8/11 to 8/17 - Another 50+

Another solid week. Starting out with a long run at Battle Road helps ensure I am getting sufficient aerobic work, and I have not had the opportunity to do that nearly as much as I would like to this summer. Finishing the week up with the Ultimate tournament helps as well.

I may have mentioned this before...Ultimate games look a little strange in the running log, but I consider them a form of cross training that is quantifiable. Most games the Garmin will show ~2.5 miles...and I can't NOT include that...

Anyways, onto the data:

Sunday		11-Aug		Long Run		0:07:41		15.03		Battle Road trail w/CSU. Left side felt tight towards the end, but considering the previous night's margaritas, I was very happy with the run.
Monday		12-Aug		Recovery		0:08:04		4.03		Sports Massage in the afternoon, then ran home from work - pretty warm out. Right shin has some tenderness in the past few days.
Tuesday		13-Aug		Intervals				11.19		800/1000/1200/1000/4x300 - my legs took a while to feel loose, but this workout went well. The 300's, specifically, were great - I could feel my stride really open up.
Wednesday		14-Aug		Recovery		0:08:06		4.03		Recovery
Thursday		15-Aug		Fresh Pond				7.56		Easy lunch run, then additional mileage after playing race director for the Fresh Pond race.
Friday		16-Aug		Easy		0:08:00		4.03		Easy jog to work to pick up the Jeep.
Saturday		17-Aug		BUDA				10.00		Garmin died during the last game, but the mileage for the day was ~10 minimum. Four games total.

Thursday Splits:

800-2:52.04

1000-3:35.54

1200-4:24.40

1000-3:37.05

300-53.46

300-52.58

300-52.52

300-49.92

Some additional thoughts: Man, 1200's are hard after a summer of mostly mile-focused speedwork! But they really loosened me up, because my legs were feeling great on the 300's. I can't keep contact with the lead group of CSUers for the longer stuff at 5k pace, but when we do 400's or less I always feel great. I don't think there is any quick way to improve that though - continued running over the course of yearz will eventually get me to that point.

Also - after the games on Saturday, I was getting some crazy muscle cramps - calf/hipflexor/hamstring/groin...This would've been a wise week to ease off on the mileage. I felt more sore after those games than I did after the Big Sur Marathon.

Total Mileage: ~55.87