WS week6 (1.2)

Almost another 3 weeks. No it is another 3 weeks. I use 21 days as a gauge. This second set of 21 days was pretty hard. Training can hit a wall as well. It is not what I want.

I want change in a good way. I want to feel a bit off balance all the time. This couple weeks seems to be my body coping with changes and tries to pull me back to the center. I need to push harder toward the changes I want instead of moving back to what I was. Yes I need a plan and stick with it. I need to up my game.

It was only last week being the new year and with new resolves and new hope. This week already felt old.

Monday: Normally I don’t run on Monday but I went ahead and did it. It felt good (or as least now it did)

Tuesday. Rain. The reason I shifted my run to Monday was because of the weather. Morning was fine though. I don’t remember if I went out to run. Tuesday night, I was working on my Sydney trip.

Wednesday. Ran well. Or I thought I did. I didn’t journal, so I don’t remember. I have been getting out the door earlier and earlier. Today I was out by 5:30 am.

Thursday. A double run day. I ran in the morning. 10 miles. I was out by 5:15. It felt good to start early. In the afternoon, I had a solid hour of run. It was on a local trail too.

Friday. I felt strong, but I took the day off, mostly because I would have some long runs on Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday. Massanutten Mountain Trail 100 training run 1. 32 miles. It should have decent workout for me

Sunday. Waterfall 50k, also on part of the MMT 100 course. It should be a good workout too. Duncan Knob, Kerns Mountain, Birb Knob. All good significant climbings.

Update: There are so many areas to focus. Hill training, speed work, down hill, strength training, interval, tempo run. Before I know it, the week is over.

I brought some new gadgets such as heart rate monitor. Trying to do zone 1 and zone 2 training to bring up my efficiency.

My ankle is a bit better than last week. There is less a feeling something is wrong with it.

I might have run a bit much, my right shin started to feel something. I lay off some miles and hopefully it would recover by next week. We will see. I am push myself toward my boundary.

The week has been normal. Next week will start again. I signed up for some races. End of the month approaching soon. BRR and MMT trainings would be in full swing soon. I signed up for Catoctin 50k, I will need training for this. Last year I DNF’d it so, I am seeking revenge. Catoctin got some wicked hills. I need to go out there to do tempo.