[S]he Conquers Who Endures

4.21 mi @ 9:29 min/mi AP in 39:53

FL trail run. This was less technical than Sat, and no snake spotings, only spider crab dodging. Things felt okay. Hammies are still pretty tight.

3.09 mi @ 9:13 min/mi AP then 6 strides @ 8:54 (?), 6:01, 6:05, 5:30, 5:25, 5:48 paces

Charles River Cambridge dirt path as much as possible. My legs are not turning over, my cadence feels like it's 2. This first stride jolted my body but the last strides felt better. 3.88 mi total in 37:47 and finished up with 10 mins on the bike @ 90 rpm and then 10 mins light strength work.

15 min wu @ 1%, 8 min @ 2%, 6 min @ 3%, 4 min @ 4%, 2 min @ 5%, 12 min cd

Treadmill because I want to keep it soft and avoid downhills. I'm a nut and am hoping to make it through May babying the bones on soft surfaces since it takes a month for bone to remodel - wanna get past those 2 marathons unscathed. Inclines were at 8:41 min/mi pace, and I took 2 mins @ 0% and 9:31 min/mi for recoveries between incline intervals. 6.08 mi total in 55:00

4.78 mi @ 9:27 min/mi AP in 45:07

Trying this new thing called "recovery miles" where I where a HR monitor and try to keep my HR 74% max or less. Well, failed this time, hit 75% max average. Boo.

Charles River Cambridge dirt path as much as possible. My left hip flexor is tight and tender. Finished up with 10 mins light strength work.

Charles River Cambridge. 2 mile wu @ 9:36 min/mi AP then 10x200m with 200m recoveries then 2 mile cd @ 9:21 min/mi AP. 200s paces were: 7:26/7:03/7:07/7:24/7:28/7:05/7:08/7:14/6:51/6:59

It felt good to run faster again. I can tell my legs are still recovering because my wu and cd paces are soooo slow. :)

Finished up with 10 mins of core work.

8 easy miles along the Charles River in Boston. 8:56 min/mi AP (1:11:28)

This felt hard. I was probably pushing the pace too hard for recovering from B2B. It felt good to get the mileage in. I can't wait to recover and work on faster paces! Have to be patient...