Takin’ it easy!
We’re getting far enough along in our marathon training plan that we (I) need to be a little smarter about what we do. For a while, we (I) could just about get away with fairly normal plans in regard to bike rides. Two weeks ago, we ran a half-marathon, then a couple of hours later, got on the bike and rode a fairly easy 30 miles without any negative repercussions or problems.
Since then, I’m beginning to feel like we need to dial it back a little bit on the weeks we do long runs. Last weekend was a short run weekend (6 miles), but we didn’t feel great on the bike afterwards and couldn’t really figure out why. Since we’re now deep in the throes of our normal late-July/early-August heatwave, I would prefer to be safe than sorry, so I’ve decided to make a conscious effort to not over-do it.
We’re scheduled to run 15 miles tomorrow. In preparation, I didn’t schedule a bike ride tomorrow, I’ve been trying to ride easy on my commute, I didn’t go for a long ride before work today as I’ve done on Friday’s past, and Pam skipped her weight workout this morning. Hopefully that will help keep us strong and injury free as we continue to move toward that 26.2 mile goal.
God bless…
TW
Tags: bicycle, Bike Commute, Cycling, Fitness, Marathon, Running
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August 4, 2010 at 7:15 pm
Somewhere ( I think in “Advanced marathoning”) I saw a conversion for doing bike rides instead of recovery runs. Of course Pfitzinger’s idea of a “recovery run” is 7 miles. I think that biking is great cross training for running- strengthens your quads and stabilizes your knees.
So maybe I’ve missed it, but what marathon are you two running?
Stay cool, and keep hydrated!
Have you ever tried the ice pop “frozen Kool-aid in a tube” stuff? Heaven on a hot day- you just tear off one end of the tube, and devour the icy sweet slush. mmmm