Running The Race

Slowly but surely I’m getting back up to speed for training.  At this point, I feel confident that I can still do all three Spring races.  I might not be able to run them at the pace I was hoping for but at this point I will be happy just to be able to cross the mats.

One thing that has come out of the time away from running the past month has been cross-training.  This past week as I’ve put in more miles I’ve been able to keep up the additional training.

Monday, I swam at lunch and then ran 5 miles after work.

Tuesday was spin class at lunch and 5 miles in the afternoon.

Wednesday was a rest day.

Thursday it was back to spin class and then a return to speed work, 7 miles with 8 x 100m strides. I sure didn’t push it but it was good to stretch out my legs.

Friday, it was back to the pool and then 5 miles after work.

Saturday morning it was raining so I waited until late morning to run 12 miles.  It was windy with a light rain but it was sure good to get to run.

Each day my leg feels stronger but it still stiffens up after running.  I am spending a good 20 minutes stretching before the run and another 20 minutes icing it down after.

Training for the week
Sun: Rest
Mon: 5.01 miles – 45:04, 9:00 pace/Swim
Tues: 5.01 miles – 44:30, 8:53 pace/Spin class
Wed: Rest
Thur: 7 miles w/8×100m strides – 1:02:10, 8:51 pace/Spin class
Fri: 5.02 miles – 44:56, 8:57 pace/Swim
Sat: 12 miles – 1:49:47, 9:08 pace

Total for the week: 34 miles

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