Yikes!

OK

So I suck at keeping up on my blog. The reason…..I have very little to report. About 6 weeks ago I hammered a workout. I ran 8 miles, with miles 5 and 6 under 5:15 and I felt like I was jogging. After i finished, I bike about 20 miles over the weekend with my girls in their bike trailer. When I work up the next day I was really stiff but I ran anyway and on about my fifth step I severely pulled my calf. I took a month off from running and did very little while I was on the mend. I am back at it again, and I am feeling pretty good. This weekend I got back on the track….an old dirt one at that. I did 4X400, just nice and easy after an hour run.

I think that my biggest issue is building strength in my calves. The surgeries really caused a lot of atrophy in both of them and because I run on my toes so much, it has caused me some problems. I am tired of being hurt, but I decided that I need to stay aggressive in my training. I live life one way and that is full speed ahead. Why should I train any differently?? So, we’ll see how it goes! I am going to post more as I move forward with my training, I promise!

 

Mike