Week 6 of Boston Marathon Training is Complete: 33 miles
Monday: Yoga
Tuesday: Speedwork: 2×1200, 4x800m
Wednesday: Kettleworx Core and Shoulders/Arms DVDs
Thursday: 6 mile tempo run
Friday: Muscle Conditioning Class
Saturday: Yoga, ice skating with the kids
Sunday: 20 miles, ice skating with the kids
Notes: This week I dropped my 4th run completely. Like a cheap car, I’ve felt a bit shaky when my mileage has gotten up in to the 40 mpw range. At this point, to me it’s more important to avoid injury than it is to run a ton of miles. One then both of my knees were bothering me last week. I wanted to make sure this week’s 20 was a good solid run, and thankfully it was (all bachelor shoes issues aside). I feel a bit of achilles/calf strain probably from the Newtons, if that’s still around tomorrow, I’ll push my speedwork to Wednesday.
Ice skating sounds like so much fun! I wish we had something here!
great week! i like the mix of cross training and running.
Way to listen to your body.
Great job this week! I hope everything feels okay.
awesome week! and way to go with listening to your body. it's something i struggle with hardcore. youll definitely reap the benefits 🙂
You are a machine! Keep up the good work!
Very cool to listen to your inner self and your body to drop off some miles there. Glad to hear your week went well. Take care and Happy Training.
You are a smart runner – keep up the good work! And you're right – higher mileage doesn't necessarily mean better quality. Have a great Monday!!
Kudos to playing it smart and cutting back the run. Have a great Monday!!
Hi Marcia,
Congrats on making through week six!!! You are doing awesome with your training:) I bet your kids love it when you skate with them! Sounds like alot of fun:)
Good call dropping the fourth run. Great job on the training!
You are great a cross training. Ice skating after 20 miles?! Wow your legs must been rock hard muscles!
ice skating! cool xtraining! It's seems so *romantic* to me, living in CA…;-)
You are so wise to run less than your plan says to avoid injury! You are a very smart runner!
great week!
Honey, I'm totally with you on the miles. BACK off if you need to…we still have a long way to go! You want to go to Boston strong and ready not shaky. You are smart to listen to your body!
Ice skating sounds fun!
while you dropped your 4th run you still got in quality – 2 speed days and a killer long run! yeah you definitely didn't lose anything by dropping another run. and uh, skating after a 20-miler? i definitely pass out on the couch personally 🙂
Better to be safe and get a quality run rather than overtrain and injure yourself. HighFive!
you had an AWESOME week of training!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! way to go! nice speed work and mileage. i'm all for dropping easy runs in favor of better quality runs.
You're gonna run 20 then ice skate?! Good for you. I think running 20 then walking might be tough.