Hmmmmmmm I wonder??
NO NO I just couldn't!
Good news, my ribs are finally improving. I am still being cautious with upper body work but at least I can breath deeply without significant pain.
My weight is down a bit more than 4 pounds and about a 6% drop in body fat. That will begin to stabilize and drop more slowly now that I am in running mode. Keeping properly fueled is vital for the number of miles that I will be covering.
Saturday was the first day of fall marathon training. It was a warm and humid morning, 76 degrees and 80% humidity at 5:30 in the morning! We did a great 7 mile run that included hills, so we had the full 3H treatment, Heat, Humidity & Hills! There were 71 runners signed up and this run was to determine which pace group each would be in. I am coaching a group paced at 10:30 for long runs which should translate into a 9:30-9:45 race pace (4hrs 9min to 4hr15min marathon).
Moving around visiting with different runners I can tell it's going to be a fun group. My group will only have 4 runners to begin with altho some shuffling will occur over the first few weeks as the distances (and temperatures) begin to climb. One of my runners was featured along with his wife in USA TODAY because they made a significant change in their lifestyle and he lost over 120 pounds (and his wife over 40 pounds).
Tonight is speed work night at the track, the hardest of all the workouts. We do a "step-downs" tonight: 2-1200 yard; 2-800 yards; and 2-400 yard runs. Total mileage tonight is to be 7 miles. Because of the difficulty of the speed work and my ribs I took last night off to get some extra rest and recovery.
That's all for this week.
Eric
aka RunGrampy Run
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