forty-fourth

Too much running rest!

 only 3 days total last week. If someone took that one week out of context, I would look like someone who doesn't know how to train. Or at least if I was that person, looking at me, I would think that. And now I am just confusing myself.

Point being. I didn't get a chance to run on friday or saturday, so I finished the week with 20miles total (supposed to be 30) and no running for 2 days in a row. Work, life, everything...gets in the way of running sometimes. That's ok, as long as I don't make it a pattern and then still expect to run a certain speed.

I got in 6 miles today in 48 min. Another week. Another chance. We'll see. This week will be a full one and then next week I'll back it off again and prepare for official training. I'm looking forward to it. 

I plan on ramping up the blog action once training begins. Not that that means anything will be more interesting to read, but hopefully I can have some video, some audio, deeper insight into where, when, why etc about each run. Who knows?!

thirty-eighth

4miles. 31:30.
8x8sec steep hill sprints.

The sprints were not nearly as draining as they have been the last couple weeks. Perhaps that means I am getting in better shape. I am hoping so. I didn't want to be doing sprints, since tomorrow I am hoping to go for a 9 or 10 mile run. I need to stick with the goal workout order:
Sunday: Long run
Monday: short easy run and steep hill sprints
Tuesday: Moderate run
Wednesday: Moderate run w/hills
Thursday: Easy run
Friday: Tempo run
Sat. Off

Obviously I am no where near that.

I think that's the order. I was (again) trying to stick with Brad Hudson's Run Faster workout order. The idea is to have the right recovery time before key workouts. You have to have enough rest before a long run and tempo run, etc in order to get the most out of those workouts and in order to run hardest on those tough days.
Makes sense to me, but right now, I am glad to get the running in whenever I can.
Once June comes and the official 20 week training block begins, I will try and keep a little more structure to the week.



I have been taking multivitamins. I don't know if they help me stay healthy and avoid colds and all that. Hmmm. Not much else to say there. We'll see how much they help.