Sean Gillies: Quad Rock training week four
The numbers went up in week four.
13 hours, 23 minutes all training
30.2 miles running
4,108 ft D+ running
More important is that I got in my power-building workouts. A big session of back squats and single-leg step-downs, among other exercises, at the gym on Tuesday after seeing my physical therapist. A session of hill sprints on Thursday after an easy run with a friend at Pineridge Open Space.
Saturday I went on another Quad Rock training run with a big crowd on an extraordinarily warm day. I'm glad I wore shorts and brought a third bottle of water. There were some icy spots early, but they'd melted on the return leg. I paid the price for going out too fast with some cramping at the finish, and struggled with knee stiffness, but mostly had a great morning.
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