After much, much internal debate, I finally made the decision to defer my return to Boston until 2011. Although I was back on the road and had a few weeks in the 30s and a few in the 40s, I was in a lot of pain during last weekend’s run and even more pain the following day. I then came to the realization that there wasn’t a chance that I would be 100% by April 19th, so I canceled my Boston hotel reservation.
So, what’s next? I plan on staying in shape by using the elliptical and I’m hoping to limit my running and slowly increase it once I can get in a few pain free miles. The leg has been feeling ok with the reduced mileage and I’ve been wrapping it to keep the blood flowing. Here’s how the past week went:
Mon: 45 min on elliptical
Tue: 20 min on elliptical
Wed: rest
Thu: 45 min on elliptical
Fri: 2 mile run on TM
Sat: 1 hr 5 min on elliptical
Sun: Rest
If everything goes as I hope and I can get back to 100%, then I plan on breaking down the year by the following:
Jan – recovery
Feb – recovery
Mar – avg 20 MPW
Apr – avg 30 MPW
May – avg 40 MPW (introduce speed work)
Jun – avg 50 MPW
Jul – avg 50 MPW
Aug – avg 60 MPW (goal: 17:59 5k)
Sep – avg 60 MPW (goal: 1:22:59 half marathon)
Oct – avg 60 MPW (goal: 2:54:59 marathon)
Nov – recovery
Dec – begin training for Boston 2011
These were my goals entering the year and I now need to get healthy to make them happen.
Sorry to hear you won’t be at Boston, but I think your recovery year is smart and awesome. That takes so much patience!
By: Brittany on February 1, 2010
at 12:14 pm
Mike – this is perfect goal-based training. Most people don’t plan this far in the future, but when one is injured it’s important to see the entire year in front of you. It helps to know where you are going when you are in the midst of low miles and recovery. Motivation! Thanks!
By: Trailblaze on February 1, 2010
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Smart man. Running through it would have likely lead to missing Boston in 2010 and 2011. Watching your approach to running has helped me improve my running a lot, and now I can see that watching your approach to recovery will do the same. Keep those details coming, and here’s a to a speedy recovery.
By: Sean Brown on February 1, 2010
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