Marathon Training

Biked 31mi on a fairly flat course and averaged close to 20mph.  We only had to stop for some construction where the road was out and we had to go off roading on our road bikes.  We did this twice since our course was two loops.  Then we ran 1.25mi.

Swam 1000yds.

Ran half a mile with my dog, then dropped her off and continued for 4.5mi.  The humidity is horrible.  I didn't stop sweating for about 30min in air conditioning.

Had to switch back to my Mizuno Precisions since my feet were hurting yesterday from wearing my old Nike Frees.  I think they are pretty much retired.  My ankle still hurts a little from my sprain a few weeks ago, but its not as bad with the more cushioned shoes.  Its more of an irritation than a pain.  My running is getting a little better, I'm hoping for an improvement when the miles increase.

Ran 4mi in the morning. Biked 25mi in the evening and then ran 1.25mi at a pretty decent pace for a brick.

Swam 1000yds.

Played a soccer game w/o subs.  I have 2 more games this weekend and we will be playing down a person & w/o subs.  Since running/sprinting is involved for 70min, I will estimate on the low side and give myself 2mi/game since walking and standing is involved too (although very little).

Ran at least 1.5mi with my dog.  We ran most of the 3/4mi loop in the morning and then at lunch ran about half of the 1.5mi loop.

This is my off day though, so close enough.

Had a 70min soccer game today and played a man down.  I was constantly sprinting and jogging the whole game since I had to switch to midfield since my endurance is better than others on the team.  Not sure of the exact distance I ran, but I was very tired at the end of the game.  We ended up losing, but only by a point and the other team had one more player on the field the whole time and 2 subs.  The game also started at 10:30, so it was very hot.