Training Week T-11

First and foremost, I have to give thanks to those who have given to the Fisher House Foundation in the past week since I last posted:

- Michael and Kathleen Carius ("the 'rents")
- Noam Ron ("dude")
- The Phillips Family
- Ari Perkins
- Joseph Wilkinson
- Elizabeth Kassapidis
- Jon and Lauren Austin


















We are nearing $2,000 already, and it is great to see so much support for such a wonderful organization! Thanks for everyone's contributions and support!

This past week has certainly been a growing experience with boosting my mileage, as well as dealing with some higher temperatures. All have helped me prepare.


Monday - 45:00 - active-recovery run from the long run on Sunday.
Tuesday - 1:28 - solid morning run with cool breezes before the sun rose, and started to bake me just as I was finishing up.
Wednesday - 1:25
Thursday - 1:28
Friday - 1:21 - midday
Saturday - 1:23
Sunday - 2:43 - started a little late in the morning, finished up before midday. High temperatures and (purposeful) lack of water were good training for my body to help retain water and adjust to the heat in preparation for the canyons of Squaw Valley to Auburn.

Total time for the week = 10 hours, 33 minutes
Total mileage for the week = 74.5 - 79 miles

This week was all about pushing myself further to get my mileage up in preparation for the long runs ahead, but, as is the case with some of my improvised training, I also was able to successfully begin adjusting to higher temperatures here in Afghanistan. Due to some "environmental challenges" with sleeping (read: C-130 gunship practice runs shooting in early hours), I overslept some mornings and therefore had to run midday. With the extra elevation of KAF, and the sun burning at full strength, the 85-plus degree temps were loads of fun. As was my long run, which I successfully navigated with only one 16-ounce bottle of water.

Overall, another solid week of increasing running length and getting back into long distance with full force. I am looking to further boost this and scratch the surface of doing over 90 minutes for a run each morning, and possibly popping up to a 1:45-2 hour in the mid-week to complement the long runs on Sunday.

Thanks again for everyone's support! If you still want to contribute to the Fisher House Foundation, please see the link below!

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