While my official taper does not begin for another week, I will be running slightly lower mileage this upcoming week, making this past week the last 90 miler of the cycle; maybe even ever. I can honestly say, I can't see myself doing this again; running maximum mileage, to the point of exhaustion day in and day out for weeks and weeks and months. I mean I have run every day since December 2nd, never dropping below 60, averaging 80 mpw in early 2016 and running close to 90's through all of February and March. The best way to describe the way I feel, is in what I told my daughter this week; practically every run feels like a I am pulling a plow!
The week was a decent mileage week, hitting 91, but lacking in quality, which was a bit disappointing. Tuesday I had nothing for a progression run, so I opted to do 4 miles on Wednesday night at MP, which felt pretty good. Ran lots of hills the rest of the week and finished up with a long run of about 21, which progressed from a jog to about a 6:40 pace, averaging 8 flat. Am I confident about a sub 2:50? Not at all, unless something magical happens in the next three weeks, so I think I will stick with the B goal of 2:53:xx and a well-earned Moose Mug.
Happy Running!
Rick
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