Looking back, looking ahead W10/W9

Holy cow, we're in Week 9! It seems like just yesterday we were in Week 22.

I still owe a bunch of people thank-yous from the fundraiser last month. Sorry for being so slow to cover everyone, but I hope to wrap that up this week.

What was I was supposed to do in Week 10? Did I do it?

• Tuesday: 4 miles YES!
  
• Wednesday: CROSS-TRAIN YES! Pilates class with Kim
  
• Thursday: 4 miles YES! (Although I did 2 miles on the elliptical, so I cheated a little)
  
• Friday: CROSS-TRAIN YES!
• Saturday: 6 miles Just about--I did the five-mile race!
• Sunday: 4 miles YES! (Although I was very slow and very sore)
  

Seventeen miles this week and a VERY nice race showing, yay! I am thrilled with how the week went.

What's my schedule for Week 9?

• Tuesday: 4 miles
• Wednesday: CROSS-TRAIN
  
• Thursday: 6 miles (yikes!)
  
• Friday: CROSS-TRAIN
  
• Saturday: 8 miles (double yikes!)
• Sunday: 4 miles
  

That's 22 miles in total, which is a huge leap from the 17 I actually did last week. You're not supposed to increase mileage by more than 10% a week, so 19 would be a safer bet for me. I will certainly be paying close attention to my body and cutting mileage and/or doing it on the elliptical if need be. If the Group Run this weekend is happening in Outer Slobovia (we are voting on where it will be), a few of us may meet up and do our long run elsewhere instead. I will be campaigning heavily for the bike and hike trail near my house. :-)

See you tomorrow!