Thursday, April 19, 2012

Sick and tired...

...in 37 hours I'll be running the Trail Mix 50K, without a plan.  I'm sitting here, not sure if I should 'go to the well' and race, or use the race as a workout.  I had every intention of racing until last weekend when I got sick...I feel much better today, but what did the cold/flu take out of me?  It is only 31 miles...  :)
iPod is loaded and charged, Garmin is ready to go, and my shoes are clean and dry...
Let's chat about this past week. 
Last Saturday (April 14th) I had a solid 13+ miler with Jeff to/around/back from Baker Park in Orono.  I was getting sick, I was pretty rundown, though the run went well.  I felt strong the entire way (7:50 pace)...though when i got done, I was peeing blood...wtf?  I didn't 'feel' bad, just rundown...96 oz. of PowerAde Recovery and I had all the energy in the world.  Almost 50 miles of running for the week...close to 5 hours on the bike, swam twice with a lot of core/lifting...no wonder I was rundown, huh?
Sunday April 15th:  90 minute spin at LT in SLP
Monday April 16th:  3 miles of easy running with J
Tuesday April 17th:  Needed a solid 8 miler today...let's run to LT SLP from the house.  Mile 1 7:01, and rocked from there.  A couple of the miles were sub 6:35 pace...ended up averaging 6:47 for the run...and it felt EASY!  Am I ready to rumble?
Wednesday April 18th:  OFF
Thursday April 19th:  45 minute spin with core and light upper-body lifting...feeling a lot better today.
So, race or NO race?  Hard workout or 'go to the well'?  Looks like a last minute decision...

D

1 comment:

  1. Hey Coach D, Did you end up running today at Trail Mix.. all your fans are holding our breath to hear about the results... Bummer about your cold, I hope you are not going to blame it on me from our run last Saturday...

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