training day number forty

today is a new accomplishment in my running training. with today’s run, i have run over 20 miles for the week. the future goal prior to the marathon is 30 miles for the week. with 100 days to go before run day, i think i can make that goal. i just have to stay focused, healthy and as injury free and i can. i’ll do my best. Yea!

it is also groovy that pain was minimal on today’s run. i was able to run a bit longer and faster than tuesday.  progress!

there was a unplanned test today. i had run before on just a bottle of water and a banana with no energy problems. today all i had was some oj and water. but instead of a burger or some other heavy type meal, we had just a large fruit smoothie for dinner last night.

i learned today that i ran low on energy on the last mile and i needed more than just oj and water. :( ... but i pushed through with a fairly good pace. i could have done better with some more fuel.

run:

duration:  1:02:12

distance:  5.73 mi (goal 5 miles)

pace: 10:52 min/mi 

calories: 843

weight: 177 lbs 

100 days to go

*week total: 21.5 mi