I was just reading comments from the 3 US mens marathon runners and Ritz commented about how training in an environmental chamber at 100 degrees and 85 percent humidity was brutal. Kinda reminds me of the last couple of months on the road here.
The past 4 weeks I was supposed to run 16, 17, 12 and 19 mile long runs; I actually logged 0, 0, 0, and 14 miles. So with this weeks schedule calling for a 20 mile long run, I truly had no clue what I was going to end up running. The last time I ran 20 miles was in November 2006 in the NYC marathon. I decided early in the week to cut back my weekday training mileage in order to allow me to focus more on my weekend long run. That strategy paid off this weekend. I ran the first 5 1/2 miles on my own starting at 5 am. I made my way to the Sterling Ridge Y around 6 am and ran the 14 mile run loop with the Yellow Fall Fit group. (The blue green fall fitters have been doing stealth training the past couple of weeks I guess.) It got ugly the last 3-4 miles but I finished the 20 right around a 10:15 pace.
This morning I hit the trails at Huntsville State Park for a nice 7+ mile recovery run. Coach Sara grilled burgers after; an awesome unexpected post run treat!
This week is a cutback week for me; hopefully I'm back on schedule for Chicago now. Time will tell.
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Awesome running, Pat! You are on your way to a great race!
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