Cassie W.
Back to training
Jan 28, 2009
After the Disney Marathon, I took it easy for 10 days to give my body a chance to recover. I did some easy running and kept up with my spin class at a reduced intensity level. Now, I'm ready to start training again to regain the speed that I lost when an IT band injury kept me from running for 2.5 months. My goals for 2009 are to increase the number of base miles that I run per week and run faster, while committing time to stretch and strengthen to prevent injury.I'm off to a good start. I've ran 6 out of the last 8 days for a total of 28 miles and have started incorporating speedwork into my training. Today, I ran 4 miles including 3 at a 10:00 minute per mile pace. I've been using a heart rate monitor to help me better assess when I can push myself and when I need to back off. I still need to decide if I'm going to concentrate on training for shorter races this year or commit to another marathon.