I didn't hit much of the pace orders set by Coach Terry. I had a strong Sunday run (20M that included Battle of Brooklyn) and a decent hill/speed workout on Tuesday. After that, I just did not hit any of the pacing targets and generally felt bummed out.
Week 8 (55M)
Monday 8/19 - TM, 7 miles. Didn't spin this night.
Tuesday 8/20 - TM, 4 miles in the AM, "THAT CAT HILL THING" (again!) in the evening. This was the only run that I actually did well in. I hit good pacing of around 5K pace going up the Cat Hill.
Wednesday 8/21 - Midweek Miles 10M. I was to throw in some half marathon paces in the middle (miles 5-8), but failed to do so. Barely hit marathon pace.
Thursday 8/22 - Track. I hate track. I hate them even more when it's longer loopy-loops. Especially when they are 1600s. 1600X3, 7:40, 7:20, 7:00 pace with 400m recovery. Did.not.happen. Ended up with 7:22, 7:16, 7:11.
Next time longer loops comes up, I'm going to do them at Great Lawn. 2X Great Lawn is infinitely better than 4X that awful track. I had to work late this day, I think, and I got stuck running the track with another running team. What I hate more than just plain track work is track work on the crowded track.
Friday 8/23 - 4M. Instead of doing the usual treadmill thing, I headed up to see if I could do 1600m at 7:00 like Coach wanted me to. ...after first 400m, decided that it wasn't my thing. Ego bruised, I headed out to Chicago for a brief R&R with my best friend - yep she drove me around Chicago, but we forgot to sing this song.
Saturday 8/24 - 15M +1M cool down to check out the sights. I was super nervous about running along the Chicago Lake Shore. Is it going to be safe? (yes, it's super safe.) Is there water stops? (yes, plenty.) Poo stops? (about every 3M, so plan carefully.) It's flat and I enjoyed a gentle tail wind on my way back. Ego restored, bumped into Dave Gahan on Magnificent Mile, which I renamed Miracle Mile because Dave.
Sunday was finally a rest day. A hard earned rest day, since I hadn't really had a full rest day since Friday 8/16.
Week 7 (41M)
Since week 8 was big, hard week, week 7 was a recovery week. I have this sinking feeling that this would be my last recovery/easy week before Toronto, so I decided to savor it for a change.
Monday 8/26 - TM 6M. I could barely get up for this. I think not getting enough sleep over the weekend really got me. PM - 5M. Easy run with my favorite runner. It's around here that I realized, I should listen to Terry for a change and enjoy the recovery week...
Tuesday 8/27 - you know it's the last easy week I'm ever going to get until 10/21, since typical Tuesday speed work was crossed off. I had 1 hour of elliptical. I watched something called Below Deck. Then I got sucked in to it, and had to watch all the episodes later...Thanks Terry.
Wednesday 8/28 - I've recovered a little bit, but to be honest, my mind is a blur. I don't remember doing this run! Apparently, the middle part was to be at MP.
Thursday 8/29 - Finally got some sleep in the AM. Another track work day. I'm OK with this one, since it's 8X400m. 400m, I can do.
Friday 8/30 - 2pm dismissal at work. Off day from training! I enjoyed not running for a change.
Saturday 8/31 - Another humid day. I was so glad that this was a 12M long run and not a 20M. Even my Garmin wasn't having a good day.
Sunday 9/1 - with Toronto being right around the corner, I decided that I should get used to running on flats. I run in Central Park, where yes, there are inclines but the declines that comes with them gives me a nice "recovery" in the legs. In Toronto, where every thing is so flat, my legs never gets any recovery or a break for the entire 26.2. I think this is what makes Toronto so much harder for me. So. Recovery Runs going forward would be on the East River Park and no more treadmills.
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