All of the Miles (remix)

All of the Miles...(fast miles, slow miles, painful miles, fun miles, cool-down miles, all of the miles)

(my girl Rihanna just killing it)

"Go for it, just don't hurt yourself." -Andrew Nelson on if running 100 miles in a week was a good idea. (good problems, right, wrong.)

I set out to run 100 miles (for the first time) in my peak week leading into Boston and did it!  My schedule looked like this for the week:

3/19- 8.45 miles 1:00:00 (7:06 pace)
3/20- 10 miles (AM) 1:09:40 (6:58 pace), 3 miles (PM) 21:00 (7:00 pace)
3/21- 12.6 miles (AM) 1:30:10 (7:09 pace), 4.3 miles (PM) 29:30 (6:52 pace)
3/22- 10 miles (AM) 1:10:20 (7:02 pace), 3.1 miles (PM) 21:30 (6:55 pace)
3/23- 12.55 miles (AM) 1:25:15 (6:47 pace), 3 miles (PM) 20:50 (6:57 pace)
3/24- 8.45 miles 1:00:50 (7:12 pace)
3/25- 25.75 miles 3:05:30 (7:12 pace)- negative splits on a route filled with hills
TOTAL: 101.2 miles. Objective completed!

What did I learn from my first 100 miles week?

Running 100 miles in a week does not:
- get you a hand written letter inviting you to join to 100 mile/a week club (because it does not exist)
- get you any high fives
- get you any fist pumps
- get you any dates
- get you street cred (mine is almost maxed out)
- get you fresh legs
- keep you injury free
Running 100 miles in a week, however, does:
- give you major confidence leading into Boston
- give you a new respect for those elites logging even more than that on a weekly basis
- force you to stretch a ton and use ice constantly
- allow you to eat whatever you want (true dat)

My pros/cons list is mostly a joke.  Nobody actually wants to hear about your running 100 miles in a week.  This is an accomplishment that I can feel really good about reaching.  I put in a hard week of running and hope to see it pay off in the near future at Boston!  Now, with only 3 weeks to go until the Marathon, I plan on properly tapering.  It's a huge confidence booster to be able to run 25.75 miles at the end of a 100 mile week (on tired legs) and average 7:12/mile.  I felt great today, negatively splitting my long run, and did not hit the wall (none of the walls).  I am going to slowly cut my mileage (maybe even take a rest day- say what?) and plan on toeing the start line in Hopkinton with fresh legs to give myself a shot at a 3:05 and BQ.  For now, let the restlessness start to build!

Run (rest) Happy!
David

Maybe this is the song that I should have centered my post around:

(Tech N9ne, ft. Hopsin & B.o.B. Am I a Psycho?)

The answer is yes, yes I am a little psycho (hopefully a joke).  But I think you do have to be a little crazy to enjoy doing this to yourself every day.  Or maybe running is what keeps me sane?  When you are chasing your dreams, does much else really matter?