Week in Review

2/27 – Speedwork after work. My legs, knee, groin were so sore on Sunday, I thought there was no way I could do speedwork this week, but I’m kind of encouraged by how much recovery has happened in the last few days. Good warm up and stretching. Knee was a little stiff, so I decided to knock things down to 85% effort or so. I focused on smooth, long strides, and didn’t worry so much about pushing the envelope. 10 x 400s. Stretched a lot afterwards too. I saw the ITB stretch on a poster in the PAC (the one where you cross on leg over the other and lean to the side). It helped the knee soreness a good bit. I gotta remember that one. Although it tweeked my lower back some. Getting old really sucks.

1.35, 1.30, 1.29, 1.29, 1.28, 1.28, 1.28, 1.29, 1.27, 1.25

2/26 – Swim 40 lengths after work – just under 30 minutes. Man, I’m slow in the water -really, really, slow. Nice to get back in the water though.

2/25 – Chest, shoulders, and lots of stretching. Abs hurt from run, so stayed away from that. Stretching helped work out the soreness. Man, if I keep this up, I might be able to touch my toes in a few years! Maybe yoga instruction is in my future 😉

2/24 – 15 miler. Plan was PMP + 10. I forgot to restart my watch for a few minutes after crossing 25, so I wasn’t quite sure my pace until I made the turn and got a time for the part I missed. Pace felt pretty close to the same and it was a short time period (3 minutes or so), so I think the overall time is pretty accurate. 1:54 (7.36s), so actually PMP. I felt whooped. Groin hurt last couple miles and hurt for a couple days afterwards.

2/23 – Busy day. Rest.

2/22 – Schedule called for 10 @ PMP, but I didn’t have time. Ran route at lunch around lake and mall which usually takes 40 minutes or so. Came in around 37 mins, so good pace.

2/21 – back, arms, and stretching at lunch