Sean's Running Blog

Nice morning for a run. Mid 40s and overcast. I escaped the brief shower we had morning. While we're a long way from Summer, you can start to see the weather slowly starting to be more favorable more often.

Sunday's rest day was much needed after a hard effort on Saturday. I was bothered all day yesterday with a tender shin and limited flexibility. It took about five miles before the muscle got warm enough this morning to not inhibit my stride. I'll have to keep a close eye on it. So far, I can still run without major pain for inconvenience.

Had an hour this evening to runanother seven+ miles. Still some sorness in my shin.

A stunning afternoon in Seattle. 60 degrees and sunshine couldn't keep me indoors over the lunch hour. I was going to run this morning but it was 30 degrees and with a sore and tight shin, I didn't want to press my luck.

So ran 12 miles along the East Lake Samammish Trail this afternoon. It's a gravel trail which my coach suggested to put a slightly lighter load on my leg to help my shin recover quicker.He also had me do extra stretched along the way. It is still tender but it feels a lot better. I was going to double tonight but I think I'll be satisfied with my 12 for the day and double again on Thursday and maybe Friday.

Gentle workout today given the race on Saturday. Three mile warmup followed by four miles at 5:40 then ne more mile at 5:20. Finished with a five mile cool down. Also did some four sets of 12 Plyos. Trying to get those calves stronger.

Shin is still a bit tight but the faster miles didn't seem to bother it any. It is getting progressively better. Looking back, I think it was my delayed and shortened cool down after my race the gave me the trouble.

Nice morning for a run despite the rain. It was actually a very fine mist. It was like getting sprayed with a water bottle.

I forgot to charge my Garmin overnight so I ran without it this morning wearing only a cheap wristwatch. So I knew my starting time and ending time but no mile splits which was actually refreshing.

It's nice also that the daylight is coming earlier and earlier in the morning. I only needed the headlamp for the first four miles.

Another 7.25 tonight.

So when I left on my run, it was sunny and 61 degrees and pretty breezy. By the end of my run, the temp was 58 degrees, thick overcast and threatening to pour rain. By the time I left the locker room, it was pouring rain outside. It's nice to miss the rain every once in a while.

I was going to do a 6-8 mile tempo run in the middle of my 18-20 miler today except after the first mile at a measly 5:40 I could not go any longer. I'm not sick per se, but I have been battling a croop. Today, it went to my chest and i had maybe 2/3 lung capacity which severely limits pushing any kind of decent pace. So I ran 6:45s just like a normal run. I took some inhaler but it didn't help much.