Week Eight: Week of 8/21
I had a great week of training, even with travel and not getting as much sleep as I usually do. The Tuesday workout was a lot harder than I thought it would be. I did the 400’s in my neighborhood, and wasn’t thinking about the fast that my neighborhood isn’t flat. So half of the 400s were uphill and the other half were downhill.
We left for an out-of-town wedding on Thursday, and I had planned to get my long run done early on Thursday so I wouldn’t have to do it on the hotel treadmill. I was dreading that run, and didn’t think I’d be able to do the cutdown part of the workout. But the run ended up going well, and after the first 8 miles (and a gel) I suddenly felt good enough to tackle the cutdown.
After the wedding we took a short trip to the beach and to visit family in Norfolk. More about that next week!
Week Eight:
M 10 miles easy
T 3 miles warm up, 20 X 400, 3 miles cool down (12 miles)
W am 6 miles easy, pm 4 miles easy
T 20 miles total (8 miles easy, 10 mile cut down starting at 7:00/mile and working down to 6:00/mile, 2 mile cool down
F 10 miles easy
Sat 4 mile warm up, 10 x 20 second strides, 4 mile cool down (9 miles)
Sun 10 miles easy
(81.6 miles)
Travel means being doing your best to plan ahead but also being flexible. I ended up running on Sunday instead of taking a rest day because I had something else planned for Monday morning. So my mileage is a little higher than usual, but it will balance out next week with an extra rest day.
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