Monday, February 21, 2022

Just Checking In

Just wanted to quickly check in on my training. I started running again just three days after the marathon and was quickly back to five days a week, albeit shorter distances. I was feeling great and running fast and ending up overdoing it--I was running too fast too often and ended up getting hamstring tendonitis. I went back to physical therapy in late December and was finally discharged late last week. I am back to 100% now and have learned my lesson--it's back to running slow most days of the week, with a weekly speed session and a long run. I am planning to continue concentrating on running until the weather warms up and I can start mixing cycling into my training regimen. As of right now the only race I have scheduled is the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle on March 20th, which I have not done since the late 2000s. I was originally thinking I would shoot for sub-32:00, but given the training setback I will reassess as the race gets closer. That's it for now--thanks for reading!