After completing the 2025 Cocodona 250 Mile, focus shifted to recovery due to the physical and mental demands of the race. With running around 50 miles weekly, a decision was made to train for the 2025 Javelina 100 Mile. A benchmark workout was initiated through a do-it-yourself half marathon. Initially settling into a steady pace led to an unexpected increase in speed. By the end of the run, the fastest half marathon time since a double hip replacement was achieved.
Recovery was over; it was time to train! What I typically do when building a training block for myself is to start with a benchmark workout.
Over the first couple of miles, I settled into what felt like a steady pace, which, if all went according to plan, I felt like I could hold for the full 13 miles.
Then, at about the four-mile mark, I felt myself gradually speeding up. My heart rate remained the same, but my per-mile pace just kept getting faster.
I looked at my watch and realized I was on pace to run my fastest half marathon since my double hip replacement, and I did indeed.
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