Showing posts with label Long run. Training plans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Long run. Training plans. Show all posts

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Back to the long run!

This past week, did 4 miles twice during lunch on the ICAR campus and a yoga class (plus 1 mile on the treadmill beforehand). So this was my first weekend long run (not counting the marathon) since mid-October. Went out in the sunny 59° weather with some wind which was very nice and wanted to see how far I could muster, hoping for 10 miles. Ended up doing just that! Felt good too. Muscles a little tight, but feet/heel/felt great! This past week I started planning my training for the next few months - a 10 miler training plan (leading up to Green Valley) and following that up with a half marathon training plan for the GW Parkway 10 miler. Hmmm - now that I look at the plan - I was only supposed to do 8 today. Oh well! May have found a Half marathon to do right after that up in Hickory, NC. After 6 PR's last year, I think I have some more in me (15K, 10 miler, not sure about the 10k, but hopefully the half and full marathons too! Throw in the 2 miler I do every summer too).
Odds and ends: Baby is obviously doing well - and I am always Very thankful my wife understands my need to run (she's seen my crankiness when I can't run). No real vacation this holiday season, so my running should be about normal. Pumped up the tires on the jogging stroller we have even though I won't be able to use it until the baby is ~6 months old (May). May try it out on the Sunrise Run 8k. Almost time for shoe-sale season - will probably get another pair of my 2130's. Got "Once A Runner" and the sequel, "Again to Carthage" (Haven't read that one yet" for x-mas from my brother. Very excited to find it - Fleet Feet has them exclusively I think for a few more months. That'a all today...hopefully more before next weekend!