Training log - Week ending 12/10/2023

This week was 60 miles of running and 1000 yards of swimming -- training log is here.

If you're wondering about Tuesday's workout, our local track is a mess. The infield is being replaced, which means metal fencing in lanes 1 and sometimes 2 and a weird plywood/tarp "road" across the track for the machinery to use to get to the infield.  (Pictures can be seen here). So, on Tuesday we did one lap repeats that started after the plywood track crossing and finished before, with the laps being run in lanes 2, 3, and 4.  I'm not sure what the exact distance was for each repeat, but that's fine - the effort is what matters most in a workout.

On Sunday I ran a 15K as a tune-up race for Houston.  Not the time I wanted, but I was happy with the placing and the effort, so it was overall a good day.  Race report.  I think I'm still bouncing back from the three weeks that I was on Lexapro, so that's another reason not to worry too much about the paces.  I did feel like I could go forever, which is a good feeling before a marathon.

Two more weeks of marathon training, and then I taper.

Monday:  8.5 miles very easy (9:29) and streaming yoga. Foam rolling in evening.

Tuesday: 10 miles, including a track workout of 15x ~400, starting at 1:40 and descending down to 1:36.  Recoveries were 1:40 to 2:00 at first, and shortened to 60-70 seconds by the end.  Followed with leg strengthwork and 500 yards recovery swimming.  Foam rolling in evening.
 

Wednesday: Streaming yoga and 8.5 miles very easy (9:41).  Foam rolling in evening.

Thursday:  Upperbody weights/core and 6 miles trail running (10:24).  Foam rolling in evening.

Friday: 8 miles, including a 1600 in 7:06 and some strides.  Followed with injury prevention work. Foam rolling in evening.

Saturday: 4 miles very easy (9:37) and streaming pilates. Foam rolling in evening.

Sunday:  3 mile warm-up; Jingle All the Way 15K in 1:08:04; 2.5 mile cooldown.