Almost a year into blogging, and I’m finding that publishing training logs on a weekly basis has been fun, but I think with this weird free-flow year of pandemic and injury and crime scenes and not following a specific plan lends itself, in the near future at least, to a monthly training recap.
Big running news this month: my only IRL race this year (Happy Girls Sisters Trail Half Marathon) and completed registration for the 2021 Chicago Marathon next October (deferred entry due to this year’s event being canceled).
Nov 2-8: W & S PT strength exercises. W gym climb
W: 5 miles easy on road, 10:03 pace
Sa: Trail Half!!
Total run miles 18
Nov 9-15: Tu & Su PT strength exercises
W: 5 miles easy on road
Th: 10 mile trail hike
F: 11 mile trail hike
Sa: 5 miles easy on trail
Total run miles 31
Nov 16-22: PT strength exercises W, F, Su
Tu: 8 miles easy on road 10:15 pace, w/6x 20 seconds hard hills & 2 minute recovery
Th: 4 miles easy on road 10:24 pace. R hip creaky for the first time in weeks, so opted to not do as many miles as I originally planned. Wasn’t easy to stop early, but trying not to be a jackass. With typical runner goggles, I assumed the hip creakiness was due to wearing new shoes on Tuesday, but now realize it’s far more likely it was due to speed work for the first time in months. Duh.
Sa: 7 miles easy trail, 10:27 pace. Felt AMAZING. Wow, what a difference 48 hours can make. Also this run was AFTER ski touring for the first time this year. Shrug.
Su: 11 miles easy trail, 10:38 pace. 8 x 20 seconds hills hard w/2 minute recovery.
Total run miles: 30
Nov 23-29: PT strength exercises Tu, Th & Sa; Ski tour Th & Sa.
Tu: 8 miles easy on road, 10:17 pace w/ 8 x 30 seconds hills hard w/1 minute rest. After this workout, realized that yeah, it’s probably this speedwork that is making the hip creaky. Going to step back from the speed. I’ve been able to run up to 3 hours comfortably and maintain my PT strength exercises without issue, so I think my body is just not yet ready to add the speedwork back in.
W: 6 miles easy trail, 10:54 pace. Legs felt good but low on fuel
F: 4 miles easy road, not feeling it.
Total run miles: 18
