Keeping things low key

Thursday, August 16th

11:00 AM - Stationary Bike - 45 min
Level 5 at 120 rpm

I decided to use today as a cross train day to keep my mileage down for the week. I'm planning on doing a long run with Jess on Sunday and didn't want to be too high this week. I went to Tufts with intentions of doing some pool running only to find that the pool was completely drained of all its water. So I went to the gym to use the stationary bike instead. I hadn't done the stationary in a while and forgot how long 45 min feels on it... it seemed to take forever. I got my heart rate pretty high and felt good. Left gastroc was tight the rest of the day.

After work, I met up with some of the usual suspects (minus 1) at the Burren and had a stellar time. It was nice to get a big group together again and sing along to 80's hits with the Swinging Johnsons. Hopefully we'll have many more gatherings to come.


Friday, August 17th

7:00 PM - 7 Miles - 45 min
Fells - middle res loop

Felt pretty good. Back has been a little sore from the adjustments at the chiropractor which they said is normal but it's still uncomfortable. Plantar was also feeling a little sore toward the end of the run so I did the beloved ice bath when I got back. I'm probably gonna start looking into massage therapy this season so if anyone in the area has a local favorite, I'd love to hear some recommendations.

On a side note, fellow Maine-iac, Anna Willard had a spotlight workout on Flotrack today and is looking awesome going into Worlds next week. I can't wait to see how much further she can go this season and beyond. So good luck Anna and take some names!

Quote:

"I'd say she's exceeded a lot of peoples expectations - hers and mine included."
- Mike McGuire (Anna's Coach)