Another 3 days close to the edge

On Thursday morning I had an appointment with a massage therapist. It hurt a lot - of course. And I mean A LOT! After whining like Mark's left shoe I thought that it would a route to better times (running-wise). Little did I know. Accordingly, Thursday evening was dedicated to stretching and Friday morning I woke up to do some core training.

Friday afternoon/evening I drove to my parents to help them cleaning their places. Before pretending Mr. Proper I hauled my sorry ass on old trails back home. I ran in a tunnel of pure pain, but enjoyed every moment. After I exiting the woods I checked my pace (with continuing the same effort) and it turned out to be decent for my current shape (sub 6.20s).

Today I met my old acquaintance (Trek) and rode for 55 (or so) miles in the countryside. Somehow this song was playing in my head.

Best foods for runners by Matt Fitzgerald.

[Sunday's update:] I'm going to take it ez today and I'm pretty excited to watch TdF since my nephew is by the course about 2 km before todays finish. Nice!

Slow progression

Yesterday: Ez 10 miler (6.50s) and really painful massage

Today: Ez 4 miler and stretching.

Tomorrow: Steady state/tempo run.

Breaking the silence

I have kept it cool. Last weekend I did two easy run (6 and 12 miles, both sub 7.00 @ mile) and yesterday morning I sneaked out for a short trial on hills. They felt pretty okay which made me quite happy. The pain has stayed away. After the hills I hurried to a massage. That's the fourth one in two weeks.

Today is going to be another easy day, but tomorrow I have to try faster pace. Tomorrow would be a chance to race at XC districts, but I'm not ready for that. This year Finnish XC season is 10 days long so no XC races for me this spring/year.

Pain

I have had several massages and then I have had some Massages. Today was a time for the latter. I really hope that this soreness is the key to unlock the current negative trend.