Weekly summary - 17 weeks to go

Time to start the weekly summaries! I'm vaguely following the Pete Pfitzinger/Scott Douglas 18-week 70-mile schedule from 'Advanced Marathoning', but I'll be deviating from it a bit more than I did last time, along the lines of my 60-mile plan post, and also to fit a few more races in than I did during my Cardiff Marathon build up. Here's a link to the schedule - I think it is the same as the one published in the book.

Monday	Rest	As scheduled!	It seems odd to start a schedule off with a rest day!
Tuesday	8.1 miles	Steady run 7:52 143bpm 83%MHR	Massage a.m.
Wednesday	7 miles	easy recovery 65%MHR
Thursday	5.8 miles	3*1-mile reps, 90s recovery, last rep 7:22 147bpm ave, 153bpm max
Friday	9.5 miles	Easy recovery 64%MHR	Big twinge in left calf! Otherwise OK
Saturday	5 miles	Gym sesh: Slow run on treadmill 10kmh plus weights
Sunday	17.4 miles	Long run over 300ft hill 9:15/mile 123bpm ave 71%MHR
Total	52.8 miles