3 weeks to 50k / 4 weeks to Beast

Monday

Did: 20 min yoga + 1.8 mi walk

Needed a little recovery today. Did some DIY yoga in the early morning and then took a walk after lunch at the office. 

Tuesday

Did: 8.2 mi @ 7:52/mi Track Tuesday

Downtown for track today. Did 6x 1k repeats (4:19, 4:15, 4:09, 4:15, 4:18, 4:14) + Hot 400 (82s). Finished out 8 miles and felt great! Didn't seem like I was moving that fast today but overall pace seems to indicate otherwise... I'll take it. :)

Thought about going out for a couple more miles after I got home, but decided 8 was good enough for today.

Also, today marks 100 days of hitting my 10k daily steps goal! 

Wednesday

Did: 5.3 mi @ 10:05/mi 

Slow run home after the workday... my least favorite time of day to run or exercise because I'm always sooooo tired. Today was no different, but I'm proud that I got out and ran even though I reeeeally didn't feel like it. 

Thursday

Did: 7.11 mi @ 8:51/mi

Run up the mountain in the early chill, plus an extra climb up to Little Texas Rd after the main climb. Getting in those extra miles and elevation! It always surprises me how much warmer it is at the top of the mountain vs. the bottom - and it's not just perception after a hard climb, it really is about 5 degrees different! 

Rewarded with a glorious sunrise later in the morning... 

Friday

Did: 5.13 mi @ 10:21/mi avg

What a lovely, easy-paced, foggy morning run! The goal of this one was to just track a few more miles for the week and keep the pace and effort super duper easy. Listened to an interesting podcast and just trotted away the miles in the early morning fog and light sprinkling rain.  Beautiful!

Saturday

Did: 13.16 mi trail run - 3440 ft climbing

Today's trail run was quality (climbing) over quantity (miles) and was a perfect morning in the woods! Cool but not super chilly, and of course beautiful leaf colors up in the mountains. 

Sunday

Did: 9.3 mi @ 10:44/mi

Got in a long-ish, verrrry easy paced run around the neighborhood, just to get in some more miles for the week. Looped around Green Valley and other nearby streets for a nice afternoon trot.

Weekly Distance: 48.2 miles

Not quite a 50-mile week but still very happy with the total!