Nearly Eight More Weeks to Go

I am freaking horrible, first off. This training cycle has been hell and I have slacked so bad on blogging, the last two weeks were awful. The week before last was just terrible, I was mentally drained and just sitting in some deep black hole of depression, and our CPA was making it worse, (We've got new ones now and I feel a bit better). I only managed 30.9 miles that week, calling it a cutback week. Well, it wasn't over. Last week I got an awful case of poison ivy all over my upper thighs and inner thighs and then on up my stomach, it hurt to run and I freaked out thinking my quads were strained or something so I cut that week back to 28.5 miles. I should've ran a 20 miler by now but I haven't, and I really don't feel I need to. 
This week I have pushed to keep up on my workouts, but I won't be running 20 on Sunday, I'll aim for 16 miles, then next weekend I'll aim for 18 and if things are still going better I'll aim for 20 the very next week. I feel surprisingly confident that I don't need a 20 miler though, as crazy as that sounds.
So far this week
Monday - I missed my alarm for my strength training

Tuesday - I ran 5.2 miles in 53:20, pace 10:16 min/mile
To the gym after that for Shoulders/Delts - 52:00
Cable Face Pulls: 70lbsX15reps, 70lbsX15reps, 4 sets / 12 reps / 80 lbs 
Dumbbell Lateral Raises: 15lbsX12reps, 17.5lbsX8reps, 15lbsX12reps, 17.5lbsX10reps, 15lbsX15reps, 17.5lbsX10reps 
Plate Loaded Overhead Press: 70lbsX12reps, 80lbsX8reps, 90lbsX8reps, 70lbsX12reps, 90lbsX8reps 
Barbell Upright Rows: 50lbsX8reps, 45lbsX12reps, 50lbsX8reps, 45lbsX12reps, 50lbsX8reps, 45lbsX12reps 
Rear Delt: 55lbsX12reps, 60lbsX8reps, 55lbsX12reps, 60lbsX8reps, 55lbsX12reps 
Front Plate Raises: 5 sets / 15 reps / 35 lbs

Wednesday - I ran my mid-week long run, 10 miles in 1:37:47 with an average pace of 9:47 min/mile
Mile 1 - 10:57
Mile 2 - 10:19
Mile 3 - 10:08
Mile 4 - 9:55
Mile 5 - 10:00
Mile 6 - 9:38
Mile 7 - 9:46
Mile 8 - 9:16
Mile 9 - 9:30
Mile 10 - 8:17

  Don't ask how I managed that final pace.

Thursday - I ran 5.3 miles this morning, in 51:23 with an average pace of 9:42 min/mile.
Then it was off to the gym for Back day, 51 minutes
Wide Grip Late Pull Down: 70lbsX12reps, 80lbsX10reps, 70lbsX12reps, 80lbsX10reps, 70lbsX12reps, 80lbsX10reps 
Underhand Seated Row: 70lbsX12reps, 80lbsX8reps, 70lbsX12reps, 80lbsX8reps, 70lbsX12reps, 80lbsX8reps 
Torso Rotation: 70lbsX12reps, 75lbsX12reps, 80lbsX10reps 
One Arm Dumbbell Row: 40lbsX12reps, 45lbsX10reps, 40lbsX12reps, 45lbsX10reps, 40lbsX12reps, 50lbsX8reps 
Seated Cable Row: 70lbsX12reps, 80lbsX8reps, 70lbsX12reps, 80lbsX8reps, 70lbsX12reps, 80lbsX8reps


Oh, did I mention that earlier this week I signed up for the Land Between the Lakes Marathon next March????