Training log - Week ending 4/12/2026

This week was 37 miles of running, 18 "miles" of pool-running and 1000 yards of swimming.

I didn't do a great job of planning this week out.  By which I mean that I forgot a) that I had a massage scheduled on Thursday night, and b) that I planned to cheer at Cherry Blossom on Sunday (meaning no long run). Had I remembered those, I would have gone with a more significant track workout on Wednesday and a long run on Saturday.

But I didn't remember and thus my plan for the week was some very short fast stuff on Wednesday, a tempo on Friday, and then a long run on Sunday.  It wasn't ideal to do a tempo on Friday after a massage Thursday night, but we kept the massage light and focused on the upper body.  The tempo was still a bit slower than I would have liked - I'm not sure how much was the massage and how much was the fact that I overdressed, wearing black tights and longsleeve shirt on a morning that started cool and overcast but warmed up quickly.

As for Sunday, I ended up doing my "not so" long run in the pool.  I woke too late to run before cheering at Cherry Blossom.  While I could have done a mid-day run, I preferred not to - Parkinsons means that I have an increased risk of skin cancer, and so I try to avoid running more than a few miles outside when the sun is at its peak.  And yes, I know I have a marathon next week in the sun, but that's the exception to the rule, and also a good reason not to add more midday sun this week.

Given a choice between the pool and the treadmill, the pool made more sense given where I am in the training cycle, so I went with that.

The good news is that everything feels good and all systems are go for the marathon on 4/20. And I'm feeling far better about my fitness than I was at this time last year.

Dailies:

Monday: 8 "miles" pool-running in the morning; foam rolling in the evening.

Tuesday: 7.5 miles very easy outside (9:49) with 4x100m strides (26 down to 25) and two hill sprints, upperbody strength/core in the afternoon. Foam rolling in evening.

Wednesday: 9.5 miles, including 10x100m in 27 down to 25. Followed with 400 yards swimming. Foam rolling in evening.

Thursday:  4 miles very easy on the towpath (10:19), followed by PT exercises.  Pilates and sports massage at night.

Friday: 8 miles, including a 6400m tempo in 29:47 (7:38/7:29/7:25/7:17), followed by leg strengthwork. Foam rolling at night.

Saturday: 8 miles very easy on the towpath (9:29) including a Parkrun, followed by upperbody weights/core. Foam rolling at night.

Sunday: Cheering at Cherry Blossom and PT exercises. 10 "miles" pool-running and 600 meters of swimming.  Foam rolling at night.