Obviously that last post was published way after I had done anything with it, and this one has been a long time coming as well. For better or worse, I have lost much motivation to do regularly weekly posts, and therefore keep specific track of my training. Fortunately, it's not because I haven't been training!
I ended up doing month of training with only one day off. The training was mainly runs home from work at a reasonable pace, with some of what I have been calling, 'obstacle running', which is basically just running up, on, and over stuff on the way. I did do one 40k, which was a loop up and down the Arakawa, and a bit of a bitch because of a really strong north wind. I also ran a 18:59 5000m time trial with Namban, a time that I was happy with on tired legs and having planned to take it easy. It was the day after that time trial that I took off because I had a bit of a niggle in my right foot that I was afraid was getting worse. It didn't so I continued for a few days, including a 25k with 20 at marathon pace, which ended up being around 4:18 and with a nice low HR. However, the way my Garmin has been acting lately, I honestly don't know if I can trust any of the data from that thing.
I've been keeping up my general plan of adding more variety to my training as a way to get more fit generally, and one of the most interesting ways I have done that was by getting a used tire at a local taxi mechanic. Drilled a hole in it and put some vinyl cord through the hole. Originally thought I would just use it for dragging, but then started having some more fun with it, throwing it as high as I can and catching it, and jumping in and out for something like plyometrics. Shiori park is a great place for all of that, with some places to do pull ups and other jumping exercises.
So I'm two weeks out from Tokyo now, and don't have any concerns about running it, but wonder if I can make my focus to have fun, but also to run a good time. I know focusing on time makes me super nervous, and that's just not much fun. Maybe this costume I'm designing will help with the fun factor, and hopefully won't make the race miserable.
After Tokyo, I'm going to try to strike a better balance of doing more biking so I get home a reasonable time at least 2-3 times per week. Generally cutting down my mileage, but keeping some long runs, and doing the short, intense workouts as well. I also need to figure out what the hell I'm going to do with my diet that is feasible and healthy. I weighed in at 78.6 today, which was a little surprising, as I think I've been pretty good lately, with very little sugar and almost no beer. Could be that that's just the right weight for me, especially if I have a bit more muscle than before.
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