The Training Week That Was... 4/21-27

Though this was the fifth week of my marathon training plan, I needed to adjust my goal slightly to take into consideration for the previous week's lo-o-ong trail "race." Things still played out swimmingly, the only real "loss" being the need to swap in a recovery run for my speedwork (Key Run Workout#1) on Tuesday.

The previous weekend's race also gave me the insight necessary to realize that I should sign-up for anymore long races over challenging courses with the marathon looming so closely. I had thought about registering for a 15-mile trail run next weekend, but in an effort to avoid overtraining and injury will be taking a pass. In fact, I will be abstaining from all races until after the marathon on May 28.

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--Recovery Run) 2.1 miles
Wednesday: (Rest)
Thursday: (Key Run Workout #2--10 mi. run @ mp + 15 sec.) 9.1 miles
Friday: (Rest)
Saturday: (Key Run Workout #3--15 mi. @ mo +10 sec.) R 15 mi
Sunday: (Rest)

TOTAL--R 26.2 miles miles (-4.2 miles from the previous week)
Weigh-In*: 180.0 lbs. (the same as the previous week) [* @ 6:00 a.m. on 4/27]

It's hard to believe that my training plan is almost complete--though the mileage the next four weeks leading up to the race will decrease over the next few weeks, the distractions and activities which keep me from training will increase. Little league baseball, track meets and other activities though will also increase my psychological comfort level, so in many ways its a wash... or a plus!

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