Pacing the Platform
May 3, 2008 by Bryon Powell · 5 Comments
My body, firmly in flight mode, will not stop moving. The chemical cascade caused by the afternoon’s hill workout yet courses through my veins. While I await the Metro’s arrival, I pace the platform. I pace for 15 minutes. In closing out my best training week of the year I am left wanting more. This is how I know I training correctly.
For the past month I have run everyday. I have not racked up big weekly mileage nor have I logged a single run over 12 miles. Consistent running, the addition of hillier runs, and the inclusion of adequate recovery days have left my feeling faster and itching to train harder. I will – in due time. For now, I wait restlessly for Metro… and tomorrow’s run.
That is all.
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Bryon Powell is the Editor-in-Chief of iRunFar.com, which he founded five years ago. Also the author of Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, he's quickly approaching 10 years as an ultrarunner and 20 years as a trail runner. These days he calls Park City, Utah and its trails home.
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only 2 weeks to go, from pacing the platform to pacing the rocks… woo hoo!
Awesome that you training is going so well. Keep rockin’ on !
Mason,
Can hardly wait for our fun in the mountains.
Guys,
I finished up last week with 60 miles, four runs of 10 or more miles, with on solid 10 miler (<7:10 pace) and one with a short/intense hill workout. I finished out the week with a lovely relaxed 12 miles trail run… and already felt rest on my 7 mile run to work this morning.
mmm, what a great place to be in one’s training…
Angie,
This spot in training is sort of like enjoyable weather in DC – it doesn’t last long, so you’d better realize how good you have it and enjoy it to the max. Coincidentally, DC is currently in one of its annual pair of 3 week stretches with great weather. It’s hard not to enjoy trail runs like I had yesterday with 70 degrees, dry air, and a breeze… ah….
The only drawback is that I’m itching terribly to run tonight even though I ran 7 this morning. Must. Practice. Self-restraint.