Running with Jack

Yesterday I took an extra day of rest, spent it relaxing with my wife. We had planned on taking a nice bike ride in the afternoon, but it rained almost the entire day, so my wife vetoed this idea. With 77K/48M on the training schedule for this week the extra rest day was not a bad thing.

So less than four weeks now until the Baden Marathon on September 18th. Today is the first day of the last training week and also my highest mileage week before tapering begins. Here is a quick look at what’s on the horizon:

Week 4 (this week):
M -16K/10M
T – WT & 3K/2M
W – 16K/10M
TH – WT & 3K/2M
F – Rest
SA – 36K/22M Long
SO – WT & 3K/2M

Week 3 (Aug. 29 – Sept. 4)
M -14K/8.7M
T – WT & 3K/2M
W – 14K/8.7M
TH – WT & 3K/2M
F – Rest
SA – 21.1K/12.1M HM Race
SO – Rest

Week 2 (Sept. 5–11)
M -14K/8.7M
T – Rest
W – 14K/8.7M
TH – Rest
F – Rest
SA – 22K/13M
SO – Rest

Last Week (Sept. 12–18)
M - Rest
T – 14K/8.7M
W – Rest
TH – 14K/8.7M
F – Rest
SA – Rest
SO – Marathon

The weather this week will hover around 24C/75F, with lots of rain expected. An ideal temperature range for running high mileage. I only pray it stays cool for the marathon!