Week assessment
Another solid week of training. Total running miles: 33.6, about the same as the week before. It didn’t feel like I was pushing it, either, so I’d say I have a pretty solid foundation at that level after taking time off after the marathon.
Saturday I ran with my running group and did a 4 mile tempo run. My goal was to maintain 7 min/mile pace, which I did, finishing in 27:55, or 6:59 min/mile pace. That is my best tempo run, and it may be the fastest I’ve run over that distance, whether in training or in a race. So I feel like I’m in pretty good shape to shoot for a 6:30 min/mile pace in the 4 mile race I’m going to do in 2 weeks. We’ll see. Yesterday I followed my Saturday 4 mile tempo (and 9.3 miles overall) with 11.8 miles of steady, moderate running (about 8:40 min/mile pace).
I raised my weekly pushups total to 214, and managed to hit a new single set high of 40. I’ll shoot for a little more than that this week.
The bad news: with my focus on running and pushups, I’ve really slacked off concentrating on diet, and I’ve actually put a few pounds back on. The Super Bowl party yesterday didn’t help.
February 2, 2009 at 5:23 pm
You’re doing great. It would have been unAmerican not to celebrate the super bowl. Go back to due diligence this week. Keep Moving forwards and enjoy your journey.