September 8-14

Monday (12km)
On my own today. I may end up being on my own a lot this term. I had emailed Chris to warn him that I TA on Monday and Tuesday, but did not hear from him and was surprised that he had already gone running when I stopped by his office later. Ran from home for 50 minutes. This was actually at a pretty good pace. Felt stiff, but got through it just fine.
In the morning, I did weights and core, with reduced weight on the back and leg exercises.

Tuesday (14km)
Weights and core in the morning. I was up early and decided to get it done today rather than wait until tomorrow and run heavy for the workout. I thought I saw Deanna Zelinka, but she did not recognize me, possibly because I am so much more interesting now than when I last saw her. I confirmed with Steve later that she is back in town - it was probably her.
Ran on my own in the evening. My legs were actually in pain for the last twenty minutes. I ran down to Runner's Choice and bought a pair of shoes at the one-day sale, left them with Steve, and ran back to campus. It was the run back that hurt a lot. My quads were getting stabbing pains, which I remember having a few times before. They are a sign that I am not fully recovered from Sunday's race. I may need to back off at the workout tomorrow.

Wednesday (workout - 20km total)
This was a tough workout. I did not feel fresh, but felt better than I did yesterday. I have a little pain in the bottom of my left foot and I cannot understand where it came from. I ran up to Weldon Park on my own because I thought Chris and Nathan were driving up again - I had not seen them in several days. Started with about 6k of tempo. I ran my first k in 3:35ish, and backed off to about 3:40 the rest of the way. Had some technique-specific strides, and finished up with 3.5x3 minutes on, 1 minute off. The schedule called for 5, but I quit partway through the fourth because I was really tired. My legs felt absolutely wiped afterwards.

Thursday (14km)
Did some weights in the morning. I feel as though I need a good night's sleep. I am sleeping well, but could go for an extra hour some night.
Ran with Chris in the evening for 58 minutes, going down the bike path past Wellington. We explored a footpath on the north side of the Thames and will probably not do it again - too narrow and footing not great.

Friday (OFF)
I slept late and did not have time for a run before school. It was bad weather in the evening. I decided to take an off day.

Saturday (12km)
50 minutes from home on my own. I went out to the bike path and finished at Ross's apartment to retrieve my car. I had left it there overnight. Did some weights in the afternoon

Sunday (workout - 10km total)
What a terrible run. I did not hear my alarm in the morning and could not make it for the group workout. I tried running on my own, with no success. Did an especially long warmup because my legs did not feel like moving fast. Once I started, I hit my first kilometre in 3:46, and the next in 3:48. At this point, I was already very sweaty and not enjoying myself. I stopped soon afterwards and did a cooldown run home. I thought I would do some more at the gym later to get in some extra aerobic work, but I ran out of time. Not a good day to cap off a poor week.

Total - 82km. A poor week. Add about 8km of work on the elliptical to give me 90k of work this week.