Pool Running is Fun

12 miles easy through Carderock and Great Falls. Absolutely beautiful running weather. I find my pace hovers around 6:58 without workouts. It won't be long before workouts and recovery pace comes back. I'm rested and ready to go.

This is slightly frustrating. I could have possibly made several hundred dollars over the past two months since there were many short races with cash prizes with times I no doubt could have put a dent in.  Oh well, that's what marathoning is all about, few races, many miles, much money spent (or saved from skipping the bar on the weekends?)

looking forward to throwing down in some short races when I'm back in shape. I'm heavy and my diet includes too much beer, but that's ok for this time of year. Running a normal mileage week this week but still too soon for workouts.

AM: 7 easy + standard core routine, stretch, foam rolling

PM: 5 easy + 5x10sec hill sprints

interesting stat: going in to Philly, the 12 standard training weeks I averaged 98 miles. Not bad. This year I went from 50-70 miles per week in my Boston 2013 2:50:51 build-up, to two marathon blocks at 94 and 98 respectively. I had sickness issues, minor injury issues, etc but the fact remains that I went from 2:50 to 2:29 after the achilles injury and just a year of decent training. Many guys take 3-5 years of high mileage to hit sb 2:30. this tells me that another 2 years I could possibly get to that 2:20 target. In my mind that may not be worth it since I have other things in my life that require my attention and marathoning can be tiring if you don't have the support. The race itself is a brutal form of self torture that one simply survies rather than races. I may take another shot at Chicago 2016 for a fast one but my life goal in running is and always has been to stay healthy and use my running for the enjoyment and personal benefits, both mentally and physical, that it provides. 

AM: 7 easy + alternate core routine, stretch

PM: 5 easy

AM: 7 easy + standard core routine, stretch, foam rolling

PM: 5 easy

man my stomach on tonight's run. I could tell you about it, but it's a pretty shitty story

AM: 7 easy + alternate core routine, stretch, foam rolling

PM: 5.5 easy with .5 mile straights and curves

You'll begin to see me doing more strides, drills, and hill sprint work and less 9 and 10 mile morning runs as I begin training for shorter distances.Today I did a half mileof straights and curves with the straights as a progressive stride and the curves a job. I'll probably build up to 8-10 strides and eventually extend them out to 200m to work on my top end speed.

AM 2.7 WU 3200m,1600m (10:52, 5:09) 3 CD

first workout back, very short legs were a little gooey. To be expected after not doing any workouts for weeks.

AM: 4 easy

PM: 8 easy with one mile straights and curves.  

very warm today. 70 in December? I'll take it. remember last year when the weather was great all the way through January? All hell broke lose in February. Hope it's not a repeat this year.