Pretty much the same schedule as the last couple of weeks, except that the long run was just a shade longer this week. We have been adding in some speed work here and there, but it has been fairly minimal. We have run a few 400's here and there, and on occasion 1.5 mile repeats. We also paced Michelle through a 5 mile tempo at about 6:11 pace and then picked up the pace for the last mile (although I can't remember if that was this week or not). I have mostly run with Sasha in the mornings but I sleep in on occasion and end up running in the afternoon. I have also been doing my own little experiments. I have been walking around while at work on the balls of my feet, or the mid-foot, in hopes to condition my calf muscles to be able to withstand more stress. If this works I will hopefully be able to increase mileage more consistently into the 90-100 mile range. I have felt for a while that my biggest limiting factor when it comes to the mileage I run has been my calves. They tighten up when a lot of stress is placed upon them, and injuries follow. I am hoping that they won't tighten up as often or as much if what I am doing works. I am also playing around switching from a heel strike to a forefoot strike when I run so I can see what kind of differences are evident from a running economy standpoint. So far the differences seem too minimal to come to any certain conclusion. | 