The Training Week That Was... 4/14-20

A great week of training, primarily because of the additional "cross-training" I managed to shoe-horn in via hiking and walking a number of local trails, none of which were a tenth as "technical" as that on which the MuddySneaker 20k was held yesterday. As I mentioned in an earlier post, if I had the time available to train at as leisurely a pace as Spring Recess allows (translation: having no "real" job) I could definitely get into a more "hardcore" plan. As it is, I enjoy these occasional opportunities to do a little more and go a Little farther without needing to cut important other activities out.

In the recap below, the Key Run Workouts prescribed by the plan appear in parentheses:

Legend: R = Running, ri = recovery interval, ez = easy, mt = mid-tempo, wu = warm-up, cd = cool down, ez = easy

Monday: (Rest)
Tuesday: (Key Run Workout #1--10-20 min. wu, 1k, 2k, 1-k, 1k; 400m ri, 10 min. cd) 7 miles
Wednesday: (Rest)
Thursday: (Key Run Workout #2--6 mi. run: 1 mi. ez, 5 mi @ mp) 6.4 miles
Friday: (Rest)
Saturday: (Key Run Workout #3--20 miles) R 17 mi
Sunday: (Rest)

TOTAL--R 30.4 miles (+4.9 miles from the previous week)
Weigh-In*: 180.0 lbs. (-4.0 lbs. from previous week) [* @ 6:00 a.m. on 4/20]

I had have to credit the physical trauma inherent in yesterdays trail experience for my surprisingly significant weight loss (4 lbs!) this week. As I become more hydrated and continue to reload my fuel, this will likely increase to the more standard 183-185 lbs. weight range. Despite DNF-ing yesterday, I felt wonderful about the "work" that took place this week and remain (though not initially) resolute in my committment to run the Buffalo Marathon in five weeks.

Breathe in, breathe out... YOU AND I ARE ALIVE!