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.

Thursday (Meet Prep)

Double
4 miles in Boost7

Ran after my 9 am class again. Feeling pretty tired still so hopefully I feel better for tomorrow.



Meet Prep
10 miles in Boost8

Ran an 8 mile training run and then did some pre meet strides (1x lane 8 @ 72, 3x200 pickups). Tried all of the shoe options for the race tomorrow. Was between my Takumi flats, purple Avanti's, and boost Avanti's. Decided on the purple avatni's since hey have a flatter wider base than the boost Avanti's and are more aggressive than the takumi's. Plan for tomorrow is 72s and a kick from 4k. Felt really good during this afternoon session actually.

Wednesday

Training Run
8 miles in Boost7

Ran Mud loop again. Felt a bit tired today. Was planning on adding on a mile or two but my body was hurting so I decided against it.

Tuesday (doubles)

Double
4 miles in Boost7

Ran my double after my 9 am class. Ran with Marcus from the fieldhouse. Just did the normal neighborhood out and back. Felt okay today.



Secondary Workout
10 miles total
8 miles in Boost8

Did a training run and then did 5x300 in flats at a 46-47 average. Ran the strides in my Takumi's to prevent any of the tibia pain from coming back. Felt awful on the training run but felt a little better on the strides. Had weight room yesterday so nothing today. Also had a longer cool down after the strides, about a mile and a half.

Monday

Primary Workout
11 miles total
6 miles in Boost8

Workout today was straight K's. Did 7xK with minute rest. Ran it with Luke. Did a 3:01 average, fastest at 2:59 and slowest at 3:03. Good workout but was pretty hard. Didn't have any of that leg pain from late last week so that is good.

First day of Spring Semester classes today

Totals

*1 easy, 2 workouts, 1 long, 2ish doubles*

7 days/9 sessions

Total: 83 miles (need 85-90)

Boost7: 40 miles ==> 575.5 miles

Boost8: 30 miles ==> 153 miles

Sunday

Training Run
9 miles in Boost7

Went in the morning. Leg feeling much better today. After doing ice cup the past two days, it mostly went away.

Saturday

Long Run
18 miles in Boost8

Ran in the morning slot. Told Cory about my leg thing and he advised me to not do the tempo portion but I did it anyways because my leg started feeling okay. Tied for farthest long run I've ever done. Didn't have as much pain today as I had yesterday which is good.

Friday (Doubles)

Training Run
10 miles in Boost7

Morning practice because coach had to leave for Liberty meet. Had some pretty severe pain in my leg that I had mentioned on Wednesday. Had to stop several times within the first 2 miles to try to prevent the pain. Ended up working itself out for the most part but could feel pain going down hill or on sharp left turns.




Double
1 mile in Boost8

Tried to double but had severe pain once again so I just stopped. Trying to figure out what is wrong. Ran a lap barefoot but it didn't help at all.

Thursday

Secondary Workout
13 miles in total
6 miles in Boost8

Workout was 5xmile and 6 laps of hot and cold 200s. This workout was outside because of the nicer weather. The miles were off-on-off-on-off the track. Off miles were at a slightly faster training run pace. On the track miles were quite a bit faster. First one was 4:44 (supposed to be 4:48) and the second one was 4:32 (supposed to be 4:40). The hot and colds were just as hard as the miles. Hot 200s were about 32 seconds. Did the hot and colds in boost spikes and had some of the pain from Wednesday come back up again. Felt like maybe my foot was turning in a little bit too much. Had weight room again today. Normal 3 mile warm-up and cool down for the workout.

Wednesday (Doubles)

Double
4 miles in Boost7

Ran in the morning with some of the guys. Gotta find some extra mileage. Legs weren't too bad this morning but upper body was sore from weight room.



Training Run
10 miles in Boost7

Normal practice time. Went Mud loop plus adding on. Felt rough compared to this morning but still not too bad. Had a little bit of pain in my lower tibia by my ankle and achilles on the inside. It wasn't too painful though

Tuesday

Primary Workout
12 miles total
6 miles in Boost8

Workout was K's and 5-3-2's. First set was 3xK and a 5-3-2, second set was 2xK and a 5-3-2, and then we had a bonus K at the end. K's were between 2:58 and 3:00. 5-3-2's were at 68 pace which was really easy feeling. The bonus K was supposed to be 2:50 for my group but we went 2:42 instead. Felt really good today so hopefully that holds up for Thursdays workout. Had weight room today also which was tough.

Monday

Easy Day
6 miles in Boost7

Ran in the afternoon at normal time. Normal easy day