I had an abysmal training week. Here is how it went down:

Monday = 7 Miles
Sunday = 8 Miles

I took Tuesday-Saturday off. Before Tuesday, I had a general feeling of malaise. My muscles were sore and I had a lot of hip pain, which is something I have never had before.

Well five days off took care of the muscle pain, but I am still experiencing soreness in my hips. It’s actually not that bad when I am running, well after the first mile or two, but during the day I tend to notice it a lot. My research indicates that it’s a typical overuse injury. Being that I have short time until the Lincoln Marathon, I’m hoping that I can run through it.

I have to make a better effort to strech and do my core excercises. However, when you’re putting in 60+ miles per week, the last thing I want to do at night is some core work. On the flip side, taking five days off in a row is not an ideal training program either.

Here are my last seven weeks of training, with the most recent first:
15, 66, 61, 51, 52, 58, & 47

I read a recent article on Coach Jack Daniels. He states that he is not a believer in the 10% rule when it comes to adding mileage to your training. His philosophy is that your body must adapt before you bring on a new stress level. Thus, if your base is 20 miles, instead of increasing it by 10% each week, his philosophy is that you train at that level (20 mpw) for three weeks and then move up to 30 miles.

Something to think about. I may reevaluate my training after the Lincoln Marathon, as I seem to have become an injury prone runner. Off the top of my head, I may not be able to run 7 days a week, so ensuring that I take one day off per week might be a good idea if it prevents injury.