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April 18, 2006
No Complaints
I can't complain. I really can't. I didn't just run a marathon like 22,000 other people over there on the East Coast. So, I'm going to shut it. And, further, I feel fine today anyways. Still, I took it easy today. Just one more day of resting such that I can "git 'er done" tomorrow.
This doesn't exactly bode well for the "higher" mileage week I was originally seeking this week. Then again, I didn't know Sunday's hike was going to be a gruesome physical adventure requiring recovery time. I've got 3 non-racing weeks ahead (including this one) and I wanted to push up the mileage closer to 60 for these 3 weeks. I'm not sure that's going to happen this week.
I ran 5+ miles steady, not easy, not hard, just steady. I was tempted to do a second run to add a few miles to the day. But I didn't. I figured, 2 days of solid recovery and then some quality work later in the week. Oh well if the total mileage is lower if I can get in the workouts that I want to.
The rest of the week is shaping up to be difficult:
1) A 1200 workout at 5k pace tomorrow. I don't know yet if I'll be doing this on the road or a track. The dirt track in the neighborhood had been graded and compacted while I was away in Texas. It looked wonderful! But then there was this freak snowstorm a couple days ago, and the ground is soft and muddy again. I hope I can get on that track!
2) A 10k pace workout.
3) A long run inclusive of 5x1.1 mile hill (because that's the length of the appropriate hill, as measured today) climbs at somewhere around 1/2 marathon (or faster?) effort. After last weekend's race, I Googled hill workouts and somehow found this one. It actually recommended 10k effort, but that seems really hard. So I'm not holding myself to that if it seems impossible. More like, I want to work hard and keep a consistent pace up the hill each time.
On a side note, I think I once heard on a movie that you are officially a grown-up when you buy a washer and dryer. Then, a family member said recently that you can also measure grown-up-ness by whether or not you've bought a couch. Well, my couch is a hand-me-down, so I can't count that towards grown-up-ness, but I did buy a washer and dryer. I try hard not to accumulate too many "things." All of the furniture I "own" was given to me, with the exception of 1 bookcase and my kitchen table. Various "stuff givers" felt bad for me and the fact that I didn't have much stuff. Really, I like it like that, though. Despite this, I broke down and bought a washer and dryer, and tomorrow I get to pick them up. If all goes well, I'll be doing laundry in my own house for the first time, ever, tomorrow night. After absolutely abysmal washing and drying conditons for the last 10 months, I'm ready.
Posted by Meghan at April 18, 2006 8:59 PM
Comments
Ooh...a washer and dryer. How decadent! I'm still stuck rinsing my running clothes out in the since every day. (or every other day, if I'm honest about it) There's just zero do-it-yourself laundromats around my beau's apartment, so I'm really hoping that people aren't starting to notice my stench. I wouldn't think there are too many laudromats in Yellowstone either though, so what HAVE you been doing?
Also, how much rest are you thinking of building into your 1200m workout? Alison just did that one from her Jack Daniels program with :45 rest but that just seems SO short to me.
Posted by: chelle at April 19, 2006 9:23 AM
being grown-up: not true for all, but movie-or-no-movie, i'd venture saying having children (reasonably conscientiously) would match up the washer-dryer and the couch ownership...
Posted by: corrado giambalvo at April 19, 2006 9:53 AM