RECAP: Once again I didn’t hit all the goals, but I did make significant progress. 48 miles isn’t fifty, and nine hours isn’t ten, but neither is is bad. I had an excellent track work out, which I think shows that my 5k PR is soft, and I ran 15 miles on Friday night with little pain. All good signs.

Alright, the numbers:

Summary:

Run Streak: 11 days

Average Weight –185

Running Miles: 48.2  in 7:25:23

Bike Miles: 0

Body Weight Work: 5 times for a total of 1:45:00

Total exercise time: ~9 hours

Daily Breakdown:

Monday – 5 in 46:00; W3D1 14, 18, 14, 14 12 (failed to complete the final set)

Tuesday – 3.5 warm up, 5 x 1200 @ 5kpace; 2.5 cool down.; 15 minutes of bodyweight work including L-sit practice

Wednesday – 10 in 1:43:31; W3D2 25, 20, 15, 7, 7 (failed to complete last two sets)

Thursday – 2 in 16:38; body weight work

Friday – 15 in 2:22:34

Saturday – 5 in 43:31

Sunday – 1.5 in 12:39 restarting W2D1 14, 14, 10, 10, 20

Goals for Last Week:

1. Run everyday – DONE
2. Run at least fifty miles – FAIL
3. Exercise, including bodyweight work and stretching, for a total of ten hours – FAIL
4. Lose a pound – DONE

Looking Ahead

I need to stop thinking about “salvaging” my fall marathon and realize I still have plenty of time to get this shit together. I spoke last night at my club practice with a much faster guy who is also running Philly, he isn’t sweating it yet, I’m not either. I just need to be consistent, get in the miles, and I’ll be fine.

Goals for Next Week:

1. Run at least fifty miles
2. Exercise, including bodyweight work and stretching, for a total of ten hours
3. Long run of at least 20 miles