Running Schedule

The long run is usually pretty fun. I don’t know why I dread it. It’s relaxing because I will usually do it on my own with a slightly reduced pace. That’s nice. What sort of stinks is how much time it takes from my day and how it can make me sore.

This weekend will be a 14 mile long run. The following weekend I will run 21 miles. Then, I think the next weekend is a race of 31 miles. That should get me ready for my upcoming 24 hour run.

This past week wasn’t a very high mileage week for me. I only put in 26 miles, but I was thwarted by a little rain and a lot of laziness.

Sunday I ran a quick five mile run in the park. After the run, I met up with some people from the running club as they were about to go on their 7 mile run.

Monday is typically a day for cross training, but I didn’t do anything. Tuesday it was raining, so I didn’t go on a run then either.

Wednesday, in order to make up for my sloth, I ran a 9 mile loop. However, I encountered some people from the running club and added an couple extra miles to the 9.

Thursday was a rather slow 7 mile run; whereas, Friday was a quick 3.5 mile run.

I missed the club race on Saturday evening because I was out hiking with a friend. That ended my week.

Alright, so I feel bad that I didn’t go to either the 50 mile run or the Waco 5-0. I felt so bad that I just paid to run in a 50K this weekend — ack! I’ll be at the Lone Star run if anyone else out there is going. It’s in Coldsprings, TX. I’ve heard very little about this run but just wanted something to bury the guilt.

Now I will have this 50K and another 50K at the end of the month. So much fun in so little time. Blah.

Yesterday was cross training on the mountain bike. Today I did a quick 7 mile trail run. Tomorrow will be a day off running because my legs need to recover. Saturday I plan to meet a couple friends to run 2 loops for a total of 14 miles. I believe that a couple people will come to join us on the second loop. Then Sunday I might go five miles if I feel alright.

I’m trying to decide whether to run the Cross Timbers 50M or a smaller race called the Doogies Run 50M. They are both here in Texas but the Doogies would be closer to me and probably an easier course. It would also give me an extra week to prepare. The Cross Timbers is a little larger, further away, and a more difficult course. I’m leaning towards the Cross Timbers. Any thoughts?

Do you run on Friday? I think that a lot of people take Friday off because they are going to go out with friends or family, they have a race on Saturday, there aren’t many groups that want to run on Friday, or any mixture of those reasons.

I think that it’s one of the best days for me to run. I do enjoy going out with friends on Friday night, but I am able to take off from work a little earlier. This gives me enough time that I am able to go on a speed workout. Since I’m going out, I will be taking a shower regardless, so I might as well get a workout.

Are you as convinced that Friday is a good day to run?