Week 9 In Review

9-20-10
Strength training at NHHR.

9-21-10
12 miles (1hr 55mins)
Guilford after work. Got a late start; finished up in the dark. Need night gear/accessories. Ran up to Route 80 and came down Maple Hills. Legs felt very strong coming back into town.

9-22-10
Strength training at NHHR.

9-23-10
10 miles (1hr 24mins)
4x1600m at Wilbur Cross High School track. 6.37; 6:45; 6:45; 6:43. Felt ok. Cooldown was tough.

9-24-10
11 miles (1hr 42mins)
Ran up East Rock park roads and then over to Prospect via Armory.

9-25-10
Strength training at NHHR.

9-26-10
16 miles (2hrs 35mins)
Ran from South Hadley to Northampton. Picked up the pace for a few miles on the bike path. Based on perceived effort, I thought I was running a bit faster than this. Perhaps I wasn't keeping up the pace on the hills. It took about the first 15 minutes to shake-out/flush my legs. Once I hit Pearl, things started to come together. My legs started feeling heavy again after about 8 or 9 miles, but I had the strength to keep up the pace. I haven't taken a single energy gel this build-up. One bottle of water seems to get me through even my longest runs.

Miles: 49 (highest ever to date)
Time: 7hrs 37mins