Wow, I didn't even realize this until this morning, but I'm running three races in three consecutive weeks this month. The Columbus Marathon on October 18 was the first, the Nike Human Race 10k at Ohio State on October 24 was the second, and the Dead Celebrity Run 5k on October 31 is the third.
I was really happy with my time on the Human Race 10k on Friday considering it was my first run since marathon. I finished it in 1:07'32" It rained REALLY hard at first but then it stopped.
I'm excited to run the Dead Celebrity Three Miler on Saturday. It'll be the second year in a row that I've run it. Last year my time was 28:08. I was hoping to get in in 27 minutes or under, so that's what I'm shooting for this year.
Now that the marathon is over and my week (okay maybe not a full week) of rest is completed, I need to get back on a schedule of regular running. I've built a post race training plan that is effectively a reverse taper that starts at twelve miles and then adds around ten miles a week. I skipped the first day (Sunday) run because of the Human Race Friday that I did Friday night. I'll make up those three miles tonight.
Rebuilding Mileage - Schedule IV
| Week # | Sun. | Mon. | Tue. | Wed. | Thu. | Fri. | Sat. | Total |
| 1 | 26.2 | Rest | Rest | Rest | Rest | Rest | Rest | 26.2 |
| 2 | 3 | Rest | 3 | Rest | 3 | Rest | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | 6 | Rest | 4 | Rest | 6 | Rest | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | 8 | Rest | 6 | 5 | 6 | Rest | 5 | 30 |
| 5 | 10 | Rest | 6 | 8 | 6 | Rest | 5 | 35 |
| 6 | 4 | Rest | 4 | Rest | 4 | Rest | 4 | 16 |
I've eaten junk food almost exclusively since crossing the finish line on October 18 and am feeling like the proverbial "Lead Zepplin." It's time to kick it back into gear.
