I didn't run on Wed either--my foot felt better but general inflammation felt worse.
4X 8 min on Thurs...this was a tough run, an unforgiving balance between running fast enough to favour my foot, and slow enough to favour muscle fatigue and abdominal discomfort (the wheat might have done some intestinal damage). The last repeat suddenly got a lot harder near the end. the wall? lol I didn't do any resistance exercises afterward. Will wait until I feel back to normal. It's been hard sleeping the past few nights, but we've adjusted the mattress and hopefully I'll be fine tonight.
I didn't run today.
fortunately, my foot seems to be fine, and everything else is recovering.
Tomorrow, if all goes well, a long run of 20 min!
Friday, November 12, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
? grapefruit
No run today, I'm too sore. Too much inflammation...even my foot got sore again, but this happened during my exam, go figure. Hopefully I can run tomorrow.
Fortunately, I don't seem to have much or any muscular weakness this time round.
Mentally, I'm a bit out there (funny how something so pedestrian as wheat has such a strong effect), but I managed to pull it together in time for my exam, I think, I hope. Before the exam, after another unscheduled nap, I stood in front of the fridge and deliberated. What would restore acuity and, more importantly, unlock the trove of hours and hours of studying? Grapefruit.
Fortunately, I don't seem to have much or any muscular weakness this time round.
Mentally, I'm a bit out there (funny how something so pedestrian as wheat has such a strong effect), but I managed to pull it together in time for my exam, I think, I hope. Before the exam, after another unscheduled nap, I stood in front of the fridge and deliberated. What would restore acuity and, more importantly, unlock the trove of hours and hours of studying? Grapefruit.
Monday, November 8, 2010
? fruit smoothie
I had another wheat mishap this weekend; it was a culmination of a few errors. We went to the wine and food show and I asked the vendors about wheat but I didn't think to ask if there was wheat in cheese. Beer-washed. And then there was a bit of a wafer in a chocolate...but I felt fine until yesterday, when I ate some already tried-and-true rice crackers. They now 'possibly contain wheat'; they definitely contain wheat. Why do rice cracker manufacturers do this? Do they not realize that some people eat them because regular crackers have wheat? This is the second brand that has turned on me. I fell asleep for an hour soon after eating the crackers, felt groggy for the rest of the evening, and now I have the usual aches. I guess I'll find out if I have the mind fog too: my organic chemistry final exam is tonight. timing bad!
Anyway, I wanted to run.
3X 10 minutes again. I was too sore to try to find that comfortable pace again and I started off too fast, I think, but it went better than I'd expected. Tomorrow, I'll do the same thing, and then a rest day. My first 10 minute interval was just a week ago, and now I'm doing three of them in a row...very promising!
Anyway, I wanted to run.
3X 10 minutes again. I was too sore to try to find that comfortable pace again and I started off too fast, I think, but it went better than I'd expected. Tomorrow, I'll do the same thing, and then a rest day. My first 10 minute interval was just a week ago, and now I'm doing three of them in a row...very promising!
Saturday, November 6, 2010
?? chocolate cake again
Long run today! 20 minutes, and then another 10. lol
My concerns: running twice as long as before, running out of steam and having to walk, and running too slowly and hurting my foot.
Fortunately, my foot is very good at giving feedback. I started off slowly and it started to ache; a change had to be made quickly. I didn't quite hit upon the magic pace I've been envisioning, but a compromise of sorts ensued. I ran and when I noticed that my breathing was becoming a bit pushed, I dropped back a bit and let things relax. It was just a fraction but it made all the difference, a moment or two of feeling like I wasn't actually running. I miss this sensation, I used to have it all the time on my easy runs after coasting for a while in some other zone and then coming back with a ridiculous realization "I have actually been running all this time!" There, perhaps, was the magic pace, but I couldn't quite lock into it. Not quite there yet!
However, it was a much nicer run than I'd feared. I extended it by 40 seconds to get to a bridge (because I like getting to stuff). 2.58 miles in 20:40. My ten minute section was 1.24 miles and it felt more consistent. I wasn't tinkering, I was just coasting. Maybe it's time for the Garmin to come out because I seem to be craving numbers these days, but maybe that's because I still have to watch my watch, but what I really want is to float over miles and come home after an hour or so of head-clearing.
It'll be interesting to see how my easy run feeling develops. I will be doing pretty much the same workouts next week, and perhaps the week after that too, will see.
My concerns: running twice as long as before, running out of steam and having to walk, and running too slowly and hurting my foot.
Fortunately, my foot is very good at giving feedback. I started off slowly and it started to ache; a change had to be made quickly. I didn't quite hit upon the magic pace I've been envisioning, but a compromise of sorts ensued. I ran and when I noticed that my breathing was becoming a bit pushed, I dropped back a bit and let things relax. It was just a fraction but it made all the difference, a moment or two of feeling like I wasn't actually running. I miss this sensation, I used to have it all the time on my easy runs after coasting for a while in some other zone and then coming back with a ridiculous realization "I have actually been running all this time!" There, perhaps, was the magic pace, but I couldn't quite lock into it. Not quite there yet!
However, it was a much nicer run than I'd feared. I extended it by 40 seconds to get to a bridge (because I like getting to stuff). 2.58 miles in 20:40. My ten minute section was 1.24 miles and it felt more consistent. I wasn't tinkering, I was just coasting. Maybe it's time for the Garmin to come out because I seem to be craving numbers these days, but maybe that's because I still have to watch my watch, but what I really want is to float over miles and come home after an hour or so of head-clearing.
It'll be interesting to see how my easy run feeling develops. I will be doing pretty much the same workouts next week, and perhaps the week after that too, will see.
Friday, November 5, 2010
day? smoothie and chocolate cake
And, yes, that was breakfast!
