| Day | Mileage / Workout | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Off | In Wendover for the day |
| Monday | 7 | 5 Miles at Tempo Pace (Half Marathon Pace) |
| Tuesday | 9 | Solid |
| Wednesday | 5 | Felt good at the start then got exhausted feeling. Not a good run |
| Thursday | 7 | 8 x .25M (roughly - no Garmin) Quality speed workout. |
| Friday | 5 | Primarily Easy miles |
| Saturday | 10.5 | My long distance run for the week, 8:50 avg pace, Fast finish |
| Total miles for the week: 43.5 - YTD: 172.75 | ||
Week's Summary
A pretty good week of training, if I do say so myself. The mileage is a little high for two weeks from a marathon (at least if I compare myself to some of the Hal Higdon Plans), and I got in a lot of quality miles. A long run, a tempo run and a speed work session. That's about a perfect week in terms of what I want to accomplish.
The weather here still remains fairly mild and I've been out in shorts and a wind breaker every outing. The trail is clear with very little snow to be found so thank goodness I am able to get in good runs without the monotony of running up and down a 1 mile stretch of road like I did last year.
My long run today went extremely well. I started out at a good clip and I kept it up and got progressively faster. The last mile was me pushing it as hard as I could. I did just shy of 10.5 miles in 1:30, which puts me at roughly a 1:55 half, assuming I was racing a half.
I felt terrible on Wednesday however. Faithful and regular readers may recall that I was battling with wilting fatigue this past summer and last winter. It was the exact same feeling. I suspect that this was caused by 2 things:
1) I don't think I had eaten enough quality food. I had a lot of candy but even that I just felt like I was under fueled.
2) I had slept really poorly the night before.
If I plan on really racking up the miles, I'll have to get more dedicated to eating right and getting a solid 8 hours a night. Of late, my sleeping has not been good. I usually fall asleep within 3 minutes of hitting the pillow. These days, it is taking a lot longer and I am resorting to using over the counter pills to help. I am still sorting out why this is happening.
The weather here still remains fairly mild and I've been out in shorts and a wind breaker every outing. The trail is clear with very little snow to be found so thank goodness I am able to get in good runs without the monotony of running up and down a 1 mile stretch of road like I did last year.
My long run today went extremely well. I started out at a good clip and I kept it up and got progressively faster. The last mile was me pushing it as hard as I could. I did just shy of 10.5 miles in 1:30, which puts me at roughly a 1:55 half, assuming I was racing a half.
I felt terrible on Wednesday however. Faithful and regular readers may recall that I was battling with wilting fatigue this past summer and last winter. It was the exact same feeling. I suspect that this was caused by 2 things:
1) I don't think I had eaten enough quality food. I had a lot of candy but even that I just felt like I was under fueled.
2) I had slept really poorly the night before.
If I plan on really racking up the miles, I'll have to get more dedicated to eating right and getting a solid 8 hours a night. Of late, my sleeping has not been good. I usually fall asleep within 3 minutes of hitting the pillow. These days, it is taking a lot longer and I am resorting to using over the counter pills to help. I am still sorting out why this is happening.
Arizona Desert Classic Marathon
I am ready! For the first time in a while, I feel like I have put in a solid training base to have a successful marathon. I just need to stay 100% healthy between then and now.
So, next week at this time I should be running marathon #15 and I think state 5 or 6. "A" race is sub 4 hours, "B" race is under 4:15 and "C" is under 4:30. Those grades could be adjusted by weather and other situations. I am really looking forward to this race and long weekend and I hope to have a ton of new blog posts as a result.
Plantar Fasciitis Relief?
One thing that I've been doing fairly religiously after my runs of late is stretching my calves. At Winchester Park, there is a tree root that comes out of the ground about 3 inches. I am able to put the top of my foot on the root and bring my heels down onto the ground. This causes a very nice foot fascia stretch as well as giving my calves a good lengthening. I more or less stand like that for a good 30 - 45 seconds. I've noticed that since doing it, the amount of discomfort I have in the morning has drastically reduced. You may find it useful to do the same if you are struggling with morning plantar fasciitis and general calf / leg stiffness.
I think you'll have a good race, with the exception of the bout with illness, you've had good training. I always struggle with what kind of mileage to put up during taper. It's the one aspect I still struggle with after 30 marathons. Just can't get a formula I'm happy with.
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