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May 08, 2006
Re-Arranged Week
This week is going to be way off schedule. Not just in the sense that workouts are going to be on different days than normal. My work schedule is going to be way out of whack since I have to go into the lab earlier than normal tomorrow. This means that I'm going into work obscenely early so that I can leave early and then going back to work later. My dad and I didn't really get to work on our royally messed up task today, so tomorrow night after dinner we'll be working on it.
After a long discussion with J today, we determined that taking an extra day off from running this week will probably be beneficial. It isn't something that I would normally do, but I think that my legs are really beat up at the moment and the extra day off from running will be better for me. At the moment, we're on the brink of overtraining, so anything extra isn't such a good thing. This isn't to say that I won't do anything at all that day, I think that I'm going to swim that day.
Tonight was just shake out striders on the track. My quads were quite beat up today. I'm a fairly good downhill runner and downhills don't usually bother me too much, but I guess this has something to do with having to work so hard while falling apart. The warm-up felt pretty quick. Those of us who raced yesterday just did 100 meter strides on the back side of the track. Tonight was one of those nights that I felt better and smoother the more I ran. I did 12 strides, so I ended up with 8 miles this evening.
My quads are still tender and my calves are a bit tight. I need to get out the foam roller tonight and try to work out the gunk. I meant to bring The Stick with me to work so that I could massage my quads a few times during the day, but I forgot it. My legs also let me know that I forgot it. I tried to rub the muscles out some with my hands, but it just wasn't as effective.
Posted by Blondie at May 8, 2006 08:12 PM
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You have an earned an extra day off :) I am curious - do you find that the stick makes a big differene? I love the foam roller, but they seem nearly impossible to purchase so I am considering buying the stick. Would you recommend it?
Posted by: bridget at May 8, 2006 09:31 PM