Sat 12/4 - AM 60 minutes easy

Central Park, mostly on the main drag but found my way to the Bridle Path near the end. Overall an enjoyable run, with rolling terrain and tons of scenery of course. Left psoas a little tight after last night and ankle somewhat stiff but overall the left leg weathered yesterday's workout relatively well. Afterward took a long and rambling walk down to lower Manhattan via the High Line. Blustery day,with a strong gusty wind coming off the river.

Fri 12/3 - PM 70 minutes incl. 3(400-300-200-100)

RLTAC, for the first time this season. Anxious to say the least about how the left hip and ankle would hold up. Some twinging during the warmup, found a tender spot on the TFL that released some of the tension. The first of 3 sets felt the most awkward, got a little better after that. Tried to start each rep controlled and then close faster. Ran the first two sets without the watch, but I got the sense I was forcing it and timed the last set to check the numbers afterward. 71.5, 52.9, 35.2, 17 seconds, faster than what I thought they would be. Leg didn't stiffen up very much at all after the workout ended which was encouraging.

Thu 12/2 - 80 minutes easy

Area 51, with a set of hill drills near the end on White Pond Road. Left leg feeling better today, although still not quite all there. Pace quicker than yesterday but not to any huge degree, not forcing the issue. Ankle held up better to the drills this time, single leg hops still awkward but nowhere near as much as earlier attempts. After yesterday's monsoon, return to seasonable temps with very little wind which was nice.

Wed 12/1 - PM 65 minutes easy

Tiger Drive to Longfellow Loop. Easy recovery throughout, left leg feeling like crap the entire way. Thankfully, it felt better after the post-run ministrations. TFL and psoas both tight and felt weak as well. Waited as long as I could for the rain to pass through but it didn't matter in hindsight, still hit with the final line of showers about 15 minutes from home which was no fun at all.

Tue 11/30 - PM 60 minutes incl. 6x1000

Still feeling fairly tired, hoping to get in a repeat session anyway. Originally hoping to do two sets of 4 reps, cut the second set short when it became clear I was starting to falter. Combination of overriding exhaustion and left psoas fatiguing. Not sure if I would have been able to finish off 8 with a slower pace, may not have made any difference in the tightening hip. Didn't bother timing any of the reps, quite on purpose. 200 jog recovery intervals, 500 jog between 4th and 5th reps. Not as cold as yesterday, relatively comfortable.

Mon 11/29 - PM 75 minutes easy

Area 51. Much needed recovery run, no problem taking it easy today what with the overall tired feeling at the moment. Punctuated near the end with a set of hill drills on White Pond Road, all but the single-leg hopping felt at least okay. Left hip and ankle not really flexible or strong enough to do much in the way of hopping at the moment. Left adductor has been feeling pretty good though. Right hamstring, on the other hand, has felt a bit weak and mildly strained after yesterday's run. Exhaustion really set in after the run was over, glued to my chair for much of the evening. Chilly and dank, took a while to feel comfortable.

Sun 11/28 - AM/PM 100 minutes

Track Road to area 51 via Sudbury Road. Two progressions in the first 80 minutes, the first one was a bit longer and definitely more pronounced than the second. Pushing the intensity today may have been a mistake, we'll see, still feeling a bit tired. Left hip tight but not as stiff as it has been lately. Right ankle once again twinging rather acutely the first 15 minutes or so of the run, didn't notice it after that. Sunny and breezy, chilly once again.

Sat 11/27 - double, 1:40 total

AM - 55 minutes, easy to very easy. Still on go slow recovery mode, puttering along. Right ankle still sore, sporadically but when it twinges I notice. Annoyingly cold wind.

PM  - 45 minutes easy incl. hill drills. Left hip too locked up for single leg hops but the rest went reasonably well.