
I was looking at my weekly mileage, trying to be smart about things. The 10% Rule says you're not supposed to increase your mileage more than 10% week-to-week. This is usually where I screw up and try to do too much too soon.
I've been doing my day-on-day-off 5k thing for a few weeks, and while I haven't truly built up a solid base, it's probably the most consistent I've been.

⇒ 11I've added this to the calendar so I'll make sure to not go beyond this each week—even tho I'm adding a progression of longer and longer runs in preparation for the 10k in Los Gatos.
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14.5
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17.5
Makes sense, right? Dorky, but it makes sense. Hopefully I'm being smart (and not just nerdy), and this'll help me keep training smoothly.
My "long" this week is 6 on Saturday, so I'll do 3 miles Tuesday and 2 miles on Thursday to make 11 for the week. Next week I'm slated for another 6 miler with a 12 mile week allotment, so M-W-F I'll divvy up the remaining 6 miles.
We'll see how it goes.
1 Brilliant Remarks:
I'm going to give the 10% rule a go this time around. I'm with you, doing too much, too fast. I'm going ultra conservative, and I'll see if it keeps me injury-free
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