8/31 – Recovery from 1/2 marathon. Legs are pretty sore. Biked 10.2 (easy) miles on stationary bike at home for 30 minutes

9/01 – Leg still sore….rest

9/02 – 5 miles at home in the AM (no walking), 4 miles at home in the PM.

9/03 – Ran/walked 2.8 miles at work with the hubby. It was fun. Ran 5 at home in the PM, negative split time!

9/04 – Rest…sore right calf

9/05 – Ran 5 at home, negative split time. Last mile was at a 9:37 min/mile pace! No walking.

9/06 – Ran a total of 9 in the early AM. 8 miles at a 10:45 pace, then walked 1/2 mile. Ran last mile at 10:19 pace. Calf still sore.

Notes:

I had a good week even though I developed a sore calf muscle.

Weight:

172, which is up 2.5 from two weeks ago. Not bad. Hoping that with increased afternoon/evening running I’ll be able to drive that down further. Ran 34.8 miles this week.

August breakdown:

Highest mileage ever in a month! Low elliptical though.

Running: 136.7 miles – Elliptical: 2.2 miles – Biking: 31.8 – Overall: 170.7 miles