Forums >Look What I Can Do!>My first 100+ mile week in two years
Well, well, well. As the area says, "Look What I Can Do!"
I've run 109 miles this week. My biggest mpw since the last week of September in 2007 (which was 115). The big difference, though, is that the week in 2007 consisted almost entirely of quadzilla (4 marathons in 4 days), whereas this week had no races***. All good ol' training miles.
Now, I realize that one week of 109 isn't worth all that much... it is getting in the miles over time that helps. Still kinda cool, I think.
27 weeks have passed since March 1st. Of those 27, I have 19 weeks over 70 mpw. 10 of those have been over 80 mpw. 3 of those over 90.
8 weeks have been under 70. A few of those were in the 60s. On the opposite end, I had a nice three week series in July of 24, 27, and 40... thanks to some minor Fun With Chemistry. Alas, the side effects of the chemistry and the reason why I'm involved with chemistry in the first place mean I still putt putt down the road slowly considering the mileage.
I still feel good about triple digits. Woohoo for me.
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*** Sort of. I started the week out with 23 miles of a race that I DNFed because I got attacked by bees and I wasn't feeling right. But I wasn't racing that day anyway. It was just an easy run in the woods. Until I was traumatized.
I'm a puss.
I've never had much of an issue with bees.
Also: Holy crap.
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If I ran that far now I think my uterus would fall out.
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thanks to some minor Fun With Chemistry.
did you blow something up? tsk tsk...
and holy moley! running is bad for you.
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Wow, you are one rugged distance dude. Very impressive.
Congratulations on tripping the century marker !!!
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I haven't run a 100 mile week since the last week of 2007 (131 miles). If I ran that far now I think my uterus would fall out.
And yet, you and I could be in the same race tomorrow and you'd finish, take a shower, order/eat a pizza, read a book, and paint someone's house before I finished. And that's running WITH the elk meat on your back.
Brat, I was the one who was blown up thanks to chemistry and the lovely people at Amgen.
And yet, you and I could be in the same race tomorrow and you'd finish, take a shower, order/eat a pizza, read a book, and paint someone's house before I finished. And that's running WITH the elk meat on your back. Brat, I was the one who was blown up thanks to chemistry and the lovely people at Amgen.
Which makes it all the more impressive that you did it and not me!!! ;D
It's not all about speed. I probably got something a little extra in the gene mix.
Oh, I did too. In my case it was a skull and crossbones... heh.
Thanks folks, much appreciated.
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