Another week that almost went as planned. My interval sessions that I threw in last week went so well, I decdied to do them again this past Tuesday. These were more structured than the previous version; I ran a total of 12 miles with 5 x 1 mile intervals in 5:59, 5:56, 5:52, 5:48 and 5:58. Pretty happy with this effort. The plan then was to finish off the week with back to back long runs, with Saturday being easy and Sunday pushing the envelope, running a progression with a possible 6 to 8 miles at marathon pace. Saturday's run was fine, easily logging 16 miles at a relaxed pace. Sunday started out well, getting progressively faster from 1 to 10, where I was poised to be at MP then hold on for the rest of the run. I hit the trail, which is flat and relatively ice free, locked into MP and ran out of gas only a mile into the effort. Turned out to be decent general aerobic run, but a far from the effort planned. The week overall was a B+, logging 90 plus miles again and hitting 1 of my 2 workouts.
So, how to bounce back this week? I like how my body is responding to the interval workouts, so that is on the schedule again. I still want a marathon paced effort somewhere in the mix, so I am thinking of a 6 to 8 mile cutback in mileage, giving me some well needed rest. Perhaps I will do a light and short recovery run Friday, an MLR very easy on Saturday, then a full-fledged long run with 8 to 10 at MP on Sunday.
Less the taper, only 6 more weeks of heavy duty training; it is make or break time!
Happy Running!
Rick
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