Nice to be feeling good on a Monday morning — no soreness, not over trained and in a good position to ramp up the miles by another 10% this week. Here’s how last week went:
Monday: Easy five miles. 30F and a moderate wind out of the west. Pleasant.
Tuesday: Runervals Up, Up & Up Hill Climber DVD — a tough 55 minute workout, but one which is going to make me a stronger runner come the HAT Run 50k and Boston Marathon in a few months time. Hope to hop on the treadmill at least twice a month to do this workout…
Wednesday: Just an easy eight base miles. Legs a little sore from the hill workout, but only to be expected I guess.
Thursday: Ran a progressive 6.52 tempo run in about 43 minutes (splits: 6:50 6:45 6:33 6:31 6:26 6:22). 6.52 miles may sound like an odd distance, but there was a DailyMile challenge to be followed….
Friday: Lowest mileage of the week — just an easy four during my lunch hour.
Saturday: Took part in the Tidewater Striders Distance Series 20k and tagged on several warm-up/cool down miles to make it an 18 mile day. Finished in a fraction under 1 hour 19 minutes — happy with my time and ability to stay strong to the finish. Definitely much work to do before Boston, but it’s a great starting point. For the record, cold and windy conditions made for a challenging race.
Sunday: Finished off the week with a steady nine miles which took my weekly mileage to 57 (text book 10% increase on the previous week). Will look to add another five miles this week….
So, all in all, a pretty solid week and a good base to build on. Saturday’s Mud In Your Eye XC 5k at Mount Trashmore should be fun, although it’s usually one of the toughest races of the year. Will be interesting to see how my Inov-8 X-Talon 212’s fare in a race….
You had a tough but seemed fun week! I hope you have the same or yet better days on this week! Good luck on your running!
Thanks for the link Back, great week Steve.
Are you following Bakken’s 100 Day Marathon Plan? I see you recommend his website, but not his ebook.