"Eternally in joy for a day's training on earth." ~Blaise Pascal

Showing posts with label Some people gotta learn the hard way. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Some people gotta learn the hard way. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

EZ runs never felt so good!

Wow---I wish I had really tried this before. Sometimes I'm just an idiot. The running is going better, my leg is showing some real signs of healing, and the EZ runs at about 8:00 per mile have been really helpful.

I know--I've preached it for years--EZ runs should be about 80% of your weekly mileage...but it's so hard to do! I get out there, get crankin', and the next thing I know I'm popping out fast miles...But if you keep doing that over and over, you're not really building--you're 'robbing Peter to pay Paul' and you're asking for trouble.

I'm up to about 6 miles per day--and really trying to slowly build back up (to around 12 per day). I hope to run the Memphis marathon this December, but we'll just have to see how I feel around October and November. I really hope so.