How are you going to proceed? If you had a race on the calendar in the foreseeable future (one month? two months?) it is done. Best case scenario it is postponed, but maybe you are just moving on and examining your fall schedule now. Maybe you are going to keep on your training cycle like nothing happened. Maintain that rhythm you’ve worked for. I can’t seem myself doing tempo runs for no particular reason. Takes a certain kind of person to go through that. I am not that person.
BUT, I do love a good challenge. Maybe something informal is up your alley (in your lane for a running analogy?). Regardless, what a time to get creative and think of something wacky to do right out your front door. Or maybe down the street. Just open a map and see what looks like fun. Whatever it is, go get it.
For my part, here is what is going to liven up my training the next bit of time. If I had all the time in the world I’d be completing the second two legs of my Eastern Nebraska Ultra. . .
-Goodhue Honor Mile 2.0 My mile training has been nil, but who gives a crap? Props to Ryan Regnier for setting this up.
-I want to give a Vertical Kilometer a shot on the Platte River Tower. That would be about 16 laps up and down. Only outdone by Ivan Marsh doing it 21 times at “peak Ivan”.
-See how many times I can run around my block in an hour
-See how many laps I can do up and down Choo Choo Hill at Pioneer Park in 30 minutes.
-Hit every trail in Wilderness Park, in one run.
-Can I commit to stability work everyday? This might be the time.