Weekly Total: 40 miles (!!!)

• Monday 11/16 (Rest)
  My legs were *so* glad today to have a day off. Even though I take things pretty slow on Sundays after my Saturday long run, it’s still the hardest run of the week.

• Tuesday 11/10 (5 miles Easy)
  At my PHYE class we went on a “distance run” and I ended up running around grounds with a fellow classmate – we had a great time chatting! I took her on one of my favorite loops on grounds.
  6.5 miles / 1:00:03 / 9:41

• Wednesday 11/11 (8 miles Tempo)
  Another great tempo run! The 9:26 pace actually feels pretty good. I did my normal tempo route and added in 2 miles on the track. The eventual goal is to be able to do 10 miles at this pace with very few rest intervals. :) Getting there!
  8.50 miles / 1:20:00 / 9:26

• Thursday 11/12 (4 miles Marathon Pace)
  I actually skipped my running class today :\ I had a lot going on in the afternoon and there was a H1N1 vaccine clinic during my running class that I wanted to go to. So I woke up, ran early, studied for my test, and then went out to go get my flu shot. It poured. I was wearing a rain coat and I still came home soaked to the bone. Not fun.
  4.05 miles / 39:00 / 9:31
  

• Friday 11/13 (Rest)

• Saturday 11/14 (12 miles – long run)
  I made this 12 miler another half marathon – it was great! Recap here.
  13.1 miles / 2:06:05 / 9:37
  

• Sunday 11/15 (5 miles Easy)Just another group run with the local Trail Running Club! We had a blast. There were some new folks there, including a really cute boy (!!) and my runner friend Carli who I see all the time around grounds but haven’t run with in a while. She’s training for a 35 or 50k in January – she hasn’t decided which yet.

  John told us about how he was out on the trails on Wednesday and saw a BEAR. Luckily it was dead (very, very dead, apparently) — but still, it’s kind of strange that there was one this close to the university.A bit further than I had planned to go today. I’m having trouble figuring out how I can get to and from the trails without using up my recovery miles just getting there.

  7.55 miles / 1:16:00 / 10:03

Another great week of marathon training. I’m feeling better about my long run – last week I was worried about my pace for my half marathon – but this week’s long run proves that I can do it at a faster pace. Woohoo! Week 5 here I come!

The Rotunda at 8:40 this morning on my way to CTRC!