This weekend marks a significant jump in my mileage. Sixteen miles this morning. After talking to some friends, I decided that the best way for me to make the whole 26.2 was to use the run-walk method. So, today I did the 16 as run for 10 minutes and walk for 1 minute. I really felt good for the first 10 miles as the walking helped to break up the time. The first 8 miles seemed to go by extremely fast. It wasn't until mile 13 that I began feeling fatigued, but I was definitely able to keep up the running while always looking forward to that minute. The route that Rick mapped out had some surprise hills toward the end and they almost did me in, but was able to finish without too much of a problem. With the minutes of walking, the whole run was at a 10:18, which isn't too bad for me. I had originally wanted to stay at a 9:30 pace or so, but am not sure that is going to be possible. I am determined not to worry about time. I can really say that I enjoyed this long run more than I have enjoyed any of the others, so that in itself is a success.
Now it's time to relax at the Redneck Riviera with some cool folks.
Here's my plan for this week:
Sunday: 8 miles at marathon pace. Will try for 9:30.
Monday: swim drills and core
Tuesday: 4 mile recovery run
Wednesday: 8 mile tempo run
Thursday: Easy bike or 4 mile run
Friday: Off!
Saturday: 17 miles
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