Week 9 Recap

Runs:
Tuesday: 3 miles treadmill during lunch
Wednesday: 7 miles in the morning before work
Thursday: 0 miles, but did 4 on the elliptical during lunch because my legs were a little sore after the 7 milers
Saturday: 11 - program said 10, but went for 11.
Total Miles Run: 21.  Elliptical: 4.  Program: 24.

I felt GREAT this week.  I was extremely pleased with myself for being able to get the midweek long run done.  I woke up at 4:00 and was out the door by 4:20.  I ran 7 miles in 1:06:18 (sub 10 minute miles) which wasn't really what I wanted to do, but I had limited time since I had to get home, stretch and get ready for work.  I paid for it afterwards since my legs were sore the following day so I did the elliptical instead of running.

My commute really sucks.  I hate wasting two hours of each day on the train going to and from the city.    I know that I did this to myself.  I made the decision to by a house in the suburbs instead of renting a place in the city.  In theory, I probably wouldn't be saving that much time if I lived in the city.  There's no way I could ever live downtown (nor would I want to).  And, the thought of having to run along the crowded lakefront path doesn't really appeal to me either.

Anyway, I was just happy to be disciplined enough to get most of the runs done.

The 11 mile long run felt AWESOME!  I felt GREAT toward the end of the run so I was able to pick up the pace.  My group took a mini hydration break with probably about 1.5 miles to go.  Another runner and I decided to keep going so we ran it in together.  We caught up with the 10:30 pace group who I think only ran 10.  One guy picked up the pace to run along with us and he went ahead a bit, but I was able to catch him at the end and run strong through the parking lot and toward the finish.

It's so weird that I felt that good and it was ONLY 11.  I remember when the thought of 11 miles would be so daunting on me back when my maximum long runs were only 5.  Now, 5 is just a warm-up.

Anyway, the week was great and I definitely was excited about my progress.

PT went well and I only went once during the week.  My therapist decided to only see me once and wait until I got my detailed running report from the guy who did my gait analysis.  So, I had Friday off, which was a great start to the weekend.

Now, if only I could say the same for Week 10...