Well it's been tough scheduling and family/health wise. But here we are at the start of week 6.
Plan is:
Monday (off)
Tuesday 4 didn't make it
Wednesday 4 with running club on Aero :)
Thursday 4 switched to Friday
Friday (off)
Saturday 8
Sunday 4
That's a lot of 4's!
Happy Chinese New Year :)
Monday, February 11, 2013
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Starting Week 5
It's an awful feeling to want to exercise and the inability to do so. It took me back to last Spring when I had my weird knee injury just after starting to learn to love to run. I tried to work out with Jillian Michaels' DVD on Saturday and well - it was unpleasant to say the least. The pain in the ear drums was unreal - I really feel for those who have constant sinus issues :(
So my balance is back and my head is less cloudy so we enter week 5 (after having a somewhat repeated week 4).
The plan is: (what really happened in blue)
Monday 4 miles no
Tuesday 5 miles no
Wednesday (running club) 4 miles yes
Thursday 3 miles yes
Friday (off - teach Bootcamp)
Saturday (running club) 7 miles.run 3.5
Sunday 4.5 run 5.8
What a week to come back to - good thing is I will have my awesome Amber with me.... nothing worse than running without her !!!
So my balance is back and my head is less cloudy so we enter week 5 (after having a somewhat repeated week 4).
The plan is: (what really happened in blue)
Monday 4 miles no
Tuesday 5 miles no
Wednesday (running club) 4 miles yes
Thursday 3 miles yes
Friday (off - teach Bootcamp)
Saturday (running club) 7 miles.run 3.5
Sunday 4.5 run 5.8
What a week to come back to - good thing is I will have my awesome Amber with me.... nothing worse than running without her !!!
Friday, February 1, 2013
Bad bloggers
Yes, it has been a while - sorry folks.
We ran our 6 miles last Saturday - having to be a bit inventive with the route and icy sidewalks. It turned out well to switch Sat and Sun long runs as I never got to run Sunday and neither did Amber.
Monday was a rest day
Tuesday was 3 miles in Hebron - pretty warm day which was a body shock. I'm so used to dressing for the cold.
Wednesday - spoke too soon - it was very cold and I did 4 miles with the RC (Amber had a sick one at home). I wasn't feeling too great, in fact I could feel the sinus infection and my ears had been aching for days.
Thursday I called off the run - and work and headed to the doctor first thing. Double ear infection and sinus :(
Friday - snow day from school and I have spent most of the day in bed.
I'm not fearful of losing my runners legs :) not like before - plus we were doubling week 4 in numbers so hopefully back into the swing of things Saturday morning and heading for week 5!
We ran our 6 miles last Saturday - having to be a bit inventive with the route and icy sidewalks. It turned out well to switch Sat and Sun long runs as I never got to run Sunday and neither did Amber.
Monday was a rest day
Tuesday was 3 miles in Hebron - pretty warm day which was a body shock. I'm so used to dressing for the cold.
Wednesday - spoke too soon - it was very cold and I did 4 miles with the RC (Amber had a sick one at home). I wasn't feeling too great, in fact I could feel the sinus infection and my ears had been aching for days.
Thursday I called off the run - and work and headed to the doctor first thing. Double ear infection and sinus :(
Friday - snow day from school and I have spent most of the day in bed.
I'm not fearful of losing my runners legs :) not like before - plus we were doubling week 4 in numbers so hopefully back into the swing of things Saturday morning and heading for week 5!
Friday, January 25, 2013
Week 4 is almost over ???
So Monday was a rest day (THANK GOD). My body was not exactly happy with me after the 5 miles on Sunday. But I taught a low impact boot camp (sculpting and toning) and the core work is definitely helping my running. It is true what they say :)
Tuesday was an easy 3 mile run (HAHAH I just said 3 mile easy run) - EXCEPT that it was way too cold to run in the morning. So I hit the treadmill that night and well easy - turned into a painful 2.6 miles.
I was too hot - my knees were achy blah blah blah.... plus I have this reoccuring wierd pain in my right floating ribs - hmm....
Wednesday Running club - still FRIGID - but we did 5 miles.
This is what I posted on FB after that run:
Today I am enjoying our first snow day of the school year and a full on body rest day. A wonderful healing trip to the chiropractor. He explained that my hips were sore because my tail bone was out of alignment - (not for long). He also taped up my right knee (as opposed to my trouble left knee) because my patella is not tracking correctly and my tendon is bulging right above the patella. Yup painful and lovely to look at :)
We plan to switch our Sunday- Saturday run order:
On tap for the morning: 6 miles with Running Club.
Sunday solo run for me :( 4 miles and Amber will run with Running Club.
Stay warm everyone and don't forget to stretch!
Tuesday was an easy 3 mile run (HAHAH I just said 3 mile easy run) - EXCEPT that it was way too cold to run in the morning. So I hit the treadmill that night and well easy - turned into a painful 2.6 miles.
I was too hot - my knees were achy blah blah blah.... plus I have this reoccuring wierd pain in my right floating ribs - hmm....
Wednesday Running club - still FRIGID - but we did 5 miles.
This is what I posted on FB after that run:
Thursday was a morning run and um it was a lovely -1F with wind chill. What is wrong with us??? Well the icy temperatures and my unlined running pants (leaving me thighs a little wind burned) had us shortening our run again to 2.6 ish.
