45 Mile week... Done! Most of it done in my new Mizunos (more on that later). I gotta say, the 13.5 miler was kinda brutal after finishing 31.5 miles in the five days prior. I'm buoyed by the fact that I ran the 13.5 at marathon pace and that my form stayed reasonably good throughout the entire event. I was tired after the run, but I think that a majority of that was from the mileage prior to the long run.
It boggles my mind that I'll be adding another 25 miles to last week's effort at my max mileage weeks and I'm kinda intimidated at the prospect of running 7 miles for my short runs, 14 miles for my medium runs and a 21 mile long run after all that is said and done.
What I'm finding as a new and added challenge, is the stomach to eat more after my long runs to make up for the caloric difference! I'm adding a good deal more carbs to my diet to keep up with my endurance focused workouts, but the problem with carbs and protein is that they both fill you up quickly, but without a significant addition of calories.
Enter the world of fat. I'm turning up the fat dial in the form of butter, olive oil, coconut oil, and avocados to bring up my calorie deficit. Last night, I was faced with a 1000 calorie deficit before bed and a bowl of icecream later, and that deficit was cut down by more than half. Granted, ice cream probably wasn't the best choice, but it was alot easier to tuck into than 2 more chicken breasts. =D
This week is a recovery week. Going to let the body rest a bit.. maybe spin some on the trainer to keep the blood moving.
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