Run run run 11/08/09 - 11/14/09

[colby]

Great run Colby!
I am waiting for more comfort and ease to come into my runs (especially as I move out the distance).
No rain from Ida so was about to gout out and do my 4 miles this AM. Took it easy. Did not look at pace.
After reading Oak's thread about easier training schedule I am thinking that there is an option to drop 1 run (Sat.) and maybe bike then long run Sunday. But get in all the others. We will see. Too early in the game to make that decision.
I'll stretch tonight and hopefully no rain tomorrow evening so I can do my "hill" run.

From what I've read, bike miles count 2:1 to run miles (2 bike miles is 1 run miles) as far as endurance goes... so if you're active, you're active. One day won't kill you as long as you get your key workouts in. If you think 5 days a week is too much for you, it's better to go back to 3 or 4 and enjoy it than it is to do 5 and cry (or injure, or tire of running and put your shoes on the shelf).

It may also make a difference where your days off are. My current plan has the days before and after the long run off. I've done others where 2 days before is off, the day before is a short run or ride, and the day after is off. I guess I've always been on 5 day a week plans (6 days for Ironman with day after consecutive long ride/run off, but so much variety there).

Don't hesitate to play with it a little, but since you started from scratch you will still need to get most of the time in.

Oops, forgot to log. 5k run today with some extra time after, the previous 5k wasn't a fluke and I ran today in 23:45 again (it was easier this time, for what it's worth; last time my HR was closer to the max I'm comfortable running, this time it never was).