A Good, Solid Week

Thanks to all for your nice comments after my race last week.

Week of Feb. 21 ~ 27

Plan: 10/20/10/24/20/30/20 - 134km
Ran: 10/20/9.5/24/20/20/22 - 125.5km / 78 mi. 10:58

Monday
Ran today because I tapered last Friday and Saturday, and ran only 10K on Sunday, although it was a race.
1:00 - 10k in 57:35. Very easy, legs felt ok.
Weather: 10C/50F, 30%, sunny
Weight; 60.2kg

Tuesday
11:00 - Machines and core in the gym
12:30 - 20k in 1:49:31 @5:28
27:59/27:21/26:49/27:20
Legs felt ok.
Weather: same as yesterday

Wednesday
7:30pm - 5k time trial in the park.
21:58. Splits: 4:31/33/19/19/16.
Wanted to run marathon pace (4:21), but close enough. Had no one to run with, but felt ok.
Weight: 60.2kg

Thursday
2:30 - 24k. Out - easy @5:32.
In - marathon pace @4:24/19/24/23/23/19/18/19/25/18/17/18
Felt ok, although legs far from fresh. But they didn't feel sore at all.
Weather: 13C/55F, 70%, rainy > cloudy > sunny
Weight: 60.0kg

Friday
11:30 - Machines and core at the gym.
1:30 - 20k in 1:49:23 @5:28
28:00/27:41/26:42/26:59
Slight discomfort in right hamstring at gym and when walking, but it was ok during the run.
Weather: 19C/66F! Sunny

Saturday
1:30 - 20k in 1:49:45 @5:29
28:32/27:27/26:42/27:04
Didn't have the time or the legs to run 30k as planned. Felt tired but no soreness in the hamstring.
Weather: 10C/50F, 10%, sunny
Weight: 60.4kg

Sunday
2:30 - 22k around the Palace after the Tokyo Marathon.
1:54:55 27:49/27:00/26:46/24:52. then 1k (about) hard downhill and 1k hard uphill in 4:03/4:23. The uphill was good.
Didn't have time to run more, as had to make it to the Namban Rengo post-marathon party. We had 24 people run Tokyo and a lot of us went out to cheer. Weather was great, in fact, it got too warm.
Weather: 16C/61F, sunny.
Weight: 60.0kg

Tokyo Marathon studs.