Sept 8th - 14th

Well this was an interesting week compared to the ones that have passed by so quickly. It was a great week with nothing to busy in my life going on so I was able to get some real running in for a change. No real workouts this week but a little one on Tuesday but i could tell that it was way to soon to start those after the race last weekend. I finished the thing but I probably shouldn't have. Easy end of the week with just miles. Here is the breakdown of the week.

9/8 10 miles
Got the new flats this last weekend so it was the first run in them and they felt really good.

9/9 10 miles 1:05:30
2.5 mile w/u
4 x 1 mile with 1/4 mile recovery jog between
5:31, 5:33, 5:39, 5:41
2.5 mile c/d
Felt okay right away but the legs started to get real heavy about a half mile into the second repeat. The last mile was a real struggle when it really should not have been at all. No more workouts until I feel good.

9/10 AM 4 miles 32 min HR 161 (this cant be right)
PM 9 miles 1:05:35
Easy shakeout run in the morning
Ran with the UND woman's cross team in the afternoon for the first couple of miles. Felt okay.

9/11 11 miles 1:16:15 HR 144
Easy day. Ran part of the course for the race this weekend to get a little bit of a feel for it. Looked okay but it might be a little confusing to some people.

9/12 AM 4 miles 32:00 HR 151 (seems a little high as well)
PM 7.75 54:00 HR 155

9/13 14.25 miles 1:35:15 HR 159
Felt really good today. Probably the best run I have had in quite a while. Average about 6:40 for the entire run and felt smooth the entire time.

9/14 10 miles 1:13:00
Real easy day. Had a little to much fun yesterday at the music festival that was in town for the day. Needed to not happen.

Week total 80 miles (New high)

I had a couple of upper 70 mile weeks but this is the first week that I have had in the 80's and I felt really good after the week was over. I am planning on hitting one more 80+ mile week and then starting to come down for the race after this week. I have been having a little pain on my foot the last 5 days but it has not hindered my running at all. In the mornings it is usually fairly painful right away but by mid day it seems to loosen up and everything is fine for the most part. It is right where the Achilles tendon connects to the heel bone, but on the inside of the foot not the back. Just a little tender when I put impact on it or really stretch my calf. Ice and Aleve have been by best friends over the last couple of days. Today's run was fine up until about 9 miles and then it started to bother me a little but nothing that I couldn't run through. Have a great week of training everyone!!

MTD - 134 miles (with two days off)