Monday, November 18, 2013

Base Training: 11/11/2013 - 11/17/2013

M: 5M
8:58, 8:07, 8:17, 8:01, 7:56
890v2: 184M

T: 4M
Noon - 5/5 for 30:00

PM - 2M 8:00, 8:19
890v3: 366M

W: 5M
7:59, 7:52, 8:41 (first 1/2M in 3:41), stretch, 8:08, 8:03 - First 2.5M I had a heavy tailwind.
890v3: 371

Th: 4M
9:00, 8:34, 8:20, 7:41 - ~100m stides during last 1/2M
890v2: 188M

F: OFF

S: 4M
8:18, 7:30, 8:04, 8:02
890v3: 375M

Su: OFF

Week: 22M

Everything is still feeling better each day.  I'm kicking myself because I forgot that I had compression socks.  A lot of my recent progress is because I started wearing them again all the time unless I'm running.  Oh well.

There's still a tiny bit of tightness during the day but it works its way out when I walk or run. So after a half mile or so of running everything feels good.

I picked up the new Garmin f620. Kinda pricey, but its really nice.

2 comments:

  1. The f620 looks sweet. I'm glad to see the mileage bumping up without any additional tightness. Hopefully the achilles will continue to heal up.

    Sorry I didn't get a chance to weigh in last week. I was slammed with work and my final marathon prep. I ran a great first 20 miles, felt easy and smooth, then my hamstrings cramped up. You can read a million stories about hitting the wall or bonking, but the words just don't do it justice. I ended up losing about 10 minutes over the final 5 miles trying to walk and stretch the muscles back out. I'm overall happy with the race, and I have a new appreciation & respect for the distance.

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  2. No problem. I assumed you had something important going on. And last week wasn't worth weighing in on anyway.

    The -thon is so intimidating. I can't imagine going for that distance and being remotely serious about any finishing time. Next time! What training plan/style were you following?

    I'm curious if there's anything interesting that can come out of all the metrics the HR monitor gives the f620. Initially I guess the race predictor could be useful.

    The main thing I'm excited about is the workout programming. That's always an issue for me because I forget what a workout is supposed to be and usually do a lighter version that prescribed.

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