Stairs on Friday didn't happen. It was rainy and the steps are wooden and covered in leaves and slippery even in better conditions. Plus I was still feeling the effects of the last stair workout.
Instead, I walked on Friday and Saturday, and ran today.
6X 5 min, 40 seconds walking in between.
I decided to run an extra repeat slightly more slowly instead of tacking on an extra few minutes of really slow jogging to the end of the last repeat. It felt better but I couldn't keep the slower pace because it still started to bug my foot. I'm really not quite sure what's going on, but running faster feels fine, if tiring everywhere else. I'm hoping that it's more of a pace than effort issue; that as I get more fit, I will find it easier to maintain that foot-comfort zone and I can coast and get somewhere.
Meanwhile, it's great to be running again! I am happy with 30 minutes of running in a workout. I'm going to try to run three times this week, Tuesday and Thursday.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Day 260
Recap(Ctrl-C):
Oct 5th: ran 5X 3 min, with 5 min jog at end. 30 min
6th: walked for 1:20, 2X stairs
7th: ran 5X3 min (last 4 min actually). 30 min
8th: ran 10 min, total 20 min
12th: ran 5X 4 min (last repeat 8 min total with jog). 35 min total w/walk
13th: 90 min, 4X stairs
14th: ran 5 X 4 min (last one 5 min) + 8 min jog. 40 min total
And lots of walking. I'm going to start including short jogs in these walks to get heartrate up a little more. The problem is, I still can't quite jog. It feels better, though less sustainable, to go faster. My run repeats have been going well and afterward I jog, but after 7 minutes or so, it starts to feel wrong. Hopefully this issue will sort itself out somehow.
No wonder the stairs yesterday were kind of brutal: I'd doubled the stair repeats. I'd thought that I'd done 3 repeats last week and not just two.
I'll do 4 stair repeats tomorrow, maybe jog a bit on Saturday or Sunday, and then next week will be a little tougher still.
Oct 5th: ran 5X 3 min, with 5 min jog at end. 30 min
6th: walked for 1:20, 2X stairs
7th: ran 5X3 min (last 4 min actually). 30 min
8th: ran 10 min, total 20 min
12th: ran 5X 4 min (last repeat 8 min total with jog). 35 min total w/walk
13th: 90 min, 4X stairs
14th: ran 5 X 4 min (last one 5 min) + 8 min jog. 40 min total
And lots of walking. I'm going to start including short jogs in these walks to get heartrate up a little more. The problem is, I still can't quite jog. It feels better, though less sustainable, to go faster. My run repeats have been going well and afterward I jog, but after 7 minutes or so, it starts to feel wrong. Hopefully this issue will sort itself out somehow.
No wonder the stairs yesterday were kind of brutal: I'd doubled the stair repeats. I'd thought that I'd done 3 repeats last week and not just two.
I'll do 4 stair repeats tomorrow, maybe jog a bit on Saturday or Sunday, and then next week will be a little tougher still.
Monday, October 4, 2010
quinoa/lentil/chickpea/tomato/feta thingy
with lemon, chipolte, and tumeric
I recently completed part of an assignment for a nutrition course I'm doing. I had to track my diet for two days, which didn't seem like much considering how long I had to keep a diet journal during the 5-6 month gluten testing adventure...but this time, I had to record quantitatively as well as qualitatively. Out came the measuring cups, spoons, and kitchen scale, and then, after 2 days of eating and a few hours of entering data into software, I found out that I was eating way too much salt.
I love salt. I don't have sweet cravings often but salt is a siren that sings to me daily. Noodles look so naked without a crystalline dusting. I even have salts that are different colours.
I don't have high blood pressure. In fact, mine is sometimes too low.
Still, it doesn't seem prudent that I continue to eat more than 100% of the RDA. I have conveniently forgotten exactly how much salt I was eating, but it was more than 300%, even though I eat relatively few processed foods.
Hence the spices and lemon. A little zing, a little vit C...will see how it goes. It tasted fine but there was definitely something missing.
Meanwhile, I was able to go to the lake this weekend. I don't like running there because I'm lazy: the road is gravel, which is fine, but it's up and down and up and down up down up down up up down. Turns out it's very good for a good strenuous walk, however!
Sat: 20 minutes walking.
Sunday: 1 hr walking--saw turkeys!
