March 21-27
Monday
am-off
pm-8 miles 47 minutes
Tuesday
am- 5 miles
pm- 12x400 with 100 jog rest. only did 9 avg 66-70 on them
w/up 3 c/down-3
abs + push ups
Wednesday
am-off
pm- 11 miles + push ups and abs
Thursday
am-off
pm- 12 miles + strides
Friday
off had to work 8-7
Saturday
am-10 miles 61 minutes + 10 x hurdles 10x water pit (used a box in weight room)
sunday
am-wo 6 miles at 5:00-5:10 pace helping ruben with his 3x5 miles workout.
w/up-4 c/down-3
pm- 20 minutes
Total- 75 miles
March 28-April 3
Monday
am-5 miles
pm-12 miles + drills and strides
Tuesday
am-5 miles
pm- wo 8x400 over hurdles avg 68-69 with 2 minutes rest
w/up-3 c/down-3
Wednesday
am-5 miles
pm-8 miles + drills, strides, hurdles, core and push ups
Thursday
am-5 miles
pm-8 miles + drills, strides, hurdles, and 2 water pits
Friday
am-3 mile shakeout
pm-Sam Howell Invite @ Princeton 3ksc-9:34
w/up-3 c/down-7
Saturday
am- 10 miles + drills
pm-3 miles
Sunday
am-7 miles (with walking bc knee hurt so bad)
Total- 93 miles
The last 2 weeks have been very good. I have been feeling much better with the mileage and workouts are starting to come around. The race at Princeton was just a rust buster. I have never been known for running a fast first steeple (with the exception of last year but only b/c I was so sharpe from indoor nationals the week before). My fastest opener was from 2 years ago at the spring break Miami Invite when I ran 9:33. So after the race looking at the time of 9:34 i was happy with the effort. Not to mention my last "real" race was club nationals in December. So with all that said the time is awful but I was very pleased with it. Saturday we woke up early to get our run in before leaving for home. I got in 10 miles and had a slight pain in my knee but figured it was because I raced the night before. Sunday I woke up and planned on going 2 hours. 1 mile in and I already have a pain in my knee. I think its just a pain im a distance runner it will go away. 3 miles later its getting worse so I decide to take the first turn back and only do 7 miles. On the way back I had to the stop a bunch of times and walk because the pain is so bad. I get home and ice the knee but the pain still wont go away. If I move my knee at all it kills. I had trouble sleeping because if I bent my knee at all it would hurt. I woke up this morning and it is still hurting. I had the same thing happen in hs and it was my mcl which put me out for about a month. I really hope thats not the case but im taking the next few days off and seeing my doctor tomorrow. Hopefully its not my mcl and its only somehting minor. I will keep you all updated when I find out whats wrong.
Thanks for reading,
Tim
