Buffalo Marathon training: Week 5 recap
Week 5 of marathon training done for the Buffalo Marathon utilizing Runna. Here's how it went: Monday - Cross training: SkiErg workout consisting of 3/4/5/4/3 min sets with 2 min recovery between. Runna strength consisting of fire hydrants, walking lunges, bear crawls, calf raises. Tuesday - 5 mile easy run on treadmill averaging an 8:30 pace. Wednesday - "Over and Unders Miles" on the treadmill. 1 mile easy warmup at 7.2mph, followed by 1 mile at 7.8mph and then 1 mile at 8.6mph with 1 mile cool down at 7.2 mph. Thursday - Cross training: 20 min Peloton bike class. Runna strength consisting of leg swings, BW squats, lunge hold calf raises, lateral walks. Friday - "Broken Miles" on the treadmill. .75 easy warm up (7.2mph) followed by 2 min walking at 3.5mph. Then I did two sets of (.75 at 9.2mph, 2 min walk at 3.5 and .25 at 9.9mph, 1 min walk at 3.50) followed by .50 mile cool down at 7.2mph. Saturday - Cross training: 45 min Peloton bike class. ...