Marathon Training Log: Week 13

Week 13: 62.7 miles
Week 1 - 13 average: 66.9 miles / 869.3 total

Weekly Summary
Monday, Mar 27, 2017 thru Sunday, Apr 02, 2017

Day	Miles	Pace	Description	Link
Mon	5.8	8:10	AM recovery miles	strava
Mon	4.0	7:52	PM recovery miles	strava
Tue	9.1	7:41	5up, 5 x 600 w 200 jog, 1.5down	strava
Wed	7.0	8:12	Recovery miles	strava
Thu	14.0	7:56	MLR	strava
Fri	5.8	8:18	Cold, rainy, raw recovery miles	strava
Sat	4.0	8:10	Cherry blossom shakeout	strava
Sun	2.7	10:03	Morning Run	strava
Sun	10.1	6:17	Cherry Blossom 10 miler - PR!	strava
	62.5	7:51

Three weeks left before the taper. Relatively low mileage this week with a race on Sunday followed by two weeks of 80 - 85 mpw. One thing I am really struggling with is exactly how to approach the Eugene marathon. I know I'm really close to sub 3 shape. Breaking 3 in my second marathon would be a huge personal accomplishment. But the whole strategy all along was to qualify for Boston. I would rather secure a BQ than attempt to go sub 3 and risk blowing up in the process. I still have time to flesh out these thoughts, but that's where my mind is. This is where having a coach would have been a big help.

Mon 3/27/17
Workout: AM: 5.8 recovery miles PM: 4.0 recovery miles
Notes: Monday morning weigh-in: 173.4? haha not sure what's going on with a 3 pound gain from last week. Chalking it up to variance / AM easy recovery miles, felt really loose after yesterday's 20. long run recovery aided by lots of walking immediately following. PM: more recovery miles. bit faster than I would have liked.

Tue 3/28/17
Workout: 2nd wedding anniversary! 9 miles total with 5 x 600 w/ 200 jog
Notes: warm. 5 mile warm up, 5x600 w 200 jog (2:11, 2:09, 2:08, 2:07, 2:04), 1.5 cool down. Starting to enjoy these 600m race week intervals. The higher volume Pfitz plan has these as 800s. Something to think about next cycle.

Wed 3/29/17
Workout: 7.0 recovery miles
Notes: Normally a MLR here, had to swap today for Thursday due to a work obligation. Fortunate that there haven't been more the past few months.

Thu 3/30/17
Workout: 14 mile medium long run
Notes: cool. Relaxed medium long run with race this weekend (7:57 avg)

Fri 3/31/17
Workout: 5.8 recovery miles
Notes: cold, rainy, raw recovery miles. Felt very sluggish and tight

Sat 4/1/17
Workout: 4.0 mile shakeout
Notes: Nice and easy shakeout. Really looking forward to being able to open up on a flat course at Cherry Blossom tomorrow. Hoping for sub 64.

Sun 4/2/17
Workout: 2.7 mile warm up + Cherry Blossom 10 miler
Notes: 1:03:21! Huge PR. Really really happy with my effort today. Going to write up race recap, but splits were: 6:35, 6:22, 6:21, 6:12, 6:12, 6:12, 6:11, 6:15, 6:17, 6:20. Didn't think I could put that many sub 6:20 miles together. Definitely surprised myself. Perfect race conditions out there!