Daily Run: A PR
Time of Day: 7:30 AM
Weather: Humid, cloudy, Temps on low 80s
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 0 seconds
Distance: 7.5 miles
Average Pace: 8:16/mile
Notes: Today’s run needed to be very easy. I ran long yesterday and didn’t feel well last night, nor did I get enough sleep (again). I was only going to run about 6 miles, but then I added up my weekly mileage in my head and realized that if I ran 7.5 miles I would have exactly 60 miles for the week.
So 7.5 miles it was, and only the first mile sucked. After I warmed up, I continued to run slowly to allow for recovery. I have body parts that are beginning to hurt.
This is the first time I have done 60 miles in a week…ever. Somehow I managed to do it during my first week of work and moving. Actually, it wasn’t difficult–running helps me during transition times by cutting down on my stress a little and allowing me to continue a familiar and enjoyable part of my daily routine. It helped that I moved to the same area as MSB and already had running routes from a year of visiting him on weekends. I was even prepared for the humidity.
Sixty miles down this week and now it’s time for a cutback week again. It got here quickly! I recently realized that I no longer have to do my long run on the weekend because I don’t have to be at work until 3 pm, so I’m moving it to Mondays. This will free up my weekends for social activities. Also, I don’t have work the day before, so I won’t be on my feet all evening the night before my long run and I will be able to cook a nice bowl of pasta instead of relying on snacks for dinner. So, I’m rearranging my training plan and I’m doing another long run tomorrow, just two days after my 16-miler. However, the cutback week will give me a shorter long run and Tuesday is my new off day, so I think it will be fine.
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Congrats on the PR! I wish I could do my long run during the week but class is at 8 AM. Lol I would have to wake up around 4!
Congrats on the PR for your weekly mileage! 60 miles? Awesome!
So this will probably sound stalkerish, but I’m about 99% sure I saw you out running this morning while I was finishing up my run. If you saw a girl in a yellowish/greenish top shuffling along down the end of Cambridge, that was me! I did a double/triple take and I’m pretty sure it was you I saw…obviously running much more quickly than me! And if you noticed my double/triple take…sorry for probably looking like a crazy person! Haha!
what an awesome running week! doubly impressive since you had so much going on this week. glad your work schedule is allowing your running schedule to work for you
Wow, 60 miles! You’re awesome! Funny how you were able to do it during such a crazy time in your life, too!
Congrats on your mileage PR. 60 mpw is awesome especially with all that you have going on. I love your attitude. I seem to use things like that as excuses. I need to work on that! Sounds like you are adjusting well.
awesome job on the 60 miles!! i hit 57 this week and should get 60 this week
sounds like monday will be perfect for long runs too!! its all about finding what works best!
CONGRATS!!!!!!! i got 40 miles this week and i thought that was great
hahaha. i did the same thing tho, had 38 miles as of friday, so just went a few miles on saturday to break 40! hooray!
congrats on the mileage pr! i know i enjoy seeing new, higher totals. makes me feel like i’m actually doing something. sounds like you are working your new schedule out pretty well! the monday long runs will be great prep for boston
60 miles is amazing. It makes me feel better to know this is your first time at that milage.