The Week of December 11 – 17, 2006

Synopsis of Week’s Training: After a hard Sunday in the mountains I took Monday off to rest some moderately sore […]

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Synopsis of Week’s Training:
After a hard Sunday in the mountains I took Monday off to rest some moderately sore quads. Tuesday was an easy 5 (part with Drew). Wednesday was great. I ran to the track and warmed up with friends, went out for a run while they worked out, and then cooled down with them. I also got to catch up with my friend, Elaine, who I hadn’t seen in ages. Easy runs of 7.5 and 5 on Thursday and Friday.

Saturday was awesome. I went to Hemlock Overlook in the Bull Run-Occaquan system for the VHTRC’s Magnus Gluteus Maximus 50km (a.k.a Holiday Fatass 50k). I saw and got to run with many friends who I hadn’t seen in a long time. I also got to make some new friends. The run itself was surprisingly tough. I didn’t exactly miss last week’s goal of not letting anyone push me at the fatass, but the reasonable pace we set was a harder effort than I really should have been running. I did take off at 26 miles because I just wanted to be done. I may write more on this run later.

I was amazed that my legs were at 100% on Sunday. I was wise and used my discretion to skip my road running club’s long run. At this point in my training, there’s reason to do anything more than a very easy run the day after a long run… and that’s what I did. I guess I succeeded in last week’s goal of taking this run easy. I have to note that I went out for a run after 9 p.m. in late December in running shorts and a short-sleeve t-shirt… and was too warm at times. Crazy.

By The Numbers:
Monday – Off. Recovery day.
Tuesday – 5 easy.
Wednesday – 9 easy.
Thursday – 7.5 easy.
Friday – 5 easy.
Saturday – 30.5 – Holiday Fatass.
Sunday – 5 easy.

Weekly Mileage: 62
Year-to-Date Mileage: 2631
Three Week Moving Average: 58.5
Year-to-Date Weekly Average: 52.6

Upcoming Training Goals:
Run consistently during the week – even if it will be a busy week of work, travel, and festivities. No need to go “ultra” long, but try to get in an easy 20+. Run with Gretch. Run with John Parker. Run in both Washington Crossing State Park AND up on Bald Pate Mountain. Don’t go nuts on mileage.

Bryon Powell

Bryon Powell is the Founding Editor of iRunFar. He’s been writing about trail running, ultrarunning, and running gear for more than 15 years. Aside from iRunFar, he’s authored the books Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running, been a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, written for publications including Outside, Sierra, and Running Times, and coached ultrarunners of all abilities. Based in Silverton, Colorado, Bryon is an avid trail runner and ultrarunner who competes in events from the Hardrock 100 Mile just out his front door to races long and short around the world, that is, when he’s not fly fishing or tending to his garden.