Not much to say for this week except it was the last week of taper, and race week for my first 100 mile attempt.  I felt pretty good, but am a little confused by a couple of things.  I didn’t really “peak” during my taper like I have in the past.  I had more little pains as my body healed from running so many miles during this training iteration.  And while I was excited about the race, it did not really impact me much in terms of stress.

As you can see by Saturdays numbers, I did not hit the 100 miles I was attempting in this race.  I am not 100% sure what happened…heat of the afternoon (83 degrees) could have zapped too much energy, old shoes not protecting my feet as much as I needed with the large rocks, hydration not up to the heat, I had a slight cold that my body was fighting, or a bit of everything not aligning to allow me to push over the top.  I will write my race report and analyse a bit more closely soon.

Running Miles: 73.65
Quantity: 4 (see runs below)
Time spent running this week: 16:26:12
Calories burned: 9,364
Avg. Time/Mile: 9:57
Avg. Heart Rate: 137
2011 Running Miles: 519.27

Runs

Mon: REST
Tue: 3 mi at 9:28
Wed: 5 mi at 8:59
Thu: 3 mi at 8:43
FRI: REST
Sat: 62.65 mi at 14:09
Sun: REST

Cross Training

Core Weight Training: 0
Walking: 0
Judo Practice: 0