Big week describes this week as good as anything. I kept it pretty slow and easy so as not to irritate my knee, and overall things went very well. Just two weeks ago I only ran 6 miles. Last week I made it back to 18 miles with a 10 mile long run. This week I was at 17 miles before my long run and my long run was 19 miles for a total of 36 miles. Not bad for a guy that has been hobbling around lately.
I'll tell you what though, the 19 mile long run was a killer. I went slow, as I should, but 19 miles long was a big jump up. The last 4+ miles were an exercise in perseverance.
Here are my workouts this week:
- Monday - 6 miles on indoor track
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Tuesday - 5.5 miles on a treadmill
- Wednesday - 25 minute swim and 20 minute water run
- Thursday - 5.3 miles on indoor track
- Friday - Off day
- Saturday - 19 mile long run nice and slow
- Sunday - 25 minute swim
Right now I can say that if my knee doesn't get better, I quite sure I will be able to run a marathon in the 3:30 to 3:40 range. That would be far, far short of my goal and a real disappointment. The problem is that I haven't been able to do any speed work and I need to challenge and build my oxygen uptake if I'm going to run my goal. Next week Saturday I need to get some speed work in. My workout plan calls for me to run a 5K, but I'm not going to put that much speed pressure on my knee yet. If I'm feeling well, I plan on trying for 7 to 10 mile repeats at or near my goal pace.
Hopefully this week will mark the week that I got back on track.
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