This morning's weather (pre Thunderstoms) was certainly a welcome relief. My thermometer read 63 degrees and there was certainly a break in the jungle humidity. Now the rest of the week was a different story, with overnight temps in the 70's and dew points from 68 to 75 all week. Blech! I am happy to report that I only used the treadmill once all week. Now, I had to get up at 4:30 am to run in conditions that were bearable, but that is a small price to pay to avoid the treadmill. I did go through a lot of water and much Powerade.
This was week one of my Pfitz 12/85 plan. I was a little worried about the radical jump in mileage, but my body held up pretty well. I ran 84 miles, which was my highest weekly mileage total since late May/early June. I did recovery doubles on Monday, a 10 miler on Tuesday with 5x800m at 2:50ish pace, a work out that wasn't actually on the schedule, I just read the wrong week! Wednesday was a 12 mile am run and a 4 mile evening run, cut short because of the 100 degree heat index. Thursday was more recovery doubles, Friday was just shy of 12, Saturday was 8 and the week capped off with a nice 17.5 mile run with 8 miles at 6:40ish pace. The run was fantastic and I was having a lot of fun flying down the trail. My plantar fasciitis flared up at mile 13, but it was a fun run nonetheless.
Alright, one week down and only 8 more until the taper! You gotta love these 12 week plans!
Happy Running!
Rick
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