During the cooldown, I was trying to think of a harder group workout from last year and I couldn’t come up with any. The thing with this workout is that there’s no rest between the hills since they’re all so close together. Usually we run on a hill for awhile and then jog on the flats for awhile as we head to the next hill. All told, I ran 1:45 and called it 14 miles for the day and 74 for the week.
That evening our coach had a party at his new training facility in St. Paul. Jenna brought some friends including Dave, who ran at the U of MN in the mid-70s with guys like Garry Bjorklund and Steve Plasencia. A quick google search turns up this gem on Plasencia by Scott Douglas. The only problem with the party is that there aren’t any chairs – just bikes. So I ended up spending about 4 hours on my feet. That’s not ideal after a hill workout and before a long run. Neither was only getting 6 hours of sleep.
On Sunday there was this big yellow ball in the sky. It was bright, it was warm and I liked it. I hope it comes back again some day – soon. I was planning on a 20 mile run, but made the mistake of stopping by my house after about 18 miles. It was a little windier than I expected and I was a little underdressed, so I thought I’d run my last 20 minutes on the treadmill. Somewhere on my way to the treadmill I started to eat a snack, then I was in the shower and finally I was napping in front of the TV.
I wasn’t too heartbroken about cutting this run short. The adage says to finish the run feeling like you could have done more. Given the hills and lack of sleep, I don’t think I could have gone much longer. The fact that I needed a nap is usually a pretty good indicator to me that I’ve done enough.
Quote of the day:
“Hills: You entered a marathon with hills? You idiot.” Don Kardong
2 comments:
I could take great offence at the quote of the day.
Actually, it made me laugh.
Ha. Yeah, given your race last weekend, I suppose you could. Believe me, it wasn't directly at you.
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