The Blog Of Eric Herdman

I went to the well on Saturday and Sunday… my plan was to run it dry on both days.

It started Saturday with a 30 mile run that contained the following workout component/goals.  Run 5K downhill at 6:55 pace/mile.  Negative split the second 15 miles.  Run 5K up the Horizon hill at a faster pace than 3 weeks ago.  Then run a 5K race at my boys school.  DONE!  DID IT! THE WELL IS EMPTY!

I then went to the well again on Sunday for a 20 mile progressive finish run or last half tempo run.  The main purpose here was to go deep in the shit for a few hours with the chance I might not come out quite right.  I started the run a bit flat and slow but quickly got my shit together and got moving enough to get a good thing going.  Brent B (who put me in the shit on the GV hill on the lat lap, that was awesome – thanks!) and I ended up running the last 10miles at a very fast sub 7:30 per mile pace.  Once again the well was dry.  I had not much left.  Okay, enough to make some dark chocolate, hemp, chia, walnut pancakes topped with agave and almond butter.

Dark chocolate, hemp, chia seed, pancakes!

So once again, a big deposit into the training bank-that I will withdraw on race day.  Now is the time to absorb this hard-ass training and get ready to hit it again on Tuesday for some turnover work or this may happen on Wednesday if I am not recovered by Tuesday.  Run on…

Trying to get some SUPER-COMPENSATION