Week 6 I wasn't able to run with Sena - she went to the shore with friends on the weekend and did her long run there. With iPod in pocket, she knocked out 7 flat miles at a pretty good pace. She said her iPod froze about mid-run, and the Garmin shows that she slowed down a bit after that - could have been she was just getting tired.
Week 7 she wasn't feeling well again and her weekday workouts were cut short. Holiday preparation cut into her time and she just wasn't feeling it. On the weekend we attempted 8 hilly miles, but at mile 6.5 we started our massive 1 mile climb up Hillsdale and she needed several long walk breaks. We got home at 7.5 miles and she was hurting, so I strongly suggested we call it a day.
She hasn't been doing any cross training, but the idea was to get her body used to running before we started a 16 week program in January. Hills are difficult for her, but she does well on a flat course - unfortunately the April Marathon will be very hilly, with the most difficult hill twice the elevation of hillsdale about 12 miles into the course. Scary
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