Training log - Week ending 5/25/2025

This week was 45 miles of running and 24 "miles" of pool-running.

I got some good volume in this week.  It was a bit biased towards pool-running, which I don't have a problem with as that's a safe way to increase volume.  And I averaged over 11 miles in distance on each day I did run.  Doing 4-5 days a week of higher mileage days combined with pool-running days worked really well for me a few years ago.  The only reason I strayed was that more days of land running means more opportunity to work on dynamic balance and gait.  But I think that the benefits of pool-running every 2nd or 3rd day (and thus being able to tolerate more volume on land) outweigh that consideration. With a caveat that my first mile or two of a run the day after a pool run is always very stiff and tough.

Tuesday's track workout went fairly well, after a stiff start.  Friday's workout was not so great. I had picked up a pair of Nike Vaporfly 4s the week before after jogging around in them in the store.  They had felt good in the store - they lacked the excessive bounce and "throw you forward" of other shoes, which I viewed as a plus.

However, once I tried to run fast in them, it was a different story - I felt completely unstable in them and very off balance.  I gave the tempo a full 12 laps to see if things improved - they did, but only marginally.   So...back to the drawing board in the shoe quest.

Dailies:

Monday: 8 "miles" of pool-running in the morning.  Foam rolling in the evening.

Tuesday: 10 miles with a track workout of 6x800, 400 in 3:56, 3:55, 3:51, 3:44, 3:42, 3:35, and 1:46 (recoveries of 2:1x to 2:4x after each, except for 3:26 recovery after the 5th 800, due to track traffic), followed by leg strengthwork.  Foam rolling at night.

Wednesday: 10 miles very easy on a muddy towpath (10:25) and streaming yoga.

Thursday:  8 "miles" of pool-running in the morning.  Streaming pilates and foam rolling in afternoon.

Friday: 10.5 miles, including a 4800 tempo in 24:30 (8:25, 8:09, 7:56), followed by some upperbody strengthwork and core. Foam rolling in the evening.

Saturday: 14.5 miles very easy (9:51) plus leg strenghwork. Sadly, skipped foam rolling due to lack of time..

Sunday: 8 "miles" of pool-running in the morning.  Foam rolling in the evening.