Mon 10/16 - off. Dead tired and flat.
Tue 10/17 - PM 60 minutes easy. Back and forth on the streets of Levittown in the dark.
Wed 10/18 - PM 55 minutes incl. 3(400,300,200,100). First workout with any kind of turnover whatsoever in months, courtesy of the chronically tight and sore left hamstring/glute/piriformis death triangle. It occurred to me while warming up how much of a problem the quasi-injury has become in the sense that it's become such a stumbling block to doing any kind of faster work. Dove in regardless with something I thought would be manageable, with 3k worth of fast running. Recovery of 300-200-100 between the fast reps and started the each set 10 minutes after the previous one, i.e. between 3.5 and 4 minutes recovery there. Splits:
81.2 (92.4) 59.4 (61.7) 37.8 (33.4) 18.9 - 6:24.5 total
78.9 (88.6) 57.1 (61.2) 37.3 (33.0) 18.3 - 6:14.4 total
76.6 (85.9) 56.9 (62.1) 37.5 (31.1) 18.7 - 6:09 total
On the plus side the left thigh/butt area didn't shrivel up and die nor did the right calf get horribly tight. That the numbers got faster is a hopeful sign as well, although as much down to having no sense of appropriate exertion level at the outset. Everything felt faster than it actually was of course.
Thu 10/19 - PM 60 minutes very easy. More scrounging around the neighborhoods of Wayland. The afflicted butt area stiffened up overnight and during the day with too much desk sitting I was fearful that it would slide back into the way it was in late June/early July. However, felt much better after a thorough round of stretching post-run including the all-important pigeon pose which seems crucial in gapping the SI joint.
Fri 10/20 - PM 50 minutes easy, Area 51. Wanted to do some pickups near the end but wasn't feeling it when the time came, also a bit stiff still on the left hammie. Warm conditions continue, fairly sticky as well.
Sat 10/21 - AM 85 minutes incl. 15k progression run, Longfellow loop. Started out modestly but finished off better than expected. Early pace felt tougher than I thought it should and it was clear that another abnormally warm day was on tap with the sun getting higher each passing minute. I figured it might be another early bailout on the planned four laps. Persisted long enough to give that fourth loop a try and wound up bailing out, but only 750m from finishing the fourth loop. Splits:
6:15/6:25/2:59
6:11/6:18/2:59
6:02/6:08/2:54
5:56/6:03
Except for the final lap, the second mile felt a bit like I was taking the foot off the gas somewhat, even though its twisty nature lends itself to a slower split time anyway compared to the first mile. Left thigh/butt held up well considering how stiff it was on Thursday.
Sun 10/22 - PM 55 minutes very easy. Jog around Gardner Hill with the CH. First visit to this area in a very long time. Various stops and starts and some nostalgic moments. Quite tired from yesterday, kiddie meet took 10 hours plus.
