good on them in this race.

SUNDAY: Great race 10K: I was not running this race for time, but I wanted to shoot for 45 minutes. I went in with the mindset that if I was able to get away from the crowd during the first mile that time would be no problem. I was stuck in the middle of the crowd and had a lot of problems getting around people. After the first mile I realized it isn’t worth it to push and try to get the time and I would just use this race as a dry run for my half. I now wanted to pick up speed each mile. I also wanted to make sure I took some water at each mile marker. I had my hand held bottle on me for this reason. I ended up running an injury free, smart race and finished at 53:04. Very far off a PR and very far off my normal times but I was pleased that I was able to do what I wanted to get ready for my half.


How was your week? If you ran the Great Race how did you do?