Wow, 25% done the program! Well, 25% of the time has passed, anyway... I don't really want to do the math right now to see what small percentage of the mileage we have actually completed. That would be a buzzkill. Right now I'm too satisfied to mess with that, coming off the best week of running so far. We put in some real mileage, but it was easy because we've whipped ourselves into pretty decent shape by now.
It has helped—and I'm probably jinxing myself here—that the weather has been immaculate. We've had a few pretty hot and humid days, but not one day of rain on a training day so far. And our Saturday runs have gotten progressively cooler as the weeks have passed, with Saturday's eight miler being a perfect 60°F when we ran by the clock at Winton and Blossom. Looking ahead to this week, which is 3-5-3-10, it might be a little rougher. High of 90° today, and for the five miles on Wednesday we may be looking at high 80s and thundershowers. Saturday looks to be a bit cooler, though. Of course, I only trust meteorology to tell me accurately what the weather is in the present moment, so all this is subject to change.
The mileage over the next couple of weeks goes up pretty sharply (see here for details), so the challenge will be greater. Wish me luck!
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