I have been going to the gym almost daily. I use the rowing machine, the eliptical and the bike for 15-20 each. I also do a few weights. I have continued to run a couple of times a week. On the 9th we drove to Quesnel. Greg and I ran from the hotel to the farm (about 14K) on the 10th. I finished in just over 90 minutes which was ok considering that I stopped to talk to John who had come to the farm to pick up some of his equipment. My legs were a bit sore but the groin was fine.
On the 16th I did 10K at the Cannery Road Race and finished in just over an hour. I felt fine. Jackie and Gail both did their half marathons and both were in pain after. But they finished!
On the 20th we did a quick run out to the SPCA and back and again I felt fine.
Today we ran out to Ridley. We turned back just after the cutoff which is about 100m past the 8K marker. I got there is just under 50 minutes but I took about 53 to get back. That puts me on track for 2 hour 15 minute half marathon which was my original goal. For a time, I thought I might have been able to cut about 10 minutes off that but with the limited training while healing this injury, I know that is unlikely.
Over the next couple of weeks, I plan to run 5K on Thursday and 10K next Sunday. I may run part of the route on the Thursday night when we get to Victoria to see what it is like, but other than that, I just want to get this over with.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Sunday, September 2, 2012
hope for the best
Well I ran in with Kim Slater and a handful of others and while my leg did not hurt or even bother me that day, it did hurt the next morning which lasted the day. I decided to take the rest of the week off and then see the doctor on Monday. He told me that it was tendinitis, that I should continue the stretching and icing and to run twice a week - one short and one long to see how it felt. Most importantly though he told me to make sure I was cross training to get sufficient cardio exercise. I rejoined the gym that afternoon and have spent each day at the gym using the rower, the eliptical, the bike and some of the weights that involve using the leg.
On Thursday, we ran from CHSS to the 4K marker and then back. I intended to run back to the Lester Centre before returning to CSSS (8K) but decided to return the way I came so about 7K. The leg was fine (slightly sore) but no problems the next day. I just ran 14K this morning and between stretching and icing I am hoping that it remains no worse than what it feels like right now - slightly sore but a muscle sore not the tendon pain that I was feeling before.
I still have a month. I hope to run 16K next week. The following week is the Cannery Run and I will run just 10K that week. The following week I will try 18K and the week after that I will run 10 again before the Victoria half marathon the week after that. I am hoping that I will be ready.
On Thursday, we ran from CHSS to the 4K marker and then back. I intended to run back to the Lester Centre before returning to CSSS (8K) but decided to return the way I came so about 7K. The leg was fine (slightly sore) but no problems the next day. I just ran 14K this morning and between stretching and icing I am hoping that it remains no worse than what it feels like right now - slightly sore but a muscle sore not the tendon pain that I was feeling before.
I still have a month. I hope to run 16K next week. The following week is the Cannery Run and I will run just 10K that week. The following week I will try 18K and the week after that I will run 10 again before the Victoria half marathon the week after that. I am hoping that I will be ready.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
is get better
On the Tuesday following the Sunday walk/run, I ran the 5K loop of the Glory Days run and felt fine except the leg didn't seem the same as its counterpart. I decided to take Thursday off but I ran 12K on Sunday. The leg felt fine during and immediately after the run but it was sore the next day. I have been resting, stretching, and icing it all week. I intend to test it on Tuesday. Kim Slater is completing a province wide run along the Enbridge route and we are to meet her at Butze and run in the rest of the way with her. If I run from my house and then cut out on the way back it will be about 6K total and I will likely be resting after the first 3K. That should be a good test and then I will do little for the rest of the week and then test it with a longer run next Sunday. It looks like we will be in town for the Cannery half-Marathon so I can prepare a little better for both it and the Victoria race in October. It is very frustrating right now.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
is overcome my first injury
The day after Sunday's 18K, I felt pain in my right groin, actual pain. Lifting my knee to my waist hurt. Getting in and out of the car hurt. I decided to take Tuesday and Thursday off to rest it. On Friday, I did some very light run/walks with Kyrie and it felt fine. On Sunday, we were supposed to run only 12K so I decided to give it a try..
After about 5.5K, I felt a slight twinge so decided to turn back. I walked much of the way, jogging short distances and then stretching my leg to see how it felt. I didn't feel pain. I did run the last kilometre when my running partner caught up to me.
The leg feels fine 12 hours later but I still want to be careful with it.
