Guinea Pig Workout Week 8 - by Carrie Adamson

I just finished my last build week before my race on April 18th. What I am lifting now I don’t think I would have even considered I could have seven weeks ago. Don’t get me wrong, my workouts are tough and by no means easy but the weights feel natural and like I am getting a good workout, but I am still able to walk and lift my arms while getting results. Each day had a music theme to match the days I worked out: Metallica, White Snake, Freddy Mercury. Is it possible Alan loves his job too much? Nah, don’t think so. I am still hoping I have enough time to learn my party trick before my training ends. Both my weight lifting and running program Corina developed have me in a recovery/taper phase from here on out to stay strong and fresh for Boston, but not leave me exhausted. 

I have recovered from my minor niggles and sore bits of the last couple weeks and was able to run my long run of 24.4 injury free. After my long runs I have gotten soft tissue work to work out the trouble spots, but this time it went by too fast because I wasn’t hurt. I almost want to hurt myself so I can get more massage. No, I am just kidding I don’t want to be hurt before my biggest race. This was the first time I had Corina work on me and she didn’t have to be the mean one. In a couple of my past massages Alan has called her in to work on the sore areas making me grimace while he continued with the general muscle therapy. During my massage Corina did tell me they were working on changing up my last couple weeks to add some bounce to my runs. Both are excellent masseurs so booking with either would do your body good.