Monday: 1 hr walking--saw a coyote. My dog didn't notice it because it was about 100 meters up the road and he had his nose and half his face buried in something, but it and I made eye contact and then it trotted off. We were both a bit taken aback, I think. I wasn't sure if there were more--do coyotes travel in packs?--so I looked around and found a nice thick stick, just in case. When we passed the place where the coyote had been, my dog smelled that something was up, but the novelty of the stick hadn't quite worn off and he was more interested in that. I think he had been smelling coyote pee all along anyway.
And then we came home and walked for another hour and a quarter or so, including the stairs twice. It was a lovely vigorous evening walk. The slanting sun illuminated the leaves amazingly.
Tomorrow, I will run again. I guess I'll stick with 3 minute repeats for now, will see how I feel.
I recently completed part of an assignment for a nutrition course I'm doing. I had to track my diet for two days, which didn't seem like much considering how long I had to keep a diet journal during the 5-6 month gluten testing adventure...but this time, I had to record quantitatively as well as qualitatively. Out came the measuring cups, spoons, and kitchen scale, and then, after 2 days of eating and a few hours of entering data into software, I found out that I was eating way too much salt.
I love salt. I don't have sweet cravings often but salt is a siren that sings to me daily. Noodles look so naked without a crystalline dusting. I even have salts that are different colours.
I don't have high blood pressure. In fact, mine is sometimes too low.
Still, it doesn't seem prudent that I continue to eat more than 100% of the RDA. I have conveniently forgotten exactly how much salt I was eating, but it was more than 300%, even though I eat relatively few processed foods.
Hence the spices and lemon. A little zing, a little vit C...will see how it goes. It tasted fine but there was definitely something missing.
Meanwhile, I was able to go to the lake this weekend. I don't like running there because I'm lazy: the road is gravel, which is fine, but it's up and down and up and down up down up down up up down. Turns out it's very good for a good strenuous walk, however!
Sat: 20 minutes walking.
Sunday: 1 hr walking--saw turkeys!
Monday: 1 hr walking--saw a coyote. My dog didn't notice it because it was about 100 meters up the road and he had his nose and half his face buried in something, but it and I made eye contact and then it trotted off. We were both a bit taken aback, I think. I wasn't sure if there were more--do coyotes travel in packs?--so I looked around and found a nice thick stick, just in case. When we passed the place where the coyote had been, my dog smelled that something was up, but the novelty of the stick hadn't quite worn off and he was more interested in that. I think he had been smelling coyote pee all along anyway.
And then we came home and walked for another hour and a quarter or so, including the stairs twice. It was a lovely vigorous evening walk. The slanting sun illuminated the leaves amazingly.
Tomorrow, I will run again. I guess I'll stick with 3 minute repeats for now, will see how I feel.
Friday, October 1, 2010
snow peas
Until I figure out the count, my titles will be whatever I ate last. Vendu!
This morning, the dog and I walked for a hour, including 2 sets of stairs, just like Wednesday. I believe there are 260 stairs. Running, it takes me about 1:45-1:50 to ascend; walking takes me 2:15ish; walking actually feels harder.
I got up to 5 repeats before the hiking trip, which helped a LOT. I figure that, as my foot heals, I'll substitute running for walking/stairs every 2nd day. Eventually, I'll slip running segments in, but keep doing the stairs until there's too much snow.
On the one hand, the stairs are really boring compared to rocks; on the other hand, I kind of like getting to know them better.
Another observation about quitting the rocks (some loose) and uneven footing--I no longer have to concentrate where I step. It was actually mentally tiring at some points trying to determine the best footing--I especially remember one 'easy' flat trail that was really a rock scramble--after an hour, my head hurt. And most of those rocks weren't moving! One beach we were on was all large rocks and most of them were loose; eventually I got the hang of lightly going from the tops of rock to rock (and not spazzing completely when one tilted or rolled). At first, though, it was very slow going. Maybe it was like learning to walk. Now that I'm back at home, I'm mourning that added dimension; I look at level and flat asphalt and concrete and it's like indoors. Too regular. Not enough is being challenged.
I guess I have to find some large loose rocks!
Fortunately, I should find some at the cottage this weekend :)
This morning, the dog and I walked for a hour, including 2 sets of stairs, just like Wednesday. I believe there are 260 stairs. Running, it takes me about 1:45-1:50 to ascend; walking takes me 2:15ish; walking actually feels harder.