On the way back I decided to time myself walking. I walked 1K in 8'44". Last week, I ran 18K in just under 110 minutes. 8'44" x 3 is just over 26 minutes. If I had to walk 3K, I would finish in 2 hours 16 minutes - one minute over my goal. That gives me lots of leeway when I run the half marathon in October.
After about 5.5K, I felt a slight twinge so decided to turn back. I walked much of the way, jogging short distances and then stretching my leg to see how it felt. I didn't feel pain. I did run the last kilometre when my running partner caught up to me.
The leg feels fine 12 hours later but I still want to be careful with it.
On the way back I decided to time myself walking. I walked 1K in 8'44". Last week, I ran 18K in just under 110 minutes. 8'44" x 3 is just over 26 minutes. If I had to walk 3K, I would finish in 2 hours 16 minutes - one minute over my goal. That gives me lots of leeway when I run the half marathon in October.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
is remember to post
I know I ran on the Tuesday and Thursday following the 16K run but I can't remember where; and I know I ran 15K on Saturday, the 21st. I am at a point now where I realize that trying for a 6 minute/kilometre may not be possible. I ran the 15K about 42 seconds slower which I suppose isn't too far off but I felt the need to slow down as I was finishing.
I ran on the Saturday because we flew to Vancouver for a couple of days so I missed the Tueday run. I did run from the hotel to the 7-11 (about 1K each direction) so I did something. On Thursday we ran Butze twice. This time I was much better as I managed to run up all the hills even the last one from the directional sign, but I did avoid the very last hill to the parking lot by cutting out to the highway and running in from there. Butze is hard once, not sure why we run it twice.
Today, we were supposed to run 17K but we weren't sure where the 8.5K marker was located so we ended up running 18K. That means we are only 3K short of the half marathon. It took me a few seconds under one hour and 50 minutes meaning I can take 25 minutes to run the final 3K and still reach my goal.
My legs did feel a bit wobbly when I stopped and they are still a bit sore seven hours later but I am guessing that is normal.
I ran on the Saturday because we flew to Vancouver for a couple of days so I missed the Tueday run. I did run from the hotel to the 7-11 (about 1K each direction) so I did something. On Thursday we ran Butze twice. This time I was much better as I managed to run up all the hills even the last one from the directional sign, but I did avoid the very last hill to the parking lot by cutting out to the highway and running in from there. Butze is hard once, not sure why we run it twice.
Today, we were supposed to run 17K but we weren't sure where the 8.5K marker was located so we ended up running 18K. That means we are only 3K short of the half marathon. It took me a few seconds under one hour and 50 minutes meaning I can take 25 minutes to run the final 3K and still reach my goal.
My legs did feel a bit wobbly when I stopped and they are still a bit sore seven hours later but I am guessing that is normal.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
is run 5K
When I started running all I wanted to do was run 5K. Now I am just 5K short of running a half marathon.
Last Sunday I ran 14K in about 82 minutes. That's getting pretty close to a half marathon in slightly over two hours, ten or so minutes below my goal of 2'15". I felt good after the run and figured I could go further.
On Tuesday, we ran to the recycling depot and back along the old highway. On Thursday, we ran Butze - twice! That was my first feeling of failure. The day hadn't been a good one for running - worked a lot in the garden, ate at the wrong times, a hotter than usual day - so I was already struggling before I took a step. I managed to get around the first loop ok but doing the loop a second time, I ran out of energy when we reached the hills heading back. For the last 15 minutes, I walked more than I ran.
Butze is brutal so I shouldn't have felt too bad, but I was worried about today's 16K run.
I was fine until the 12K mark and then I felt the need to slow down. I tried to keep up with Gail and Mike but there was no way that was possible. I clocked in at just over 95 minutes which is still under a 6 min/km but I am not sure how much further I could have gone today. I shouldn't (and won't) get discouraged - yet. At this pace, I need to run the last 5K in 40 minutes to beat my goal which I should be able to do even if I to walk for half of it.
Last Sunday I ran 14K in about 82 minutes. That's getting pretty close to a half marathon in slightly over two hours, ten or so minutes below my goal of 2'15". I felt good after the run and figured I could go further.
On Tuesday, we ran to the recycling depot and back along the old highway. On Thursday, we ran Butze - twice! That was my first feeling of failure. The day hadn't been a good one for running - worked a lot in the garden, ate at the wrong times, a hotter than usual day - so I was already struggling before I took a step. I managed to get around the first loop ok but doing the loop a second time, I ran out of energy when we reached the hills heading back. For the last 15 minutes, I walked more than I ran.
