Training Log Archive: ski4ahi

Mt Falcon, was going to be a long run but once again the trail was slushy and icy. Planning on going long tomorrow but I'm thinking on 2 hours or so. My left IT is killing me and not sure how long I want to push it .

35 min at 10% grade

increased incline to 6% every 1/2 mile for 1 minute at same pace I was running the flats on.

Warm up 1 mile at 11:20 pace. 1 mile at 9:30 and about died so I cut back the next 3 miles at 9:40 with a 2 minute recovery between each mile, cool down 1 mile at 11:20.

My hamstrings are still sore. Not sure if it's from yoga or running weird strides in the snow?? I'm also not used to running 5 days a week and my legs are definitely tired so today was challenging. For some reason my legs are always slow to recover which is making nervous that with the increase in running they are never going to recover. Do you recommend recovery drinks? I have always used chocolate milk because it tastes good and I have also tried Recoverite but I am open to other suggestions on how to get my legs to recover faster.
To sum up the week.
The uphill walk: there is no way that right now I can do a 10% grade at 4.2. So is it better to keep the grade and go slower or bring the grade down and go faster?
The tempo run: I was able to run at 9:30 pace for 15 min but there is no way I could longer, I thought I was going to die at the end of the 15 min.
The run with the sureges: I'm not sure if it was because I was running on snow but I couldn't do an 8:30 pace for 1.5 min. 30-45 sec maybe but that's it. I'll have to try it on the pavement or dry trail to see.
I think that's all the comments I have for the first week, looking forward to seeing what this week brings!