Another relatively good week of workouts. Got in the first outdoor runs of the year with a hill repeat set on Good Friday and a long 20 k run on Easter Sunday. The weather finally cooperated and getting out in short sleeves and shorts seems a far cry from just a week ago when any type of outdoor exercise still seemed a distant memory. Legs feel it a bit today and the Monday morning swim lacked a little intensity but looking forward to getting outside on a consistent basis from this point forward.
The team had it's first outdoor bike this past Saturday as well, but couldn't get out due to family\home obligations so did another indoor spin. That was fine and the legs certainly felt a lot better than the previous week. Problem for me is that I hadn't been in for any IMS or massage on my legs that I had become quite tight through the calves, quads, and hamstrings. Needless to say my first IMS in a while ended up being quite a "jumpy" experience. Did some massage late last week and back in for IMS this week so hopefully get myself a bit looser. Certainly felt the tightness as a challenge on the bike - could never seem to warm up into the routine which led to some frustrating experiences.
On-call for my work this week starting on Tuesday so that limits outdoor experience yet again. Not like I want to be an hour out from home, getting a page, and trying to solve a problem by the side of a road with a distinct lack of options to do so! So another week of indoor work - I'll make it work!
Then only about another week before I head off to Denver for a conference/presentation so that my final week before my first race is going to be a challenge as well. Will try to get outdoors for runs but expect that there may be a reasonable amount of hotel workouts going on. Good thing that the first race is only a half-marathon. Nevertheless I hope to do better than last by at least 10 minutes. Hope springs eternal!
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