Emily's training blog

I had very tired legs today.  I ran harder than I thought on Saturday, and wasn't recovered today. I need to try to be recovered by Saturday.  I warmed up with one lap around Sugarhouse Park.  Then, we did a circuit to continue warming up.  We ran 5x 1,000 meters on the State Course (along the river, around the pond, over a little hill, to the finish.)   I thought that 3:30 would be doable, since we were in long grass and I was running in trainers.  It was more difficult than I thought it would be.    I ran  3:35, 3:34, 4:00 (I wiped out going around the pond)  3:33, and 3:33.  I was pretty consistent except for the one that I fell on.  The top 2 guys were right under 3:30, so I need to work a little harder to get a little closer.  Their superior strength shows on runs like this.  It must be nice to have testosterone.  We cooled down with another lap around the park.

AM  I ran 5 miles on 4800 South over to the river trail and back to my house from Millrace Park.  I'm having calf problems again, and though I was able to make it through the run, it got a lot worse as I went.   I ended up cross training yesterday because my calves were sore and I don't seem to be recovering from workouts very well.  I'm supposed to race in the Top of Utah half marathon this weekend.  Hopefully, I can get my calves under control, because as of now there is no way I can run 13.1 miles in racing flats.  I'm frustrated!!!

I tried to stay positive and talk my calves out of hurting, but they're worse.  I ran two laps around Liberty Park with the East High team.  My left calf got tighter and tighter, to the point that I thought it was going to rip if I didn't stop.  I don't think that Saturday is going to be possible unless my brother-in-law (he's an athletic trainer) can work a miracle.