Great Week of Training!

Sunday, November 16th
3:00PM - 3 HOUR long run!! From my house through Squirrel Hill neighborhoods to CMU (took GU packet at 50 mins), then on Schenley Park Trails, back to CMU, back through Squirrel Hill neighborhoods to my house (took a GU at 2 hours), back to CMU (took GU at 2:30), back to my house. On mapmyrun.com it was 22.93 miles.

Rating: 95
Comments: Felt great today!! The last few long runs I have started to get really tired and tense right around the 2 hour marker, but this is the first run that I didn't get that lactid acid feeling. The run had a lot of hills in it, but that is pretty standard for Pittsburgh. Somehow two of my GU packets had fallen out of my arm ipod holder that I was carrying them in and I didn't realize until 1:30 when I went to take the second packet and it wasn't there! That is why I ended up running back to my house and took the second one kind of later than I would have wanted. The weather was TERRIBLE!! It was snowing the entire time and from 1:50 to 2:25 was hailing and very windy. I maintained a 7:50-8:00 mile pace the entire time though, even in the last half hour. I felt really strong today and this run gave me the confidence I needed for the race in three weeks. I will do another long run next week and then the week before the race just a 80-90 minute long run. I am very tired as I am writing this, my right hip flexor is somewhat sore but not as bad as I would have expected. I drank 3 liters of water between 6pm and 9pm and am still going!

Saturday, November 15th
9:00AM 60 minutes relaxed @ Frick Park

Rating: 80
Comments: Felt pretty good the entire time. There was about 10 minutes of hills at the end that got kind of difficult, as hills are not my strong suit. It was really nice to run with some other people though!! Bad weather today, rained for most of the run and was quite slippery on the Frick Park trails.

Friday, November 14th
OFF

Thursday, November 13th
6:30PM - 90 minute post-secondary run

Rating: 75
Comments: Felt ok today, I didn't get a lot of sleep last night due to a house poker game, so I was pretty tired during today's run. Felt a little sluggish, especially on the hills.

Wednesday, November 12th
6:30PM - 45 minutes recovery/relaxed

Rating: 80
Comments: Felt pretty good, just recovered from yesterday's tempo run. Stayed on Beechwood Blvd, not too hilly.