7 Weeks to Go - Chocolate

The sun came out for my run this morning and my legs needed this short cross country to wake them up.  Yesterday afternoon my knees had been very stiff - walking downstairs and sitting down had been particularly painful.  I think the ache was from Thursday's run rather than the long run.  This appears to be the muscles I'm using for speedwork and is related to my knee issues.  I'll keep up my stretching to see if that helps.
The total mileage for this week was 45 miles.

Chocolate Tower Bridge

I've previously mentioned using cakes and treats as an incentive to myself to run.  I'm usually pretty good at staying off the sweet stuff but even I couldn't resist today with a visit to Cadbury World.  Even there though I was reminded of the marathon! 
The schedule for this coming week is:
Monday - REST
Tuesday - 15min ER, 5min IR with 60sec recovery x 6, 15min ER
Wednesday - 50min ER
Thursday - 15min ER, 10min TR x3, 10min Marathon Pace, 15min ER
Friday - REST
Saturday - 22 miles
Sunday - 60min SR


The actual schedule only has a 20 mile run on Saturday but before starting this, I sent a copy to my uncle (an experienced marathon runner) for his advice.  He recommended adding another 2 miles this week, so we included at least two 20 + milers in our training.  Sunday's run might be shorter to compensate for this, although I am finding the Sunday runs good for easing the muscles back to life!