The training plan has today being a 5 mile run. However, I feel like at this point, with less then a week before the race - the training has been done. There is little benefit, if any, to be gained by running an additional 21 miles (as the training plan calls for) this week before the race. Plus, with my right knee exhibiting signs of crepitus ever since the 12 miler the other week - I think a week of relative rest can only help prevent an injury.
At some point in the future, I'll go into more detail, but next year I plan on following the Galloway training schedule. In general, it is lower mileage then other training plans, and emphasises more of a run-walk-run strategy. This can actually improve times as well as prevent injury.
So today I wanted to try out something I had been reading about the past couple days - water running. The idea is basically that you get just as good a workout as jogging, but without the impact. Since it was my first time trying it, I just did about 20 minutes worth - mostly to see how the mechanics of it would work out. As you might expect, the lower body tended to want to move forward, so I had to brace myself against the side of the pool.
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