I CAN'T FEEL MY LEGS WHEN I'M RUNNING



















Mo, 9/14/2015
AM: 6 miles recovery around Lake Williams with 646ft of climb in 47:59
PM: 4 mile recovery with Madelyn at the Rail Trail in 31:14
* Whew... that uphill tempo must've been more solid than I thought because I didn't have much today. I had energy and strength for the first 5 min and then it was a jogfest. Afternoon was decent, but awesome to run with Madelyn.
Tu, 9/15/2015
2 mi, 3 x 3 x 600m with 2', 90", 1' rest (5') in 1:59-1:53-1:56, 1:51-1:49-1:50, 1:47-1:49-1:49
* York College. Didn't have a great night of sleep and woke up with a headache, but got out there and woke up. Tough getting into speed, but finally came around by the start of the 2nd set. Plan was 4 x 3 x 600, but had to update to 3 x 3 x 600 simply based on time. Underestimated the amount of time this workout would take. 68s would've been tough to hit, but feeling healthy.
We, 9/16/2015
7 miles around Seven Valleys with 872ft of elevation gain + 8 x Diagonals in 47:29
* Well, I realized that I actually live in the country. Due to work, I had to stay close to home and hit up my back roads. There were some great dirt roads (White Church Rd.) and I could've hit up another one on the return, may make a loop out of it.
Th, 9/17/2015
AM: 10 miles of variations (:30 fast every 3') down to Nixon Park with 821ft of gain in 1:10:51
PM: 3 miles easy with Victoria in 24:01 + 1M in 5:28 + Cool-Down at the Rail Trail
* Very cool. Had a very good morning run with good sensations changing gears throughout the run. Afternoon was going to be interesting. I can barely jog in the PM, so I run with my daughters and today I had a hard 1600m effort planed after 24' easy with Victoria. Got into my flats barely feeling I could approach a 7:00/mi, but as soon, as I took off I felt light, smooth, and fluid. The only thing slowing me down was the slippery surface as my flats didn't grip the gravel. 5:10 GAP.
Fr, 9/18/2015
AM: 5 mile recovery around Lake Williams with 594ft of gain in 41:05 + 9 x 100m Uphill
PM: 4 miles pre-race with Perla at the Rail Trail in 32:02
* Great recovery, feeling like I have more control and strength. Negative was that my right post-tib/calf was on the verge of not complying, but I worked it out and by the end it was a non-issue. Felt great on the uphill strides. Powerful, open. Afternoon run with Perla was great progress. Am starting to have muscle strength on my double and run comfortably. 
Sa, 9/19/2015
York White Rose 5M in 28:27.8
* 5:25, stop-stretch, 17:04, 5:54, 5:38 (avg. 5:34/mi)... felt great warming up, nice and light. Went out well, nice and controlled like tempo effort in no-man's land, just kept going but by 2M my left leg had locked up. Stopped and stretched it out, then kept going and just pushed a good tempo. No real power, but just started working in training, so not too shabby. 27:59 would've sounded better than sub-28:30, but it is what it is. Amazing I went 15:55 on an uphill tempo just this week. Will keep working. My obvious weakness is long sustained tempos on the roads at this time.
Su, 9/20/2015
7 miles steady down to Nixon Park with 411ft of gain in 46:46
* 6:32, 7:21, 6:58, 7:09, 7:19, 7:02, 6:28 (avg. 6:52/mi GAP)... felt great. Had great confidence after yesterday's race and woke up. Just ran and stopped thinking about everything. Nice effort, very pleased. More like this, 2 x day.
Total
60 Miles with 3,704ft of Elevation Gain

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