Wednesday Morning: 6.5 in Federal Way, WA
Hmmm ... Tuesday was a mini-"meltdown" day; therefore, I made up for it this morning with 6.5 miles (6.502 for you precise folks) on part of the same route that I ran on Monday.
Things were fairly easy yesterday as some shopping was done and then I took Waverly to see the state capitol down the road in Olympia (Washington) and then drove her further south to see a little bit of Portland (and I made a visit to Powell's Bookstore.) I picked up three older running books. (I had grabbed two back in March. These are things that are likely out of print.)
Back to today's run ... the course that I ran was here. Fairly level going out from the hotel west to 21st Ave. SW. The turn north was a slight downhill with the back half including a number of inclines. I took it fairly easy while trying to see if there was any issues in my stride that may be causing a bit of my pain. I get it primarily in my left glute, but a little in my right.
It seems that when I slow down a little and open my stride some that the area that is troublesome tends to minimize quite a bit. When I get into a quicker-paced "marathon shuffle" is where the discomfort is most pronounced, but not enough to stop me from running.
The stats on the run are as follows:
Out -- 2.911 miles / 29:41.36 / 10:12
Up and Back -- 3.591 miles / 38:12.56 / 10:38
Overall -- 6.502 miles / 1:07:53.92 / 10:27
Little slower than Monday's run and I had the weather in my favor this morning -- overcast (typical Pacific NW day), low-to-mid 60's, moderate humidity.
August mileage: 17.538 miles (would like to be between 100 and 150)
I understand that there may be some concern about the ramp-up of miles; however, I feel like my legs can handle it. Plus, if I look at it this way (below with a 10% increase), it really isn't that daunting:
Week of August 6th (Sunday to Saturday): 25
Week of August 13th: 27.5
Week of August 20th: 30.25
Week of August 27th (Sunday to Thursday): 33.25
The challenge, for me, is to actually go out and do it (as planned).
Things were fairly easy yesterday as some shopping was done and then I took Waverly to see the state capitol down the road in Olympia (Washington) and then drove her further south to see a little bit of Portland (and I made a visit to Powell's Bookstore.) I picked up three older running books. (I had grabbed two back in March. These are things that are likely out of print.)
Back to today's run ... the course that I ran was here. Fairly level going out from the hotel west to 21st Ave. SW. The turn north was a slight downhill with the back half including a number of inclines. I took it fairly easy while trying to see if there was any issues in my stride that may be causing a bit of my pain. I get it primarily in my left glute, but a little in my right.
It seems that when I slow down a little and open my stride some that the area that is troublesome tends to minimize quite a bit. When I get into a quicker-paced "marathon shuffle" is where the discomfort is most pronounced, but not enough to stop me from running.
The stats on the run are as follows:
Out -- 2.911 miles / 29:41.36 / 10:12
Up and Back -- 3.591 miles / 38:12.56 / 10:38
Overall -- 6.502 miles / 1:07:53.92 / 10:27
Little slower than Monday's run and I had the weather in my favor this morning -- overcast (typical Pacific NW day), low-to-mid 60's, moderate humidity.
August mileage: 17.538 miles (would like to be between 100 and 150)
I understand that there may be some concern about the ramp-up of miles; however, I feel like my legs can handle it. Plus, if I look at it this way (below with a 10% increase), it really isn't that daunting:
Week of August 6th (Sunday to Saturday): 25
Week of August 13th: 27.5
Week of August 20th: 30.25
Week of August 27th (Sunday to Thursday): 33.25
The challenge, for me, is to actually go out and do it (as planned).
posted by WalkSports.com | 12:42 PM
1 Comments:
Jon, I'll have to run your route next time I'm in Federal Way! Our company's headquarters are there, so I get to vist a few times every year.
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