Looking back, looking ahead W23/W22

I'll try to make this a weekly feature--looking back at the week that was, and looking forward to what's coming up next week.

Runner's training schedules measure weeks as a countdown toward the race that you are training for. The Cleveland Half Marathon is Sunday, May 16th, so tomorrow is exactly 22 weeks until the race. That means this week was Week 23, and the week staring tomorrow will be Week 22. The training schedule actually started with Week 25, but I hadn't signed up at that point. I pretty much missed the first two weeks of the training schedule.

What was I was supposed to do in Week 23? Did I do it?

• Sunday: 3 miles NOPE
• Monday: strength training NOPE
• Tuesday: 2 miles YES!
  
• Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: doesn't count, resting on doctor's orders
• Saturday: 3 miles YES!

Wheeee, I ran a total of 5 whole miles! Somebody just shoot me now.

Here's what I'm supposed to do in Week 22:

• Sunday: 3 miles (group run)
• Monday: strength training
• Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday: 2 miles each day
• Friday: strength training
• Saturday: 3 miles (group run)

Clearly, I have my work cut out for me. I certainly hope to run more than 5 miles this week.

On the fundraising front, things are getting off to a decent start. I had three wonderful colleagues all contribute this week, which means a lot to me. Thank you so much for your support, Jill, Susanne, and Dorothee.

I have a list of 80 people to send messages to over the course of the coming week, and I am organizing a fundraising event that will likely be held in February. More details on that as they become available.

I have to get up at 6 for the group run in the morning, so TTFN!