Goofy Training – Week 2 of 22

I got a little distracted from marathon training this week. I got all my running workouts in but towards the end of the week I found myself spending a lot of time thinking about triathlon. Early in the week I discovered that there’s an outdoor 50m pool less than 2km from my apartment. So on Thursday morning I went to check it out and I’m so glad that I did. I do 2000m of freestyle at 7am and felt amazing. In fact I enjoyed this swim so much that I’ve decided that next summer I’m going to try and do a triathlon. After a bit of research I’m seriously thinking of doing the Guelph Lake Sprint Triathlon in June 2011. Sure I’m looking way far in the future but it’s going to give me something to get excited about after the Goofy!

Now back to marathon/Goofy training. I had a full day of socializing planned for Saturday so I decided to do my long run on Friday afternoon. I headed out at about 6:30pm and did a big loop of the northwest side of the city seeking out as many gravel trails as I could find. In particular I ran on the trails on the outskirts of the Columbia Forest neighbourhood for the first time. They were surprisingly hilly including several sections with small switchbacks. I plan to go back at some point and explore the trails within the forest. It was just too dark to head into the woods on Friday night. I’m hoping that will help prepare me for the 25K Run for the Toad trail race.

I’m glad that I’ve hit the 20km long run distance. Next week I venture beyond the half marathon distance for the first time in a very long time!

16/08	-	Rest day
17/08	9.0 km	Speedwork: 2x1mi in 7:34/7:52 min
18/08	8.0 km	Easy run: avg 6:12 min/km
19/08	XT	Swimming: 2000m
20/08	20.0 km	Long run: avg 6:33 min/km
21/08	-	Rest day
22/08	8.0 km	Easy run: avg 7:06 min/km
Total	45.0 km	YTD: 1167.2 km