Weekly summary - 8 weeks to go

A recovery week according to the schedule, but I knew it would be tough, as it featured 3 hard sessions straight after last weekend's hard 15-miler. Monday and Tuesday were particularly tough as that is the first time I've done 2 hard runs back to back; I count anything greater than 80% of maximum HR as hard. It left me feeling quite tired on Thursday for our club handicap race, which I'd hoped to run quicker but ran at marathon pace, with HR well under control, despite the heat. A late evening 8-mile recovery run followed by an early morning 15-miler made the long run seem harder than I'd hoped, but it went OK without incident.

All in all a pretty controlled week. Job done.

An all time high 70 miles due next week. I hope I'm posting a positive report in 7 days time!

Monday	9 miles	Steady run 80%maxHR	Early morning run, evening massage
Tuesday	9 miles	6x600m @ 7:15/mile 5k pace	Warm but kept the pace going - tough but fun
Wednesday	6 miles	Slow run
Thursday	10.8 miles	7.65 mile club handicap 63:13 8:15/mile + warm up/down	Quite tired, but kept an even pace
Friday	7.8 miles	Easy recovery
Saturday	15 miles	Slow run	Tougher than I thought it would be (and warmer)
Sunday	0 miles	Gym session - X-trainer, row, weights, cycle
Total	57.6 miles