With the completion of week ten, one-fifth of your training year will be in the books. Think about that for a second, 20% of the training will be completed. Hopefully you feel good about where you are at.
As we have now recovered from the highest volume of running from two weeks ago, we want to take a slightly different route than previous years. Instead of now working to increase the intensity, we want to focus on the nice, steady level of intensity that you have had while adding in the the extra credit offerings. In other words, don't increase the intensity at this point. Instead, let your volume go up even a little higher by adding in the extra credit that is offered each week now.
We should be seeing some gains now in general aerobic fitness. Let's be patient, let the volume remain a little high, and continue to build a great foundation of general endurance. During this time, make sure you are stretching some before runs and stretching even longer after runs. Ice anything that is sore. Take an iron supplement and make sure you're hydrating well.
Extra credit offering this week: 3 x 15' + 1 x 30'.
Lastly, I've edited last week's post to include the race distances.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
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