This morning, we did 4X 8 min, with one minute rest. It was poorly paced; I went too fast. I still can't jog, and I think that I've gotten fit enough that I could find a pace that is comfortable both aerobically and mechanically, but I've also gotten used to a certain level of effort and I keep pushing. Maybe I've even come to like it. There's a certain beguiling rhythm that spurs me on, thump thump, swish, swish, clickety-clickety-clickety (that's the dog). But it still tires me out.
Anyway, we did an out and back that I know really well, plus there's mapmyrun, so I was able to figure out how fast I went:
7:37/mile (I got to the mile point at 7:33, and probably slowed down out of unease)
7:41/mile
8:00/mile
7:59/mile
I'm thinking that maybe I should use the Garmin to help me find a more suitable pace for longer runs. 8:10-8:15 used to feel really good--it was below tempo effort so nice aerobically, but it was also fast enough to feel light and efficient.
Tomorrow, if I remember the plan correctly, I'm supposed to do 20 minutes of running, five minutes of walking, and another 10 minutes of running. I can't remember the last time I ran 20 minutes without stopping! I definitely don't need to pop off a 7:33 mile to start with.
This morning, we did 4X 8 min, with one minute rest. It was poorly paced; I went too fast. I still can't jog, and I think that I've gotten fit enough that I could find a pace that is comfortable both aerobically and mechanically, but I've also gotten used to a certain level of effort and I keep pushing. Maybe I've even come to like it. There's a certain beguiling rhythm that spurs me on, thump thump, swish, swish, clickety-clickety-clickety (that's the dog). But it still tires me out.
Anyway, we did an out and back that I know really well, plus there's mapmyrun, so I was able to figure out how fast I went:
7:37/mile (I got to the mile point at 7:33, and probably slowed down out of unease)
7:41/mile
8:00/mile
7:59/mile
I'm thinking that maybe I should use the Garmin to help me find a more suitable pace for longer runs. 8:10-8:15 used to feel really good--it was below tempo effort so nice aerobically, but it was also fast enough to feel light and efficient.
Tomorrow, if I remember the plan correctly, I'm supposed to do 20 minutes of running, five minutes of walking, and another 10 minutes of running. I can't remember the last time I ran 20 minutes without stopping! I definitely don't need to pop off a 7:33 mile to start with.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
day? rice/lentil + lamb/pepper stirfry leftover
We ran 3 X 10 minutes with 2 minutes walking break. It was supposed to be two but it was too cold early in the morning to walk that long. it went really well! We even ran up the locks hill again--I expanded my loop but with the added third repeat, it still wasn't long enough. My foot felt fine so I guess laziness is the only remaining issue.
Tomorrow will definitely be a rest day.
Tomorrow will definitely be a rest day.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
day? lentil and carrot soup
The dog and I walked about 40 minutes with my husband this morning, and then the dog and I ran. 2 X 10 min, 3 min recovery. Lately, I've been feeling a bit jaded about my running plans; though things have been going well, I didn't feel like I was going in the right direction. I needed a change. Last night, I flipped through a Daniels book, the newer one, and looked at his white plan or whatever it's called--it's the beginner runner plan. I figured I was almost at the 3rd level, which mainly consists of 3X 10 min one or two days, and 4X 8 min the other day, and possibly something else on the weekend (I forget); anyway, I decided to try 2X 10 min this week and hopefully do the full plan the following two weeks. Will see!
My main goal was to try to find a pace that was fast enough so that my foot didn't hurt, but less intense, more sustainable. I wanted to keep to 4-2 breathing...that didn't quite work because there were inclines and I felt that I couldn't slow down on those, but I was almost in a comfortable aerobic zone. My foot felt fine until I ran out of road, so to speak: I got to the locks. IT's a pretty steep hill there and I could have kept my heart rate up by walking briskly, but pride prevailed and I ran and eventually I got slower and my foot started to complain. It's a steep enough hill that I don't think my heels touch it, which isn't good for my foot either. Next time, I'll expand my loop. I hadn't realized that it wouldn't be enough. Mapmyrun puts my 10 minute intervals at 1.24 and 1.21 miles. I'm trying not to care how far I go, but I am curious for more than planning reasons. I'm going to find my comfortable pace by feel, and maybe once that gets sorted out, I'll indulge my stats cravings with Garmin. Maybe next year.
Anyway, it went well, I think! First time in a while running up and down inclines. I'll see if I do the same sort of workout tomorrow, or take a rest.
As for cross-training, I'm doing 55 situps after runs, and I'm getting back into morning yoga and pushups.
Stairs? I got sick of them, I guess.
My main goal was to try to find a pace that was fast enough so that my foot didn't hurt, but less intense, more sustainable. I wanted to keep to 4-2 breathing...that didn't quite work because there were inclines and I felt that I couldn't slow down on those, but I was almost in a comfortable aerobic zone. My foot felt fine until I ran out of road, so to speak: I got to the locks. IT's a pretty steep hill there and I could have kept my heart rate up by walking briskly, but pride prevailed and I ran and eventually I got slower and my foot started to complain. It's a steep enough hill that I don't think my heels touch it, which isn't good for my foot either. Next time, I'll expand my loop. I hadn't realized that it wouldn't be enough. Mapmyrun puts my 10 minute intervals at 1.24 and 1.21 miles. I'm trying not to care how far I go, but I am curious for more than planning reasons. I'm going to find my comfortable pace by feel, and maybe once that gets sorted out, I'll indulge my stats cravings with Garmin. Maybe next year.
Anyway, it went well, I think! First time in a while running up and down inclines. I'll see if I do the same sort of workout tomorrow, or take a rest.
As for cross-training, I'm doing 55 situps after runs, and I'm getting back into morning yoga and pushups.
Stairs? I got sick of them, I guess.
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