Pfitz Week 9

Wow I cannot believe it's week 9 already!!

This is my last big week, then I have a 3 week taper. I am feeling so good physically and mentally, I don't feel burnt out at all! I am going to give this last week all I've got, and then try to maintain my enthusiasm through the taper.

I am going up to Spokane, Washington for most of the week (Wed-Sun), which I am very excited about. It's going to be mighty chilly, but remember I got cute new running tights! :D I'm so easy to please. My mom, dad, and grandma are going to drive up from Montana on Friday to spend the weekend with me, which means my dad will be joining me on his bike for my 20 miler! Yay!


Monday: 5 miles Easy + Strides
Tuesday: 10 miles with VO2 Intervals: 4 x 1200 meters @ 5k pace
Wednesday: off
Thursday: 10 miles General Aerobic
Friday: 4 Easy
Saturday: 20 Long
Sunday: off

TOTAL miles scheduled: 49

Wine Country Weekend

Saturday 17.0 miles/2:33:49/9:03 average pace

We had such a good time up in Santa Rosa! The run was really beautiful as you can see from the picture, and it felt great. My GPS was acting up and I had to reset it in the middle of the run, so I can easily provide these numbers:

First 6.5 miles: 59:40 (9:11 average pace)

Last 10.5 miles: 1:34:09 (8:58 average pace)

Other highlights of the trip include:

Delicious dinner at a french restaurant in Santa Rosa's historic Railroad Square






And watching the Sharks win while enjoying a few drinks at the bar at our hotel. Check out the cool yellow Onyx bar (matches my lemon drop martini just beautifully)







To top it off we stopped at the outlet stores on the way home (I got cute Puma running tights and a new purse), and then had lunch in North Beach in SF. It was a great weekend- beautiful weather, a fun run, delicious dinner, Sharks hockey, martinis, shopping... what more could you want. :)


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TOTAL miles for this fantastic week: 50.