Training log - week ending 3/30/2025

This week was 48 miles of running and 12 "miles" of pool-running.

In my continuing quest to decide my marathon shoe, I wore the Adios 9 for both Wednesday's track workout and Saturday's marathon pace workout.  Sadly, Saturday demonstrated that the Adios 9 is not going to work for me as a marathon shoe this spring.  Despite thinner socks, my feet still got very sore halfway through the 2x5 mile workout - and it took a fair amount of self talk (mainly promising myself that I could swap shoes for the cooldown) to start and complete the second 5 mile rep.

I don't think it's that the shoe is too light; rather it's laterally unstable, and so my feet work pretty hard to stabilize things. They're not used to that, and so they get tired and sore.  If I had more time, I could probably strengthen my feet enough to wear the Adios 9 for a long race, but I don't have time this cycle.  So I'll likely be going with the Hoka Rocket X2, despite the fact that I'm not crazy about running with that shoe downhill.

Dailies:

Monday: 6 "miles" pool-running, upperbody weights/core, and foam rolling.

Tuesday: 1 mile very easy (10:55) before timing the team track workout, 6 miles very easy (9:50) after timing the track workout, plus drills+strides. Massage in evening.

Wednesday: 11 miles on the track, including a workout of 3200, 2800, 3200 in 15:13, 13:02, 15:05 with ~5:30 jog between each (supposed to be 3x3200, but I lost track of laps). Followed with leg strengthwork.  Foam rolling in evening.

Thursday: 4 miles very easy on trails (11:05). Pilates and foam rolling in evening.

Friday: 9 miles very easy (9:38) plus drills and two strides.  Upperbody weights/core and foam rolling in evening.

Saturday: 17 miles, including 2x5 miles at marathon effort in 39:05 (7:54/7:50/7:49/7:49/7:43) and 38:36 (7:45/7:46/7:45/7:40/7:40) with one mile in 8:50 in between.  Followed with injury prevention work. Foam rolling in afternoon.

Sunday: 6 "miles" pool-running + upperbody weights/core.