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Week three report was skipped because I didn’t do anything different from the existing schedule. But Week Four has some new developments and I wanted to report on them.

Planning For a Half Marathon

I found out that there’s going to be a half marathon, called Race to Robie Creek, which will take place in April. The registration for it is in February so I don’t have a confirmed spot yet. This half-marathon is considered “the toughest in the northwest”, and the reason is because it goes up the mountan for about nine miles and then down hill for the rest.

Changing My Training

Because of this new half-marathon that I’m planning on racing in, I have to change my training to include a lot more of incline work. Basically I’ll run on a treadmill with an incline to help my muscle become condition to the new requirements.

This last weekend I trained by running up to Table Rock route, which is pretty steep. The steepest I’ve ever run before. But this is needed because the Robie Creek route goes up the same face of the mountain. This route is aprx. 6.5 miles. It’s a pretty fun run if you take away the pain of going uphill. And coming down is really fun and pretty steep and muddy. There was still some snow on the ground in some shaded areas, and the temp was around 40F.