Daily Total: 8 miles; Weekly Total: 40 miles; Per Mile Pace: 9:20; Days Until Marathon: 46
It's amazing how the training schedule flies by - when you're having such fun ;) - and already the first of two 20 mile runs has arrived. For the next four weeks I will be covering 200 miles, averaging 40-45 miles per week. (I should really purchase a new pair of running shoes just for the next month alone.) Then I begin to taper off my weekly total until race day rolls around.
The good news is that I'm feeling stronger on each consecutive run. Although I have not made significant improvements in my per mile pace, I feel that the power is there, looming beneath the surface. It isn't time, at least not yet, to force myself to my goal pace (8:25). Cross-training with biking and lifting weights is definitely helping to build muscle strength and endurance. Hopefully we'll see more payoff this Friday on my 20 mile run.
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