I was ordered to rest the Wednesday before last. It has been 11 days, and today I got the green light for a short easy 15 minutes on the treadmill.
Did it hurt? No. Not hurt. My knee felt stiff, but so did the rest of my lower half!
But I will now admit, I felt a twinge creep into my knee. And focused on my feet. I feel like I have another issue pulling at it all. I FEEL like my right foot is pulling/turning in, and that my hip is also "not quite right". And I know the piriformis can be a culprit in it all in some cases, and I have indeed had piriformis issues before.
Soooo I ran, 2.2km. 18 min. Nice and slow. With a bit of walk for warmup and cooldown. Then I stretched. And stretched, and stretched and yes, stretched some more!
And now I ice. And will ice and ice. Hopefully I will wake up, and sleep I suppose, pain free.
10 days until a 3 day over night hike too. The pressure is on!
On another note. My lower carb, moderate fat and protein eating is going well. It is not a long term thing, but I would like to drop some body fat before I start carb cycling. After 3 days on it, and then camping for 3 days and staying pretty true to diet, I am down about 4 lb. (started at 156lb and 26.5% body fat, which was way better than I thought I was going to be when I started!)
Keeps me entertained right?
Monday, August 12, 2013
Friday, August 2, 2013
Bursitis, WHAT?!
Pes Anserine Bursitis. Seriously? My ankle is good, my plantar is ok, but then I'm hit with debilitating (while it hurts) bursitis.
I am half way through my half marathon training and am about to miss another long run. It should be my 2nd 12km. I am soooo not impressed, but really what can I do.
I have one plus side for me, I am heading out for a weekend away in some nice wildebeest inhabited area and I am too chicken to run amongst the free range bears, cougars, coyotes and crazy sheep, not to mention the cows, for much length of time, alone. So no run Thursday, today is Friday, won't be home til Monday. Heck that is 5 whole days of rest. If I am pain free I will try an easy 5km, slow, steady, and on the treadmill so I can easily stop at the first sign of any wrong doing. Sigh.
If only someone would lend me a babysitter, paid for by anyone but me, so I could go hit an elliptical or spin bike at the gym. Or a pool. But no. My workout time is dependent on my little ones.
So here I am, 8 weeks to race day. Having to ice and Advil for a week. I'm sad. Lol.
On plus side I did a hill workout the other day, and it felt great (until the great bursitis got me while I slept).
Maybe I'll skip hills for a bit when I get back into it. I think it will be safer that way. Just work on building up my long slow miles and hope for the best on race day.
I am half way through my half marathon training and am about to miss another long run. It should be my 2nd 12km. I am soooo not impressed, but really what can I do.
I have one plus side for me, I am heading out for a weekend away in some nice wildebeest inhabited area and I am too chicken to run amongst the free range bears, cougars, coyotes and crazy sheep, not to mention the cows, for much length of time, alone. So no run Thursday, today is Friday, won't be home til Monday. Heck that is 5 whole days of rest. If I am pain free I will try an easy 5km, slow, steady, and on the treadmill so I can easily stop at the first sign of any wrong doing. Sigh.
If only someone would lend me a babysitter, paid for by anyone but me, so I could go hit an elliptical or spin bike at the gym. Or a pool. But no. My workout time is dependent on my little ones.
So here I am, 8 weeks to race day. Having to ice and Advil for a week. I'm sad. Lol.
On plus side I did a hill workout the other day, and it felt great (until the great bursitis got me while I slept).
Maybe I'll skip hills for a bit when I get back into it. I think it will be safer that way. Just work on building up my long slow miles and hope for the best on race day.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Hurts So Good!
That first few moments when you push off, land, push off.... Your shin twinges, cringes a little... Stand up straight, relax, and that hurt eases off. Next to disappeared. That's my hurt so good. I'd prefer no hurt at all but that will only take... TIME.
I understand now, how "time" is almost a curse word for a runner. Time to heal means less time to log the km, less time to train for that half marathon in the not that far future.
So I changed my time. Switched from a 12 week training plan that left me 3 weeks to recover and regroup. To the running rooms 18 week training plan. A little bit slower, hopefully easier on my body to let it have an inkling of a chance to slightly recover while I still run. And will lead me right to race day.
Slow and steady wins the race. And this week has felt really good! 4km in 29C heat at a tempo pace for me and it felt good.
