My Road to TOWaterfront 42K
Workouts
Run 2 – Peak Phase Intervals in the Midday Heat (Sept 17)
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Summary: Intervals in tough conditions, managed with cadence discipline and controlled recoveries. Heat pushed effort, but execution stayed purposeful and within plan.
Coach’s Corner: Executed vs plan ✔︎ · Quality under heat stress ✔︎ · Advisable ✔︎ · Efficiency steady for conditions · Hills/heat explained HR behavior · Takeaway: resilient session without overcooking.
Run 3 – Hilly Run (Sept 19)
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Summary: Cadence-led control over rolling terrain; aerobic steadiness with a late-session check on HR recovery after a brief spike.
Coach’s Corner: Executed vs plan ✔︎ · Quality solid · Advisable ✔︎ · Efficiency on target · Hilliness accounted for in effort · Takeaway: rhythm-first hills = confidence builder.
Easy Runs & Long Run
Run 1 – Almost Rest Day Easy (Sept 16)
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Summary: Short, light, closer to active recovery than full aerobic; perfect lead-in for the workout that followed.
Coach’s Corner: Executed vs plan ✔︎ · Quality appropriate · Advisable ✔︎ · Efficiency stable · Minimal hill cost · Takeaway: freshness preserved.
Run 4 – Easy Run (Sept 20)
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Summary: Cool air + relaxed cadence = clean aerobic control; HR stayed low and drift minimal across rolling terrain.
Coach’s Corner: Executed vs plan ✔︎ · Quality high for “easy” · Advisable ✔︎ · Efficiency excellent · Hills modest impact · Takeaway: aerobic gold.
Run 5 – Long Run with MRP Finish (Sept 21)
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Summary: Marathon-specific long run with capped MRP finish; fueling and cadence plan executed, with a brief tendency to push the finish.
Coach’s Corner: Executed vs plan (slight overreach on MRP) · Quality high · Advisability: good stimulus, mind the cap · Efficiency fair given hills + finish · Hilliness clear factor · Takeaway: strong specificity, refine restraint.
Conclusion
This week balanced intensity, aerobic steadiness, and marathon specificity. Hills and heat were factors, but cadence discipline and fueling kept sessions aligned with intent.
Recap, Recover, Relax & Ready.