I thought I needed 14.25 to get to 50 for the week so I pushed the distance long run a bit more than I might have otherwise. I started out feeling a little rough but 8 miles in everything clicked and I started feeling a whole lot better. I was averaging about 8:05 for the first 8 miles but then dropped to ~8:00 for miles 9, 10, & 11. Then finished with 7:39, 7:29, 7:42 without much additional effort.
When I added up all my miles today I found that I had run 55 last week! I used to count my week starting on Sunday and ending on Saturday. I switched that up going into 2022 to better align with the apps I use to track mileage. When I made the switch I was worried about having my long run at the end of the week because I didn't want to push my long run farther than I felt comfortable for the day just to meet an arbitrary mileage number... and then I wind up doing it!
In this case it worked okay. I needed to start getting those long runs back in anyway and forcing myself to get some more road miles in seemed to result in a breakthrough.
The extra miles didn't seems to result in any added fatigue as I ran 7.25 miles today on the treadmill (at a easy 8:29 pace). I ran the first 4 at a 2.5% incline so got 700+ feet of elevation in for the run to boot. If anything I feel even more fit... I don't think that I should gain fitness the day after a long run but I sure feel like it.
I'm really settled into running everyday and I think it's going to pay dividends. It's like running 9-10 extra runs over the streak. Of course the intensity has been relatively low so we'll see how things go as I start picking it up. In that respect, my legs have felt a little flat and I think maybe a day off could help with that. For now the goal is 100 days.
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