I enjoyed a nice rest day yesterday and I was definitely ready to have a better run than I did on Saturday. After getting all of my projects finished, I headed out for a run around the lake. I was trying to take it easy, but each mile my pace got a little faster as my legs loosened up. I have noticed that following a rest day I can run much faster with very little effort. Hopefully, this is beneficial when it comes time to race. I started off at 7:40 pace and dropped about 15-20 seconds per mile. I finished the run in 36 minutes, but even better than that I didn't feel like I had exerted myself.
This week I plan on running 44 miles with 5 days of running. I think I am getting close to adding a 6th day, but I will try and hold off until April when I reach 50 miles per week. My plan for the week is to run the following distances: 5, 7, 10, 6,and 16
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