Not a very good week of running as far as mileage is concerned. Work has been super crazy and this has caused me to miss a couple of runs but I am not too worried. Since the beginning of the year I have been on a fairly consistent running schedule. As most of you know I completed the Ottawa Marathon this past May and I have kept the fitness level, if not improved it, up to this point. So having a week with a bit less mileage is not concerning to me.
As I mentioned in my last post, I was suffering from some knee pain, well it showed up once again on Friday (but on my right knee this time). I woke up around 4:30am with pain running (pardon the pun) from my right knee up my leg and into my hip and lower back. I was walking with a considerable limp.
But on the bright side, as the day went on, the pain in my knee was less and less and I was able to walk fairly normally without any problems. I was planning on running 5-6 km on Saturday morning to test out the knee, but unfortunately I was called into work at 5:00am and those plans were put on the shelf. I did manage to join up with the Niagara Falls Marathon group on Sunday morning for their 32 km run and I am happy to say there was no problems with the knee.
Training Week Summary:
Monday: Off
Tuesday: 6.38 km, 36:31, 5:44/km pace
Wednesday: 6.34 km, 35:50, 5:39/km pace
Thursday: Off
Friday: Off
Saturday: Off
Sunday: 32.34 km, 3:13:18, 5:59/km pace
Total: 45.06 km
Well that is it for this week. I am planning on signing up for the Turkey Tea 10k this coming Sunday. Looking to improve my PB time of 42:51 which I got at last year's race.
Take care,
MA
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