Footprints for the week: 3/23-3/29

This week was a good week for my training runs. Nothing too exciting, but I hit all my mileage, plus a little. It was all on an indoor track, as it's still a little cool out for my tastes. Next week is looking much better, though. Every day (after Sunday) will be above 40 degrees F, with Monday being over 60! I may head out to City Forest after work to see if the trails are clear for an hour-long run! I'm feeling a lot better than last week, though still having some significant allergy issues, with the snow finally melting off, and exposing the dead grass. Mostly just congestion and a cough. I'll take the spring allergies any day, over snow and cold. Legs are feeling okay, no real aches or pains, just some stiffness in the mornings, and one day of just plain exhaustion that a rest day fixed. Here's the breakdown of miles: Sunday, 3/23: 7.5 mile long run. Felt really good, though that amount of time on an 1/8 mile track is mind-numbing. Monday, 3/24: rest day/ core and shoulder work. Looked over the map for Marquette a little, to familiarize myself with it. Tuesday, 3/25: 3.11 miles, at a fast pace (ok, fast for me...). Was completely gassed afterwards, but it felt really good to push hard. Wednesday, 3/26: 5.44 miles. This was the first evaluation run using ENERGYbits (I'll write up a review in a separate post later today). Felt great. Thursday, 3/27: .25 miles. Yeah, that says a quarter mile. I had a rough night, didn't sleep well, and just couldn't get my legs to cooperate. Achilles was tender, shins were stiff, head wasn't in it. After struggling for a while, I called it a run. Not my best moment. I spent the rest of my morning working my core. In hindsight, I talked it over with my wife (who is great at putting things in their proper perspective). After discussing it, she stopped me and said, "Sounds like your head beat your body this time." Yup. That about sums it up.... Lesson learned. Gotta get my head on straight before I start my run. Friday, 3/28: 3.11. Today was supposed to be a rest day, but I had to make up for yesterday's debacle. Pushed pretty decently, not like Tuesday, but probably 85% effort. Definitely winded afterwards, but felt good. Saturday, 3/29: That's today. I'll be doing a 3 miler a little later in the evening. Looking forward to it. Total miles for the week should be right about 22.5 miles. When I put it that way, it doesn't seem very impressive, but I'm happy with my work, and my #1 goal is not to get injured. That said, I'm looking forward to watching my miles continue on the upward arc. See you on the trails!