Time: 45 min
Distance: 8 kilometers
Comments: The weather was downright dreary today; chilly, foggy, misty, grey and dank. Oddly, it was just miserable enough to be perfect for running. Yesterday was clearly a better day weather-wise but so much harder for running. Odd that.Anyhow, got out a bit late but the run turned out pretty solid. I decided to turn in an additional 15 minutes given that I've got such a strange week ahead. It's not super likely I'll get any quality miles in when I'm up at 10,000 feet so at least I'll have a semi-solid week of work under my belt before heading off.As for now, it's time for SANCOCHADO!
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Training Run
Distance: 5.1 kilometers
Comments: Oh my I did not want to go do this one this morning. It's been chilly, I'm feeling tired and the excuses were mounting as the morning grew on. So I finally just put on the shoes an snuck out before I could procrastinate more.And it was cold getting started and my body did not want to get in the groove. It was one of those you are working uphill the whole way even though it's a straight-level track.Got through it tho. And feel better for it.
Monday, May 28, 2007
Training Run
Time: 30 min
Distance: 5.5 kilometers
Comments: Really didn't want to get going this morning but got myself out the door and things went better than I expected. I was afraid it was going to be damned cold but it just turned out to be nippy. Did my warmup/stretching paying particular attention to the left quads. Started VERY slow and built momentum as I went along. By the halfway point I was chugging along pretty good and felt pretty strong.
Distance: 5.5 kilometers
Comments: Really didn't want to get going this morning but got myself out the door and things went better than I expected. I was afraid it was going to be damned cold but it just turned out to be nippy. Did my warmup/stretching paying particular attention to the left quads. Started VERY slow and built momentum as I went along. By the halfway point I was chugging along pretty good and felt pretty strong.
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Marathon Training Summary: Week 1
Total Distance: 24.1 km (15 mi)
Total Time: 2 hr 15 min
Comments: And that's one week of training. With the new shoes my litany of aches seems to have eased off but, on the other hand, my overall degree of exhaustion has come to the fore. I'm taking two-hour daily naps and sleeping ten hours a night. Partly that is due to the cold snap that has struck here but, obviously, my body is trying to recuperate from the exertion as well.Overall, though, the mileage has felt pretty good and within my ability. Slow and steady is the key here. Slow and steady.Injury update: As I said, the various and sundry problems pretty much evaporated when I laced up the new shoes. That said, the two pains that did emerge have me a mite concerned - the achilles tendon on the right and quad at the knee on the left.
Total Time: 2 hr 15 min
Comments: And that's one week of training. With the new shoes my litany of aches seems to have eased off but, on the other hand, my overall degree of exhaustion has come to the fore. I'm taking two-hour daily naps and sleeping ten hours a night. Partly that is due to the cold snap that has struck here but, obviously, my body is trying to recuperate from the exertion as well.Overall, though, the mileage has felt pretty good and within my ability. Slow and steady is the key here. Slow and steady.Injury update: As I said, the various and sundry problems pretty much evaporated when I laced up the new shoes. That said, the two pains that did emerge have me a mite concerned - the achilles tendon on the right and quad at the knee on the left.
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