Well this weekend didn't go at all as planned. Me writing this at 4am should be the first sign of that considering I haven't slept yet. This is how the entire weekend went really. Last night it was some time after 5am when I went to sleep, to get up a little after 9.
Moving on. So my plan for the weekend was 8 miles Friday, 4 on Saturday and 10 on Sunday. Of course that isn't how it went at all, but the good news is it was still a solid weekend of training. Well it was good in my opinion for where I am at. I got in just over 8 miles Friday night which I had mention in a previous post, Saturday I felt pretty good which was encouraging, instead of the 4 mile run I planned on I got talked into doing 7 with Jim Johnson. My thought process on it was with 8 to 12 inches of snow expected for Sunday it was not only going to make running tougher because I would unlikely be able to run on any clear pavement. I figured if I'm going to do the longest run since I've started training again I should probably try to get it done in favorable conditions. I decided that back to back "long" runs of 8 and 7 were a pretty good substitute for missing a 10 miler with rest. The 7 miles was pretty good and I actually ran much faster than I thought. It turned out to be just over 7:30 pace. It obviously helped quite a bit to run it with Jim I'm sure I would have been close to 8 minute miles had I run it alone.
So that was Saturday, now on Sunday I spent the morning shoveling then was starving so I sat and had breakfast while I watched NFL pregame shows. While I watched football I decided I'd do my run "later" with no specific time in mind or where I'd run. Finally 9pm rolled around and I started to get ready. I decided it was late enough to just go out on the back roads around my house. Conditions weren't too bad but it helped quite a bit that there weren't many cars on the road. I didn't measure out the run and i don't think I will. I ran for 32:29 and I'm going to call it 4 miles. The first 2 miles of the run my legs felt like trash, it was a real struggle just to get going. At one point I thought they were finally loosening up as I went down a hill but as it flattened out I realized they were still junk. Maybe 5 minutes or so after that I finally started to feel better, better but not good. Fitness wise I could have kept going but with how my legs felt I didn't want to push things, they are a little beat up as it is and I certainly don't want to add an injury into the mix. I will continue to push myself as much as my body feels comfortable. I am taking tomorrow...well today off which will be much needed rest. I would still like to be able to get in a 12 mile run within the next two weeks but we will see, I can't get too greedy.
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Oh wow, I thought for sure you would have skipped yesterday. I'm impressed. And jealous. I find myself seductively eyeing runners I pass in my car. I'm fearful of the sexual harrassment charges I'll face when I finally get the nerve to slow down my automobile and carress said runners. Keep your eyes peeled on your runs, I'm trouble.
Haha thanks. I actually was wondering if I would have been able to make it 10 yesterday had I not done the 7 on Sautrday. I for sure would have had to head over to Wakefield though, there is no way I could safely run 10 miles on the streets of Burlington if there is snow on the ground.
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