Monday: 4.01 miles (9:47). Brixx run.
Tuesday: 6 miles (9:56).
Wednesday: 6 miles (9:51).
Thursday: 6 miles (9:18). First 4 miles at an easy 10:00 pace followed by a 2 mile tempo run at 7:54 pace.
Friday: 3 miles (10:38). Super easy run today.
Saturday: 13.1 miles (10:04). Started in Wave Country and ran 4.5 miles towards Kohl's trailhead and then back to Wave Country and finished it with 4.1 miles at Shelby Bottoms to make it a half marathon. 2264 feet of elevation gain/loss compared to 322 feet at Houston. Wave Country is tough.
Sunday: 4 miles (10:27). Felt tired from yesterday's run.
Total Miles: 42.1 miles. First week over 40 miles since Nov. 17-23. I'm making a real change to run easy on the easy days. Like many runners, I was running the easy runs too fast and after qualifying for Boston, I started running easy paced runs at the 8:45 pace in the heat of the summer. That is not an easy paced run for a 3:26 marathoner. Aerobic development is roughly the same whether you are running at 30 seconds or 2 minutes slower than marathon pace. I am curious to see how this new approach affects the hard workouts and races. I think this will be a big positive for my training.
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