Catching up
I was traveling all this week, so I did not work out with the group. I did get some good running in, though. I meant to do about 8 miles on Monday, and I eyeballed a route, but it took me a while longer than I thought it would, so after I mapped it I found out it was really 11 miles. The highlight of that run is really only funny because I emerged mostly unharmed. I was running down a street where the sidewalks were being redone, and fortunately I found they had the right-most lane of traffic blocked off, so I ran there and was fine. However, at one point the road wasn’t blocked anymore, so I hopped up on the torn-up sidewalk area to dodge the cars. I run early in the morning, so it was really dark. To make a long story short, I was running on the dirt there and saw a great big hole just a little too late for me to stop, so I jumped as hard as I could and almost made it across. I slipped of the far side and scraped up my knees a bit, but otherwise I was fine. I got up and gave my best “I meant to do that” look and was on my way.
I didn’t have any more adventures like that the next few days, and I averaged about 9 miles for each one. All these runs are what I’d classify as medium effort. I started off slowly and picked up the pace gradually each time, and I threw in a few short bursts of speed for good measure. That all felt good, and I am confident I am ready to race hard in a week.
I meant to run a bit today, but in honor of the cold and rain I decided to just do some core exercises inside instead. I’ve got a long run to do in the morning, and I feel ready to go.