Long day to get back into the weekly cycle. Tough going from about three miles through the midway point, but it's downhill a bit on the way back, so I cruised home, feeling stronger along the way. I think the pace ended up averaging around 8:10 for a total time on the road of 1:52:56. I'm hoping again that my Saturday race should be taken as a time trial and that I'm still on track to peak August 9 for the 10K and then later in October for the half marathon. I'll be building up to about 50 miles per week for a few weeks by then. First time I've ever logged that much mileage, so I'm trying to mentally prepare myself to get some more sleep and eat a little better. It will be a little tough to get the miles in this week due to travel, but I guess I'll just shift the rest day around a bit.
My wife did three miles on our local bike trail. Jogged the entire way even though she wanted to stop and walk. Hooray E! |