Time: 15 min
Distance: 3.5 kilometers
Comments: Well, that was not the run I was hoping for. I got out late (deadline day) but felt really good. I took off at a hot pace but, before long, the legs decided they weren't up for the fun.I got a twing in my outer left quad, a zing in my right achilles tendon and an owie in the left knee. I also just didn't have enough in the tank to pull it out the whole hour I wanted. So, rather than do something stupid, I threw in the towel before I got to the hills. I can't say it was a bad run, just not what I was wanting. And, since this is a pull-back week anyway, there is no need to sacrifice my body for an unnecessary training run.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Training Log
Time: 60 min
Distance: 10 kilometers
Comments: Feeling very strong. Had a tough day of it yesterday. Tired and sore. Took it easy and got a good feel of how my legs were before heading out this morning. But, despite some lingering soreness, I had energy and I had power to spare. I made it a point to keep the run at a recovery pace despite the urge to crank out a good one. I'll play around a bit tomorrow if the feeling continues. Headed down to the Herradura beach again. The hills weren't too much of a difficulty but I'll probably avoid them tomorrow as a precaution.
Distance: 10 kilometers
Comments: Feeling very strong. Had a tough day of it yesterday. Tired and sore. Took it easy and got a good feel of how my legs were before heading out this morning. But, despite some lingering soreness, I had energy and I had power to spare. I made it a point to keep the run at a recovery pace despite the urge to crank out a good one. I'll play around a bit tomorrow if the feeling continues. Headed down to the Herradura beach again. The hills weren't too much of a difficulty but I'll probably avoid them tomorrow as a precaution.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Marathon Training Summary: Week 12
Time: 6 hours
Distance: 60 kilometers (37 miles)
Comments: A big long week that took a hell of a lot out of me but never proved to be too much for me to handle. A real victory that I'm hoping to build on over this last third of the training. I decided to split the runs into four weekday efforts and one big long run as to better assess my injury status each day. But the main issues seemed to ease off this week. I'm not sure if that's progress or better self delusion but I certainly tried to take advantage of it while I could. The runs went well and, although my diet was not the best, I had good energy most of the week. I really felt the fatigue afterwards though. The afternoon naps are getting to be necessary and commonplace.
Injury update: Surprisingly little action on this front. The ankle/shin of the right leg was achy to start the week but no real issues later. The achilles tendon much the same. The Tibialius Posterior on the right leg con
I'm a bit tired from the super-long run to cap off last week but not in a negative sense. Afternoon naps are now a training necessity, that's for sure.But I don't want to overdo it here on the last push of big miles like I think I did last December. So it's probably a good thing I have a work trip planned this week that will force me to cut back on my mileage.So I'll try and get in two good regular-week runs and one 'long run' of a sane distance. Then I'll have a two-week push to the 20-mile mark to cap off the big miles and get on with the taper.
Distance: 60 kilometers (37 miles)
Comments: A big long week that took a hell of a lot out of me but never proved to be too much for me to handle. A real victory that I'm hoping to build on over this last third of the training. I decided to split the runs into four weekday efforts and one big long run as to better assess my injury status each day. But the main issues seemed to ease off this week. I'm not sure if that's progress or better self delusion but I certainly tried to take advantage of it while I could. The runs went well and, although my diet was not the best, I had good energy most of the week. I really felt the fatigue afterwards though. The afternoon naps are getting to be necessary and commonplace.
Injury update: Surprisingly little action on this front. The ankle/shin of the right leg was achy to start the week but no real issues later. The achilles tendon much the same. The Tibialius Posterior on the right leg con
I'm a bit tired from the super-long run to cap off last week but not in a negative sense. Afternoon naps are now a training necessity, that's for sure.But I don't want to overdo it here on the last push of big miles like I think I did last December. So it's probably a good thing I have a work trip planned this week that will force me to cut back on my mileage.So I'll try and get in two good regular-week runs and one 'long run' of a sane distance. Then I'll have a two-week push to the 20-mile mark to cap off the big miles and get on with the taper.
Long Run
Distance: 29 kilometers
Comments: A big long steady effort. I knew it would be a challenge and I did a bit to prepare but this one was a serious test of the will to complete. I got out a bit earlier than I hoped, which was good, and started very slow. Rather than run down the wasteland toward San Martin, I decided to do the run to Herradura beach twice instead. I'm leery of the hills but I need to get them in for the race itself.I had pretty good legs the whole way and was able to keep decent form. My iPod batteries konked out at halfway so I did the second half sin musica. Which was probably for the best, I really tried to concentrate on form and proper stride.It was an effort that took about all I had to give but not one that I felt beaten up and
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