Once you get your last 13 mile run behind you, there is a drop off in mileage in marathon training. However, most programs encourage you to still keep the intensity level up. What is nice about the FIRST program is that the paces are still pretty brisk for this week. On Tuesday, I ran 5 x 1000 meter intervals. The pace was supposed to be 4:03 per 1K. I only hit that in the last two, but I was under 4:09 for all of them, so I thought that was good.
Yesterday, I swam, and last night I got a massage. My wonderful wife arranged these monthly massages during my Boston Marathon training, including one just before the race, and another right after. It helped work out that knot in my glute. My massage therapist is really good at recommending stretches, too. She offered to stretch me out this weekend after my 10 mile run. She has done a few marathons and triathlons herself, so she is very in-tuned to runners bodies. I will take her up on her offer, and I am planning to compensate her with my special Baileys-Chocolate Chip Irish Soda Bread. The chocolate appeals to her German half, and the soda bread/Baileys to her Irish half.
Today, I ran 6 miles - a 2 mile warmup. Then 3 miles at 7:14 pace, and a 1 mile cooldown. I made sure that I stretched a lot after the run.
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