Training Log Archive: Gswede

Well I've found long runs like this are great for shutting down the demons in my head. I started with the post-season squad and after a mile broke off on a loop I planned to do by myself. I went along the base of the mountains for a while before heading up Strohm's rd. It wasn't much of a road after about 2 miles on it. It turned into rocky singletrack almost and was tough to move up quickly. Then I came down three turns. Added some distance on up Thompson's hollow and finally when I came back to pavillion Spence told me that he thought I was running 2:10 and not 2 hours. I didn't know he would let me run that. I gladly took off and let her rip on the path around the park. I found the further I went the better I felt. Great stuff.

Warmup and Cooldown. I cooled down with Helfrick and spoke to him about a lot of my worries and troubles. Nice to talk with him about. A very understanding guy.

Quite a poor race at Kutztown. I felt strong through 3 miles and really had nothing left. Kinda felt like I should just stop running or stop running in college. Helfrick convinced me to keep trying. Still I just had nothing left over the last mile. I don't know what's wrong because my workouts are still going well.

Premeet on Kutztown's course. We weren't moving too fast and I didn't feel too light. But when I started doing striders that pace felt really quite easy. So I'm not sure what to expect in the race tomorrow.
List of things to do tonight:
Eat dinner
Run the Stick over my legs
Drink my tea
Go to sleep.

A decent run on the rail trail with a few guys. We were rolling 6:30s like normal and then 6:20s by the end of it. Felt easy.

Workout Wednesday
10 minute warmup and 22 minute cooldown to bring it to 60 minutes.
Quite an easy workout really it was just that the grass was a little wet that bothered me. My feet were sliding everywhere on the turns and when I tried to speed up. Really a side issue though.
Workout was 400@70-72, 800@2:32-2:36, 1200@4:06-4:12, 1200@ 4:06-4:12, 800@ 2:32-2:36, 400@ 70-72 all on a 2 minute recovery jog
Times:
72
2:31
4:01
4:02
2:32
70

I didn't feel too good on this run. My cough was still there and producing but not too much. I think I mainly felt bad because I ate lunch so close to the run. Just gotta keep that in mind.