Training log - Week ending 6/1/2025

This week was 50 miles of running and 15 "miles" of pool-running.

Tuesday's workout was frustrating - my body is doing this annoying thing where my adductors and calves contract hard any time I hear a noise behind me.  It's not a fear thing - I know the noise is someone who is going to approach and run around me.  It's really two things working together - the first is that I often have to focus intensely to keep my legs relaxed, and anything that distracts me for a second causes the legs to tighten until I get them under control again; the second is that any time I adjust my gait at all, my muscles overcontract. It's frustrating, and sometimes a bit nervewracking, since it feels very much like I'm tripping over my own feet when it happens. 

There are a few things that seem to help it:

a) The more stable I feel, the less reactive and stiff my body is - I suspect this is because when I feel more stable, I'm not working as hard mentally to stay upright.  (To get a sense of what I mean - imagine that you are trying to run as fast as you can on a balance beam - a loud sudden noise would likely disrupt your balance a way that it wouldn't if you were running on the track.)

b) The more tired my muscles are, the better they behave.  Basically, a bit of muscular fatigue dampens down that over contraction.

c) It's always much better when my meds are dialed in.

Friday's workout was slightly better, due to wearing more stable shoes.  But I really need to get this issue under control again, as it's limiting my ability to train. Getting it under control means improving my stability when running (that's where PT comes in).

Dailies:

Monday: 8 miles very easy (9:54) plus about a mile of 100s with jog recoveries.  Foam rolling in the evening.

Tuesday: 10 miles with a track workout of 4x1200, 3x400 in 6:00, 6:00, 5:42, 5:41, 1:48, 1:48, 1:48 (recoveries of 2-3 minutes after the 1200s and 70-80 seconds between the 400s), followed by leg strengthwork. Sports massage in evening.

Wednesday: 7 "miles" of pool-running and upper body weights/core.

Thursday:  8.5 miles very easy (11:09) on trails in the morning.  Streaming Pilates and foam rolling in afternoon.

Friday: 10.5 miles, including a 5K tempo in 24:23 (7:58/7:45/7:43/0:58). Foam rolling in the evening.

Saturday: 14 miles very easy (9:53) plus leg strenghwork. 

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