I really don't run at my recovery pace much. The training plan I put together has been along the lines of quality not quantity, with three runs/week most weeks. But I did put in a 4th run for a few weeks, to bump my weekly mileage up closer to the range where most half training plans say it should be.
Which brings me to today's recovery run. I was quite tired after yesterday, and today's forecast wasn't offering any encouragement. As I was lounging in the hot tub around 11 last night I actually decided my best bet was to get up and run in the morning, before the rain started, so I set my alarm early. Right. Then I thought maybe I'd skip it for the day, quality not quantity, right?
At lunchtime I decided I might as well go. It looked like snow when I decided to go, but by the time I got out there it was rain mixed with snow, with the temperature right at the freezing mark. I did a very slow 5k at my recovery pace. As expected, my legs were still sore from yesterday.
This was the longest week I've had since I returned to running. I ran 38.5 km this week, with a total time spent running of 3 hours, 49 minutes, 56 seconds.
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You should have told me you wanted to run early I woudl have gotten you up!
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