I had thought earlier (a few weeks ago) that perhaps a good idea would be to have the day after speedwork be a recovery run, and then the day after that would be a tempo run. However, with the distance of the runs after speedwork getting longer (total of 13 miles this week, as opposed to earlier in the program where the distance was about half), I decided that perhaps that isn't such a great idea.
This was also brought on by the fact that my ankles were slightly uncomfortable. I'm not really sure why - it is not like I've had ankle discomfort after one of the long runs, so I dont know why I would have it now. The only thought I had was that perhaps this weeks speedwork, which included some hills, maybe resulted in parts of my ankle receiving more abuse then they normally do. This would be due to the slightly different angling of the foot when placed on the ground beneath. It seems to correspond with the fact that the front of the ankles are uncomfortable. Who knows - it is just a thought.
With the runs getting longer, I end up running in the dark on a regular basis now, which means donning the super loud neon yellow safety shirt, and bringing an LED flashlight along with me. On the plus side, there is no sun to worry about.
Total Distance: 7 miles
Total Time: 1:07:01
Average HR: 149
Not much else to comment on, except that my 150 pace tends to put me around the 9:30 min/mile mark on a regular basis, whereas previously it put me north of 10 minutes.
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