Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Half Marathon Training Week 3: Personal Best

For the first two weeks it took me 30 minutes to run/walk 3 km, using the 3r/2w (3 minutes running/2 minutes walking) ratio.

On Saturday, I changed my ratio to 4r/1.5w, and I ended up going 6 km in 40 minutes, or 20 minutes to run/walk 3 km. And it didn't kill me!

endurance run

After week one I was doubting my ability to finish the 21 km half marathon in less than 4 hours. However, in these past 3 weeks, I can actually see my endurance increasing, which gives me hope at this point of finishing in less than 3 hours.

Week Date Weight Waist Run
4 years ago 04/15/2008
(Arrival in Taiwan)
70 kg
(155 lbs)
84 cm (33") --
         
1 12/03/2012 75.5 kg
(166 lbs)
94 cm (37") 30 minutes
3 km
  12/05/2012     30 minutes
3 km
  12/08/2012     --
[heavy rain]
2 12/10/2012     30 minutes
3 km
  12/12/2012     30 minutes
3 km
  12/15/2012 76.5 kg
(169 lbs)
+1 kg
91 cm
(36")
-3 cm
57 minutes
6.5 km
3 12/17/2012     33 minutes
4 km
  12/19/2012     31 minutes
4 km
  12/22/2012 76.3 kg
(168 lbs)
-0.2 kg
91 cm
(36")
40 minutes
6 km

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