Training Update: New Post-Surgery Records
The tweaks I have made to my training since my last setback have paid off. By keeping my long runs slower, I have been able to go as far as 16.5 miles in a single run (at about 10:30/mile pace) and 37 miles in a 7-day cycle. I'm happy that I've been able to go much farther this year. It's not out of the question that I will try to run an ultramarathon by the end of the year. Everything would have to go well over the next several weeks for that to be possible. If things don't go well...I'll back off and start thinking about maybe doing a long race in the Spring. My plans for the next few weeks include doing some speedwork (as I've been doing...see below) and trying to move my long run to 18 and then 20 miles. If it is just not there...I'll back down. The race I'm thinking of doing is a timed race in mid December. If the next few weeks go well, I'll follow up with more on the length of the race and how I will approach it. My knee is still a little bi