Week 11 – Back on it!

After a rough Week 10 battling with a cold, I was able to log a solid number of miles this week, finishing off by running my first trail 10k race.

After double 10+ mile long runs the weekend before, I used Monday to rest up and give my body a short break, then ran some decent cruise intervals on Tuesday. 5 miles of recovery on Wednesday were followed by my first longer recovery run of the training plan – a 90 minute effort – on Thursday.

I had to move around a few things to ensue I was able to log a long run this week, so decided to forgo Friday’s sprint intervals and instead took some more rest in preparation for 18 tough miles on Saturday. I spent a lot of these in the woods which added and extra dimension. Really fun!

On Sunday, with legs very tired from the long run, I ran in the Bucks Epic 10k trail race in Wendover Woods to celebrate turning 32. More about that here. I’m getting older, but I feel fitter than I’ve ever been.

I’m very happy to get back to full fitness and able to run as many miles as I was able to this week. Next week is an easier one to prepare for the final few weeks before tapering towards the end of October.

Cheers

JM

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Here are the numbers:

Day 71 – Rest

Day 72 – 5.56 miles, 7:42/mile, 42:47 mins Cruise Intervals

Day 73 – 4.79 miles, 9:12/mile, 44:03 mins Recovery

Day 74 – 9.25 miles, 8:54/mile, 82:22 mins Long Recovery

Day 75 – Rest

Day 76 – 18 miles, 8:17/mile, 149 mins Long Run

Day 77 – 6.31 miles, 8:04/mile, 50:53 mins Bucks Epic 10k

Total: 43.9 miles