A Balance, Redefined

I hope it wasn't when I was being a task master count for them as they did their push ups or crunchs. Tomorrow will be a fun day for us. We are doing a bike and run. Two man teams alternating bike or run. 5 miles out on jeremy ranch road and back. So each kid will get 5 miles running and 5 miles biking. It will be a big challenge for some. But it beats the same thing day after day.

No. They were sitting under a tree. The workout sounds fun, good crosstraining.

Adam - be very cautious with speed work. Wait at least 6 months to do it until you have a very solid base. It will pay off in a year.

Sasha, Thank you for the concern. I did take an additional month off speedwork after your initial suggestion. However, I found that I was missing something in my running without some fast leg turnover. Though I did mention that I’ve been injury prone, these bouts seem more tightly linked to mileage than intensity. Therefore, my current plan is to stick with 60-70 / wk (M-S) with one speed session per week. I’ve also been trying to run my recovery days on my own so I’m not tempted to go quicker. I’ve been pretty good doing the majority of my rest mileage at between 7:30-8:30. I’ve also been doing two stretch sessions per day, one after my run and one in the evening. I’ll try and keep this up through Oct and reassess then unless something comes up first.