Chicago Week 6 Training

6 weeks down, 9 weeks to go. Biggest week of this training cycle so far, at 91 miles. Average for the first 6 weeks has been around 73 miles. Average for the next 6 should be just under 90 if things continue to hang together, so this is definitely going to stress the system.

11 runs this week, so 4 double days. Feeling a little tired from it all but nothing unexpected.

• Monday - AM easy 5, PM easy 5
• Tuesday - AM easy 6, PM tempo 11 w 8 at 6:30 pace - a good run
• Wednesday - AM easy 5
• Thursday - PM easy 5
• Friday - AM 12 medium long, PM easy 6
• Saturday - AM easy 8, PM hot & hilly 6
• Sunday - AM 21 mile long run, PM a bucket load of beer

Next week is up again, to around 95 miles. That will probably be 11 runs again, so I need to start stretching those easy 5's out to easy 6-7 milers. I'll do another long tempo run as I feel they are critical for marathon training, may do track on Thursday, or may skip it, will depend how the legs are feeling. By the end of next week when I finish with a 23 miler it will have been 24 consecutive running days and I will be looking forward to a cutback week with a day off!