My second official “week 1” came to a close on Sunday! This was my first week with the plan that my coach made for me, which brought many changes. The truly hot/humid Maryland weather also made its first summer appearance this week. I was nervous about making it through this week at first, but I felt so good when I conquered my highest mileage week ever!
Monday: 4 miles at the Towson 4 on the 4th – Recap coming soon!
Tuesday: Rest
Wednesday: 2.25 miles super easy effort, 2 miles during November Project (and running back to my car). 4.25 miles total.
Thursday: 5 miles easy effort w/ 30 second bursts. My legs felt heavy after Monday’s race and NP on Wednesday, but they felt better after the run was done.
Friday: Rest
Saturday: 4.5 miles at a super easy effort. The weather was rediculous for this one – 75* with 98% humidity when I started, 83* with the humidity when I finished. It was rough.
Sunday: 10 miles with Ben! While I know running at my pace kills him, I love running with him, especially knowing he’ll be at my side come Marathon day.
Week total: 27.75 miles
MCM Training total (including “base” weeks): 107.3 miles!! <– In just a little over a month. While not a “calendar” month, this is the most I’ve run in 30 days since high school!
While I was apprehensive about this week at first, it turned out pretty great. I dealt with some top of foot pain at the beginning of the week, but after wearing my Asics Gel-Kayanos on Sunday that dissipated. My coach has me running in “minutes” but I still associate everything with miles. I also started drinking half a pouch (about a “scoop”) of Gen U Can before my runs instead of eating a banana, and it helped a lot. I was able to sleep a little longer before getting up and wasn’t starving after my run! This definitely makes morning running a bit easier.
Did you race on/for the 4th?
What was your best run of the week?
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Great training week Sam! It’s been so hot and muggy–I’m ready for fall! I bet you’ll have amazing weather for the MCM!
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Awesome job with your training! I’m running MCM too! It’s such a fun race, you’ll love it! What training plan are you following? Good luck! 🙂
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Thanks, Jane! It’s cool you’re doing it too! I have a plan that was designed by my coach, which focuses on heart rate for the super easy/easy efforts. Hopefully this will help me avoid injury!
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Great job this week! Congrats on running your highest mileage! This weather is rough, so great job getting in all your workouts!
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I didn’t race on the first, but last weekend… 10k. It was fun 🙂
Sounds like you have a pretty good training set up. I run by minutes, too, but always think in miles (or km). Who’s taking your running photos during the training? I am always impressed with all the ” in action” shots I see on IG 🙂
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