Got a little speed play in today

I finally got to enjoy a little speed play today.  I was scheduled to run 6 strides on my evening run.  The strides felt good.  It's always feels nice to add a little challenge to my runs.  I have been having a hard time adjusting to the recovery workouts because of their slow paces.  I have slowed down on my runs and I'm not hitting my old paces.  I know eventually I will be back to my old pace in no time.

POSE Running Technique

I am starting the POSE running method.   More to come

I had a slow 25 minute run this evening. Towards the end of my run my left shin started to hurt. I think I am over doing my running routine. I know I need to take it slow while in this stage of recovery. I am moving to four days a week now with the average time being 25 minutes. I do find it hard to land mid foot due to the pain I have in my calves. I think I will take a couple days off for some much needed rest. I will post again in a couple days to update my status.

I ran the past couple of days.  Sunday 10/10 I had a really hard time running my 25 minute recovery run.  I felt really sluggish.  I did go up to one of the local schools and video taped myself running to watch my forum with the new mid-foot technique I've been trying to perfect.  I am still noticing that my calves are sore.  Hopefully my body will get use to this technique very soon.  I also ran today 10/11.  I did one of my best miles since my injury (7:40) according to my Garmin.  I ran the whole 25 minutes.  I'm slowly getting there.  I will hopefully be doing some races in 2011.

Strength Training For Runners | Special Report | BuiltLean.com

I found this while googling workout routines for runners. I tried this routine today and found it to be a great workout. I would recommend everyone to try this routine.

Strength Training For Runners | Special Report | BuiltLean.com

Back to the roads of sorts.....

I finally made it back to pavement running.  I ran around Des Moines, IA Gray's Lake park today!  I felt so good to get off the treadmill.  I had a great 25 minute run.  I logged just over 3 miles according to my Garmin.  My legs felt great and my blister on my right foot did not act-up at all.  I haven't felt this good in a long time.  I plan on getting back to Gray's Lake on Friday.  Thanks for listening :)

I'm just about to start my fourth week in my recovery training program.  I ran for 20 minutes, walked 2 minutes, and finished with a ten minute run.  I am still running on the treadmill and really miss running on the roads.  During this recovery training session I am focusing on a mid-foot landing.  I have always been a heel striker and this new foot landing has caused a really nasty blood blister on my right foot.  I notice with my pronation I push off through inner portion of my foot.  I'll talk more about that later.  For my future plans I plan on training with the Jack Daniels training system to rebuild my base training.   I will keep a journal of my progress through base training.