Scott loves trails

Overview :  This will be probably end up being my peak week in terms of time on feet, or pretty close to it.  This despite the fact that my legs felt pretty beat up after solo speadwork Tues. and then a leg session on Wed., leading me to get a much-needed but unscheduled massage on Thursday that was really helpful and then an unplanned rest day Friday which proved smart. (Same issue of soreness in the quads, especially upper right where it attached to hip.)  A well-rounded week, and the Harriman 41 mile run (most of it solo) was the highlight.  More on that one below. Week Ending April 8 by the Numbers Runs:  4 Total Time on Feet: 14:47 3-Week Moving Average: 12:48 Yoga:  one Vinyasa class Strength:  one upper/core, one leg-specific Speed:  6 halves on Bridle Path in C.P. (solo) Massage:  1 Harriman looong training run on Sat. 4/7 :  41 miles in 11:42.  My longest single training run for this cycle, or ever...

Ok, I know memory fades, and this was back on March 31st, but I'm just now getting a moment.  Some background's in order first.  I've done the Delaware Water Gap fat ass 50K two of the last three falls.  Love the course.  It goes up and over Mt. Tammany twice, one time in each direction, during the Jersey segment of that two-state event (where you cross a busy highway bridge on the pedestrian ramp spanning the very scenic Gap).  The two co-organizers of that event, Alex and Dennis, let us know at last November's event they were doing this unusually structured event in March:  climb up, over, down, back around the base, and then repeat Mt. Tammany....for 10 loops, in 10 hours, covering 1,000' each of vertical in each climb (actually 1,200), but they liked the symmetry of all the "ones" and "zeros," hence the "Tammany 10."   Never be a guinea pig for a new ultra and some R.D.'s dystopian fantasy of a cool course?Wrong, this was fun!  ...

Overview :  A bit of a recovery week in between mega-long run weeks.  All amidst a very crazy week with Mihiret home sick, juggling work schedules, doing taxes and meeting accountant, etc.  Pretty sore beginning of week so, between that and the time constraints, very little running.  But managed to get in three medium-long runs Thurs./Sat./Sun. to sort of salvage total training volume. Literally no time for strength or other cross-training. Mon. 45 minutes (few short walking section, quads very sore; really needed massage but had to cancel appointment because of baby home sick) Tues. 40 minutes (still quite sore, very slow) Wed.  35 minutes (a very short window for run on teaching day, but did one loop of outer Reservoir at something approaching tempo pace; legs loosening) Thurs. 1:43:14 (legs better, and with babysitter part of day, so picked up the mileage) Fri. rest Sat. 4:08:12  trail run at Palisades with Garth and Paul (last 2 ho...

Mon. 1:16 run after yoga (quad soreness shows up) Tues. massage + upper body weights + 30 min. swim Wed. easy hour run Th.  easy 45 min. run Fri.  rest Sat. Mt. Tammany 10 @ Delaware Water Gap on rugged single-track--31.56 m in 10:16:48 (19:32 per mile) with about 9,600' of total elevation gain (8 loops). Sun. rest Overview :  Quad soreness unexpectedly showed up on my Monday run after yoga session, my first yoga class in a while.  Guess the combo of speed, tempo, pavement running, and hilly trail run last few days in Mexico City was the culprit.  Spent rest of week loosening up, and got a timely massage Tuesday which helped out with that. Skipped speed and any lower body sessions to rest up for Mt. Tammany.  The race went well (separate report coming). Week by the numbers .... Runs :  4 Yoga/stretching/massage :  1 Vinyasa class, stretching most weekdays and Sunday, one deep-tissue massage. Speed :  0 Strength : ...