4 miles of. . . . RUNNING! I'm happy to be back, even if I am only running part of the workout. Yesterday, the Doc said I should do some fast stuff today, 100s, 200s, and maybe 400s. Then he gave me a workout, that was 1X800m, 2X400m, and 4X200m. I warmed up for about 3/4 mile with Alex(Doctor said to keep the running minimal, just in case) then the 800m was awful. I haven't run fast since state, and I haven't had a speed workout since October 7th, so it was going to be something foreign. Alex helped me by running the first lap of the 800m with me, or atleast for the first 200m before he kicked it in. He wasn't feeling good either because the kid wanted to, for the first time this season, put in some miles, so he ran a marathon on Saturday. In the "long" runs he did in the season, he would cut them short and run maybe 7 at most, while Ethan and I would run 9 or 10. Not sure what goes through his head.
Anyway, I ran a 2:09, so good, but not near my fitness before. 200m Splits: 29(Way too fast. I almost fell over. I couldn't dictate pace at all!), 33, 33, 34. The 400s were bad, but Alex ran the first one with me, we hit 60. Then I did one more alone, 1:04, so not great. Then we did a 200m, and Alex exploded, running a 25. Who in the heck runs a marathon, then runs a 25 sec. 200m a few days after? I ran a 29. Then he had to go, so I ran the rest alone, all in 29. It felt really hard to hit a 29, and after 150m I would tie up. 1.25 cool down, plus some running and lots of walking in between sets.
40 min. of aqua jogging after.
Positives: No pain in my femur. Knee pain, a little, calf pain a lot in both legs, but not too much. I may get back to running quicker than expected.
Negatives:A 29 sec. 200m hurt like heck, but Doc says it'll get easier, and within a week or two I can be back to my regular training.
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