that's a wrap!
Whew! Survived March. I was a little apprehensive coming into March.
My adductor strain injury had been getting better and I was able to run with minimal pain. So the key was to balance effort/duration with what my body could handle without re-injury. The 1st week in March was 11 miles - then I was gradually able to bump it up to the max of ~30 miles in the last week in March so it gave me to the total of 101 miles for the month. A big milestone for me to hit 100 miles in a month. YAY! Hopefully there will be more of the 100+ mile months in the future!
It will great to run this race as it's the Colorado 5 mile USATF Championship and several elite runners will be participating. Since it's an out-and-back it will be so great to see the elites run back while I'm still running out. Gotta love Boulder with so many world class elites that live locally.
I would have preferred a 10 TSB and a 54 CTL (I'm happy w/the ATL) but I'll take what I can get!
I want the blue and yellow lines to be as high as possible and the pink line to be as low as possible.
My adductor strain injury had been getting better and I was able to run with minimal pain. So the key was to balance effort/duration with what my body could handle without re-injury. The 1st week in March was 11 miles - then I was gradually able to bump it up to the max of ~30 miles in the last week in March so it gave me to the total of 101 miles for the month. A big milestone for me to hit 100 miles in a month. YAY! Hopefully there will be more of the 100+ mile months in the future!
Racing tomorrow!
I still have a little bit of pain but I'm being as careful as possible. Or I will try to be - I have a 5 mile race tomorrow (it's been 2 months since my last race). It will be my first ever 5 mile race - so I am definitely gonna PR. :)
Race Weather
The weather looks like it will be respectable - per WeatherSpark.com. Supposedly gonna be 58 degrees w/8 mph winds (dying down to 4mph by 9am) and partly cloudy.
Race Fitness
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| Screen shot from WKO+ software - performance manager chart |
ATL = 41, TSB = 3.2 and CTL = 50.2 which is decent.
WKO+ (simplified)
I want the blue and yellow lines to be as high as possible and the pink line to be as low as possible.
WKO+ (not simplified)
Yes - I'm a MAJOR data geek and here are the definitions:- CTL(blue line)=Long term effects- workouts done 15 days ago and older
- ATL(pink line)=Short term effects- workouts done in the last 14 days - i.e. fatigue
- TSB(yellow line)= form - the components of "form" are below.
- Form=Fitness+ Freshness
- Fitness is result of Training Stress
- Freshness is the result of rest.
Comments
good luck!!!! can't wait to hear how your PR went! ; )