The Training Week That Was... 8/9-15

I am really feeling target with my training at this point-now I just need to be patient and not over do it! My cumulative mileage decreased just slightly this week, and though my weekend lsd (long slow distance) did not meet my own expectations around the distance, the week as a whole was wildly satisfying. This is what went down this past week:

Monday: Rest
Tuesday: 6.5 miles
Wednesday: 8.1 miles
Thursday: 6.6 miles
Friday: Rest
Saturday: 4.3 miles
Sunday: 12.2 miles

TOTAL MILEAGE: R 37.7 miles (-1 mile from the previous week)
Weigh-In*: 181 lbs. (-2.5 lbs. from the previous week!) [* @ 6:15 a.m. on 8/16/10]

Next Sunday I am registered to participate in the 14 mile 'Dam' Good Trail Race being held in nearby Letchworth State Park. My goals are, first, to simply finish the run with a smile on my face, and secondly, to do so while adhering to the Carry Your Own 'Dam' Water guidelines. Both benchmarks for personal success will prove challenging, but are equally achievable.

The need to transition my training to if into a more traditional (6:30-2:30 pm) teacher's work week is becoming more pressing. following a one week trip to Aspen, Colorado to visit my brother-in-law, I will be returning to school on September 8. On September 12 is the 2010 MVP Rochester Half-Marathon which is the next (and as of today only) other race currently on my dance card.

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