35 Mile Week!
This week I got with the program and upped my mileage again!
Monday was a rest day so my work week runs were Tues-Thursday.
Friday I swam quite a few laps (approx. 1/2 mile) as a warm up and then had a fun time playing water polo with the kids. Always an exhausting workout.
Saturday morning was the Chubasco Body Surfing Tournament at Huntington Beach so we got down there early. Josh entered the competition while I went for a 12 mile run. It was a cool, beautiful morning and I felt strong during the run. After the run I jumped in the water and had a great time body surfing.
Sunday morning I joined up with Thep, Poon, Kevin and Kurt at Regional park. They were running 1.4 mile laps around the park. Their plan was to run 12 laps with the goal of running 17 miles. My plan was to run 10 miles but my legs felt tight after the 12 miler the day before. After a few laps I felt I’d had enough. I finished a bit under 7 miles.
Here’s my mileage summary for the week:
Tuesday = 6.35 miles
Wednesday = 3.86 miles
Thursday = 6.36 miles
Saturday = 11.88 miles
Sunday = 6.7 miles
I’ll take a break from running Monday, but I’ll try to get in the pool and swim a few laps to keep the blood flowing and then get back on the road on Tuesday.
I need to do my sit ups and push up and do some stretching as well to help avoid pain and injuries.
I hope to keep at the 35-40 mile per week pace for the upcoming week….let’s see if I can stay disciplined through the week.
August 17th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Good to see you getting back in running mode again. We completed 17 mile-week; next week is 18 and breaks before final mile 20. Your 35 miles/week is a very good week average which will be my peak 4 weeks from now. Last race, l peaked at 33 mile/week one month before the race and the weekly average on that month was 24 miles/week.
So you are on the ball and ready to go. Stay with it and we all will have a good race, I am sure.