I finished recovery week 4 with no problem. The last long run was hard, because stupidly, I went out midday, not realizing how hot the weather has become. I got severely dehydrated, but I finished the run without slowing too much. It didn't help that I had a good amount of wine the night before, and that I'm having a cold.

In fact I had no lung issues before that run, but after that I started to produce mucus and cough quite a bit. So I might need to take a bit of a break. I'll see how I feel on Monday. If I feel good, here is the plan.

Last week for recovery is week 5:

Mon: 7 GA

Tue: 5 R

Wed: Rest

Thu: 8 GA w/ 8x100

Fri: 4 R

Sat: 11 MLR

Total: 35 miles.

Recovery week #3 was largely fine. I had to skip the runs on Monday and Tuesday, but I rode my motorcycle to Chicago those days. Not running, but some kind of endurance is required. The rest of the week was fine, and I feel pretty strong. In fact, I was supposed to have a rest day on Wednesday, but since I skipped both Monday and Tuesday, and I had some pretty severe withdrawal symptoms, I wanted to run. So I did a progression run on Wednesday, with splits of 7:11, 7:44, 7:37, 7:26, 6:31. I didn't set out to do that, but I just had to run fast. I finished the week with a 9-miler that I ran at 7:37 average, and it didn't feel hard. Total of only 21 miles, but I take it.

Recovery week 4:

Mon: 7 GA

Tue: 5 R

Wed: Rest

Thu: 8 GA w/ 8x100

Fri: Rest

Sat: 10 GA

Total: 30 miles

First two weeks recovery went well. I skipped a run in the second week, because I was sick after the second shot of COVID vaccine, so I only ran 18 miles.

It is weird to have runs so short after the marathon training. Legs feel recovered now by the end of the second recovery week. The next few are still called recovery, but I might as well call them buildup.

Recovery week 3:

Mon: 5 R

Tue: 5 R

Wed: Rest

Thu: 7 GA w/ 8x100

Fri: Rest

Sun: 9 GA

Total: 26 miles

I'm going to Chicago on Monday/Tuesday, so I may skip a run or two. The only plausible way to do my Monday run is in the hotel in the evening, or in the afternoon in Chicago. No on-the-road running on a motorcycle trip.

Actually, the Monday evening/Tuesday morning in Chicago combination is attractive.

Recovery week 2:

Mon: 5 R

Tue: 5 R

Wed: Rest

Thu: 6 R

Fri: Rest

Sat: 7 R

Total: 23 miles