Monday - 20 miles in 2:28:13.
Just an awful run. Got up early to run in a 20-mile race after working until 1 or 2 a.m. Never got loose and stomach and hamstrings nagged the entire time. In other words, I sucked. On the positive side, the distance feels kind of easy.
Tuesday - 15.8 miles in 1:48:00.
All hills and then some more hills. The second half of the run was mostly flat and I ran that between 6 to 6:30 pace. Much better than Monday.
Wednesday - 15.8 miles in 1:45:11.
Same run as Tuesday only faster.
Thursday - 13 miles in 1:36:54.
Big time recovery day. Actually tried to avoid hills for a change. Just went slow. Planned on adding a second run in the evening but felt too tired and went to bed early.
Friday - 18.2 miles in 2:01:24.
Lots of fartlek. Did a 2-mile stretch in a 11 minutes and then ran the final 6 miles at 6-minute pace. Best run of the week.
Saturday - 14.2 miles in 1:42:18.
Recovery. My legs were tight and tired and it was very humid, too. Probably could have run faster, but didn't see the point.
Sunday - 7.7 miles in 53:06.
Simply a fun run. Had planned on only going an easy 5, but took my iPod with me and had a blast listening to music and running. Run uptempo very rarely -- mostly just cruised.
Total mileage: 104.7
Nine weeks to go... still curious about my fitness -- it might be time to get out and race.