....aka as in ‘getting back in shape’. Another week down and a very different week from the previous ones. I think my legs hurt all week and it really showed on Saturday morning. I was able to get in some good training. I define good training as different things at different periods of time. Right now good training is simply getting in around 90-100 miles on my up weeks, and in that sense this was a good week of training.
If there’s one thing I have learned in general and about myself more specifically is to simply let the workouts come to you as opposed to forcing the issue. When I first committed to altering my training to a 5-10km runner I took the view that I would ‘throw my ego out the window’ and my butt clobbered in workouts. Rather than get overly concerned about keeping up to people in workouts, I simply kept up the training volume, paid the price in workouts and then one day things just began working. It was hard to take at first and with my lack of real injuries over the last few yrs I have never had to really buildup...til now....
On Wed I did a decent session with Steve and Ryan. I was hurting from Sunday’s race and my 85 min run on Monday, so my first goal (as it always is right now) was to simply finish the prescribed 10 x 1km off 1min. I ended up running most of the workout on my own after about 30 secs (I started taking a slight head start on the last 5 so it wasn’t as bad). Even on Sat I knew I was in big trouble before I began. I ended up running around 24 kms on Thurs and never really recovered from the Wed/Thurs combo. I knew this was probably going to happen, but once again I stay by the plan. The original workout as a near 12km tempo run at Stanley park, but I was messed early on so broke up the workout into 20mins-60 sec off-10min-6 min tempo. Although I’ll bet I was going pretty damn slow by the end.
In the old days my ego would've gotten the better of me and I would have rested up for these sessions. At certain times of the year i do this, but right now it's simply about getting out there and building up the base
The roads have really taken their toll on me as I’ve been running more and running on some trails on Sunday seemed to really help as my legs felt good today. I hope the snow disappears even more to the point where I can get in some good trail runs and stop the round and round of Riverview.
Mon: 85 mins (quick run, but legs hurting from Sunday’s race)
Tues: afternoon 55mins PM 32 mins
Wed: 10 x 1km off 60 sec (we were slightly short of 1km by a handful of metres)
Thurs: 1 hr 38 mins
Fri: legs really hurt but did 48 easy in the afternoon and Bikram Yoga at night (for the first time in months and I hurt like hell....especially the next day)
Sat: AM tempo run 20min-60 sec off-10min-60 sec off and 6 mins PM: 45 mins but felt much better
Sunday: relaxed, yet also difficult 2 hr run (maybe a min or so more) as ran relaxed form wise, but legs still in rough shape
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