1/15/17 to 1/21/17: About to be tired all the time...

I felt super tired all week long.  And even though that was the case, I would say this week went quite well.  The 20 miler to start the week was my first of 2017, and first in my buildup to Boston.  I was considering running the final 6m or so closer to MP, but the legs weren't quite there and it's far too early to force it IMO.  Still, I finished the final three getting progressively faster, which is a good compromise.

In addition to the long run, I had a hill workout Monday, a track workout Wednesday, a double tempo Friday, and a hilly run in Truro on Saturday.  The weather was fantastic this week, and while that is a lot of quality - I'm sure that I'm going to have some crap weather days where I can make the call to opt for a recovery run.  In the meantime, I'm entering that stage of marathon training where I'm about to be tired all the time.

So, what else to say...

15-Jan		Long Run (Jonathan & Barb)		2:32:00		20.01		AM: 20m with the final 3 progressively faster, last two in 6:30 and 6:10.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Off, did a lot of stretching throughout the day.
16-Jan		Easy		1:22:16		10.09		AM: 10m with first 4+ solo, next 2+ with Eli and Raleigh, then finished up around Fresh Pond.  I added in some "box jumps" on a park bench.
		Hill Repeats		0:56:06		7		PM: 4m warm up then 10 appleton hill repeats.
17-Jan		Easy		0:53:47		7.08		AM: 7+ commute, got a late start so a little quicker at 7:35/mile.
		MLR		1:29:07		10.02		PM: 10+ really slow.  Met up with Eli and Raleigh for a bit, then added on around Fresh Pond in the dark and hopped on the golf course for a bit as well.  Left hamstring has been acting up and wanted the miles, but with less pounding.
18-Jan		Easy		0:38:25		4.72		AM: Short commute due to an early meeting.  Still going on the slow side.
		BU Track		1:50:05		14		PM: 1000/400/600/800/600/400/800/600/400, 5k/3k/mile pacing.  Adding on 100 x 4 at the end to work on speed while I'm warmed up.
19-Jan		Easy		1:04:20		8.06		AM: 8m at 8flat.  Commute whatever.
		Easy		0:57:30		7		PM: 7m and met up with Eli and Raleigh.  Nice and easy.
20-Jan		Tempo		0:57:22		8.13		AM: 8+ at 7:03/mile.  Wore shorts and for some reason after the first mile, everything was in the 6:50s.  OK!
		Tempo		0:48:15		7.19		PM: 7+ at 6:42/mile.  Not a bad tempo.  I would prefer a little longer and faster , but this was a solid overall day with 15m total probably averaging 6:50ish.
21-Jan		Hilly Run		0:52:21		7.09		AM: 7+ hilly in Truro at 7:23/mile.
		Off		0:00:00				PM: Solstice dinner, great times!

Splits:

1000-3:15.7

400-1:11.5

600-1:55.4

800-2:37.3

600-1:55.5

400-1:12.2

800-2:35.6

600-1:54.3

400-1:09.1

100-13.7

100-13.5

100-13.8

100-13.4

Total: 110.39