Butze is brutal so I shouldn't have felt too bad, but I was worried about today's 16K run.
I was fine until the 12K mark and then I felt the need to slow down. I tried to keep up with Gail and Mike but there was no way that was possible. I clocked in at just over 95 minutes which is still under a 6 min/km but I am not sure how much further I could have gone today. I shouldn't (and won't) get discouraged - yet. At this pace, I need to run the last 5K in 40 minutes to beat my goal which I should be able to do even if I to walk for half of it.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
is eat properly
I didn't write anything last week so I am going from memory to recall two weeks of running.
On the Tuesday following the 13K run I have no idea what we did. I am sure we did something around 5K but I cannot remember where we went. On Wednesday, two of us joined Ray for some speed drills and though we managed to complete them we still find it difficult.
On Thursday I missed the run to go to Pat's year end party where I met somebody who had just run the Vancouver marathon. She said that her big difficulty was eating properly before the race i.e. getting enough food in her early enough so she wasn't burned out during her race. She found herself struggling at the end because the race started early in the morning and she hadn't eaten enough. I am not sure if the same problem will occur in a half marathon, but I do find it hard to make sure I get something in me before running but not too soon before running to make me uncomfortable. Same with drinking water. I have been told that the Victoria half marathon starts at 7:30 so I will need to eat about 6:00. I am going to look for advice on timing meals.
Because I missed Thursday, I ran Saturday morning looping the highway from the SPCA to McDonald's. It was before 8:00 and there were a couple of other runners out.
Sunday was a bit of a recovery week so we only did 12K.
Tuesday was another sunny day so we did the waterfront route backwards, running down George Hill and up Bill Murray.
Wednesday, Gail and I were the only ones to show up for speed work so we decided to just run 200m and walk 100m and then work our way up to full laps over the next month. We found it less strenuous.
On Thursday we changed a bit of our usual SPCA run. Instead of running up Frederick and turning at 11th we continued to 7th and ran up (well- walked up) the stairs to get back to Alfred and then 11th to take us back to the track.
On Friday I decided to drive to Butze. It was just after 7:30 so I was the first car there. Because we are moving up to 14, 16, and 18K over the next few weeks, I wanted to find the distance markers for 7, 8, and 9K. I ran from Butze to the 9k and back to Butze (about 8.5K), found all three markers (we need to refresh the paint) and managed to complete it in less than the time it took me to do the 8K back in May,
I will be interested to see what I manage to do on Sunday when we run 14K and then again next Sunday when we do 16K.
On the Tuesday following the 13K run I have no idea what we did. I am sure we did something around 5K but I cannot remember where we went. On Wednesday, two of us joined Ray for some speed drills and though we managed to complete them we still find it difficult.
On Thursday I missed the run to go to Pat's year end party where I met somebody who had just run the Vancouver marathon. She said that her big difficulty was eating properly before the race i.e. getting enough food in her early enough so she wasn't burned out during her race. She found herself struggling at the end because the race started early in the morning and she hadn't eaten enough. I am not sure if the same problem will occur in a half marathon, but I do find it hard to make sure I get something in me before running but not too soon before running to make me uncomfortable. Same with drinking water. I have been told that the Victoria half marathon starts at 7:30 so I will need to eat about 6:00. I am going to look for advice on timing meals.
Because I missed Thursday, I ran Saturday morning looping the highway from the SPCA to McDonald's. It was before 8:00 and there were a couple of other runners out.
Sunday was a bit of a recovery week so we only did 12K.
Tuesday was another sunny day so we did the waterfront route backwards, running down George Hill and up Bill Murray.
Wednesday, Gail and I were the only ones to show up for speed work so we decided to just run 200m and walk 100m and then work our way up to full laps over the next month. We found it less strenuous.
On Thursday we changed a bit of our usual SPCA run. Instead of running up Frederick and turning at 11th we continued to 7th and ran up (well- walked up) the stairs to get back to Alfred and then 11th to take us back to the track.
On Friday I decided to drive to Butze. It was just after 7:30 so I was the first car there. Because we are moving up to 14, 16, and 18K over the next few weeks, I wanted to find the distance markers for 7, 8, and 9K. I ran from Butze to the 9k and back to Butze (about 8.5K), found all three markers (we need to refresh the paint) and managed to complete it in less than the time it took me to do the 8K back in May,
I will be interested to see what I manage to do on Sunday when we run 14K and then again next Sunday when we do 16K.
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