Training to circumnavigate a volcano - Week 8
A wrap up of my week eight training for an August 50K race
What
I'm training for a 50K race around Mount St. Helens the first weekend of August. Eight weeks of training down, nine to go, just about half way! My first 50 mile week this training block. I changed my typical schedule up slightly this week as my son and I ran a local 5K together on Saturday, so I opted to run my long run Friday morning. Heading into week nine I am feeling strong and ready to tackle the second half.
Week Eight
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🏃 Started the week off with a nice easy run.
🏃 I had planned to run 9 miles, but I was running behind schedule and cut it a bit short. It was a nice morning, just needed to get out of bed 15 minutes earlier 😀
🧘♂️ Felt great, feet were turning over a bit faster than the last two days but still felt easy.
⛰️ Felt different to be out for a long run on a weekday. I received my new hydration bladder so I didn't have to suffer the same issues as last week. The run felt great, the last four miles were a slog, but to be expected.
🏃 Today was all about letting my son run his race and just pacing behind and making sure he stayed safe. He ran a great personal best time and the rain held out for us so it was a dry run!
🍩 Nice shake out run that was needed after the heavy mileage this week. Afterwards the whole family rode bikes along the river to our favorite donut shop. A great cap to a great week of training. 50 miles this week, I earned a donut or two 😉
Some Week Five Photos
It's been a long, wet spring. I'm not loving it, but the slugs and mushrooms are 😀
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On to Week Nine
I'm feeling as strong and healthy as I could hope for half way through the training block. My legs will be happy with a bit of a recovery week planned for week nine, but I will still log over 40 miles. The idea is to keep the same intensity up but decrease the overall volume. For instance I will run a three hour run on Saturday instead of the four hours I did this week.