recovery
Two Week Taper
Nice easy six mile run today in the mid-day sunshine and unseasonably warm 79°F temperature. I really hope it won’t be as warm for Shamrock, but weather is definitely one of the factors not in my control and therefore I’ll take whatever comes my way on the big day. Today I averaged just under eight [...]
Back On Track For Shamrock Marathon
I finally feel that last week’s sickness is well and truly behind me. The workouts and mileage I missed are gone for good; no point stressing about them so it’s time to focus on the next 19 days leading up to the Shamrock Marathon. I’ve had a couple of good runs the past two days [...]
Just Another Week…
Not too much running taking place at the moment, hence the lack of blog updates. To be honest, it’s been nice to just take things easy and enjoy the post-marathon recovery. Last week I managed a grand total of 17 miles (lowest for a very long time) and this week kicked off with an easy [...]
Four Easy Days
Not much to report this week; just been enjoying some nice easy post-marathon running: Monday: 30 minutes Tuesday: 30 minutes Wednesday: 40 minutes Thursday: 40 minutes The recovery has gone well and thankfully I haven’t experienced any aches and pains or soreness. Next up is the Turkey Trot 10k on Thanksgiving Day (surprise, surprise) and [...]
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 [...]
Eight Mile Recovery Run
After last night’s extended Kara Goucher NIKE+ workout, I just wanted an easy run tonight. Initially I was planning a four or five miler, but I felt good and ended up running eight. After an opening 7:39 mile I averaged seven miles between 7:08 and 7:19 with a rogue mile of 6:50 thrown in for [...]
