Recovery Week

Isn't that one scary looking jellyfish? I'm glad it was safely on the beach and not stinging unsuspecting swimmers in the water. Still it's very colourful and quite impressive in size. I thought that this beach/vacation picture would be suitable for a cutback/recovery week post despite the fact that I'm now back to work again. It's a shame we can't be on vacation all the time or at least have a job that doesn't feel like work (that is you enjoy it). I like my work and it can be challenging and even fun at time but ... it's still work!

Anyway, the plan is calling this a cutback week and after PEI with the 20 mile long photoshoot and combined run it's nice to take it a bit easy. However, it's still going to be a 60 mile week and that's nothing to sneeze at either but at least no really hard repeats and a cutback at all distances throughout the week. Hope your week is going well too!

July 28 - Monday
Training: 0 miles (rest day) hard to be back to work after 4 weeks off
Health: legs and body fine 8/10
Stretching: forgot to ice and stretch!

July 29 - Tues
Training: 8 miles easy after supper with 10x100m strides (8:18 pace) 7/10
Health: legs felt good but hard to get going just after eating; strides were variable 8/10
Stretching: nada! lazy again! (tend to let it go when feeling ok)

July 30 - Weds
Training: 5 miles easy after work. Felt lazy and delayed planned 12miler to Thurs (8:12 pace) 7/10
Health: legs mostly ok with nice dip in pond after run 8/10
Stretching: iced and stretched!