Tuesday, May 02, 2006

11 miles. ---------------------- Double mountain loop. Felt like complete garbage. I'm growing weary of the energy peaks and valleys that I'm experiencing in training. Probably about 70% of my days lately are shuffling around with my head hanging heavy. When I feel this way, my runs have been miserable, my feet and legs: completely vapid. ---------------------- Adductor problems. Very sore. This combined with my tiredness all day have forced me to stick with 11 as a single today. I'm writing this day off and taking a torch to it. I will most likely switch my plan around somewhat. I'm racing the Broad Street 10 miler on Sunday and want to be relatively fresh for that to run hopefully a PR. Unsure how I'll attack the 22 miler planned for this week. I may bag it. Wardian ran yet another marathon last weekend with a strong 2:26 showing so I'm pretty much resigned to my fate of slogging out my best effort at the VCM regardless of front runners and places. Run a strong race--that's all I want now.

3 Comments:

Blondie said...

Broad Street is PR course, even on tired legs, just don't get sucked out in the first half. The weather looks like it should cooperate. If there's a headwind we're in deep shit. If conditions are bad, they're bad the entire way.

5/02/2006 09:40:25 PM  
Blondie said...

Broad Street is PR course, even on tired legs, just don't get sucked out in the first half. The weather looks like it should cooperate. If there's a headwind we're in deep shit. If conditions are bad, they're bad the entire way.

5/02/2006 09:40:41 PM  
dezmo said...

Yes, yes ... good plan to bag the 22 miler! Take a couple easy days (less than 10 miles, one run a day) before and after the race. If you want, can crank out a 20+ miler the next weekend. With your base you'll bounce back no problem as long as you don't go crazy with the pace. Probably the biggest benefit to a long run right now is that it looks like you might need to get your stomach used to fluids/fuel on the run. I haven't noticed you doing this in your posts.

I know that crap leg feeling. I can't give a reason for it ... I just know it makes no sense. You've had a few relatively easy/short days and you feel the same sensation of a truck rolling over your legs while you slept. It makes absolutely no sense, but somehow when race day rolls around it will be there. Broad Street is going to be a kick ass race for you. Just remeber ... Mini-Taper!

5/02/2006 10:35:08 PM  

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