Hard to believe I’ve been training for this thing for 16 weeks! You can probably tell from past recaps that I’m definitely feeling ready to drop in mileage and intensity and hopeful that I start feeling more energized!

This past week of training had some good days and some okay days. My workout wasn’t as great, but I had a solid long run and the right leg pain I was dealing with last week is much better.

Mileage: 42 miles across 5 days

Cross-Training: Just a quick 20-minute Peloton ride and continuing to work on core/glute strength.

Workout: It was one of those workouts that in my head I thought would be easy, but felt harder than expected and I was slightly slower on pacing. It was dark when I started workout too, which is always tougher. I did a 3-mile tempo (supposed to be 6:15 pace, but was 6:24, 6:24, 6:15). I then recovered and did 3 hard hill repeats. That was it, but again, it did not feel amazing.

Long Run: 16 miles. This was a good run. It’s amazing how 16 miles begins to feel “short” after running 21 miles the weekend prior. My average pace was 7:33, which definitely helps me think that 6:30 pace is possible for the race. It felt good to fun a few harder miles towards the end (the downhill also was helpful).

It’s hard to believe that as I am typing this, there is less than 2 weeks until race day. At this point the majority of the work is done and now my focus is really on all the little things I can control. One thing I did this past week was visit my doctor and had her do a blood panel to make sure I wasn’t deficient in anything. Surprisingly, everything came back in normal range. This is good, it means I am just feeling normal amounts of fatigue.

Next on deck: focus on hydration, rest, and carbs!