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Okay, I have basically lost two weeks of training.<br><br>
I had a great base before that, over 2800 miles the last 12 months, but I ran 8 miles last week, about 16 this week so far, with 6 today.<br><br>
Tomorrow I am backing off a bit, maybe 4, maybe 5 slow.<br><br>
Sunday... 8-9 or more if I'm okay. (was supposed to be 20!) If I can complete that without too much discomfort I'm thinking I'm good to go.<br><br>
Schedule from Pfitz had the following for next week:<br><br>
Monday - Off<br>
Tuesday - 7 mi with 8/100 strides<br>
Wednesday - 12 miles<br>
Thursday - 6 mi recovery with 6/100 strides<br>
Friday - 5 mi recovery<br>
Saturday - 10k race<br>
Sunday - 17 miles<br><br>
I'm thinking this... drop Wednesday to 10 and see how I feel, adding more if I'm okay. Skip the race, just do 6-7 miles a bit harder than cruising. Try the 17, but with exit strategies after 13.<br><br>
The week after that?<br><br>
Monday - Off<br>
Tuesday - 8 mi with 8/100 strides<br>
Wednesday - Recovery 5 mi<br>
Thursday - V02 Max. 8 mi, 3x1mile at 5k pace<br>
Friday - Recovery 5 mi<br>
Saturday - 7 mi with 8/100 strides<br>
Sunday - 13 miles<br><br>
I'm scared about Thursday. If this whole thing was caused by a balance problem, will dreadmill speed work cause me to hurt again? I think I might try for an indoor track, but they hurt too. Advice? The rest is doable. I'm thinking of running Sunday's run at a good pace, slower than MP but a tad faster than cruising.<br><br>
Last week before marathon:<br><br>
Monday - Rest<br>
Tuesday - Split runs both recovery 5 and 4 miles respectively<br>
Wednesday - 7 miles with 2 at MP<br>
Thursday - 5 mi recovery<br>
Friday - 5 mi with 6/100 strides<br>
Saturday - 4 miles recovery<br>
Sunday - some gosh darned fool race.<br><br>
Okay, so I don't know what MP is going to be. Do I try for the MP that I had 2 weeks ago? That would get my BQ hopes up again, or do I just groove a slower pace? Two miles shouldn't be that hard to run at an 8:00 minute mile? Then again, I broke 9:20 for the first time in two weeks today.<br><br>
ARGH!
I had a great base before that, over 2800 miles the last 12 months, but I ran 8 miles last week, about 16 this week so far, with 6 today.<br><br>
Tomorrow I am backing off a bit, maybe 4, maybe 5 slow.<br><br>
Sunday... 8-9 or more if I'm okay. (was supposed to be 20!) If I can complete that without too much discomfort I'm thinking I'm good to go.<br><br>
Schedule from Pfitz had the following for next week:<br><br>
Monday - Off<br>
Tuesday - 7 mi with 8/100 strides<br>
Wednesday - 12 miles<br>
Thursday - 6 mi recovery with 6/100 strides<br>
Friday - 5 mi recovery<br>
Saturday - 10k race<br>
Sunday - 17 miles<br><br>
I'm thinking this... drop Wednesday to 10 and see how I feel, adding more if I'm okay. Skip the race, just do 6-7 miles a bit harder than cruising. Try the 17, but with exit strategies after 13.<br><br>
The week after that?<br><br>
Monday - Off<br>
Tuesday - 8 mi with 8/100 strides<br>
Wednesday - Recovery 5 mi<br>
Thursday - V02 Max. 8 mi, 3x1mile at 5k pace<br>
Friday - Recovery 5 mi<br>
Saturday - 7 mi with 8/100 strides<br>
Sunday - 13 miles<br><br>
I'm scared about Thursday. If this whole thing was caused by a balance problem, will dreadmill speed work cause me to hurt again? I think I might try for an indoor track, but they hurt too. Advice? The rest is doable. I'm thinking of running Sunday's run at a good pace, slower than MP but a tad faster than cruising.<br><br>
Last week before marathon:<br><br>
Monday - Rest<br>
Tuesday - Split runs both recovery 5 and 4 miles respectively<br>
Wednesday - 7 miles with 2 at MP<br>
Thursday - 5 mi recovery<br>
Friday - 5 mi with 6/100 strides<br>
Saturday - 4 miles recovery<br>
Sunday - some gosh darned fool race.<br><br>
Okay, so I don't know what MP is going to be. Do I try for the MP that I had 2 weeks ago? That would get my BQ hopes up again, or do I just groove a slower pace? Two miles shouldn't be that hard to run at an 8:00 minute mile? Then again, I broke 9:20 for the first time in two weeks today.<br><br>
ARGH!