Training Update: No Further Setbacks...Still Making Slow Progress
I haven't done an update in a while...because there has been little to update. I have not had a significant setback since that Feb 19th update. I have also not really had a great leap forward. I've been running a consistent 5 days per week and have been inching my mileage and speed upward. I have run at least 20 miles per week, every week, for 13 consecutive weeks. My biggest mileage week is the one I just completed: 25 miles (so, on average I've been raising my weekly mileage by about 0.3 miles per week). My mileage increases have been so small and gradual, I don't think my body notices the difference from week to week. However, cumulatively...I'm getting somewhere. My weekly long run is up to 9 miles. I averaged 9:55/mile on this morning's long run. My fastest miles have typically been around 9:30/mile and I've gone a bit faster a few times. The most significant change in my training is adding some 30-second repeats (with 90-second rest intervals) to one