Lost & Found

If you're going to be the king of something, no man's land isn't it.

Week of 8/10

Miles- 96

Race: Railroad Days 10k, 33:50, 7th overall

Tuesday Workout: 6x1k @ 10k goal pace- 319, 318, 318, 318, 317, 315

Saturday workout: 10k race & 3 miles marathon pace (555, 554, 555).

Week of 8/17

Miles: 86

Race: none

Tuesday workout: 3 sets of 4x400 w/ 200 rest (75 average)

Saturday workout: 8 easy (55:00), 2x3 miles in marathon pace (548, 549, 548- 17:26; 5:44, 5:45, 5:44- 17:15)

I missed a week. It was an accident. You'd think I was busy, but not true. I was just plain lazy. I raced on 8/16 and it went ok. In truth, I wanted to run 32:55 or so. But I just didn't have it. I started strong before getting caught in no man's land. I thought I was cruising but I was just losing ground. Then it ended, mercifully. 

I felt really spent at the end of last week. By the end of last week I'd run a 7 week average of 96 miles a week. If you include the 1st 2 weeks of summer where I was still building mileage, my average is 92 miles a week. Coming down to 86 this week felt like a treat. I opted for a mini taper this week and next with the start of school coming, and the drained feeling at the end of last week. 

To cap off the week I nailed the Saturday workout. The 3 mile sets felt like I was cruising. I stopped and felt like I could run another set or two. To be 14 miles in and feeling fresh is precisely how I want to feel.

Things change starting Monday. Summer of run is basically over, as I'm back in my school getting ready for kids. I'm also going to try a run-bus commuting combination to get my mileage in, save some time, and save some money. 

Next up: Labor Day 1/2 Marathon on 8/31. Goal- race well, stick my nose in the thick of it, and launch into a solid 4-5 week block.