Today I had planned on doing an 8 or 9 mile run but it ended up being 10 (16k) since it was so nice outside and I still felt good after 8 miles. It has rained 5-6 days per week here lately and who knows when I'll have another day off when the weather will be this nice.
This was my third run of the week and I've typically followed a 3 day per week training plan for most races I've run in the past several years. I found a good training plan posted some years ago in Runners World and I modify it as needed to adjust for the distance I'm training for and sometimes change up the type of run. It works for me so I've stuck with it.
For this particular race I've greatly reduced the distance and intensity of what I'd typically do to train for a half marathon as I've not been running as much in the past several months. Honestly I just started back to doing 3 days per week within the past month and I'm glad to still be able to bounce back so quickly.
If anyone wants to take a look at the 3 day per week marathon training plan I've used in some form or another for years now here's the link to it. The table at the bottom of the article has the specifics.
https://www.runnersworld.co.uk/health/the-first-three-day-a-week-marathon-schedule
When I've been in better shape and started training earlier I've usually kept the first two runs of the week the same as if I was training for a marathon even if I'm just doing a half but I cut the long run on the weekend short by about 30%.
My other 2 runs this week were both 4 miles and the first was a bit more hilly than the second. Running is starting to feel a lot better and easier on my body now that I'm doing it more consistently.
So in conclusion, I got in a little bit more mileage this week than last and I feel more confident about meeting my time goal which is 1 hr 40 minutes for the race in late March. I know I can hit 1:45 with how I felt today and another 5 weeks to train, but I really want that faster time.
This coming week I plan to do about 22 miles total and will most likely condense those 3 runs into one post like I've done here.
Happy running and best of luck to all you runners out there training for spring races. I've enjoyed reading content from others posting in @runningproject and it's helped keep me motivated to stick with the plan.