Goals, goals, goals and another good week.......

This week was a good "off" week where I ran twice, biked twice, hiked once and played ultimate frisbee for about an hour. Next week needs to include a lot more running but I am happy that this week I was able to recover a little bit from last week and still stay active.

It has been about 4 weeks of good training and I feel ready to up the weekly running mileage to 25 to 30 miles for a few weeks with long runs in the next month of about 12 to 15 miles.

My other goals for the next month are as follows:

1. Incorporate hill work once a week (easy 20 to 30 minutes).
2. Lose 7 pounds (to get to 175).
3. improve flexibility by stretching daily and doing pilates twice a week.
4. Lift weights once a week with a focus on high reps for hamstrings and calves.

I was quite concerned about playing ultimate frisbee because my hamstrings were tighter than normal. My guess is that it was because of the biking but I am not sure. My hip is also bothering me. I think that it is the hip flexor (the part in front) but am not sure. I have to get some flexibility in my hamstrings if I am going to pull off 50 miles.

Happy trails,

Robert