This week I pushed, but not quite as hard as the training schedule dictated. I had a busy work week, yet still managed to get in probably my most miles ever in a week.
I was in California for business most of the week, but still got a couple runs in. My trip actually started at the end of week 12 of training and carried over to this week (side note--it's a bit sad when you measure time by number of weeks of training down, and not the actual date...).
This week, I got the following runs in:
Tuesday - 5 miles
Thursday - 5 miles
Saturday - 5 miles
Sunday - 18 miles
For a total of 32 miles.
Today I considered continuing on to 20 miles. This way I would have been able to make up a few of the miles that I'm behind, plus I'd have two 20-mile runs under my belt before the marathon.
I decided against it for a few reasons--the goal was 18 and I wanted to stick with that, I felt like I didn't really need to prove anything, and the club that I run at was ready to close down for the day when I hit 18 so they probably would have kicked me out. (C;
All in all it was a good week. Drop back week next week and then, the pinnacle of training--my 20 miler at week 15.
Hope y'all are having a good week...
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Training - week 13
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Great week, Jim! Especially considering it was done during some business travel. How was the 18? Feeling good?
Thanks for the kind words, Rick! The 18 was really good. I took a walk break every couple miles, and still felt pretty strong at the end. I'm feeling much more confident now, and I have a good strong base going into the 20 miler in 2 weeks!
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