I ran a 5K in 25:13, with a sub-8 minute mile during the last lap. I've been really busy lately, so I missed running yesterday. I am concentrating on speed training because I didn't concentrate on getting a better mile pace when I trained for my first two marathons. I am planning on running two 5ks a day, one in the morning and one in the evening, in order to prepare for the marathon. I could do one long run per week (a half-marathon distance). That would give me above 40 miles a week if I keep disciplined. I have improved my average 5k time by about 5 minutes (before, I was averaging around 30 minutes).
Concentrating on improving my mile time has helped enormously. |