Windy Run
October 31, 2009
My Saturday runs have been going really well because I’m feeling more rested after being able to get some decent sleep on Thursday and Friday night. Sunday and Monday go well to, but down hill after that because of the new shift and not being adjusted to a new sleep pattern yet.
Today’s run went really well and held a decent pace (9:49) over the 10 miles I ran. Had a strong wind out of the south west so that made for some extra hard effort and chose a route that has some small hills so that made for some extra work too.
Aside from the lack of sleep during the week, I’m pleased with the marathon recovery and I have one more week and that will complete the 4 weeks of recovery I had planned. Then I’ll start the maintenance phase that will last until I start the next training cycle. That cycle will begin 16 to 20 weeks prior to the next marathon and that will be sometime next spring and I’m planning for a April or May marathon.
Tomorrow is the NYC marathon and I’m really hoping Ryan Hall wins. Will be watching it online and live from Universal Sports. Need to get a 5 mile run in before the marathon, but if it doesn’t happen in the morning I’ll just do it in the afternoon. The marathon starts at 9:00 am so shouldn’t be a problem in getting it done in the morning.
Enjoy every step!
Al