Traning to SCKLM 2013 - Week -17

Week -17 (02-25-13 to 03-03-13)

Day		Distance	Time	Speed	Route
Mon (Feb 25 13)		8.1 kilometers	49:10 min	6:04 min/kilometer
	Recovery
Tue (Feb 26 13)		14.8 kilometers	1:16:28 min	5:10 min/kilometer
	Lactate threshold, Notes: Lactate threshold 14 km with 6 km 15k-half marathon race pace. 6 km tempo split: 4:10, 4:13, 4:11, 4:10, 3:59, 4:00
Wed (Feb 27 13)		19.1 kilometers	1:39:19 min	5:13 min/kilometer
	Medium-long run
Thu (Feb 28 13)	No run. Night shift at work.
Fri (Mar 01 13)		16.4 kilometers	1:31:08 min	5:33 min/kilometer
	General aerobic, Notes: Ran at botanical hill loop. Leg feel fresh due to one day of rest. Skipped recovery on Thurs due to night shift at work.
Sat (Mar 02 13)		9.9 kilometers	59:04 min	5:58 min/kilometer
	Recovery
Sun (Mar 03 13)		27.8 kilometers	2:24:05 min	5:11 min/kilometer
	Notes: Leg feel good. Add few loops at Jesselton. After km 15th most of the time hit pace around 4:50/km. Could be due to running at Padang Polo that usually give a faster pace. Overall feel good.

• 	Run Distance:	96.1 kilometers
  	Run Time:	8:39:14 min
  	Total Time:	8:39:14 min

After several weeks of enjoying running without pressure of following schedule, the training weeks to race started again 4 weeks. ago. This time I opted a 113 to 137 km schedule from Pfitzinger's "Advance Marathoning 2nd Edition" - the book that I've been referring to. In this schedule, there's 7 days training per week, sometime it's a double. I am still with much worries that how far can I keep up with the training. What about the stretching, core workout and strength training? What about the daily job? What if there's changes? Or is it sane to try maintain the job as stable as possible so that I can follow the training?

In his blog, Francis wrote about obsession and he analyzed "when does running become obsession?" I read it so fast that I was scared I fall into any points he mentioned. May be I am in the category.

I've opted SCKLM because it's in Kuala Lumpur and I can save up a bit on travel and accommodation  Plus the logistic and planning is not easy for me to go alone abroad. I like to go oversea for it's climate and treat as a vacation, but when the time is right and have extra savings.

That's how 18 weeks countdown started.
1st week completed with no complain as I had been running for past weeks. There's no run on Thursday due to night shift at work.

Good luck to myself.