7 weeks to go

Seven weeks to go. A couple of tough days, and I lost the toenail on my left big toe, but the ART treatments are working. I'm running a half marathon this weekend so I have to figure out a good, short taper.

Anyway, here's the work:

Monday - 20 miles in 2:22:15. Ran without orthotics, which wasn't a good idea.

Tuesday - 16.3 miles in 1:54:12. Kind of bonked over the last 10K. If it wasn't a case of bonking, it was reaction to the humidity or not enough to drink. Meanwhile, my left hamstring is really achy.

Wednesday - 16.3 miles in 1:52:41. Felt pretty strong until my left hamstring started bothering me a bit. The strength part is really good. The distance is easy.

Thursday - 17.8 miles. First run: 12 miles in 1:24:38. Second run: 5.8 miles in 38:20. Got some ART.

Friday - 14.5 miles in 1:43:37. Felt pretty tired during the first half and had to make a pit stop. During the second half of the second half I felt really good and could have run all day.

Saturday - 14.5 miles in 1:38:06. Tried to run the second half around 6 to 6:30 pace and I was able to do that despite the hard hills. Coffee definitely helped this run, too.

Sunday - 5.8 miles in 40:30. Easy.

105.2 miles for the week.