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January 14, 2008
I suppose I oughta
all right, here's last week:
M: 6.69mi (8:59)
T: 7.71mi incl 11x[1min @5k pace, 2min jog]
W: 4.94mi (9:07)
R: 9mi incl miles 3-5 @ 5k pace + 1min, 5x150m hill @80%
F: 4.93mi (9:08)
Sa: 6.87mi (8:45)
Su: 13mi (7:39) with that very-fast woman from the running club
between 5 and 20 min strength conditioning each day
total: 53.1 miles, still hard for me to believe
What's even harder for me to believe is that I don't feel absolutely teeeRiffic, given the low mileage and glacial paces of the easy days. Not that I feel horrible, but the chronic PF in my right foot has flared for the first time in a few months, and this morning my legs were still tingling from yesterday's 13. And I have a 5k on Saturday I'm supposed to try to do well in (since I no longer have marathon training as an excuse). Yikes.
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Yesterday one of tinman's trainees ran 1:07-something in the pf chang half. 1:07!!! That's so very awesome, and I feel so very unworthy of having tinman as my coach, especially when I whine about 53 miles and little chunks at 6:15 pace. Then again, it's a huge honor that he'd coach me. It makes me want to work harder.
Posted by joe positive at January 14, 2008 6:28 PM
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It's interesting you write this. Just yesterday I was lamenting to mrp how I have been running 35ish mpw for the past 6 weeks or so and my legs feel about as crappy as they did the week after I ran a half-marathon and was running 80 mpw! Don't feel discouraged! There must be some weird physiological explanation.
Also, as I'm sure you know but maybe need reminding, sometimes the best races happen when you have been feeling utterly horrible in training. If you're really unsure about things, tell Tinman and he'll explain things and make you feel better--he did it for me many times! (Speaking of which, if the guy coached me you're more than worthy!!!)
Posted by: Salty at January 15, 2008 8:56 AM
It makes me want to work harder.
That, my friend, is what will pay dividends in the long run!!
Posted by: joseph wood at January 15, 2008 7:24 PM