Week 4 is now in the books. I am one week removed from my halfway point. I noticed that I felt a little sluggish at the start of some of my late week runs. I will have to keep eye on this as I still have over half of a schedule to go. I think that my body is trying to adjust to the increased number of runs that I am submitting it to in the last 4 weeks. I may have to add some variety within the schedule. As I have not defined a workout for any of my trail runs (Fartlek runs) I may work on variety to keep myself fresh.
I was very happy to stick to my schedule this week, all but one rest day which I moved from Sunday to Friday. My mock X-C Race went well as well, as I was able to cover the 3.5 miles in 28 minutes.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Totals |
|
Oct Fartlek X-C (4 miles) |
Oct Rest |
Oct X-C Race 5800 m (3.5 miles) |
Oct Fartlek X-C (6 miles) |
Oct LSD 45 min or 5+ miles |
Oct 30 min or 4 miles Easy |
Oct 9 Rest |
23 miles |
|
Oct Treadmill (4 miles) |
Oct Rest |
Oct X-C Race 5800 m (3.5 miles) |
Oct Fartlek X-C (6 miles) |
Oct Rest |
Oct 8 LSD 40 min or 5 miles |
Oct 9 30 min or 4 miles Easy |
22 miles |
I noticed a little bit of competitiveness creep back in to me this week. On my Long Slow Distance run on Saturday another runner passed me and then settled into a pace just 10 meters ahead of me on the road. I fought the strong urge to pass him and stayed on my pace for that run. On my Sunday run, which was at a slightly quicker pace, I was hoping to see the other runner again as this time I thought I would not be so tentative, but no such luck. At this point in the schedule it is more important for me to get the runs in than to show my competitiveness, that is what races are for.
See you on the road.
