After 9 days of waiting, I finally got my speed workout done this morning. While I was rather anxious about how it would go (fast is a 4 letter word after all), it turned out better than I feared. The workout was on my local high school track with a 2 mile warm-up, 3 mile repeats with…
So Fast It Took No Time
My first speed workout was scheduled for yesterday and went so quickly it took no time at all. I mean that literally though since it never happened. If you’re like me and living in Southeastern PA, then you know that there’s currently 20-24 inches of white stuff still sitting on the ground. Now it’s true I’ve…
When Less is More
I’m only 3 weeks into my C&O Canal training cycle and I’m already starting to rethink things. Back in the day (like last year), this never happened. I got out my excel spreadsheet, plotted out my daily runs over the next 20 weeks, and did them. I never changed the schedule. I didn’t change what…
C&O Canal 100 Training Plan
I’m going to use a modified version of my Oil Creek training plan for my next 100 mile. The weekly mileage will run in the 25-45 mile range with a longest run of 30 miles. There will be two primary differences: lower focus on elevation gain and more speed sessions. C&O is a very flat…
Offseason: Off
I ended my running offseason today with a 10 mile run. After each training/racing cycle, I take 6-8 weeks “off” to allow my body/mind to recover. I don’t stop running, however I do cut down my weekly mileage to the 10-25 range. Most of the reduction comes out of my long runs. It’s been 2 months…