Sun Apr 26: AM. A 45 min run over residential streets and on the Capital City Trail. It was partly cloudy and around 60°. PM. A 45 min run over residential streets in Maple Bluff. It was mostly sunny and in the 60s.
Mon Apr 27: AM. Ran about 20 mins to the Edgewood track, did a 1600, 800, 800 (5:45, 2:48, 2:47), ran back. It was cloudy and in the mid 50s. PM. A 30 min run on the Capital City Trail. It was partly cloudy, windy, and in the mid 60s.
Tues Apr 28: AM. A 78 min run on the Capital City Trail. Darkness gave way to cloudy skies. Windy. Temp of 51°.
Wed Apr 29 - DNR - No sleep, no run :(
Thurs Apr 30: AM. In Deerfield, A 60 min sleep-deprived run on the Glacial Drumlin Trail. Sunny at first, then clouded up. Temp in the 40s. PM. A 60 min run on the Mendota Lakeshore Path to Picnic Pt. It was cloudy and in the 50s.
Fri May 1: AM. A 30 min run on the Capital City Trail. Left hamstring was sore + felt tired. It was mostly sunny and around 40°.
Sat May 2: AM. Ran the La Crosse Marathon (as a training run) in 2:47:45. I started off at around 6:40 pace. My left hamstring was a little tight early on, but loosened up around 5 miles in. I made it to the half in around 1:27 and my left hamstring, right knee, and the rest of my body felt OK. From there, I picked it up to about 6:00 pace. At around mile 18-19, my left hammy started tightening up again. I continued on at a fairly brisk pace until mile 23 when my left calf seized up. It felt like it was going to pull or break if I tried to push it at all, so I slowed down to a leisure jog for the last few miles. Despite the late cramping, I made it through without any knee issues so I’ll consider it a success. I’m just hoping my hamstring and calf recover quickly. While it feels good to complete the distance, I think I could’ve run the course about 20 minutes faster if I was in the shape I was four months ago (pre-knee injury). The course was super flat and fast and the weather was just about perfect. Mid 30s at 6:00 AM race start in Sparta, warming up to the upper 40s by the finish, minimal wind, and mostly clear skies.
