Another good week of solid mileage under my belt. Weight training continued and I can feel my legs getting stronger. Felt a little run down at times, but generally I seem to be recovering well from the workouts.
Monday 19th April: Weights followed by an easy run along College to Railpath and back along Bloor. 5.5km
Tuesday 20th April: AM Core Strength, PM downhill repeats. Yes, you read it right, I decided to try some downhill repeats to test my quads. Ran fast (3:30 to 3:40/km) down Ellis road for about 600m and jogged back up. Did 5 repeats and felt ok, but think I need something steeper. 17.3km
Wednesday 21st April: AM Weights and easy run to rail path and back 5.8km.
PM Longboat club run along waterfront including a mile breakdown in preparation for the weekend marathon. 1600m @ 3:30; 1200m @ 3:28; 800m @ 3:34; 400m @3:16/km. The boys are getting fit! 14.7km
Thursday 22nd April: Easy run to High Park 13.2km
Friday 23rd April: Easy run on Central Tech track prior to coaching. 7.4km
Saturday 24th April: Longboat High Park Run on trails. Ran easy because of tomorrow's marathon. 10.6km
Sunday 25th April: Waterloo Marathon. Paced Longboat runner Gregoire to a marathon PB of 3:42 in miserable wet and windy conditions. Plans to continue afterwards with another 10km went out the window. Hey, Comrades will be warm and sunny, not cold and wet! 44.8km (including warm up)
Week Total: 119.34km
Year to Date: 1761km
A good week, and another "ultra" under my belt. 40 is quickly becoming the new 30, in that a 30km run does not seem like much any more.
A good week, and another "ultra" under my belt. 40 is quickly becoming the new 30, in that a 30km run does not seem like much any more.
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