I went into this week feeling pretty good about my running, all this easy - steady mileage is enjoyable, I seem to have dropped my holiday weight and  and i get such a buzz from getting up and running in the mornings before work.  This week was a 6 day week again and it pretty much all blends into one big easy-steady run - with very little difference between them.   I thought i was going to break the 70mile mark for the first time ever this week - and was a gutted on sunday night when i uploaded my garmin to ascent to realise i had missed it by less than half a mile. This was especially so since i had skipped strides on the saturday as i was suffering from a slight hangover and couldn't face them.

Looking back on my training log from last yeat, it was a year today that i got the calf tear that ruled me out of the dublin marathon. This time last year i was running less than I am now - maybe 60 - 65 per week and yet because i hadn't built slowly and methodically I couldn't sustain it without injury. Now i feel much more capable of running more miles and without it stressing the system too much.  So as long as i can keep this progress going - all the better.

Monday 23rd : rest 

7:13am Tuesday 24th:  78' Steady /  16.54k / 4:40 pace

7:12am Wednesday 25th: 92' Steady / 20.28k / 4:31 pace 

4:23pm Thursday 26th:  65' Steady including 8 X Strides  / 13.70km / 4:38 pace

7:05am Friday 27th;  75' Steady / 16.28k / 4:36

7:31am Saturday 28th: 61' steady (not including 10 X Strides as per plan)  / 12.19km / 4:44 pace

9:14am Sunday 29th: 153' Steady  / 31.98k / 4:47 pace 

Week totals : 110.97km / 8hr44'  / 4'38" Average Pace