I posted about this last week, so instead of repeating my whining about what overdoing mileage
did to me, I'll post a link to short article that I should have read a couple weeks ago.
http://www.functionalpathtrainingblog.com/
Everything right now is sort-of-fine
I had ok workouts this week while shortening my mileage quite a bit and trying to keep things in
general a little more structured and intelligent.
Workouts:
3/2/1/2/3/2/1/2/3/2/1 fartlek with equal rest intervals. I was between 4:30 and 4:50 mile pace on
the surges. My legs didn't feel like lead, which was nice for once.
10x800m in 2:15/2:18/2:15/2:18/2:17/2:17/2:18/2:19/2:20/2:20. I was feeling pretty rough after #6
I decided to tough it out as long as I didn't go over 2:20. My legs still felt funny running at
a fast pace, but it was much better than the last time I tried to do this type of workout last week. Unfortunately I still can't get access to a track. I have to have a permit two weeks in advance for a crappy dirt track in St. Paul. I did the 800s off GPS measurement on a section of the lake trail by Lake Calhoun.
I have determined that I am an idiot and need a coach. I finally sacked up and asked my college coach, Mike Smith to help me out. I should have done this a long time ago, but I was hesitant not because of my own ego (this time) but because I was embarrassed at how mediocre my college running career was, only because of my own laziness and poor decision making. I felt that I had let Coach down by not reaching my potential. I knew this was an unreasonable experience, but I'm the same irrational guy I was back then. Coach Smith is a great guy and a solid coach. He is not going to show up at my door yelling at me about getting workouts in or things like that. I appreciated in college that he was very practical and reasonable in the coach-athlete relationship. I have really struggled to figure out how to organize training blocks and periodization and all of that stuff, so I expect this to help a lot.
I'm heading to Charleston, SC for the Cooper River Bridge Run next Saturday. I'm a little on edge because I'm not super confident in my fitness right now, but sometimes you just need to amp things up a little and race. I'm going to Raleigh, and then down to Chawlston with Bobby. I think it'll be a fun time, there's some money available, and it'll be nice to get out of the Cities for a little bit.
My big goal now is the Mt. Sac Relays on April 19. This is my only real shot to get a fast 10k. I really want to get in the trials this summer, but I at least need to get a better 10k PR, which is more likely. I've never run a fast track 10k, so putting down a respectable time will make my resume look a lot better.