Today I am enjoying our first snow day of the school year and a full on body rest day. A wonderful healing trip to the chiropractor. He explained that my hips were sore because my tail bone was out of alignment - (not for long). He also taped up my right knee (as opposed to my trouble left knee) because my patella is not tracking correctly and my tendon is bulging right above the patella. Yup painful and lovely to look at :)
We plan to switch our Sunday- Saturday run order:
On tap for the morning: 6 miles with Running Club.
Sunday solo run for me :( 4 miles and Amber will run with Running Club.
Stay warm everyone and don't forget to stretch!
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Looking ahead to week 4
| off | 3 miles | 5 miles | 3 miles | off | 4 miles | 6 mile |
Week 3 Run 5
I need to research numbers because Run 5 today was 5 miles and I completed it in 50 minutes. It was my first long solo run and I definitely am not a solo runner. I missed my buddy - in Cleveland having a good time :(
The first 2.5 were not bad. I sorta talked to myself - as if Amber was right with me and kept chanting "tunnel/bridge/flags" to keep me going. The route is pretty decent from my house along Petersburg Rd. The weather was quite accommodating - I shed a layer and gloves pretty fast, and regretted my fleece head band at mile 1.5. However, a/s I turned around at the flags the wind hit my face. For the 2.5 miles home, I leaked. My eyes were streaming, my nose began running and I was pretty miserable. I had two quick pity walks - after I just talked myself out of walking with things like:
"are you bleeding? .... no... well keep running"
"are you hurt? .... no....well keep running"
This was a naked run (no cell phone) - and quite a difference in physical feeling not having that tracker on my arm. It was liberating but at the same time terrifying because I could not call for help if I needed it. I did tell my husband that if I wasn't home in an hour to come look for me. I used my watch as a pace tracker for the first time which I enjoyed - as I know the road pretty well. Since Amber and I have only run this route one way before - only needing 3 miles when training for 5k's I really never paid attention to the gradients before. One pity walk occurred after I assured myself I had run the last incline when another presented itself :)
This is the end of week 3 or beginning of week 4 if you calendar starts on a Sunday :)
Next week is a 6 mile run and I'm saying now - I'll need my buddy!
The first 2.5 were not bad. I sorta talked to myself - as if Amber was right with me and kept chanting "tunnel/bridge/flags" to keep me going. The route is pretty decent from my house along Petersburg Rd. The weather was quite accommodating - I shed a layer and gloves pretty fast, and regretted my fleece head band at mile 1.5. However, a/s I turned around at the flags the wind hit my face. For the 2.5 miles home, I leaked. My eyes were streaming, my nose began running and I was pretty miserable. I had two quick pity walks - after I just talked myself out of walking with things like:
"are you bleeding? .... no... well keep running"
"are you hurt? .... no....well keep running"
This was a naked run (no cell phone) - and quite a difference in physical feeling not having that tracker on my arm. It was liberating but at the same time terrifying because I could not call for help if I needed it. I did tell my husband that if I wasn't home in an hour to come look for me. I used my watch as a pace tracker for the first time which I enjoyed - as I know the road pretty well. Since Amber and I have only run this route one way before - only needing 3 miles when training for 5k's I really never paid attention to the gradients before. One pity walk occurred after I assured myself I had run the last incline when another presented itself :)
This is the end of week 3 or beginning of week 4 if you calendar starts on a Sunday :)
Next week is a 6 mile run and I'm saying now - I'll need my buddy!
Week 3 Run 4
Saturday was COLD> so cold in fact that our 3 mile run was pretty quiet - well except for our breathing.
I had planned to attend Boot Camp at 7am to support a new instructor before running club. Pro= I was definitely warmed up, muscle wise. Con= I was a little tired. I even fueled up food wise, which I usually don't do before an early morning workout. I had half a cup of coffee and en egg white/spinach omelet cup with salsa. I was worried I would taste it as I was running (if you know what I mean) but thankfully not. It was just cold and it seemed like all my energy was spent breathing. That automatic leg thing happened again - thank goodness.
We pushed each other to keep the pace on the uphills - and if you know the Hopeful church loop from Impact Life Church - you know there are two hills that can be challenging. I think we ran our fastest 3 miles to date - and we definitely felt it at the end. I can't say we talked much except for a few comments like> "I can hear you breathing for once!" or "You okay?"
The challenge was good - my buddy is the best :)
I had planned to attend Boot Camp at 7am to support a new instructor before running club. Pro= I was definitely warmed up, muscle wise. Con= I was a little tired. I even fueled up food wise, which I usually don't do before an early morning workout. I had half a cup of coffee and en egg white/spinach omelet cup with salsa. I was worried I would taste it as I was running (if you know what I mean) but thankfully not. It was just cold and it seemed like all my energy was spent breathing. That automatic leg thing happened again - thank goodness.
We pushed each other to keep the pace on the uphills - and if you know the Hopeful church loop from Impact Life Church - you know there are two hills that can be challenging. I think we ran our fastest 3 miles to date - and we definitely felt it at the end. I can't say we talked much except for a few comments like> "I can hear you breathing for once!" or "You okay?"
The challenge was good - my buddy is the best :)
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