This was a week of good mileage (70 miles) but no quality at all. My training cycle starts soon, and after a busy spring of racing, I needed a little rest. I think next week will be a repeat, capping off with a 5k race, then we get serious. I think in week one, I will shoot for 80 plus miles right out of the gate, including a race and hills for quality, and an 18 miler to cap things off. Time to get busy!
I had some extra motivation this week. I received and e-mail from the Twin Cties Marathon on Monday telling me that based on some of my race times, I have been given a professional athelete entry into the USATF Masters Marathon Champioships. How cool is that? I get a comped entry, get to hang out with the elite runners at packet pick up, go to a pre-race meeting, free meal the night before and access to the elite tent at the start and finish. I have no delusions of placing as a master, that would require a 2:20, but I have a very outside chance of placing in my AG, which would be a stretch, but competely awesome. I would probably need to run a sub 2:50. Gives me something to shoot for!
Happy Running!
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