After a strong start, I faltered a bit at the end of the week. Actually, “faltered” insinuates that there was something wrong with me or the conditions or both, and that’s not the case. Instead, I spent all of Friday with my 2-year-old boy and had a chance to run for just 30 minutes. On Sunday, instead of ripping off another 13 miler, which was the staple of the week, I took the boy and my wife to Baltimore where we looked at fish, walked along the water, browsed through bookstores and ate pizza.
Needless to say, Sunday’s outing was much more tiring than any run ever was.
Anyway, here’s what 63.8-mile “rebound” week looks like:
Monday -- 10.5 miles in 1:11:45
I definitely struggled with the mental part today. I forced myself out and it took a while to get loose because my legs were tight. There was a stretch where I felt pretty good, but for the most part I was tight and a little tired the entire run.
Tuesday -- 13 miles in 1:27:42
Felt really good through the first part and the hills, but was definitely tired during the last three miles. I'm not sure why that was, however, my legs -- especially hamstrings -- have been noticeably tight and tired. Regardless, I came to the conclusion during my run that it would be a really good idea to run every day for the rest of my life until I fall over. That's the plan.
Wednesday -- 10 miles in 67:58
Cut it short because I got a late start, but I felt really good and strong. There was one little lull, but other than that I was solid. Perhaps easy days like this one will help me in the long run.
Thursday -- 13 miles in 1:26:22
I felt really good. Actually, I felt really, really good. There isn't not much more to say than that.
Friday -- 4.3 miles in 29:19
Ran as much as I could with what little time I had.
Saturday -- 13 miles in 1:27:30
Another solid effort. I ran hard up the hills and pushed it a bit at the end. The only bad part was thinking about not being able to run more yesterday. Live in the now! Live in the now!
Sunday nothing
Went to Baltimore and was worn out by chasing around a little boy.
In terms of mileage it wasn’t a great week, but I definitely feel a 2-hour/20-mile outing lurking for next week.