Looking back, looking ahead W5/W4

My oh my, those numbers are getting small! We are now less than 4 weeks away from the Big Day!

The Boston Marathon was today. It's easier than ever now to "watch" the race without actually being there. The men's winner set a new course record, running the marathon in an incredible 2:05:51. It's just mind-boggling--this man can run 26.2 miles faster than I can run 12 miles! (If you'll recall, my 12-miler last weekend was a 2:12:03.) I suppose it is some small comfort that if I race my half-marathon well, I can probably finish in about the same amount of time Teyba Erkesso, the woman's winner, took to finish Boston today (2:26:11).

Amazing!! It's hard to believe that they and I are made of the same flesh and bone.

Anyway, let's have a look at the report card for this week:

What was I was supposed to do in Week 5? Did I do it? (Generally, yes, but I moved stuff all over the place. I'll put the days I actually did stuff as opposed to what was on the schedule.)

• Tuesday: 4 miles YES!
• Wednesday: CROSS-TRAIN YES!
• Thursday: 4 miles NOPE (Day of pain and doc-in-the-box)
• Friday: 6 miles YES! (I walked a few laps, but I did cover the distance)
• Saturday: CROSS-TRAIN YES! (I remembered late in the day but still got 'er done!)
• Sunday: 8 miles YES!

That's certainly an improvement over last week. I missed a run, but I did both cross-training days this week and managed to run 18 miles.

What's my schedule for Week 4? (Behold, mileage increases everywhere!)

• Tuesday: 5 miles
• Wednesday: CROSS-TRAIN (I have a private Pilates lesson scheduled--man, am I pumped!)
  
• Thursday: 8 miles
  
• Friday: CROSS-TRAIN
  
• Saturday: 10 mile race (EEEEEEEE!!)
  
• Sunday: 5 miles

So, if I survive and actually manage to do all 4 runs this week, I will have put in 28 miles. Holy cow!