Sally Meyerhoff: One day at a time December 20

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Well, running is going pretty well right now.  Today I “raced” a 30k out in Surprise, Arizona, put on by the Arizona Road Racers.  It was the longest run I have done since Twin Cities marathon! HAHA :)  I averaged 6:16 pace and didn’t feel fatigued until a few miles to go, so I’m pretty happy with it.  I went into it thinking I could average 6:30 for a solid long run effort so I ended up doing better than I thought.  The course had long inclines on the way out, gaining over 400 feet I believe and on the way back when I thought there would be a great feeling of going downhill, we had a wonderful strong headwind! grrr  Anyway, my weekly mileage this week with a day off was 61.5, the highest since before the marathon.

Most of my runs the past 3-4 weeks are relaxed pace with at least one run at a more threshold pace, while feeling comfortable.  This next week I will probably add in a workout yet I have to take it day by day with how my foot is feeling.  So far so good right now though!  I am still getting treatment and graston scraping on it at Endurance Rehab, while also doing ice baths, stretching and strengthening it on my own.  My swimming has been going great and I did 10k in the pool yesterday!! I couldn’t believe I actually did it.  Mentally it was very difficult at a couple points yet I divided it up into manageable 1k repeats and I felt much better.  In terms of cardiovascular fitness, I know my lungs are getting stronger because most of the day after the swim I could still feel the effects, haha.  I’m doing the Oceanside Half Ironman in March and back in 2007 when I did triathlons I never trained this much in the pool so I am sure my swim time will be much better! :)

After going to Vegas to race and then North Carolina for a weekend, I got out of my “routine” and I definitely had to force myself to get back into it.  It’s amazing how your mind and body can so easily fall out of a routine and then getting back into it is the hardest first step.  Once I got going again and taking the training day by day, my mood improved and I feel so much better.  It’s probably due to the fact that when I know I am doing everything I need to do to become a better athlete, in general that makes me so much happier, obviously :)

Well, it will be interesting to see how my body reacts to this “race” this morning and how the week goes.  I haven’t been doing my typical drills in a couple months so I plan to add those in every other day this week as well.  I’ll do them on my days in between my strength training and core work.  Have a great week everyone and happy holidays!!!! :)

6 comments

  1. Jim V. Dec 21

    Sally, you neglected to mention one thing about the “race.” You won! :-) Good job.

  2. IRUNNER Dec 21

    i personally think a triatlon can make you stronger you jet alot of endurance but also lose speed but you can get it back…good luck

  3. Sally Dec 22

    Jim V, thank you! :)

    Irunner, yeah in triathlon you can get very strong. You can maintain your running speed while still training, yet in a race most likely your run will not be as fast as if you hadn’t swam and biked beforehand, haha

    Sally

  4. jimmy boy Dec 22

    hey is brad hudson still gonna be training you? good luck with the triathlon.

  5. nidia Dec 22

    how many days per week do you do core and weight exercise? just curious and best of luck from me

  6. Sally Dec 23

    Jimmy boy,

    no Brad is not my coach anymore. Thanks for the good luck message!

    Nidia,

    I typically do core and weight exercises every other day, which is about an hour and a half to two hours. Every night I do some push ups, bicycle crunches and leg lifts before bed :) Thanks for the message :)

    Sally

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