This morning I was back at it, chasing that sunrise, but with a nice easy pace! It’s officially time to ramp up my mileage for this fall’s big race, the Sky to Summit 50k. Even though I just covered a tough 30k less than 72 hours ago, this is no time to kick back and relax too much!
Basically I just went out and logged some easy miles to get time and distance on my feet. I’m working on building my weekly mileage to the 25-30 mile per week range from 20-25.
In order to prevent injury, one must ramp up gradually and add easy miles on the schedule. Tuesdays or Wednesday will be speed workouts with tempo runs on Thursdays or Fridays. It all just depends on weekend activities, how much recovery my body is asking for, and what races are thrown in the mix.
Another component of my training will be hill work, as the big event of my season will be in the Blue Ridge mountains of Georgia. I plan to incorporate the hill training either on one of my speed or tempo days, or as part of my weekend long run. My goal this season is to get stronger but yet avoid injury like the plague!
All in all, I feel like this morning‘s run was a perfect start to the training block that lies ahead. I am learning with each season that pace does not matter. What matters is how well you are preparing yourself for your “A” race while most importantly staying healthy and happy in the process!
Here’s to kicking off that 50K training!
Today’s workout: 5 easy miles ✔️
Determined to Tri AND Run 