MQ for BQ - Week 1 recap

Due to feeling like an injury needed more recovery time, last week's traing schedule was mostly scrapped. Here is what I was supposed to do:

Interval Run: 3 x 1600m @ 6:12 w/ 1min rest Tempo Run: 2 miles easy; 2 miles @ 6:45; 2 miles easy Long Run: 13 miles @ 7:56 Cross Train 1: Swim or bike Cross Train 2: Swim or bike

And here is what I did: Sun: Bike - 20 miles Mon: Rest Tue: Weights - 30 minutes Wed: Rest Thu: Run - easy 6 miles @ 9:00 avg Fri: Bike - 18 miles with some up stroke and one-leg pedaling Sat: Tempo Run - 2 miles easy; 2 miles @ 6:40; 5 miles easy (met up with running friend for last 5)

Near the end of the week I was definitely feeling better. I had some soreness (still do) from the bike ride where I did some one leg pedaling. My hip flexors mainly feel it.

I got the idea to try this after hearing about PowerCranks. They are cranks for a bike that act independently. In other words, pushing down on the left crank does not raise the right crank. Instead, you must also pull up on the pedal to complete a rotation. This is the same as what one leg pedaling does, except both feet stay clipped into the pedals and both feet have to pull up. One leg pedaling is not easy and I could only manage about 20 revolutions at a time.

Week 2 of Matt's Quest for Boston Qualification will hopefully go more according to the training plan (see next post).