I completed the Last Chance Marathon about 2 weeks ago now. I decided to go for my first 50k next and I set the P90x plans aside for a while. I have been struggling a little figuring out what the right schedule for ramping up for that 50k ... but more about that in a different article. I was out for 16 miles on Saturday. The logic behind so many miles was that if I considered the slower pace marathon a training run for the 50k then heck yeah lets put in some mileage! It was a moderately difficult run physically. I started at the 152nd centennial trail head and continued north towards Arlington. That new section is about only about a mile long so it was a little let down. It connects along 67th on sidewalks and then the trail continues parallel to the railroad tracks. That's the north section I ran before. I ran the trail to Bryant and back, about 8.1 mile each way.
The first 10 -12 miles felt great but the last 4 felt much more a challenge. In hindsight, 10 -12 miles would had been the perfect distance, which unto itself is pretty good considering I ran 26 miles the week before lol ... I though about calling SBF to pick me up in North Marysville but figured I could finish. I broke a few tenets of training right there, pushed too hard too soon after a marathon. Sunday my right quad and right IT band started bothering me. I am not quite sure what I did during the run that affected my quad, maybe didn't stretch properly? My therapist says that my quad is very tight. We worked on it yesterday and it felt better today. As my IT band ... rolling and stretching lol ... I hope I manage it right !
I did the stationary bike at the gym yesterday instead of running. My cross-training has been lacking and I figure that would provide relief to my IT band. I had physical therapy right after. After a couple of days I felt so great the marathon then I began feeling sluggish. It's very similar to how I felt following Vegas RnR, so I figure the sluggishness may be part of my body's recovery process ... If so by next week or so I should start feeling spectacular again! Although I felt like crap this evening, I put my gear on and hit the Airport trail. This run was short of amazing only because so freaky ... so freaky because I was on the trail in the woods at night ... looking at shadows following my headband light beam ... Feeling like someone was pacing me at time ... Seeing weird shapes here and there.
I will not lie I was scared to do it to being with. A fear similar albeit much less intense than skydiving. There is freedom and pleasure in letting go when you jump from a perfectly good airplane thousand feet in the air ... And hitting the dark trail had that same mix of fear and excitement, more so because the danger is less so I didn't have to be so focused ... I could let go my worries and just did it ... The end I began running at started in the woods and I started there purposely: to deal with the fear. I mean really there wasn't much to worry about but hey still sounds pretty good when I write that ! After managing 3.5 miles through mostly dark areas the path clears along the airport of trees and such so it wasn't so dark anymore ... I tried to capture the feeling there ...
Anyhow ... great run :) Tomorrow depending how I feel I will do some laps at the pool ... oooh looking forward to it ! I have not selected any specific route for Saturday. I think I should do about 13-14 miles ... Then 8 to ten Sunday possibly. Happy running everyone and watch those IT bands !
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