The Next Step

Ran a real easy 4 miles today just to shake the legs out after yesterday long run.  I have not done a good job of getting long runs in this spring and I am afraid it is going to cost me in my upcoming half marathon.  It it pretty much too late now so hopefully I can get a good week in this week and then taper off the following week for the race.  I ran around 8:30 to 8:45 pace today and felt better after.

Good luck to everyone running Boston tomorrow. I am going to be following it on the web. It should be pretty exciting since there are a couple of Americans that have a shot at winning.

We had on and off showers today so I tried to sneek my run in between the rain.  It didn't quite work out since it started raining about 4 miles into my run.  I had a couple of miles that were not too fun since the wind was blowing about 20 mph with the rain coming right into me.  Other than that a pretty good run.  I need to do some things to take care of my body.  I am all the sudden feeling kind of beat up with a bunch of little things.  Sore groin, hamstring and knee.  None of them are very bad but combined just make me feel bad.  Probably need to take better care of myself.  I have not been stretching, icing, massaging, etc. like I should be.

I got to watch Boston on TV.  That was fun.  It was nice to see the americans in the mix and they both had good showings so running in the US is looking up.

1:02:03 (7:45 avg)

I ran on the TM today since it was 40, raining and very windy outside.  Didn't sound like a good day to me. I just took it easy today.  Still not feeling the best so just trying to run easy until I get my legs back.  I might try a tempo tomorrow if I feel better. 

62:25 (7:48 avg)

It was cool this morning (38) and a liitle bit windy.  I wanted to do a tempo run this morning to see how my legs are doing and to get a feel for my upcoming half.  I started off with a couple of miles for warmup and I didn't feel the best getting warmed up but decided to go ahead with the tempo.  When I started the tempo I just tried to ease into the effort and it felt like I didn't have any energy.  My legs feel like I am running in quicksand.  I don't know what is going on but I just shut the tempo down after 1 mile because it felt like a race effort just to run a 6:50 mile. I think my plan now is to just run easy the rest of this week and then next week do an aggressive taper before the Half marathon.  Maybe if I really backoff I will be able to get my legs back and be able to do a decent run.  My expectations at this point for the race are really decreasing.

1:17:24 (7:45 avg)

Really nice morning (40, no wind). Pretty much the same report as the last few days. I may have felt a little better today but for some reason my legs feel like I just finished a 100 mile week. I am not planning any faster runs until I feel better and will cut back next week for the half. If my legs don't respond I may just train through the half and look for another race down the road. Pretty discouraging lead up to my big spring race! I will keep chugging along and see how things go.

47:01 (7:50 avg)

Beautiful morning (60 but very windy) today.  I felt better today.  Not back to 100% but at least a step in the right direction.  I did a 1/2 pickup about half way through the run and it seemed to feel comfortable running sub 7 pace.  I didn't want to continue to push it since I feel like my body is starting to respond to the easy running.  I will probably run around 10 tomorrow and then really cut back next week before the race.  Forecast looks great for the weekend here so hope to get outside and have some fun with the family.

54:30 (7:47 avg)

This morning I volunteered at the school consession stand and then came home and did yard work all afternoon so didn't run until this evening. I was pretty tired from a busy day but felt ok running. Also, it was 80 degrees and very windy. I was definitely not used to the warmer weather. All things considering, it was not a bad run. I am getting ready to take an ice bath and then plan on taking the day off tomorrow so I am interested to see how I feel on Monday.

62:01 (7:44 avg)