Week 16: April 10 – April 16, 2017
Week 15 of my 50k Ultra Training is complete, and below is my summary for the week.
Links: 50k Training Plan
- Monday:
- AM: OFF
- PM: OFF
- Tuesday:
- AM: OFF
- PM: Easy 4 mile walk around the neighborhood
- Wednesday:
- AM: 6 mile run on River Trail
- PM: Weights – Legs
- Thursday:
- AM: OFF
- PM: OFF
- Friday
- AM: 16 mile trail run at Alevkaya
- PM: OFF
- Saturday
- AM: OFF
- PM: OFF
- Sunday:
- AM: 30 minute run on treadmill + Weights – Upper Body
- PM: OFF
Total mileage: ~28mi/45km
Summary
This was a very short week of training for me. I was still recovering from my terrible stomach bug on Monday and still wasn’t feeling great on Tuesday, so I decided to scale back and take it easy to ensure I had my energy back. Then things got busy at work and I was only able to get one good days’ workout in on Wednesday and a trail run on Friday (it was a local holiday).
I was also in Beirut for the long Easter weekend and had the chance to squeeze in a quick workout at the hotel. It wasn’t much, but better than nothing. Here are some pictures from the longer run on Friday:
And the totals:
I only had a couple of quick gym sessions this week as well, so it’s nothing to write about. I plan make a better go of it next week when I will have my last “long” run of the training cycle before tapering down until race day (one month!).
As always, see my Training Plan for the exact exercises I perform at each workout.
Until next week!
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Brandon Chase is a writer, endurance athlete, and guide based in Maine. He is a former Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State and spent nearly a decade overseas serving at embassies in Egypt, Cyprus, and Pakistan.
Along with a 98-day thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, he has summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, hiked the West Highland Way, fastpacked in the Himalayas, and trekked around New Zealand and South Africa. He also regularly competes in ultramarathons at the 50k, 50-mile, and 100-mile distances.