I don't know why, but when I approach that 70 mpw mark, my body reboots and kicks my fitness to a new level. I have only reached that sort of mileage during three training seasons, but each time, the results are fast and dramatic.I ran 67 miles last week. Up from the 55 mpw range I had been hovering around. Monday I was sore and beat up. But today, my resting heart rate was nice and low even though I slept terrible last night. And my run? I hit the first mile in 20-25 mph winds at an 8:45 pace and my HR was in the 130s (normally I'd be in 150s or 160s). This bodes well for Eugene.
Oh, and I planned to run 5, but since I was feeling so good, I opted for 8. The winds were wicked and the rain pounded me in a rather painful way when I was running into it, but I have to admit I felt a little bad @ss being out there in it. Ha. Bring it!
This week I am going back down to about 55 mpw and running another 10K this weekend. Then I will try to bump up to 70 one more time. I hope things continue to go well. And I hope to drop a couple lbs during these last weeks.
On another note, I took my boys to work with me for a few hours today. I know, very lame thing to do during their spring break, Mom. But unfortunately, it was a necessity today. The good news was that they were very well behaved and had a good time. It was awesome!
4 comments:
Be careful. Good luck and make sure you recover from that 10k.
Thanks, Greg. I am holding back a little this week and then only one more big week before I start descending into a taper. I had planned a half in early April, but decided that is probably too much and will stick with 10K since that distance never beats me up too much.
The thing about a 10K is that if you run hard (really race it), you're sore for a day or two TOPS, and then you're fine again. Sounds like a good plan!
And... welcome back to bloggerland! :)
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