Weekly Training Plan

I am sore today.  I felt a little stiff when I got out of bed this morning, but I really noticed it when I was trying to rush down the stairs of the subway station to catch the R train to work.  I wonder if it means that I didn't stretch enough or whether it's normal to be so sore?  I was sore after my 15-miler as well, but I did a lot more stretching/foam-rollering and relaxed in the steam room at Equinox.  Yesterday I took an ice bath after my 17-miler, but it was so cold in the bath and I was so chilly after running in the rain that I only stayed in the ice bath for about 5 minutes.  I heard somewhere that you're supposed to eat bananas to ward off being sore after a hard workout, so maybe I'll try that next week.

This week is another increase in mileage.  Training is getting intense!  My shorter runs that I do on Monday/Wednesday have increased to 5 miles and the Tuesday/Friday runs are 8 miles. It's difficult to do longer weekday runs before work, which is my preferred workout time.  I have started doing the 8-milers after work, but I'm never that enthused about heading out for a run after a long day of lawyering.  Thankfully, this week is the first week in ages that I won't be traveling or out-of-town, so I should have no trouble fitting in my workouts.

Weekly Training Plan
Monday: 5 miles
Tuesday: 8 miles
Wednesday: 5 miles
Thursday: Spin
Friday: 8 miles
Saturday: 18 miles
Sunday: Rest!

Total: 42 miles