Fortunately, my training continues to progress. I broke from my traditional 2 weeks up/1 week down regimen that I have been using so that I could have a rest week over Labor Day weekend to spend some QT with my wife.
Fairly early into the training for my last 50 I feel into the habit of only running 3 days a week - doing two 6'ers mid-week and then one long day on the weekend. I made it to the finish with that strategy, but it wasn't pretty. This time around I am continuing my two mid-week runs of around 6 but am running long on Saturday and then doing around 8-10 on Sunday. My Saturday volume is creeping up much slower this time but I feel that it is making a big difference and that I will be better prepared come November when I toe the line at JFK. My volume for this month will end up being about 135 miles, which isn't to bad considering the way the month fell I really had two rest weeks in there. I plan to work on consistent 40-45 mile weeks in September and max out around 50 miles a week as I peak before my race. Overall, I suppose my volume is a little low for an ultra but its the best I can do with work and maintaining a life at home and at the end of the day that is what running an ultra is about....doing the best you can do.
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