And today, today I gloriously got to the gym. I hit the treadmill, it's just too hot and the heat is sucking my life energy, I strength trained with free weights, and my body loved it, and I know I have been missing it. And then I hopped on the cross trainer for the last 15 minutes. And the girls had lots of fun with their gym friends too :) . Win win!
Anyways, time to rest!
I understand now, how "time" is almost a curse word for a runner. Time to heal means less time to log the km, less time to train for that half marathon in the not that far future.
So I changed my time. Switched from a 12 week training plan that left me 3 weeks to recover and regroup. To the running rooms 18 week training plan. A little bit slower, hopefully easier on my body to let it have an inkling of a chance to slightly recover while I still run. And will lead me right to race day.
Slow and steady wins the race. And this week has felt really good! 4km in 29C heat at a tempo pace for me and it felt good.
And today, today I gloriously got to the gym. I hit the treadmill, it's just too hot and the heat is sucking my life energy, I strength trained with free weights, and my body loved it, and I know I have been missing it. And then I hopped on the cross trainer for the last 15 minutes. And the girls had lots of fun with their gym friends too :) . Win win!
Anyways, time to rest!
Friday, July 5, 2013
First run after physio
Quick bring to speed.
I didn't like running. Was fascinated by friends who could run for 2.5 hours non stop (half marathon), decided.... Lets do this!
I halfway through my half marathon training (12km/7ish miles) with 6 weeks left before I hit that distance, 12 weeks before my actual race.
Soreness in feet: plantar fasciitis. Healing with proper orthotics and stretches.
Next, soreness in shins... Shin splints.... Nooooooo
This week, I saw my physiotherapist, confirmed shin splints and warned me to ease up for a week or 2 with some new stretches... Do NOT want stress fractures here! And suggested pool running. Lucky for me someone I know lives nice and close and I can do that!
The now:
So this week was pool running on Wednesday which was quite interesting, running on the spot with a pool noodle around my waist. Was good though. And then yesterday was 6.5km. Done in probably my best time considering I walked all the hills.... I was sooooo hot! I was hurting a bit. I was monstrously thirsty.
And man alive today I woke up tired. Whole body tired.
But have no fear, today starts 3 weeks of a summer slim down plan. Bahahaha. It's like self torture sometimes I swear. But I love it.
Should be a fun day... Or few.
And now it is time to pack for a lake day.
No running. Just vegetables.
I didn't like running. Was fascinated by friends who could run for 2.5 hours non stop (half marathon), decided.... Lets do this!
I halfway through my half marathon training (12km/7ish miles) with 6 weeks left before I hit that distance, 12 weeks before my actual race.
Soreness in feet: plantar fasciitis. Healing with proper orthotics and stretches.
Next, soreness in shins... Shin splints.... Nooooooo
This week, I saw my physiotherapist, confirmed shin splints and warned me to ease up for a week or 2 with some new stretches... Do NOT want stress fractures here! And suggested pool running. Lucky for me someone I know lives nice and close and I can do that!
The now:
So this week was pool running on Wednesday which was quite interesting, running on the spot with a pool noodle around my waist. Was good though. And then yesterday was 6.5km. Done in probably my best time considering I walked all the hills.... I was sooooo hot! I was hurting a bit. I was monstrously thirsty.
And man alive today I woke up tired. Whole body tired.
But have no fear, today starts 3 weeks of a summer slim down plan. Bahahaha. It's like self torture sometimes I swear. But I love it.
Should be a fun day... Or few.
And now it is time to pack for a lake day.
No running. Just vegetables.
2nd verse...
2nd verse, same as the first verse. Which is..... Intro post! I'm a mom of 2 dear little girls. I live in a place where it rains 9 months of the year (this being one of the rare sunny months). I have a wonderful (workaholic) husband. And I am trying to figure out what I like to do, and what I want to be when I grow up.
Having babies took a toll on my sense of self, which was probably wavering before as it was. But in the last five years I have dropped activities (softball) and become a bit of a hermit (major fail). I have only just begun embracing the fun of doing things with my girls and it is wonderful.
So this is basically like my mom journey. Mostly through fitness, nutrition and well being.
Having babies took a toll on my sense of self, which was probably wavering before as it was. But in the last five years I have dropped activities (softball) and become a bit of a hermit (major fail). I have only just begun embracing the fun of doing things with my girls and it is wonderful.
So this is basically like my mom journey. Mostly through fitness, nutrition and well being.
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