I decided to take a long break after running in Chicago . That explains why I didn’t update my blog in such a long time! Although I didn’t stop running completely, I reduced my weekly mileage substantially and have not raced since 10/10/10. My body and mind need to heal after 18 months of continuous and very intense training.
I am feeling very good and I am eager to race again! I gained a few lbs. but my legs feel great and my weekly mileage is increasing steadily every week. I have a good feeling about my next training cycle. I am healthy and very motivated. I have not decided what races I am going to run this year yet. I keep analyzing several possibilities that could include marathons in Rotterdam , Vienna , or Prague in the spring and Chicago , Amsterdam , or Marine Corps (DC) in the fall. I will make a final decision about my 2011 calendar in two weeks.
There is a good chance that I will run a 10k race on January 30th and a half marathon in late February or early March (not sure where yet). In the mean time, I am logging as many base miles as possible. This week I did 40+ miles, the best week in a long time! The workouts were:
S- 6 easy miles (high 7’s)
M- 6.5 easy miles
T- 6 easy miles
W- Tempo (3x1 mile @ 6:40)+ 3 easy miles
Th- 5 miles, very easy
F- Cross Training
S- 12 miles (low 8’s)
It feels great to be back! I missed my long runs so much!
Mira, mira, a quien me encuentro por aquí!
ReplyDeleteSaludos desde Tally y que sigas corriendo mucho.
Hey, muchos saludos!
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