I only ran two times this week for a total of 12 km. I had a fewer which lasted several days in the beginning of the week so I figured I ‘d play it safe and wait all the way till friday to do any more running. It took 3 km just to get the stiffness beaten out of my legs. Saturday was the same, but I think my muscles softened up nicely.

This is the weekly schedule which I intend to follow for the following 3-4 weeks:

Monday: 10 km normal speed
Tuesday: 10 km normal speed
Wednesday: 6 km fartlek
Thursday: rest
Friday: 10 km normal speed
Saturday: 6 km tempo
Sunday: rest

As planned: I ran 42 km this week. To mix it up a bit I tried a bit of fartlek on wednesday and ran a 6 km tempo run on saturday.

Today (sunday) I woke up with a cold so I figure I should probably not do any running on monday. In any case it makes planning ahead a bit difficult. Hopefully I’ll get in shape for a run on tuesday.

The blisters on my feet grow on top of each other now. They are multi level blisters. It’s not like they bother me much, but it’s not pretty.

I ran 42 km this week (3×10 + 2×6 km). That’s the equivalent of one full marathon. I think I’m going to maintain the same mileage for a while now.

Since this week was dedicated for recovery I only ran 3 times for a total of 26 km.

Next weeks target: 42 km.

I ran 2×10 + 3×6 = 38 km this week. Next week is plateau week, which means I will run a bit less to make sure my body gets some rest. Running is very though on the legs (knees in particular) and I don’t want to risk injury now that I’ve reached this far.