10/2/16 to 10/8/16: Big Mileage!

The mileage lately has been inching up, but this week I entered entirely new territory.  Something strange that I've noticed with the higher mileage is that when I look back on the week, my Sunday long run seems like it happened ages ago.  I imagine it has to do with the number of runs during the week all kind of blurring together, but I don't know.

For the long run, Elizabeth and I were away again, and we ran together for the first four miles, then after she peeled off I ran the final 12 miles at around 6:45/mile.  Not a crazy pace, but that's quicker than my normal long run pace.  So, this week had both quantity (a new 'high mileage pr') and a fairly substantial amount of quality.  As for the quantity...130+ miles for the week....that's new territory.

The week was capped with the Warner Fall Foliage 5 Miler, but I'll find some time to give that a quick race report.  Long story short, 2nd place to some fast old guy.

Here:

2-Oct		Long Run w/12 Hard		1:54:05		16.03		AM: First 4 with Eli, final 12 averaging about 6:45/mile.
		Shakeout		0:37:21		4.23		PM: Easy shakeout with Eli and Raleigh.
3-Oct		Moderate		1:17:32		10.12		AM: 10+ at 7:40/mile.
		Moderate		1:18:18		10.14		PM: 10+ at 7:43/mile.  Right foot really achy for like 3 miles of this run.
4-Oct		Easy		1:20:39		10.09		AM: 10m at 8min per.  Really eased into this run.  Running 7:30 by the end.
		Harvard Track		2:01:42		15.07		PM: Commute home and to track.  800/1200/1000/800/600/400/300/200x2.  1k and 1200 at 8k pace, 8 & 6 at 5k, 4 and under at mile pace.  It was great temps, but windy.  I ended up slow on just about everything.
5-Oct		Easy		1:19:31		10.01		AM: 10+ at 7:56/mile.
		Easy		1:19:07		10.03		PM: 10+ at 7:53/mile.  Why is everything averaging 7:53?
6-Oct		Easy		1:13:41		9.15		AM:9+ commute at 8/mile.  Tired.
		Moderate		1:16:40		9.07		PM: Commute home then lap around Fresh Pond with Eli and Raleigh.  Did 6 ~150 meter pick ups trying for 50m at 80%, 50m at 90%, and the final  50 all out.
7-Oct		Easy		1:04:37		8.2		AM: Felt pretty darn good considering I'm already at a new mileage high.  8+ at 7:53/mile.  Again with that 7:53…
		Easy		0:59:23		7.37		PM: 7+ commute
8-Oct		Warner 5 Miler		1:24:00		11.25		AM: 4+ warm up then the Warner 5m in 28:56 for 2nd overall.  Pleased with the result considering all the miles in my legs.  Couldn't get the necessary turnover for the first 2m, but that makes sense.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Drive home then relaxed.  Temptation was minimal…

Splits:

800-2:43.7

1200-4:15.7 SLOW!

1000-3:27.3

800-2:39.1

600-1:59.7

400-1:12.7

300-54.3

200-34.6

200-32.0

Total: 130.76