I'm still undecided about the Sunshine Coast Marathon... I am giving myself another week, and then if I am still in any doubt, I will pull the pin, and choose another race which gives me more time to properly prepare. Having said that, this week has been quite good...
Monday - easy 6km along the beach with my collies at HR Z1.
Tuesday - 2 x 1km reps along the National Park gravel section of Woodland Drive - my foot felt pretty good... just a little achy after the run.
Wednesday - 13km easy with the collies at HR Z1. Also, a very easy 3km run in the afternoon with my 12 yo son Marlee.
Thursday - 13km run with the collies... 9km easy with the dogs, then 4 km at an easy tempo - HR Z3.
Friday - rest.
Saturday - 14km with a good friend, Ant Rickards, who was staying with us and had run the Gold Coast Marathon the previous week. This run included 3km tempo at the end at a pretty brisk pace - HR4.
Sunday - 23km mostly easy... again with Ant... we did pick it up over the last few km though.
My foot is certainly a lot better, but still niggling. The soreness has changed from a very precise location (what I am sure was the sesamoid - inflamed) to a less localised soreness... more like the surrounding tissue is a bit aggravated. I am going to persist with my approach for another week, as it is getting steadily better, but if it is not gone by next Sunday, then I will bail on the marathon, and choose a race in October or later. That way I can make sure I fully heal, then prepare more completely and carefully.
This week I will run 4 x 1 km on Tuesday, Tempo on Thursday, at HR4, then the same Saturday, and Sunday I would like to run about 30km. We'll see how it goes...
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