Impressive workouts followed up with lazy mileage. I let “busy” get the better of me. No running for 3 days from Friday to Sunday is not the way to reach my goals. This may sound unnecessarily harsh, but I didn’t prioritize my time well on Friday and Sunday. Life happens. All I can do is acknowledge it and move on.
Two big workouts were the highlight of the week: Tuesday’s 5 x 1 mile (the afternoon wind made that difficult) and Thursday’s MP & Threshold sandwich (I dunno what else to call this lol). This was the only bright spot of last week. 10 days until counting until race day. Priorities will be to get my mileage back up to 50 and pack for Thailand!
Week 16 Training Details (32 total miles):
Monday (October 17, 2022)
- Just easing into another with a nice stroll through Uptown Dallas
Tuesday (October 18, 2022)
- Afternoon track session because I missed the AM run
- I was fighting hard to keep the splits consistent and surprised myself with a slight progression
- Bonus mileage on the warm-up and cool-down
Wednesday (October 19, 2022)
- A nice and easy recovery run at Luke’s Social Run!
Thursday (October 20, 2022)
- This was a big one! Dan had 9 miles around 6:20-6:25 (my MP)
- Target was 5 MP, 1 T (MP-20 to 30 seconds), 3 MP
- Needed a bathroom break after the Threshold mile but I was able to hit solid paces
- About as strong as I have felt since the Berlin marathon training block
Friday (October 21, 2022)
- Rest day
- Decided to sleep in and pass on the 5 am run (thinking I would make a Saturday run with an 8:30 am flight…)
Saturday (October 22, 2022)
- Rest day
- Travel anxiety kicked in and headed to the airport instead of running
Sunday (October 23, 2022)
- Rest day
- Long drive back from Baton Rouge and decided to rest up for a new week
