This week was 61 miles of running and 3 "miles" of pool-running.
Tuesday was my first team workout on the track in about 8 weeks. It went well, in that I had much less trouble with the dark and with being passed then in previous years (I suspect part of this is a medication change and part is better stability due to PT work). The less good part was that I was a bit slower than I had hoped, running the intervals at the same pace as my 3200m repeat the week before. However, I think some of this can be written off as due to lack of recent experience in running fast outside, and also lousy sleep the night before.
Friday was a longer tempo - I haven't done an 8K tempo in a while, and wasn't necessarily planning to on Friday, but I locked into the right effort level and just went with it.
As for Saturday - I've found that my gait really benefits from running on trails (all the uneven and unpredictable footing) but that I also benefit from running on my treadmill with the Lever Runner to cue good form (I can't comfortably bend at the waist or overstride while using the Lever Runner). So I did both with a double. Then Sunday was a 16 mile long run to start building towards Boston.
My legs were definitely a bit tired on Sunday, which makes sense when I look back at my log - I usually try to hang out at around 55-60 miles per week, but I've been between 30-45 for the last month due to Covid recovery, schedule conflicts, etc. Since 55-60 is my normal mileage, I'm not too worried about jumping right back to that level from an injury standpoint. But some fatigue will be normal until I adjust.
On a different note - I was invited to be on the Run Farther & Faster podcast this week, hosted by two local runners whom I really admire - Lisa Levin and Julie Sapper. Give it a listen if you are so inclined.
Dailies:
Monday: 5 miles very easy (9:33) and yoga. Foam rolling in the evening.
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