The Road To 2012 NYC Marathon – Summary of T-26 Week.

Weekly Highlights:

• Northern Iowa Week 9.  4,7,4, 16.  16!  13.1 seems easy in comparison.
• Yep – 6 months to go to NYC marathon!
• First week I was sore more than normal on Monday.  And TIRED!  Felt like I spent half of Monday only half-awake.
• Had a really nice run on the long run for most of it – went to a trail where it is about 14.  I extended as recommended by running slightly off the trail at the mid-point into the neighborhood which was supposed to stretch it to 15, but not quite really.  I had hoped the other small area I started in had a path I could run down at the end, but not really either.  So I spent the last 1.5 miles or so doing circles in the parking lot, which was..NOT FUN.  Especially at the end, where I am talking myself into finishing and not stopping at 15.
• Thankfully next week we stay at 16.  Definitely not ready for 18 yet.
• Saw lots of other runners/bikers/walkers tho, including a few wearing their shirts from last weeks area marathon (I was wearing my NYC 2012 Training shirt so pfft!)
• Nearly 2k calorie burn.

Metric	Last Week	In Total
Mileage Run:	33.37 miles	418.08 miles
Longest Run:	16.51 miles	16.51 miles
Longest Run Time:	2:32:08 hh:mm:ss	2:32:08 hh:mm:ss
Longest Run Pace:	9:13 min/mile	9:13 min/mile