John Week One

Since, our training started on Wednesday the 1st and the studio was closed for spring break. We didn't have a full week at our new training schedule. So, there will be a lot of zeros in my numbers listed below.



Already, I know I will need to figure out which day will be an ideal rest day. I've been training for the Reno Tahoe Odyssey (RTO) race at the end of May, and I've been running a lot. So, with the additional training starting this week, I was wore down pretty quickly. On Friday, I had an entire body fatigue, and I was falling asleep at my desk a work. So, I took Saturday off as a rest day.

The last time I trained when I felt that fatigued, I tore my calf muscle, and I was unable to walk without crutches for a month. So, I listen to the warning signs my body gives me. There is a difference between being lazy and skipping a workout session and avoiding a training session when you are over trained. One workout will not make or break my conditioning. However, one workout that causes an injury can create a major setback.

As I mentioned above, I'm training for the RTO race. Which is a 178 mile relay race that runs from Reno to Tahoe to Carson City to Virginia City and back to Reno. The running teams take about 24 to 30 hours to complete the race, and each racer runs three legs of 3 to 7 miles in length each. My work is sponsoring two teams, and I will probably be placed on the faster of the two teams.

Luckily, I have a running training partner that doesn't let my running slide. She vibrates in anticipation when she sees me in my running shoes, and she bounces for joy when we start. Her name is Shadow, and she is an athletic black lab.