Week 7, or is it 6?

Since I didn't finish Week 6, I'm going to try and re-do Week 6, then use the next couple of weeks to try and makeup my distance runs to get to where I need to be.  So it might be a week 6 plan, but I'm still in week 7.  Still bent on doing my first half-marathon in April, even with the setback.

Here is the plan for the week:

Mon: Crosstrain 30 Minutes

I said I wouldn't resume training until Tuesday, so this ended up as another rest day.

Tues: Interval Train 4 Miles

Ended up in Charlotte for work and ran through Uptown and the South End to get my 4 miles.  Didn't try to do any real interval training, I was more interested in ensuring tha I could get the distance without reinjuring myself.  That said, the soreness after the run was significant, but I was able to finish without feeling like I set myself back for not doing anything for a week.  Happy happy, joy joy.

Wed: Easy Jog 2 Miles

Ended up taking a rest day.  My trip to Charlotte was just an overnighter.  Started the day at 5:45AM.  After a day of meetings and after travelling back via the train, it was late in the evening.  It's actually the first overnight trip I've taken since little man was born, so I just hung out and allowed my wife to have a conversation with someone who wasn't a baby.  

Thu: Tempo Train 3 Miles

Another unintentional rest day.  Have some work deadlines that are forcing me to work way past working hours and well into the night to complete.  Sacrificed my time running so I could make sure I got my work done.  Not overly concerned, although that's really dependent on how well I do on Saturday.

Fri: Rest

Rested

Sat: Distance Train 6.5 Miles

Nailed the distance and had gas to go farther.  Sped up in the last half mile just to prove I could do it.  Body felt okay, aside from some tightness in my left calf (the one I think I strained the week before) and tightness in my right hammy.  Just pushed through it as tightness wasn't translating to pain.  That said, I did a poor job of stretching before starting, which might have exacerbated the problem.  Did plenty of stretching afterwards and busted out the foam roller on top of that.  At least I'm not limping along like I'm crippled.

Sun: Easy Jog 2 Miles

My legs were feeling a little extra achy so I decided to swap Sunday with Monday.  So I ended up doing 45 minutes of cross-training and will run the 2 miles on Monday.