Recovery run #1.
6:48 am, 40°F, 29% humidity, winds calm. AP: 9:49. Splits: 10:09, 9:54, 10:04, 9:29, 9:41, 9:35
My kids are on Spring Break this week so I don't have to drive anyone to seminary or to school. I took the opportunity today to sleep in this morning. I need to get up early to run tomorrow even though there's no school, because I have a longer run. It was really nice to to get a good night's sleep last night. I'm supposed to run 4 miles later today. I'm going to try to do it at lunch time, but then I'll have to shower at work, which is a hassle. But the alternative is to try to do it in the evening and that's difficult because of family obligations. So I better hurry up and get to work because I'm not exactly ahead of schedule at this point.
I forgot to review this week's proprioceptive cue last night or this morning before running. However, I had looked ahead to it a week ago so I kind of remembered it and tried to implement it at various times during my run. This week's cue is "Driving the Thigh." Here is the description from Brain Training for Runners by Matt Fitzgerald: "Concentrate on driving the thigh of your swing leg forward a little more forcefully than you normally do. A more forceful forward-upward movement of this leg will create a counterbalancing downward-backward action in your opposite leg as it comes into contact with the ground. (Think of the way your free arm moves in opposition to your throwing arm when you throw a ball hard.) This cue will enhance your stride symmetry and stiffness." Recovery Run #2. 12:28 pm, 59F, 13% humidity, winds 3 ENE. AP: 9:44. Splits: 10:10, 9:47, 9:31, 9:32.
After I posted on my blog this morning, I turned on my work computer to check my email and discovered I had some things to take care of right away. Once those things were done, the morning was half gone, so I decided to work from home all morning, and then do my run and shower at home. Maybe I'll go into the office this afternoon. Maybe not. I must eat something first. I wore my new neon green Canyonlands shirt and hat for this run. I wouldn't wear this shirt anywhere else, but I'll run in it. I felt sluggish on this run and this morning's run too. I guess I ran hard on Saturday. With this training plan, I typically run hard enough on other days that I have no problem going slow on recovery days.
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