I ran 8 miles today in 55:02. After a warm-up, 7 miles were supposed to be done in 50 minutes. I managed to get to the 7 mile mark in 47:50. I ran the first 25 of those 50 minutes at 9.0 mph (and those last 10 minutes were a struggle). Then I alternated with 5 minutes at 8.1 and 5 minutes at 9.0. So I ran 39 of the 50 minutes at 9.0.
I can tell my body is tired. Today I had to play games (the 5 minutes on and 5 minutes off) in order to get through it. My body is feeling fine as far as no injuries, but it is just tired. Normally if somebody told me that they were training at this schedule I would tell them they should not do it. But I am trying to have faith in whoever developed this. And next week every run, except one, is an easy run. So I assume that is how it is designed to give the body a rest. But no decrease in mileage next week, just speed. However, before I get to next week I have to get through my hardest run of the week tomorrow. Oy!
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