Weekly summary - 5 weeks to go

Good week for me after the Mad March Hare 20 last Sunday. I had a couple of late nights Thursday and Friday with less than optimal nutrition strategy resulting in a very hard run on Saturday running on empty and struggling for pace, but that was a momentary blip in an otherwise spotless week.

I felt better Sunday, but bitterly cold - aimed for 22 miles, wimped out at 21.7! ;-) In preparation for Boston I added a few good ups and downs: 7 miles flat, 300ft climb in 0.6 miles, 300ft downhill in 2 miles, 3 miles flat, 300ft climb in 1 mile, 300ft downhill in 2 miles, 6 miles flat.

At over 70 miles, with 2 speed sessions, the week after a hard 20-miler, this was my toughest ever week, but it all felt good!

Monday	Rest		massage p.m.
Tuesday	7 miles	Easy run 9:11/mile 67%MHR
Wednesday	15 miles	Steady run 70%MHR 121bpm 8:55/mile	Included 300ft climb
Thursday	11.5 miles	4.5 miles slow a.m. 7miles p.m. 6*1000m 6:50-7:00/mile off 2min jog	First interval session after a long run - felt good!
Friday	7 miles	Slow 9:00/mile 68%MHR
Saturday	8 miles	alternating 1 mile marathon pace 7:50 and 1 mile slow
Sunday	21.7 miles	8:58/mile 72%MHR 124bpm	Including 2 300ft climbs and long downhills
Total	70.2 miles