I got up to 5 repeats before the hiking trip, which helped a LOT. I figure that, as my foot heals, I'll substitute running for walking/stairs every 2nd day. Eventually, I'll slip running segments in, but keep doing the stairs until there's too much snow.
On the one hand, the stairs are really boring compared to rocks; on the other hand, I kind of like getting to know them better.
Another observation about quitting the rocks (some loose) and uneven footing--I no longer have to concentrate where I step. It was actually mentally tiring at some points trying to determine the best footing--I especially remember one 'easy' flat trail that was really a rock scramble--after an hour, my head hurt. And most of those rocks weren't moving! One beach we were on was all large rocks and most of them were loose; eventually I got the hang of lightly going from the tops of rock to rock (and not spazzing completely when one tilted or rolled). At first, though, it was very slow going. Maybe it was like learning to walk. Now that I'm back at home, I'm mourning that added dimension; I look at level and flat asphalt and concrete and it's like indoors. Too regular. Not enough is being challenged.
I guess I have to find some large loose rocks!
Fortunately, I should find some at the cottage this weekend :)
Thursday, September 30, 2010
day?
I guess I'll figure out the count someday...Day 365 seems like an easy place to rejoin it.
Yesterday, the dog and I walked for 1.5 hrs and did two sets of stairs.
Today, I ran 5X 3 min, 1 min recovery. It was going to be 2 minute intervals again but I lost track of time on the first one, so I kept them all to 3...ish. My body still prefers the faster pace which helps somewhat in curtailing distance, at least--I tried jogging more slowly, but it felt too jarring. Part of the problem might be shoes. Up until this injury, I was running in race flat-type shoes, nice and light and bendy. But during this healing process, my foot seems to prefer more...something. I tried running in trail shoes today and that felt a bit better, but I might have to pick up a cheap pair of cushy stiff road shoes until my foot gets better. It feels fine now, and maybe what I'm feeling is merely disuse. Will see what's on sale.
Yesterday, the dog and I walked for 1.5 hrs and did two sets of stairs.
Today, I ran 5X 3 min, 1 min recovery. It was going to be 2 minute intervals again but I lost track of time on the first one, so I kept them all to 3...ish. My body still prefers the faster pace which helps somewhat in curtailing distance, at least--I tried jogging more slowly, but it felt too jarring. Part of the problem might be shoes. Up until this injury, I was running in race flat-type shoes, nice and light and bendy. But during this healing process, my foot seems to prefer more...something. I tried running in trail shoes today and that felt a bit better, but I might have to pick up a cheap pair of cushy stiff road shoes until my foot gets better. It feels fine now, and maybe what I'm feeling is merely disuse. Will see what's on sale.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
day???
I'm back! It's been a while and many rocks and a few hapless lobsters and much laundry. And too much rain--every time we were in a tent (or yurt), it rained. It was a great trip, though!
Today, I ran 5X 2 min with 2 min recoveries, and then a slightly longer bit at the end to try to loosen up. My foot feels stiff but not sore. Running didn't feel as foreign as I'd feared, but I seemed unable to run slower than tempo effort. It just didn't work otherwise.
Total workout, mostly walking: 1 hr. Then situps--back to 40, but I guess it's progress not to start at 10 anymore, and yoga and stretching. I would like to work in push ups too. Those are usually the first thing to go! lol
I figure I'll take tomorrow off running--stairs instead.
Today, I ran 5X 2 min with 2 min recoveries, and then a slightly longer bit at the end to try to loosen up. My foot feels stiff but not sore. Running didn't feel as foreign as I'd feared, but I seemed unable to run slower than tempo effort. It just didn't work otherwise.
Total workout, mostly walking: 1 hr. Then situps--back to 40, but I guess it's progress not to start at 10 anymore, and yoga and stretching. I would like to work in push ups too. Those are usually the first thing to go! lol
I figure I'll take tomorrow off running--stairs instead.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Day :)
I've lost track of many things.
Recap: no, I didn't get to try that evening marathon after all because I hurt my foot running over loose rocks up North and then PF set in and then impatience and then all sorts of odd little tight areas...no running now because we'll be heading East soon for two weeks of hiking and ??? My foot feels a lot better now but I'll probably wait to run until we get back.
Recap: no, I didn't get to try that evening marathon after all because I hurt my foot running over loose rocks up North and then PF set in and then impatience and then all sorts of odd little tight areas...no running now because we'll be heading East soon for two weeks of hiking and ??? My foot feels a lot better now but I'll probably wait to run until we get back.
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