This Week in Running 11/26/17

My knee felt good after the Wild Turkey Run and after the 6 miles on Saturday, but bothered me on the last six miles of the Sunday 12 miler. Also I'm considerably sore otherwise just from the mileage accumulation.  I'll probably go for a lower mileage week coming up to let things heal. 

Total Miles: 32

Tuesday: 4
Wednesday: 5 including D5K 
Thursday: 5 (Wild Turkey Run)
Saturday: 6

Sunday: 12

Wild Turkey 5 Mile Race

I ran the Wild Turkey 5 Mile Run in Salem yesterday. I debated about even going as my left knee still isn't right. Wednesday night I ran the D5K and it was bothering me enough that I ran slower than 10 minute miles. So I didn't see much point in hobbling around Salem. But I woke up early (as usual) and my knee felt alright, and I was interested to see what would happen in a genuine race situation, or if the knee felt different if I tried to run hard.

As it turned out I was glad I went to the race. I ran into a number of people I haven't seen in a while, including Jeff Macinnis, who hasn't run the D5K in many months. And I ran better than I expected. Maybe it was the adrenalin kicking in for a race situation, but I was able to run sub 9 minute miles after the first mile, and although my knee started to bother me around mile 4, it didn't slow me down and I didn't seem to have any permanent effects after the race from running hard.

Racewire got a picture of me finishing, but the camera was staring into the sun so there isn't a lot to see. I'm the big red blob in the middle:

This Week in Running 11/19/17

Total Miles: 29

Tuesday: 4
Wednesday: 5 plus Bike 30 mins
Thursday: 4
Saturday: 6
Sunday: 10

Wineglass Marathon Video

On youtube there is an extended video of the 2017 Wineglass Marathon, including drone shots. It's a great video and an excellent overview of the race. I didn't see myself in any of the shots.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRaNmuLPJiI

This Week in Running 11/12/17

Total Miles: 20

Tuesday: Bike 60 mins
Wednesday: 4
Thursday: 4
Saturday: 5
Sunday: 7 plus Bike 60 mins

This Week in Running 11/5/17

Total Miles: 8

Tuesday: 3
Wednesday: 5 
Thursday: Bike 60 mins (recumbent at Planet Fitness)
Saturday: Bike 75 mins
Sunday: Bike 90 mins

My left knee started bothering me a bit the week of Oct. 22 so I took some time off. It was OK after the 3 mile run this past Tuesday, but bothered me again by the end of the 5 miles on Wednesday. I'm going to take some more time off and switch to the bike for a bit, and gradually rework the running back in.