The week in review: September 24 - 30.

Week 26:
 

Day	Activity	Distance (Total)	Time (Total)	Distance (Run)	Time (Run)	Pace (Run)
Monday	Run	8 km	58:00	8 km	58:00	7:15
Tuesday	Rest
Wednesday	Run	8 km	55:27	8 km	55:27	6:56
Thursday	Rest
Friday	Run	5.97 km	39:16	5.97 km	39:16	6:34
Saturday	Run	15 km	1:47:04	15 km	1:47:04	7:08
Sunday	Rest

• Total distance: 36.98 km
• Best average pace a run: 6:34 (over 5.97 km)
• Longest run without a walk break: 15 km
• Total distance run since starting: 1334.53 km 
• Weeks to go: 2

First week of the taper.

Looking at my times I'm starting to worry a bit about my pace. The fasted run was at the same pace as my half!

Too late to do anything about it now though...

The week in review: September 17 - 23.

Week 25:
 

Day	Activity	Distance (Total)	Time (Total)	Distance (Run)	Time (Run)	Pace (Run)
Monday	Run	8.01 km	55:39	8.01 km	55:39	6:57
Tuesday	Rest
Wednesday	Run	9.01 km	1:04:16	9.01 km	1:04:16	7:08
Thursday	Rest
Friday	Run	5.97 km	38:32	5.97 km	38:32	6:27
Saturday	Run	24 km	3:04:16	24 km	3:04:16	7:41
Sunday	Rest

• Total distance: 46.98 km
• Best average pace a run: 6:27 (over 5.97 km)
• Longest run without a walk break: 24 km
• Total distance run since starting: 1297.55 km 
• Weeks to go: 3

Still running in the shadow of my cold from last week.

Managed to get back into running this week, although a couple of runs (including - unfortunately - my last long run) were shortened a bit due to my still being a bit ill.

I'm happy that I've done my best preparation wise - now it's down to the taper and trusting that the training I've done will be enough!.

Wish me luck.

The week in review: September 10 - 16.

Week 24:
 

Day	Activity	Distance (Total)	Time (Total)	Distance (Run)	Time (Run)	Pace (Run)
Monday	Run	8 km	54:38	8 km	54:38	6:50
Tuesday	Sick
Wednesday	Sick
Thursday	Sick
Friday	Sick
Saturday	Sick
Sunday	Sick

• Total distance: 8 km
• Total distance run since starting: 1258.57 km 
• Weeks to go: 4

Not a good week.

On Sunday I'd been starting to develop a sore throat, and was waiting to see how sick I got. Monday came around with still just the sore throat, so I ran on the assumption the rest of the week would be a write-off. And it was.

I'd rather not have lost my second last long run before race day, but at least I'm not sick race week.

Back to it next week.

The week in review: September 3 - 9.

Week 23:
 

Day	Activity	Distance (Total)	Time (Total)	Distance (Run)	Time (Run)	Pace (Run)
Monday	Run	8.01 km	54:57	8.01 km	54:57	6:52
Tuesday	Rest
Wednesday	Run	8 km	55:58	8 km	55:58	7:00
Thursday	Rest
Friday	Ran	5.98 km	36:41	5.98 km	36:41	6:08
Saturday	Rest
Sunday	Run	28 km	3:31:45	28 km	3:31:45	7:34

• Total distance: 49.99 km
• Best average pace a run: 6:08 (over 5.98 km)
• Longest run without a walk break: 28 km
• Total distance run since starting: 1242.56 km 
• Weeks to go: 5

OK, so I still haven't written that race report...

This week started out a bit sore and sorry on Monday, but I managed to knock out my allocated distance. By Wednesday, I was still store, and I had a quadriceps muscle that hurt almost every time I put my left leg down - thus my Wednesday run was once again stopped at the 8km mark.

By the end of the week my legs were better, and I managed (barely) to finished my long run on Sunday. To add to my woes I now have a lovely case of sunburn!

The week in review: August 27 to September 2.

Week 22:
 

Day	Activity	Distance (Total)	Time (Total)	Distance (Run)	Time (Run)	Pace (Run)
Monday	Run	8 km	53:12	8 km	53:12	6:39
Tuesday	Rest
Wednesday	Run	8.01 km	54:05	8.01 km	54:05	6:45
Thursday	Rest
Friday	Run	5.97 km	36:43	5.97 km	36:43	6:09
Saturday	Rest
Sunday	Race	21.1km	2:18:27	21.1km	2:18:27 (PB)	6:34

• Total distance: 43.07 km
• Best average pace a run: 6:09 (over 6 km)
• Longest run without a walk break: 21.1 km
• Total distance run since starting: 1181.43 km 
• Weeks to go: 6

Getting into the business end now.

My Wednesday run was curtailed due to a sick patient for whom I stayed late at work, but I'm trying not to panic too much about missed or shortened runs.

Ventured to Dubbo this weekend for the first running of the Dubbo Stampede.

I will try to write a race report later, but I was more than happy with my time (almost 10 minute PB).