This weeks goal is to keep the majority of my running very very easy. We'll call it a down week......Preparing to ramp the mileage up into the 60's and hang there a bit.

Here's my plan:

Monday:  0-3- upper body workout and abs- Ran 0 miles and no strength training- will try to fit that in today

Tuesday: 5 with hill repeats and strides- ran 6.5- hills, speed and upper and lower body workout

Wednesday: 10- lower body and abs  - 10 miles

Thursday: 10- ran 0= felt sick

Friday: 0-3- 0- I hate 2 days off

Saturday: 2 mile warmup/race a half marathon/2 mile cooldown- Arrived too late to do a warmup- just ran the 13.1 miles

Sunday: 8- recovery-  0- life got in the way big time today.

Total:  29.6-   way too low this week.

Thanks Holly!

If things go according to plan, this will be another new PR for weekly mileage. No real long run this week, but I'm going to attempt to run a half marathon on my own on Saturday before a half marathon race (that I'm training through) on Sunday, so I can simulate "marathon fatigue" during the race. We'll see how it goes. It's a hilly course, and I wasn't going to shoot for a PR anyway. Hope it doesn't backfire!

Thanks Holly.  

Welcome Kimmie. Good luck to you and everyone else that is racing this weekend!

Here's my plan for the week

Another week down and now to get serious.  Boston is out, which really stinks cuz I was most likely in the first corral... 

Oh well, I think I am now going to target the Fargo Marathon on 5/22.  Gives me a few more weeks to train...

Thanks Holly,

Still trying to shake this sinus/chest thing.  Doc says my lungs were clear Monday, so its back to running what  I can.  (Doc is a runner too).  Reserving the right to change the schedule as the week progresses as my body allows.

Mon:  sick

Tues:  8 miles - 9.0 miles including 4 miles @ MP (7:30 pace).  legs feeling good, HR was good even with the sinus meds.  started some coughing during my cooldown, but nothing bad.

Wed:  15 miles (hit 20,000 running miles logged since Jan2003) -  AM 7.0 miles aerobic paced, good run, just a little coughing toward the end.  PM 5.0 miles recovery paced, had to quit due to coughing. 

Thurs:  8 miles - 15.0 miles (7:48 pace overall) including 7.0 miles @ 15k pace (7:04/mile), legs felt great, very little coughing.   sinuses are getting better.

Fri:  12 miles with tempo run - 9.0 miles recovery pace, legs actually feeling ok.

Sat:  8 miles - 4.0 miles recovery pace, body very tired and lots of coughing, called it quits early.

Sun:  22 miles - 22.0 miles, ok run, slower pace than usual, gusty head wind the last 12 miles, lots of hills. 

total: 71 miles, I'm very happy with the mileage and speed run this week considering still recovering from this cold thing.

Holly, good week for you.  Nice MP run on Saturday and another longish run on Sunday.

Hermosaboy - another great week in the books for you.  Was your 4 miler a local race?  Anyway, congats on a great time on the end of a 100 mile week.  Looks like your in great shape for which ever marathon you chose.

Thanks Holly!

Here is/was the plan

Mon - 4 mi recovery (4 mi at 9:52)

Tue - 8 mi w/ 6x800m (8.4 mi (int avgs 7:55 ...meh)

Wed - 13.1 mi m-LR (4 mi recovery at 9:33 due to sore soleus)

Thu - 4 mi recovery (10 mi m-LR at 9:46..soleus better)

Fri - 6 mi GA ( 6 mi at 8:35... ahhhhhh!.. no soleus issue)

Sat - 4 mi recovery (21 mi of hills at 9:42)

Sun - 22 mi LR (5 mi GA at 8:28... legs felt good!)

Total 61.1 mi   Actual 58.4 mi close enuf! (note the Sun-Sat mileage was 71.9!!)