This was a recovery week after Gulf Coast. I took it a bit easy, but still got some good workouts in. Recovery is just as important as training. I took an easy recovery run on Tuesday and used that time to recount Gulf Coast stories and talk about future races while on the group run. I pushed it during spin class. This was an interval workout with full recovery between sets. I got my heart rate higher than I have in the past and showed me what I'm capable of doing when I focus. I was also able to control my heart rate and hit a specific heart rate at a specific time. That's going to help on race day. Ran hills on Friday and did a tempo pace on Saturday. I was able to run sub 8:00 /mile pace for the entire distance. The first time, but it was a flat course. It reminded me what I should have been able to run at Gulf Coast if I had gotten my nutrition right. Recovery week is over, time to start the hard work again.
| Date | Day | Activity |
| 05/08/11 | Sunday | Rest & Beach Time! |
| 05/09/11 | Monday | More Beach Time & Drive Home |
| 05/10/11 | Tuesday | Run - 7 Mile Recovery Run |
| 05/11/11 | Wednesday | Spin Class - Intervals |
| 05/12/11 | Thursday | Rest |
| 05/13/11 | Friday | Run - 6 Miles |
| 05/14/11 | Saturday | Run - 8.4 Miles |
I'm going to do a separate post on my nutrition at Gulf Coast and some things I've learned since then in a later post.
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