Jason Training Update – Week of Dec 28
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Monday – Nothing
Tuesday – 1200 yards swim
Wednesday – 1200 yards swim
Thursday – Nothing
Friday – 1250 yards swim
Saturday – Nothing
Sunday – 25 min treadmill
Week Summary
Swim – 3250 yards
Bike – 0
Run – 0:25 hrs
Last Sunday’s run caused some serious pain in my right tensor fasciae latae (see below) muscle. The pain lasted until midweek, so I took most of the week off from any running and instead focused on swimming.
No pain on the treadmill today – so I chalk it up mostly to the fact that last Sunday’s run was outside and I simply wasn’t ready for the length and variation in terrain (uphill/downhill) that accompanied an outdoor run. This leads me to the conclusion that I need to start at the basics for running and work my way up to a level where I can actually try specific workouts. So my plan now is to follow a basic 5K run program over the next few weeks. This should let me hit the ground running when I get to the first base phase the week of Feb 22.
3 comments:
Nice job on the swimming, 5k run program i would assume- includes alot of speed work that you should not be focused on, just do foundation runs and increase about 10-15% each week, that will give you a nice base without risk of injury, run at a speed that you can have a conversation if u were running with someone...
No, its a very basic 5K program. Like get off a couch and gets some exercise you bum type easy ....
Not anywhere near ready for speed work at this point.
I signed up for a St Patricks Day 5k to motivate me. 26 minutes a reasonable goal?
That would be a great get off the couch goal...5ks are tougher than long distance for me, its a sprint right off the start...
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