recovery run
Slightly More Progress
Luckily the left foot responded positively to Sunday’s easy two miler, so after a brief spin session at home last night, I was able to run again today. Actually, after reading a good article on “returning to running after a stress fracture” I decided to mix in a bit of walking to break up the [...]
Recovery Run And Another Swim
Ran down to the rec center again this evening – an easy 7 miles and nice recovery run after yesterday’s 20 miler. Feet were a bit sore – not sure whether the cause is worn out Adidas Supernova Glides (my long run shoe) or the impact from the plyometric exercises in the three StrEndurance workouts [...]
Back To It
Wasn’t really planning a run today, but 30 minutes in the afternoon sunshine was too pleasant to pass up. Aside from slightly tight calves, the rest of me felt surprisingly good considering how rough I felt towards the end of yesterday’s marathon.
For the record, I ran 4 miles in 30:37 – full details here.
I just [...]
Flat Five Miles & Week 5 Push Ups Exhaustion Test
My easy five mile run was a bit “blah” this afternoon. Nothing special to report; just an easy run and another five miles to add to the 2008 total. I guess the first run after Saturday’s race was always going to be a hard act to follow. No worries, tomorrow is another day.
The push ups [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 16 Day 1
Week 16, Day 1
Phase: Marathon
Workout: OFF or 20 to 30 minute Easy Run
Purpose: Recovery Day or Build Endurance
Comments:Be sure to recover well from the weekend race. You may want to run on the low end of the mileage range and take an extra day off.
Nice easy treadmill run today, but I forgot to look at [...]
Just A Run
Tonight there was no Garmin GPS and no Polar stopwatch; it was just an easy five mile run.
I’ve been digesting my McMillan marathon training plan and one of the key concepts is the following:
Stress a muscle or energy system and it will adapt to a higher functional level. But the key factor that many [...]
