Training log - Week ending 1/5/2025

This week was 20 miles of running, 40 minutes of hiking, and 4 "miles" of pool-running.

This was going to be my first week of taper for the Houston Marathon, and thus pretty active.  And then I tested positive for Covid 19 on Wednesday morning and that messed up everything.

So much of this week ended up really light, as I prioritized recovery.  The last time I had Covid, I found that moderate running, including workouts done at an easier effort than normal, seemed to help clear stuff out, so I'm using that same strategy this time.  A big part of this is keeping an eye on my heart rate, making sure it stays below my marathon effort heart rate. 

I did a cautious hill workout on Saturday and felt better on Sunday for it.  So we'll see how things go.  I have Houston in 2 weeks, and I'd obviously like to be able to run it well.  I'll decide a few days before the race whether I'm recovered enough to go down and race it.

Dailies:

Monday:  4 "miles" of pool-running in the morning.  Yoga and foam rolling in the evening.

Tuesday: 7 miles easy (9:13) and upper body strength/core; foam rolling in the afternoon.

Wednesday: Tested positive for Covid 19.  Just gentle yoga and foam rolling.

Thursday: 40 minutes of walking on trails/hiking plus a bit of leg strengthwork. Foam rolling in evening.

Friday: 3 miles very easy (9:38) and upper body weights/core.  Foam rolling in evening.

Saturday: 6 miles on the treadmill, including a careful imitation Iwo Jima hill workout of 6 repetitions of 2:00 at 6.8-7.1 mph with 3% incline/90 seconds jog/30 seconds at 8-8.4 mph; 60 second jog.  Followed with a bit of leg strengthwork and foam rolling.

Sunday: Yoga and 4 miles very easy (9:58).  Foam rolling in evening.