Weekly mileage > 50 (predicted)

It appears, if all goes as planned, that I may run something north of 50 miles this week. It seems to have been a long time coming. Of course, the slow build may be exactly why I have been able to get here without any real injuries. Whatever the case, I want to run two 60 mile weeks prior to the marathon taper. It sure seems that I have a good chance of being able to do just that.

It is interesting that:

1.) A couple years ago, 30 miles a week was a big deal.
2.) The jump from 60 to 80 is only 33% vs. 30 to 60 which is 100%. What kind of of benefits will I glean from taking mileage up to 80/week in 2006.
3.) Sleep matters. I can totally feel the positive impact of a few good nights of sleep. The six miles I ran this morning, despite being the eighth day in a row of running for me, felt like I was floating.

Just for the record....I made it to about 2 in the afternoon on Thursday before I put in my new contacts. I was hungry for lunch and needed good vision for the hunt, or something like that.

	M	T	W	T	F	S	S	Week	Month	Last Month
Miles	3	6	6	8	7	6	-	36	59	159.6
Rest	6.5	5	8	8	8	-	-	-	??	??