22 days to go!

And another week is firmly in the books. Today I had MP on tap and almost bagged the up-pace work b/c: (1) my hammies and butt were screaming at me; and (2) it was crazy windy out there. But, I decided not to wimp out and put the miles in. It was hard and windy. And slow. And felt like the last 6 miles of a marathon even though my total run was only 13.5 miles. Ack. But, no worries. I know MP is always tough in training.

I had also hoped to log 60 miles this week, but I skipped a run on Friday b/c I was not feeling well. Probably a good call.

The best news is that I got 20+ hours of sleep this weekend and my resting HR was in the upper 50s, which is ideal for me. My numbers have been in the upper 60s, lower 70s, so the dip in HR was a welcome surprise.

I am doing one more big week of training, then a two week (or 15 day) taper. This is new territory for me, but I am listening to the coach. If you've had great success in a 2 week taper, I'd love to hear about it!! I am also going to try to do my 20 miler on Thursday or Friday so I have just a wee bit more time to recover from it. It is spring break this week and will be able to take a day off, so the timing is ideal.

Recap:

M: core / 3.75 super easy (9:23) with my husband after work

T: 7 easy (9:14) - it was FREEZING!! / arms

W: 6 recovery (9:26) / core - was going to do tempo intervals, but my stomach was rocked and I just felt icky. Decided to hold off one more day.

R: 12.6 with 10 minutes x 4 @ tempo; 2 minute recoveries (paces: 7:18, 7:15, 7:22, 7:15). I was happy with this given the cold and wind. Last 2 miles were me running while my son biked to school (awesome).

F: unplanned rest (sick and tired) / arms

Sa: 11 easy (9:23) - first 4 with John really slow (9:37 average); picked it up a bit for the remainder.

Su: 13.5 with 6 at MP (8:11, 8:06, 7:57, 7:57, 8:00, 8:00). Very windy out there (15-20 mph). First and last miles toughest. Usually I tend to run MP runs faster than actual race pace. I may be looking at 3:30-3:35ish for Boston goal. We'll see how next week and recovery go.

Total: 54 and change