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Week 319
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Greetings, Semi-Centenarians! Impatient as I am want to be, I gave it a go this week, first three days went well; after the fourth day, I developed some tightness behind the knee (though it's not as bad as where I was a couple weeks ago.) I guess I'm not ready for multiple days in a row at this point. So it's 4-days and 16+ miles for the books:
Sun: Off
Mon: Off
Tue: 4.3 intervals-lite (6x300, ~equal rec.)67,63,61,60,61,61
Wed: Off
Thu: 4.2 progressive through 3.1 (7:33 avg, 3rd mile @6:23)
Fri: 3.6 easy (8:23/mi) Oh, the Humidity!
Sat: 4.1 easy (7:54/mi avg) First 3 easy, last 1.1 at 7:12/mi
Felt good to get back to some running, and the speed doesn't seem to be bothersome. It was only after Friday's easy slog that there was an inkling that something was still askew, but I gave it a go Saturday, since it felt fine Saturday morning. That probably was a bad call. Patience...... Also, I remembered to throw in some retro-running strides after Tuesday and Thursday, which were both on the track, but forgot to do so when on the roads Friday and Saturday. So I'll back off some, but will press onward more cautiously and mindfully (which, for starters, means only walking today.) I also need to spend more time rolling out the hamstrings, as well as the quads.
OK, I'm optimistic that this will resolve itself soon. Like I said, I've been through this before, so I just need to manage it.
How about y'all? Looking forward to any reports out of Baton Rouge.
All the Best!