This week 74.4 Miles

Saturday July 9th – 24 Miles LSD in 5:10:59.

Sunday July 10th –  24 Miles in 4:57:42. Very pleased with today’s walk on tired legs.

Monday July 11th – 4.8 Miles.

Tuesday July 12th –  4.8 Miles, 5 sets of 70 push-ups, 21 minutes of planks.

Wednesday July 13th – 12 Miles LSD in 2:35:45. 3 sets of 30 squats.

Thursday July 14th – 4.8 Miles, 4 sets of 9 chin-ups. 3 rounds boxing the heavy bag.

Friday July 15th – Date night with my Wife!

There are moments during a training cycle when you get a glimmer of hope. I had one of those moments this last week. My 24 mile walk on Saturday was harder than it should have been. I am going to blame the heat. I started at 6am and the temperature was already 80 degrees. I was dreading Sundays 24 miles. Sunday was easy. A great pace that felt easy to hold. It is easy to second guess your training. Am I doing too much? Too little? Then you have days like Sunday that let you know, Everything is going to be alright. A slow decrease in mileage the next two weeks. The hard work is done. Now to let my legs recover for the BIG race. Strict diet to reach my racing weight. I need to drop 6 pounds in three weeks. Booooo!