Week 7 Training & PT Updates

Total Miles Run: 13.1 (3 and 13.1 half marathon)

Week 7 Miles: 25.1

Week 7 was a rough week for me.  I was only able to get 2 out of the 4 runs in.  My ITBs weren't the problem.  They are doing OK though the left one is a lot tighter than the right now (more on this in a separate post).  I was honestly just lazy, not motivated and sleep deprived.  Plus, the heat did not help since getting the runs done early in the morning or late at night wasn't a possibility.  And honestly, I was just lazy.

I ran 3 miles on the treadmill Tuesday after PT during my lunch break.  I've been trying to train myself to run 10 minute miles so I set the treadmill to 6.0 with a 0.5 incline.  The ITBs were kind of sore, but not painful.  The run wasn't as good as I wanted it to be and I think I let that get me down.  So, I skipped Wednesday and Thursday's runs for reasons listed above.  I really did not feel good about myself for skipping so much mileage, but I needed a break.

Saturday's long run (the half) went a lot better and I'm thankful since I feel re-energized now.

As for PT, I only saw my therapist once because I took Friday off to rest for the half marathon.  The session went well and he told me that I'm making the right amount of progress.  He hoped to wean me off the tape and reduce my sessions.  Also, I had gait analysis scheduled for Wednesday (more on that in a separate post).

Overall, rough week, but I was glad to go through it and get through it.  You have ups and downs when you train for races and I happened to experience that during Week 7.  But there are several weeks to go and lots of time to get a good game plan in place.

Website Credit for Image: http://www.picturesof.net/pages/110106-148553-740053.html