Week 7 In Review

Can you believe it has been almost two months since I started this journey?  Seven week is a heck of a time frame to keep this up considering my lack of dedication to running before hand.  And to compound on that I am not even halfway through with this!  However all of this mileage is having a bit of a toll on my out of shape body.  My shin splints in my right leg is still somewhat bothersome.  Although it is bearable as I run I don't want to push myself and make it unbearable and even injure myself.

So this week as I transitioned into my new school schedule I took off Thursday and planned to run Friday and then again on Sunday.  However the calf (read shin splints) still was feeling a bit wonky so I opted to rest it instead of pushing through the pain.  My cousin John told me some of the best advice I can probably get about training: "It is better to be training at 80% effort 100% of the time, then going 100% effort only 80% of the time."  That is a paraphrase but the general idea is there.  If I want to do well with this 5k that I am running, it is better for me to be able to train consistently at a less than intense pace then training at a crazy pace and ending up hurting myself and having to take a lot of time off.

That being said the 3.75 miles that I am scheduled to do on Tuesday, probably not going to happen.  I'll end up going out and running about the first mile or so and determine how I am feeling and then determining the route that I'll run after that.  I would guess it will be in the 2-3 mile range until I get my calf under control and I feel good about it.  Because realistically the entire race I'll be running is only 3.1 miles so the five mile a day training in October probably isn't as necessary for my current needs.  However on a personal level I do want to be able to do that sort of training, so I am still aiming for those goals.  Plus you guys paid to make a fatty run so I am still working on doing that to give you guys your entertainment dollar.

I will try and give you guys a post mid week this upcoming week just to let y'all know how the new schedule is working on and my status on my calf.  As always thanks for reading and donate or hound your friends to get them to donate!