Training Run

Time: 45 min
Distance: 8 kilometers

Comments: A cool to cold morning that made it difficult to get out the door. Put things off relatively late and, as a result, had to contend with the irritations of Lima morning traffic. Grrr. But out the door I got and to the malencon with me. The mid-week long session was on tap so I got out there and headed to the far end of the sidewalk and then came back. While things weren't as overtly sloppy as yesterday, I wasn't setting any records for good-looking form either.But got through it and felt pretty good after.

Conditions:

Hour: 9:00 a.m.
Surface: concrete/asphalt
Warm-up:none
Weather: overcast
Temperature: 59 degrees
Humidity: 86 percent
Wind: breezy
Location: Miraflores, Peru
Shoes: Brooks Trance
Con Musica

Injury update: Again, this ache on the side of my, right knee is hanging ar

Training Run

Time: 30 min
Distance: 5.5 kilometers
Comments: A pretty good run. It wasn't as misty and miserable which made the outlook better, at least.The worries about the knee had me doing a pretty solid warm-up and stretch beforehand. If nothing else, I've tightened up considerably in my layoff.Started slow and, sure enough the outside of the right knee started feeling achy. It didn't get to the threshold of real pain though so I slowed my stride, focused on my form and ran with it. By the end of the run it had eased considerably (unlike Sunday when it kept growing in intensity).The run itself felt pretty good. I had the tank and the conditioning for the thing but it was sloppy, sloppy, sloppy. Dissociative running at it's ugliest. Yet, despite not being the prettiest thing to behold, it was a very satisfying effort.

Marathon Training Summary: Week 4

Time: 45 min
Distance: 8 kilometers

Comments: Well, it's been a bit uneven over the past few weeks for the training regimen. I took the backup pair of shoes with me but they ended up getting more work on the cobblestones of Cusco than on the pavement for any type of training. That said, I did a TON of walking and a fair bit of climbing as well. Here is a picture of my rather tired feet after I had climbed up Machu Picchu - the mountain, not the ruin itself (which is there right above my left shoe in the picture).The next day I scrambled to the top of Putukusi, the little peak there above my right shoe in the picture. It's at 2,600 meters and Machu Picchu mountain is significantly higher than that but I don't know the actual elevation.I did have every intent of going on

Long Run

Time: 80 min
Distance: 14 kilometers

Comments: After two weeks off I figure I just might as well go out and get the big boy in and see how much pain it would cause me. Although I wasn't 'training' per se, I stayed pretty active over the last 14 days and did a ton of up and down work among various ruins. And the 10,000 feet plus above sea level probably didn't do any harm to my hemoglobin either.So, as a result, I felt conditioned but lacking a bit strength-wise. Whenever the run got iffy I just slowed the pace down a bit. Overall a good effort and a satisfying long run to my old route around to Playa La Herradura and a quick visit to La Bruja. Gonna get a big plate of chifa in me and crash this afternoon.