10-16 Mar

10 MAR -- off -- upper body weightlifting

11 MAR -- 44:26 -- 5.03 miles -- 648 elevation gain
11 MAR -- 35:19 -- 4.30 miles -- 328 elevation gain

12 MAR -- off -- stationary bike for 12 miles

13 MAR -- 45:39 -- 4.98 miles -- 115 elevation gain
13 MAR -- 37:37 -- 4.23 miles -- 786 elevation gain

14 MAR -- 1:22:45 -- 10.09 miles -- 889 elevation gain

15 MAR -- 49:00 -- 7.06 miles -- 311 elevation gain

16 MAR -- 2:08:04 -- 13.56 miles -- 1918 elevation gain


TOTAL -- 7:02:50 -- 49.25 miles -- 4995 elevation gain


I was hoping for a better week, but work was busier than anticipated.  I spent a few nights at work until 1900 getting things ready for graduation and taking care of odds and ends.  Luckily, I still had time for a few shorter runs, which added up throughout the week.  We have a break at work until the end of May when the next group of candidates shows up.  Until then, there are 4 races on my calendar and plenty of time to train for each of them. 

Yet again, Mother Nature is expected to blanket Virginia with another 4-8" overnight tonight.  But with Tammany being only 6 days away I won't run too much this week anyway.  Tomorrow I'll do curls for the girls, and Tuesday I might do an Insanity workout and run a few roads miles around my neighborhood.  Wednesday and Thursday I will probably jog the OCS trails and service roads, and finish up with some light stationary bike Friday morning.  I want to be well-rested for the race next Saturday - my legs need to be fresh for the 12,500 feet of elevation gain over the 40-mile race course.