AM - Easy 3 this morning. The knee felt fine till I got on some grass. And then it was fine after I was off the grass. I figure I'll try 45 miles this week and see how it goes. I made an appointment for physical therapy, so hopefully I can get it behind me. The leg extensions I'm doing are making my legs uneven... my right hamstring is especially feeling it (the left knee hurts)... so I guess it's important to strenghten other things as well. On another note, the dynamic of this high school team is interesting. This is the first time they've had so much talent (2 sub-9:20 guys, a 9:30 guy, and 3 others between 9:45 and 10:00, plus 2 or 3 others who have sub-9:40 talent, barring injury). But they've gotten in the habit of running hard every single day. Example: The 17:00 5k guy I paced last night ran this morning's 3 miles at 6:30 pace. That's his standard training pace. The top guys rarely run slower than 6:30 pace, more often hanging around 6:15. They were only running 30-35 mpw this spring but want to work up to 60-70 mpw this summer, and it seems to me that they run the risk of hurting themselves out at higher volumes. I'm not sure how to get them to slow down, but I think this team has some serious potential if they don't kill themselves first. PM - Coach had the boys doing a flag drill tonight, so I joined them for a few. I ran barefoot through the grass, more than anything to test my knee had sprint pace, and it seemed to hold up fine.
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