AM: Ran 8 very slow solo miles. Playing it safe after WBR weekend. Very little sleep last night which was a bit unexpected after the exhausting weekend stuff.
Legs actually feel the best they have ever felt following a WBR weekend. I suppose it helped that with all the stomach/ulcer issues I didn't run all that speedy.
Lower abdominal and groin pains are about the same as always. Going to see the doc tomorrow to see what he says. Even if he says I'm still good to run I've decided to bag the 3-hard-3-easy-workouts-a-week experiment (speed/tempo/long) and go back to the winter 2-hard-4-easy schedule.
I can't see that I've gained a thing by adding the extra speed day but rather have always felt partially injured or tired enough that I haven't felt rested the way I like to feel on hard days and my workouts for the most part have felt forced and unnatural. Recent races have all been off as well.
At this point I would just be happy to get back to where I was toward the end of winter. Don't know if sub-2:50 is in the cards this year with the lingering injury situation and apparent loss of fitness, but I hope at least sub-3 will be doable. If not I suppose there is always another year and I can continue to enjoy my Coach Tom duties and watching Kim's amazing improvement as she prepares for her very first marathon. | 