So my weekend was rather uneventful. Nothing materialized for either evening and the plans I was hoping for on Sunday got crapped on. So what did I end up doing? Working out excessively, of course.
My workout week (which runs Sunday to Saturday) was good. I had spent the past few weeks resting and taking it relatively easy. My goal was to gain a few pounds and some body fat before I started training for the Rockies race. I was only somewhat successful though. I got my weight up to 162.2 but that is around where I usually bottom-out at around marathon time. I'm normally up closer to 170 at the start of a training season. My body fat increased to 6.7%. Having just purchased the test equipment 6 weeks ago, I'm not really sure where I should be. But, that is the highest its been since I started measuring it.
I kicked off the new week on Sunday with an hour of lifting, an hour in the pool swimming intervals (still just practicing my stroke), an hour-forty bike ride, and an hour run. 4:40 total workout time. I was definitely exhausted after all that and every muscle seemed sore. Well, I thought I knew everything that was sore but when I hopped in the shower I found even more soreness (chafing). Ouch! I'm pretty sure I screamed like Indy did when the mirror clocked him in the chin.
Monday night was a long, slow run. My goal was 2.5 hours at a very slow pace. Even with the heat (~86F after work) I still found it hard to run my slower than low 8s. I did 17.9 miles in 2:34:18 for an 8:37 pace. Too fast for this kind of workout. But, at least I felt much better than I expected after Sunday's almost 5 hour session. And, my elbow felt fine, too.
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