Week 24: Step-back week before a biggie!

This week our midweek mileage increase slightly, while our long run cut back 4 miles for some much needed recovery. Of course, next week we have our massive 18 miler to look forward to, so we were quite grateful that our long (short) run this week went so well.

This past Saturday was just beautiful, and a perfect day for a nice 12 miles through a nearby forest. We ran by a lake on a shady path in awesome 55 degree weather---we didn't even have to get up that early, which was fantastic! We fueled properly and kept a nice pace (I compared this 12 miles to the 12 miles we ran August 11--when that was our longest run yet--and our pace has improved by 25sec/mile). When we finished, we made a stop at the local Sheetz for yummy egg and cheese sandwiches, perfect fuel for the car ride home.

I confess it is not all amazing runs in incredible weather--as the mileage creeps up, so do the lingering effects of all that running. We are pretty much in a constant state of mild soreness at this point; some muscle or another, a knee or an ankle...we are achy but somehow able to soldier through the hours on our feet. Only a few more weeks to hold on!

Weekly stats:

Tue   9/11      4.03 miles in 41:18

Wed   9/12      8.04 miles in 1:26:28

Thu   9/13       5.01 miles in 51:09

Sat      9/15      12.05 miles in 2:08:43

Total miles:    29.13 miles

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