Training log - Week ending 10/27/2024

This week was 49 miles of running and 7.5 miles of walk-jogging-cheering -- training log is here.

I got a bit more sleep this week (at least the first half of the week) and my workouts showed some progress.  Coincidence?  I suspect not.

This week looked a lot like a normal marathon training week for me, and that's not a coincidence - I've been feeling that I lack simple strength and endurance, and so I spent a week doing the workouts that focus on that.   This is admittedly crash-training for the Boston Half in two weeks, but you do what you have to do.

In PT, we've been working a lot on keeping my torso upright, my torso relaxed and rotating some with each stride, and shifting my weight over each foot with each stride (the last probably makes no sense to the average reader, because you do this naturally without thinking about it.  I don't do this naturally anymore, so I have to relearn it and practice it).  

All the PT work seems to be paying off, as my stride does seem to be improving.  And downhills seem to be getting easier.

Monday: streaming yoga and foam rolling.

Tuesday: 8.5 miles running, including a warm-up fartlek.  PT in the afternoon; foam rolling in evening.

Wednesday: 11 miles with 3x3200 in 15:02 (7:40/7:22), 14:40 (7:24/7:16), and 14:21 (7:15/7:05) with 2:52 recovery between each.  Followed with leg strengthwork.  Foam rolling in evening.

Thursday: 5 miles very easy on trails (11:06) in the morning.  Streaming pilates and a massage in evening.

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Friday: 8 miles very easy (9:58) plus two strides, followed by upper body weights/core. Foam rolling at night.

Saturday: 16.5 miles with a workout of 4, 3, 2, 1 miles at marathon effort.  Splits were 31:13 (7:48 pace), 23:17 (7:46), 15:24 (7:44), and 7:40, with recoveries of 9:01/8:56/9:17 between each.  Injury prevention work and foam rolling after. 

Sunday: 7.5 miles of walk/jog/cheering at the Marine Corps Marathon + yoga.  Foam rolling in evening.