Wow. Nine weeks into the training already. Looks like another twelve weeks of training (and tapering) before the Twin Cities Marathon, and still going strong. Although I'd honestly say that this past week of short and long runs haven't felt all that great. Nothing terrible -- just kind of blah.
Yesterday we ran just a hair over thirteen miles, leaving from the Run 'N' Fun in St. Paul, winding our way up to Summit Avenue, and then down the river road and back. Nice to be along part of the actual marathon course. Again, though, as with much of this week, hot and humid were the story of the day.
Looking back, I realized that because of last Sunday's long team run, I ended up with seven consecutive days of running or cross-training this week. That probably plays a part in my generally higher levels of fatigue: four mile runs on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday; 45 minutes of spin class on Tuesday and Friday; book-end long runs of 12 and 13 miles last Sunday and yesterday. Lots of exercise and lots of mileage before a well-earned day of rest today.
On fundraising: there are some checks that I'd sent in earlier this week that haven't cleared yet which will bring my weekly total to about $675, and my overall total to $11,196.50.
Saturday's Run: 13 miles in 2:30:00 (including water stops)
Weekly Total: 25 miles in four runs, plus spin classes on Tue/Fri for cross-training.
Total Mileage: 182 miles.
Fundraising Total: $11,196.50.
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