Trying to Get Back to Respectable

Took Friday off in hopes to heal up the calf pain that I had Wednesday.  Overall it felt okay, it did tweak after about mile 3 but it started to feel okay after that.  This was supposed to be a 1:45 run and I did just that, I was able to do the 3/4 normal pace and then picked it up for the last 1/4 to get an average mile time of 8:04.  Things are sore and not feeling the best.  Trying to ice and stretch it all away.  We are only about a month away from the race, so I am hopeful I will be able to get there and keep it together.  Just need to keep walking on eggshells as I get there.  Not the most glamorous training ever but it is not terrible either.

Was supposed to do 3 x 1600 at race pace, but come on, that was not going to happen with all of the ailments I have been struggling with.  What did I do?  I did 3 miles of quarter mile hills with quarter mile rest in between.  This was not the plan but it was going to give my hamstrings and calves a break, which it did.  I think that as long as I am thoughtful with my workouts and careful, I can make it to the half marathon in April and get a pretty good time.  May struggle after it but should be okay.  Hoping to just keep this going and get a good time then time for maintenance.

Took off yesterday trying to get things to get in order.  Today didn't feel terrible but skipping yesterday meant skipping a tempo run.  I would rather miss a tempo run one time then screw up my training.  1 month from today, I will have completed the Scranton Half Marathon which is very exciting to think about.  Really want to just stay healthy and keep everything in order.  Once this training plan is over, I will take a week or two off to heal so until then, it is all about working hard and training carefully!

This was supposed to be a 1:45 timed run but my feet would not let me finish it.  Good thing I planned on returning my shoes today because if I didn't, I would have started really considering it.  These shoes were not meant for me.  I have enough problems, I don't need shoes to be another one.  I went up to the shoe store and I think that I ended up with a good pair that will work for me.  The fun thing was, the shoes were half the price of the originals and they were having a huge sale so I got a shirt and shorts.  Not a bad end to a day that started off with a poor run.

This was an interesting run.  Used my new shoes and that helped greatly.  Today was supposed to be an easy 3 miles but it turned into something faster.  I don't know why but I felt great and my body held up well.  Which allowed me to run 7:56 per mile pace.  My first mile was kinda slow because I was adjusting to the shoes but after that, everything felt great and I motored on through it.  Not trying to run fast but it all felt good so I cannot complain.

Took it easy tonight but the fun part of the run was I got to run the dog and then run the baby.  It was a good night!  Nice to enjoy a run without having to worry.

30 minute tempo run.  10 minutes slow, 2:30 @ 8mph, 2:00 @ 8.5 mph, 1:00@8.8mph, 2:00 @ 8.5mph, 2:30 @ 8mph, and 10 minutes slow.  Didn't feel terrible.  Very tired afterwards.  Feet felt like they were sliding in the shoes. 

Pretty good run today.  1:10 which means I finished it at 7:36 minute miles.  Not to bad, I hope that I can keep that pace during the half marathon.  I am having some aches and pains which I will need to dull out during the race.  The top of my foot is still hurting and whatever pain in my hip/butt is still there.  I will just keep monitoring my issues and make decisions day to day.