One variable that I hadn't considered (or really, that I HAD to consider) until yesterday, was Tropical Storm Hermine, which is right now battering Florida, but which will eventually make its way up the coast and reach eastern and central Maryland. It's still kind of uncertain as to just how far west the storm will track; farther east and we may only get some showers on Sunday; farther west and we'll get drenched.
But, the forecast right now is calling for Sunday to be the rainiest day of the weekend, with Friday being great, Saturday less so, and Monday being fine. But the entire program here is built around my long run this Saturday, which will be my first 10 miler. I've hit 9.5 miles a couple times now, so I think I can do 10, albeit slowly. So, below, I've outlined my ideal running schedule for the weekend.
Thursday (e.g. Earlier this evening): Easy 5 miles. Nothing crazy and it felt good overall. Kind of an introductory run for the weekend.
Friday: 3 miles, SUPER easy. Nothing special, but I do want
to use my day off to get a run in. But I also don't want to tax myself too much, given I'm building this weekend of running around Saturday.
to use my day off to get a run in. But I also don't want to tax myself too much, given I'm building this weekend of running around Saturday.
Saturday: The long, slow, distance run of 10 miles. It's a major milestone for me and my efforts to get back and then surpass my fitness levels from 2008-09. I've got a couple possible routes I can take, depending on when my wife needs the car (one route, my preferred one, requires I drive to the starting point; more on that if I end up running that route though!).
Sunday: 3 mile recovery run. Typically, I have made the day after a long run a rest day. But this time around, I'm going to try doing a very slow recovery run if my legs feel OK. If not, I'll bag it and try this approach another time.
Monday: 4 mile easy run. Same as Friday in that I want to seize the opportunity of having a free day where I can wake up a bit later than I normally do for work and get a run in the AM rather than waiting until after work.
So that's it. The goal is to hit about 25 miles over the weekend, which is a lot for me, so we'll see how it goes. The priority, of course, is the 10 miler on Saturday. The bookend runs on Friday and Sunday will depend on how I feel, as I don't want to make Saturday miserable, nor do I want to overtax my legs, which aren't used to this amount of running yet. And we'll see how the weather acts. It may make the decision for me re: Sunday's run.
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