running: the dawn

Whew.  I am plum tuckered.  I knew going into this week of training it was going to be challenging.  Luckily I have my new BFF and running buddy Gigit to see me through!

This week’s miles:

Sunday–17; long run with KT, fun new route.  Felt good enough afterward that I decided to do an hour of Jazzercise as well.
Monday–5; the “recovery” miles that ended up being a tempo run inspired by my new gift: Gigit.
Tuesday–no miles, but I did make it back to Jazzercise
Wednesday–10.5; including 1 km repeats.  Wowza, intense, but I loved using the “interval” setting on the Garmin.
Thursday–12; “easy” miles.  It was sunny so the easy was made more difficult.  Was really tired at the end yet still survived Jazzercise!
Friday–5.5; including 6x100m sprints

Grand Total: 50!!!!

This is my second highest weekly mileage for this training session, but the most miles I’ve EVER run in one week.  Man, I am completely wiped out.  I really felt it today when I was out there.  My legs felt like lead and I was arguing with my body through every step.  Even when I got to the sprints, which I’ve grown to love, I couldn’t find the focus I needed.  I have so much respect for people who log this kind of mileage on a regular basis.  It’s NO JOKE!

And so, completes the “Lactate Threshold” phase of my training.  This next week, I start the “race preparation” stage.  Yes, it’s going to be brutal.  I’ll have to dig down deep and find a new level of commitment to this hobby-turned-obsession.  Bring it!

Here I am, 6 weeks into my training cycle and 6 weeks from the marathon.  I can’t believe that in three weeks, I’ll start the taper!  It literally feels like yesterday when Andi and I were searching online for a marathon to run…