I met a big group of people down on the river trail this morning. It is so much fun having a group run. I felt much better than yesterday, but out and back on the river trail isn't too taxing strength-wise. I still started huffing and puffing after about 7 miles, and I'm still trying to hang on to Devra's coattails. But, I feel ambitious that the fitness will actually come back. Thanks Jake and Andrea for organizing today's run.
I exceeded my goals for this week. I just wanted to make sure I got out the door for a run every day, and I set the tentative goal of 40 miles this week. (You have to start somewhere!) I was also happy to hit a ten miler. That is my longest run in quite a while. The best thing is that my achilles is doing so much better. I feel the occasional twinge and sore calves, but not the constant pain that I ran in this summer. Yay!
Next week I would like to keep my mileage in the 45-50 range. I will probably keep my "long run" around 10 (maybe 12 if I feel good), but I would like to add in 1-2 light fartlek runs to get the turnover coming back. I also like speed workouts. They keep me mentally challenged. | 