Distance Challenge Approaches

Tuesday - September 30 - Mile warm-up (8 min), Speed drills, 4 x 1,000m @ 4:17, 4:06, 4:00, 3:58, Cool down 800m (4:04)

Wednesday - October 1 - 5 miles easy, without worrying about pace (pace was 8:40)

Thursday - October 2 - easy 30 min run

Saturday - October 4 - easy 15 miles @ overall 9:40 pace

Monday - October 6 - 7 miles, 1 hr, from apartment past AMD to traffic light @ William Cannon and back to middle school track for cool-down and stretches (i end at track usually but it rarely gains mention)

Tuesday - October 7 - Mile warm-up (8:34), Speed drills, 2 x 800m @ 3:05, 2:52 (actually felt my heart & lungs telling me i was going to fast during the 2:52 so I slowed down); 10 min stairs; 2 x 800 @ 3:04, 2:59, Cool down Mile (7:54)

Wednesday - October 8 - 5.5 miles, 8:11 mile pace

Thursday - October 9 - OFF (recovery & massage)

Friday - October 10 - 5 miles, 8:30 mile pace

Saturday - October 11 - SkirtChaser 5k, moderate pace, 20:42

Back

After forcing myself to take 3 weeks (21 days) OFF from running, due to the strain in my foot, I am finally back. Am I better? Not necessarilly. I am, however, able to run without pain. The top of my foot near my ankle hurts (pretty intensely) when I make certain movements. When I run on an even plane, things are good.

It will take more than a foot injury to make me miss this distance running season.

Monday - September 22 - Ran 5.5 miles, really super easy(little over 9 min miles). Felt good to run again. Doing so @ 6 a.m. was a great way to start my day as well.

Tuesday - September 23 - Mile warm-up; 4 x 1,000m @ 4:16, 4:21, 4:20, 4:13; 800m cool-down

Wednesday - OFF

Thursday - September 25 - 5 miles, very comfortable 8:40 pace

OFF - the rest of the week due to ACL (the festival not the ligament)

Blah Blah Blah

I am injured; strain in my foot... finding that taking time off from running is harder than the running was itself.