4 mi. Slow
ACHIEVED
4.03 mi. @ 9:03/mi.
4:19 AM 73° 94% 6 mph
I have not run since Saturday. That's a long stretch from what I'm used to. My legs have been feeling a bit tweaked so I figured now is a good time to give them a break. Saturday's run with the group was probably a bit too fast coming off the marathon the previous weekend. This is also the time that I injured myself last year. Looking back, I think it was my exuberance from the marathon result and over-eagerness to start training for another. I'm feeling much the same this year as last. I need to be careful here. I'm worried about losing fitness but at the same time know my body needs an opportunity to recover.
I'm now trying to sort out my next running objectives. All I need is to do is to shave 7 minutes off my marathon time and I'm going to Boston. I figure I'm roughly 500 focused training miles and a good race day from accomplishing it.
So, I can look for an April/May marathon (NOT Ogden - unfavorable course) and mess around with some shorter distances for a couple months before the training cycle begins .... Or, I can get geared up to make a go of it in January. Pros and cons attach to either approach. Houston is closed in January but Phoenix is on the same day with a good course and predictable weather. That would be my January marathon. Training through the holidays would be tough but I'm confident I can do it. However, I'm not sure this approach gives my body enough rest. The bigger hurdle is Cameron. It's his junior year and I'm his off-season baseball training partner. His training cycle starts in November. I've got to be there for him so this becomes my number one priority. I had thought this was the deal breaker for a January marathon. But I'm thinking there could be some training overlap and that it might work. I'm still sorting all of this out but hope to have it resolved by the end of next week. I really need an objective to motivate my training.
Today's run was slow. My legs felt a little sluggish but I felt fine once it was over.
PRE RUN
weight = 154
Clif bar & water
POST RUN
water, multivitamin, & Kashi GoLean cereal w/1% milk
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