Weeks 5 and 6

Week 5 was a good week with the right knee improved. We were scheduled for 21 and ended the week with 21.82.

Just finished week 6 this morning and it was a good 'cut back' week. Scheduled for 18 total, 3,5,3 and 7. We finished with 19.46.

I told Susie that actual training starts this week as we now have no more single digit long runs until the week before the marathon when we are in 'taper mode'. The miles really pick up from here as this week we are scheduled for 24: 3,6,3 and 12. I've been running the middle long run (6 this week) on Fridays due to work/life. So in reality this week will be 3,3,6 and 12.

Weight seems stable in low 170's...

Shut up and run...

Week Four done!

Our first month of training for PF Chang's Marathon has come to a conclusion. We were scheduled to run 3,4,3 and 9 for a total of 19. We ended the week with 19.45 in the books. Today's 9 miler went as scheduled until the last mile where my right knee started to tighten up. Susie's right shin is bothering her a little now too.

This is my nightmare that we are unable to complete the training as we have scheduled. Hopefully we will wake up tomorrow and have no lasting effects from today's run.

Week 5 calls for 3,5,3 and 10 for a total of 21 miles.

Sunday morning weight 171.5

Week Three...

Cut back week per Higdon's plan, called for 15 total miles. 3,4,3 and 5. We ran the 4 miler first due to forecast of wind. I HATE wind. Then this morning we ran 7 so we ended up with 18.1 total for the week. Today's 7.38 miles felt harder to us than the 10 miler we ran last weekend.

Weather is starting to turn very nice, just in time for the plan calls for increasing mileage. Still unsure how we will get the midweek run in when it hits 6 and more miles.

This week's schedule: 3,4,3 and 9 for a total of 19.

Glad to have a day off tomorrow, between the Friday run, Saturday tennis and Sunday long run, my legs are talking back!