July Training Review

July Running Review

Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world.
~William James, Philosopher

Past Monthly Reviews
January: 85.75 miles
February: 58 miles
March: 68 miles
April: 95.22 miles
May: 74.6 miles
June: 97.17

July Stats

Number of Miles: 109.43 (**highest this year**)
Days Running: 14/31
Days at the Gym: 8/31 (Pilates, FIT, yoga, lifting, and cross training)
Longest Run: 20 miles
Days of Speed Work: 6 (Tempo, Track, and Hills)
Number of Runs over 10 miles: 3
Number of Races: 2 (Belmar 5, Westfield Pizza 5K)
Number of Rest Days: 9 (no gym or running)

Thoughts
Another good month for the books. I love that the mileage is (somewhat) effortlessly increasing. I actually ran less days this month but ran more miles. I definitely feel like I took too many rest days, but my body really needed the rest. I think increasing the mileage took some getting used to for my body and hopefully in August I will need less time to recover from those long runs.

Looking Ahead
There are a couple of exciting things happening in August. As marathon training continues I am nearing the half way mark of the 16 week training...which is really just 5 more weeks and then tapering...so scary. More exciting than that, work will finally be finished! Only 8 more days of work and then I have the rest of the summer to devote to marathon training and relaxation.