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April 16, 2006
the week that was
M: 4mi (9:47)
T: 8mi (8:42)
W: 7mi incl 8x440yd+full recoveries on a crushed-shell path, avg 87s
R: 7mi (9:05)
F: 8.07mi (8:44)
Sa: 11mi (8:39)
Su: 15.12mi (8:11)
total: 60.22 miles
Commentary: I'm still battling PF and now a sore achilles on my right, but I think it's getting better, thanks to stretching, occasional icing, massage (self and professional), silly strengthening exercises like scrunching a towel underfoot, etc. The soreness has me warming up slower and longer. Monday's run was slow because I was recovering from a hard Sunday run, also because I was thinking and crying about my ex-dog, who was about to be put to sleep (a blessing, really, but it still made the humans sad). Wednesday afternoon I met my friend Ray for the first speedy workout I've done in months. He'd marked out 440yd on a crushed-shell path, and we did 8 of these with full (and I'm talking full full) recoveries. The path undulated a bit and was sandy in places, so I didn't even try wearing flats for this, just hoped for the best. We managed to average 87s and nobody died. Saturday my foot was sore enough to keep me out of a 10K I'd thought about running, so I did 11 around the neighborhood and paid a visit to Peacock Park, which is not really its name but which is a greenway, as I found out from signs posted within. The invisible peacocks were across the river, speaking in words of only one syllable (rrraawwhhhh instead of ee-yoh, ee-yoh). Today - I mean Sunday - I met my friends Ray and Albert for 15 or so over in Clearwater. We started slower than 9:30, finished faster than 7:30, and had a blast. Even though it's Easter, the Scientologists were all converging on whatever it is they converge on every Sunday.
Other: My new job is picking up a bit, enough so that it's interesting though still not yet (over)stressful. I have only made one mistake that I know of, and hopefully this won't tag me as a complete idiot. I signed up for the Akron marathon (September 30), booked the flight/hotel/car and everything. Hopefully my heel will heal itself by then.
Posted by joe positive at April 16, 2006 10:52 AM