I got up this morning and ran my final 4 mile run of the week.  It was okay.  My knee was a little achy, so we took the regular walk break at the 1-1/2 mile points.  I was glad to have gotten it done.  4 miles plus the other 36 I ran this week makes this a 40 mile week!  I think I have one more 40 mile week before the marathon.

Here’s what this week was like:

• Monday:  5 easy miles
• Tuesday:  8 miles at marathon pace on treadmill
• Wednesday:  5 miles doing 1/2 mile intervals
• Thursday:  off
• Friday:  19 miles
• Saturday:  4 easy miles
• Sunday:  Off – CHRISTMAS!!

TOTAL MILES:  40

Next Week’s Plan:

• Monday:  5 easy miles (in Houston)
• Tuesday:  8 miles at marathon pace (I may run this one outside)
• Wednesday:  5 miles doing intervals on treadmill
• Thursday: 4 easy miles
• Friday:  off
• Saturday:  running a half marathon:  New Year’s Double – Allen, Texas
• Sunday:  running a 5K:  New Year’s Double – Allen, Texas  (They have a really nice medal holder if you do two races back to back!)

Total Miles:  38.1