It's an active recovery week.  Come at 8 for a 1-hour run together.  Quick Yoga afterwards.

 

You'll notice the schedule works out to Long Run then Active Recovery every other week. It really odes take longer to recover after these long runs. Your #! Priority is to stay injury free or recover from injuries. We all have had to deal with them. There are three kinds, Traumatic, Repetitive Stress and Minor aches and pains.

 

Traumatic - It's major and usually means your upcoming race will start without you. I've had a few of these that have had nothing to do with running but took me out of races. Once I pulled a hamstring when I tripped on a run. This totally sucks but can happen. If it does, remember there is always another race.

 

Repetitive Stress Injuries - A good example is IT Band Syndrome. It will go away with some recovery time. There's a good chance you can race if you take a little time to let it heal. This is a good time to find something that might not bother it, like swimming or cycling. Something to keep your cardio up, plus some yoga.

 

Minor Aches and Pains - All runners go through these. They are part of the process usually because the body wasn't prepared for the workload you put on it. Just know the difference between simple, little pains and a potential injury.

I hate being sick. I hate being injured.

 

Last year, on a Friday night, I work up in the middle of the night with the worst pain I have ever felt in my life, all 56 (up to then) years. It was short in duration but still had me scared. For better or worse I toughed it out, overnight, I had to go see a doctor.

 

Now the backstory is that I had been dealing with a old back injury that reared up three months earlier, in October, and it had been bothering me all those three months.  Not bad enough that I had to stop training, but running was painful, riding a bike wasn't that bad. So, I have been putting extra time on the bike.

 

My back had really been feeling better until that Friday night while I was sleeping. I never could figure out what happened.

 

Recently a couple of winter runners have had injuries that require rest and/or a re-thinking of their race schedule.  Life happens.  I want to be there to support you with alternative training ideas.

 

Doctors are important part of our journey. Injuries and sickness will derail some of our training and sometime races. This is also part of the journey. First, you have to see what's wrong and then go from there.

 

Missing a week or two of training shouldn't make a huge difference and we should almost plan on it. Taking the time time heal is important too. Sometime there are options other than running to keep you in shape until you're ready to hit the trails or roads again.

 

Be aware of all your options and email me if you need some. My option was to rest until I knew what was going on. If you are training for a race, act fast so you can heal quicker.

 

If you have to  re-calcuate your training or racing plans -- don't let that put you completely on the sidelines.  Call or email so we can come up with a plan.

Surf City Full and Half Marathons are in two weeks.  (On Groundhog Day - that would be a racing event!)  Unless you're training specifically for that race, it will be a great training weekend under race conditions.  I will not be there this year but this is an excellent to do two back to back long runs.

 

The Expo is open Friday after work and Saturday all day.  If you can get there on Friday it's less crowded and the vendors are interested in talking with you about their products.  This is the time to learn more about equipment and tools.

1/21 - Tuesday – Get your mid-week interval training in

1/22  - Wednesday - At the Range – Skylinks - 6:30 PM

1/23 - Thursday - Mid-Week Accountability Run/Walk -  6:15 PM – Runners High

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1/25 - Saturday – Week 14 – Active Recovery Run 1 hour Everyone

1/25 – Saturday – Sole Golf Group Lessons – 2 PM

1/28 - Tuesday – Get your mid-week interval training in

1/29  - Wednesday - At the Range – Skylinks - 6:30 PM

1/30 - Thursday - Mid-Week Accountability Run/Walk -  6:15 PM – Runners High

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2/1 - Saturday – Week 15 - 4:30 Hours Marathoners, 3 hours Halfers

2/1 – Saturday – Sole Golf Group Lessons – 2 PM

2/2 – Sunday – Surf City Races, Super Bowl 5/10ks

2/4 - Tuesday – Get your mid-week interval training in

2/5  - Wednesday - At the Range – Skylinks - 6:30 PM

2/6 - Thursday - Mid-Week Accountability Run/Walk -  6:15 PM – Runners High

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2/8 - Saturday – Week 16 - Active Recovery Run 1 hour Everyone

2/8 – Saturday – New Series - Sole Golf Group Lessons – 2 PM

2/11 - Tuesday – Get your mid-week interval training in

2/12  - Wednesday - At the Range – Skylinks - 6:30 PM

2/13 - Thursday - Mid-Week Accountability Run/Walk -  6:15 PM – Runners High

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2/15 - Saturday – Week 17 - 5 Hours Marathoners, 3 hours Halfers

2/15 – Saturday – New Series - Sole Golf Group Lessons – 2 PM

2/18 - Tuesday – Get your mid-week interval training in

2/19  - Wednesday - At the Range – Skylinks - 6:30 PM

2/20 - Thursday - Mid-Week Accountability Run/Walk -  6:15 PM – Runners High

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2/22 - Saturday – Week 18 - Active Recovery Run 1 hour Everyone

2/22 – Saturday – New Series - Sole Golf Group Lessons – 2 PM

2/25 - Tuesday – Mardis Gras

2/26  - Wednesday - At the Range – Skylinks - 6:30 PM

2/27 - Thursday - Mid-Week Accountability Run/Walk -  6:15 PM – Runners High

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2/22 - Saturday – Week 19 - Everyone Run 2 hours or 14 - 16 miles