An unseasonably warm day was certainly welcome relief. 50 degrees with light/moderate rain at about 7:30AM. I ran 13 miles in about 1:28-1:29. I picked it up a bit for the last 5 to try and get my legs going. I felt rather fresh. The NCR Trail was quite muddy thanks to the rain which started the night before. I was covered in dirt after it was over, but it still beats running in Baltimore City!
My left leg/groin was a bit tight, probably because I've been lazy about stretching lately. I'll make sure to get back on that.
That completes week 2 of recovery, with 44 miles in the books. This upcoming week reintroduces formal hard running, rather than arbitrary pick ups during easy/moderate runs. My mileage will bump up to 50, and I'll be running my final race of 2010; the Celtic Solstice 5 Miler. I certainly won't be on top of my game for that somewhat challenging race. However, with an extremely deep field of fast runners, I certainly can't pass up the opportunity to test myself against the best the region has to offer!
The last part of recovery will take place over these next 3 weeks. I'll stay somewhere between 50-55 miles and reintroduce all types of hard running as well as more frequent doubles. I'll jump back on the training bandwagon in the first full week of January with a 60 mile week, a mere 16 weeks before the 2011 Boston Marathon.
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