I’ve been logging a lot of speed work and high mileage lately. It is no wonder why my legs have felt fatigued. I haven’t had a recovery week in a while. This week I nixed my trip to the track and did easy runs with the exception of a 5k.
I woke up on Monday feeling tired and sore. My legs felt the last two weeks of training. I knew immediately it was time to focus on a recovery week. Plus, we were traveling to see my in-laws so it made sense.
| Monday: | OFF + Deep Tissue Massage |
| Tuesday: | 10 mile run with my father in law and Tim |
| Wednesday: | 10 mile run with my father in law and Tim |
| Thursday: | 1 hour AMT |
| Friday: | 10 mile run |
| Saturday: | 5k: 20:08 |
| Sunday: | 14 miles |
| Total: | 54 |
After waking up on Monday with sore legs, I booked a deep tissue massage instead of running. I was lucky they had same day appointments. It was a different women than I usually go too but she did a great job. My IT band and calves were sore and I needed someone to loosen those up. I felt sore most of the week but have the deep tissue massage helped to loosen everything up.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, I ran with my husband and father in law. PA is much hillier than I’m used too but I enjoyed the change of terrain. We ran easy and enjoyed the sights. There was nothing too interesting about the runs but great conversation.
I took Thursday off from running as well. I decided to cross train on the AMT. I haven’t been as good about cross training as I would like. When I take two days off from running I try to cross train one of the days…however if I take one day off from running, I like to take complete rest instead!
Saturday was a fun race. We have been having a really busy week at work so I spent about 20 hours on my feet between Thursday and Friday. My legs were definitely fatigued from that too. I have a huge respect for waitresses! That being said, we enjoyed racing down in Delaware again. My husband was fast enough to win a year supply of Panera bread! I’m happy with how the race went for me despite being tired.
Thoughts:
I have to say I missed the track but I know this was a better idea for me to take an extra day off! I’ll be back next week when my body is more recovered! While I took an extra day off from running, I have been on my feet a lot. That definitely played a role in running.
Next week:
I’ll have a much easier week so I’ll be able to get back into training. This week made me realize how many outside factors can affect your running. I plan to focus more on sleep and hopefully get back to the track!
Questions for you:
What is the coolest race award you have won?
What outside factors affect your personal running?
Um, I’m so jealous of that free panera! Kudos to you for listening to your body this week!
Awesome job listening to your body this week and congrats on that awesome 5K!! Where in PA were you?!
I was in central PA.. I am a lot closer to you where I live in NJ since I am right outside of Philly 🙂
Solid week of training. And free Panera bread? What a prize for your household!
During recovery weeks, I really focus on doing the little things right: foam rolling, getting a massage, and sleeping enough. This past Thursday, I slept 11 hours!