Wednesday (Primary Workout)

Primary Workout
10 miles total
7 miles in Boost8

Really low volume workout today. Had 3xK and 3x300. For the K's I was in group 2 and the pace goal was 3:06-07. Group 1 was doing 3 flat pace which is what I'm used to so I'm not sure why I got switched up. Pace was very manageable. The 300s were in whatever group we wanted, I was with Sharkey and the Jutras brothers. We went 47, 44, 43. That was the only hard part just because it was fast and I was in Takumi's to prevent more pain. Had a bit of pain on the warm up but it felt fine in the workout. Did a long cool down to adjust for mileage.

Tuesday (Doubles)

Double
4 miles in Sequence

Ran after my morning class again. Felt pretty good actually. Had some significant pain in tibia at the start but it eventually warmed itself up. Did some ice cup afterwards to hopefully prevent too much pain in afternoon.

Training Run
10 miles in Sequence

Did Lake Loop with most of the squad but it ended up being just me, Flynn, and Sharkey for the extra loop. Started out feeling a bit tired but felt better by the end of the run. Not much pain in tibia this afternoon but still did ice bath.

Monday (Reco Workout)

Recovery Workout
10 miles total
8 miles in Boost8

Had to do a normal training run minus about 3 miles, so I did 7. Then when we got back we did 2xmile of hot and cold 200s. Hot ones were at 33 or below and cold ones were between 45-50 seconds. Felt pretty good today recovery wise. Did have some pretty decent pain in my tibia at the beginning of the run again though. Did the ice bath today to try and simultaneously help my Achilles and tibia. No weight room today

Totals

*1 easy, 1.5 workout, 2 doubles, 1 long, 1 race*

7 days/9 sessions

Total: 76 miles (would have hit my mileage with a normal easy day on Sunday)

Boost7: 19 miles ==> 594.5 miles OFFICIALLY RETIRED

Boost8: 48 miles ==> 201 miles

Sequence: 1 mile

Sunday

Easy Day
1 mile in Sequence

Ran in the morning, tried to at least. Was gonna do 6 but my leg was hurting really bad so I cut it short and biked instead. Leg was hurting really bad so the purple Avanti's must have been a bad choice. Tried my new shoes but didn't get a good feel of them because of the lack of running that I did. Did the whirlpool so maybe that will help. Definitely felt like the pain was more significant in my Achilles.

Saturday

Long Run
18 miles in Boost8

Met coach at the fieldhouse and asked what he wanted us to do, he said long run. We were hurting pretty bad so the pace was a bit slow. Was super angry for some reason when we were running. I think I was just tired and mad about how far I had to go and that I had to add on three miles when I got back. Had some pain at the beginning of the run again but went away after a little while. Felt it at random times throughout the run.

Friday (Patriot Games-Day 1)

Race
10 miles total
7 miles in Boost8

Ran the 5k at 6pm. Only one heat and not really any competition. Had some guy from UMBC go out and lead for the first mile before slowing down a little. He was hitting right on 72s so we stuck behind him. Ended up hitting a couple 73s and then a 74 so I told Luke to go around. He lead a few more laps to the 2k before I took the pace. Hit right on 72s I think. Luke took back over at 3k but was hurting a little bit so I passed him with a mile to go after he dropped a 75. I was alone for the rest of the race and closed the K in a 2:54. Only ran 15:10 so it was pretty slow, converts to 15:01. Definitely was struggling today, maybe cause the race was so late, not sure. Coach wasn't too disappointed with my race so works for me.