80 Mile Week

Woo hoo!! I made it. . . .my first 80 mile week is in the books.

Here’s how my week went down:

Monday

AM – 8 miles (track workout: 4 x 1600 meters)

PM – 4 mile run

Tuesday

10 mile run (+ 45 minutes weight lifting—arms and legs)

Wednesday

AM – 11 miles (8 miles at marathon pace)

PM – 4 miles

Thursday

9 miles (+ 45 minutes weight lifting—arms and legs)

Friday

7 miles

Saturday

20 miles (which included a 10K race)

Sunday

7 miles

Total: 80 miles

(These are the shirts from the Alaska 10K Classic yesterday.)

I felt good throughout the week, but racing a 10K on Saturday and then completing a long run until I got to 20 miles did me in yesterday. I took this morning’s 7-miler nice and easy, so hopefully I will be able to recovery and get back at it tomorrow.

I’m kind of an over-achiever, so as much as I’m excited about reaching 80 miles this week, now I have make a new goal for myself—running 90 miles! And since 80 miles went well this past week, I figure why not shoot for 90 this week. Wish me luck! I’ll be checking in periodically to let you know how it’s going. ๐Ÿ™‚

Be good to me legs. . . . .

Hi, I'm Michelle

I love running around the lakes of Minnesota, running after my two boys, and racing anything from the 5K to the marathon. I have been blogging here since 2010 when I ran my first marathon. I finally secured my sub-3 hour marathon after trying for 8 years.

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8 Comments

  1. 8.5.12
    K said:

    You make me look lay-zay!! I love the shirt from your race.

    • 8.6.12
      Michelle said:

      Oh gosh, no! It is all relative because there are tons of people out there running 100+ miles, which is a whole lot more than what I’m doing right now.

  2. 8.5.12
    Krissie J said:

    Good luck with the 90 goal this week ahead!

  3. 8.6.12

    Amazing!

  4. 8.6.12
    Charity said:

    love the t-shirt as well ๐Ÿ™‚ Way to go Ms. Michelle!

  5. 8.6.12

    Wow, impressive! Congrats!