A little over a month left before we start the "real" training. The base running continues to stay on track, Joel and I are now up to 40 miles a week and I'm doing 7 hours. Trail running was good in Flagstaff until we received a couple of feet of snow. Joel and I have been splitting time between road runs and trail runs in Sedona and Phoenix. Our long run is now up to 15 miles and holding. We will be touching 18 miles sometime in the next few weeks.
We have settled on an end of base training run to separate this phase of our training and the next "much more difficult" phase. We are going to be running the Sycamore Canyon 30K in Malibu, CA, near the end of April. Its a run that will be similar to something we might see in Trans Rockies without the altitude issues.
Had my first experience of taking a cold water bath after a long run yesterday. I ran 145 minutes exclusively on roads which took its toll on my hamstrings and hip flexors. Ran the bath and soaked for 10 minutes. It was so cold I almost couldn't stay in it. But I am now a believer because my muscles feel pretty good this morning.
I feel much stronger and even a little faster than when we started this training in December. Some of the runs I did early I now do faster and with less fatigue. I think we are headed down the right path and training safely.
maw
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