RECAP: People, it is goddamn hot out there. Temps have been around a hundred since Thursday and that has hurt my running something serious. I did get out there everyday, but I fell really short of my weekly goal of 55 miles. This coming week will be a different story though, I guarantee it.

Yesterday I was scheduled to do fifteen miles, I really didn’t want to, but I missed my long run last week so I knew I had to get it done. There was just no way I was going to do 15 outside, so I headed to the gym and grunted through two hours on the treadmill. Boring, but I got 13 done. I’m really hoping the heat breaks, ‘cause I have a big week planned.

Alright, numbers:

Summary:

Run Streak: 7 days

Average Weight – A troubling 182 this Saturday.

Running Miles: 37 in 5:48:13

Bike Miles: 0

Body Weight Work: 40 minutes

Total exercise time: ~6 hours

Daily Breakdown:

Monday – 4.5 in 40:00; 20 minutes of body weight work (25 push ups, training the l-sit, other stuff)

Tuesday – 10 in 1:38:05

Wednesday – 3 in 28:10

Thursday – 1 in 10:20

Friday – 1 in 10:00

Saturday – 13 in 2:00:00

Sunday – 4.5 in 41:38

Goals for Last Week:

1. n/a

Goals for Next Week:

1. Run at least sixty miles (a new one week record)

2. Body weight work at least three times.

Looking ahead: The weather is not cooperating, but it is time to get serious. If I am going to run a strong fall marathon, I have got to take it up a not. Consistency is the name of the game from here on out. Starting in the first week of August, I am scheduled to start a speed work class with my club, which I’ll be writing about more later, but for this week, there is one goal: Get.in.the.miles. Lots of them. I’ll try to get one workout in if the heat breaks, but even if I have to hobble along at a ten minute mile, I am going to get sixty miles.