The Last 3 Weeks

 It has been a good last few weeks of running for me.  I had some good track workouts the first two weeks, I won the 2nd Annual Go Far Mud Run in Harrisville, and last week I put in all long runs and got to 60 miles on only 4 days of running.  My average has been about 52 miles, which is far more than I have ever been able to do.  Plus, I have no real major issues or injuries, so I feel like I am in a really good place to start marathon training for the fall.  The race I had planned to run was sold out, and the Hartford Marathon conflicts with a friend's wedding, so I signed up for the Wineglass Marathon in Upstate New York for October 2nd.  Is is supposed to be relatively fast, with only about 2000 runners.  Roma will be doing the 1/2, and it should be a good way for her so set a solid running goal for the summer.  Yesterday we ran 6 miles on the Northampton trail, and she took a hard fall after only about 1 1/2 miles, cutting both hands, her knee and a bad scrape on one elbow.  But she regrouped, rinsed off in the river and finished the run.  A Keenyan in the making.  So now my summer should be good training, with a few races thrown in to give me something to shoot for.  I want to be under 26 min for 4 on  the Fourth, run Bridge of Flowers faster than last year, low 1:30s or break 1:30 for Swanzey, under 2 hours for Pisgah, pace Jeff for the last 1/2 of the deMar, and 3:10 for Wineglass.  That would be a good summer. Here are the last few weeks:
6/6-6/12
MON. : A Day of Rest

TUES. : 5 mi w/Roma

WED. : 10 mi, w/8x400(1:15 rest)

80/80/79/80/79/80/81/81
THU. : -

FRI. : 10 mi

SAT. : Friggin Rain, 0 mi

SUN. : 18 mi, last 2 @ 7:07/6:20

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: 43

TOTAL MILES FOR 2011: 835

6/13-6/19
MON. : -
TUES. : 7 mi, w/19:45 5k
WED. : 10 mi, w/ 4/8/12/12/8/4
1:32/2:57/4:23/
4:30/2:54/1:16
THU. : 10 mi, 7 tempo

w/Petro@7:45 pace

FRI. : 10 mi

SAT. : 10 mi w/hills

SUN. : 5 mi am w/ 20:35 5k (1st)

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: 52

TOTAL MILES FOR 2011: 887

6/20 - 6/26
MON. : Nada

TUES. : Zilch

WED. : 18 mi Double Dump Run

THU. : Zip

FRI. : 14

SAT. : 9

SUN. : 16 mi am, 3 mi pm

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: 60

TOTAL MILES FOR 2011: 947