7 Milers Left and Right
I'm technically starting the marathon training today. The first 2 weeks post marathon were mostly recovery weeks of less than 20 and 30 miles respectively. This week is 43.
I'm also down 7 pounds since I started eating healthier, although during tapering I went crazy and gained 4 of them. I'm finally breaking the 164 mark and weighed 163.40 two days in a row. That's huge for me. I'm eating as healthy as I can, considering I have to eat out at least once a day for work.
I'm also working on my form thanks to the chiro's suggestions to improve the lower back pain. I ran 7.25 miles today and they were fast (for me). I started at low 11mm and ended at low 10mm. They miles felt too easy and they kept getting better and better. I don't know what else could it be (apart from training), but I suspect is me trying to run with good form instead of slouching all throughout the miles. It's hard when you're tired (last few miles the pace went down a bit) and it's hard when your inner thigh/groin starts hurting at Mile 3 (most likely because of the effort of keeping good form).
After the run I did another 30 minutes of the Shred workout even though the arms were still sore from kickboxing on Saturday. The workout really helped the legs, inner thighs, and arms.
I feel good!
I'm also down 7 pounds since I started eating healthier, although during tapering I went crazy and gained 4 of them. I'm finally breaking the 164 mark and weighed 163.40 two days in a row. That's huge for me. I'm eating as healthy as I can, considering I have to eat out at least once a day for work.
I'm also working on my form thanks to the chiro's suggestions to improve the lower back pain. I ran 7.25 miles today and they were fast (for me). I started at low 11mm and ended at low 10mm. They miles felt too easy and they kept getting better and better. I don't know what else could it be (apart from training), but I suspect is me trying to run with good form instead of slouching all throughout the miles. It's hard when you're tired (last few miles the pace went down a bit) and it's hard when your inner thigh/groin starts hurting at Mile 3 (most likely because of the effort of keeping good form).
After the run I did another 30 minutes of the Shred workout even though the arms were still sore from kickboxing on Saturday. The workout really helped the legs, inner thighs, and arms.
I feel good!
I notice that when I focus on form when running that I tend to get a better "workout"...
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your upcoming training!