I'm sick! Having trouble keeping my eyes open, sound like some bizarre alien under water, congested, exhausted sick! Uggghhh.... And I have three days until our longest training run. 19k...this Saturday....And I'm sick!
I am not taking this cold lying down....I'm giving it the good fight.... Double-doses of Cold FX chased down by vats of EMERGEN-C... Vitamin D, multi-vitamins, tons of water, green tea....I've been doing it all....and every day it gets a little worse :(
So, finally today I am taking drastic measures... I am skipping our training run. Depending on how I feel, I might skip spin class tomorrow too....which would kinda break my heart. For some reason I enjoyed the thought of celebrating my 40th birthday at spin class... But if I have to skip it, I will... because the goal is the half marathon...the goal is the training...and somehow, someway I need to be better by Saturday....if it kills me!
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Seven Weeks to Go!
Finished another week of training....week 5! Like the past several weeks, Tuesday (a relatively short run) sucked majorly...hurt, tired, etc. Not sure why I struggle through Tuesdays.
Because our spin class (cross training) is on Thursday evenings, we've switched our Wed & Thur training...so now Wed we run a 1.5k warmup, then do a distance (varies each week) at race pace and then a 1.5k cool down. You'd think that would be a tougher run...but I've quite enjoyed the Wednesday runs.
Thursday spin classes always rock! I am pushing myself way harder this fall than I ever did before summer. Loving it!
Saturday is long run day...this week was 13k. By the time I start getting close to the double digits in km, I start hurting. The outside of my hips/glutes and lower back....aching big time :( So, after some intense research via Google I decided that maybe compression tights might help. So I went to our "cycle and sports" shop here in town - which is the closest we come to a running supply store and asked if they have compression tights. The oh-so-wise fellow helping me suggested I go to the local drugstore.
WHAT!!?? Is he serious?? He thinks I am asking for THESE:
Ugghh!! Shows we live in a small town and are in DESPERATE need of a real running/yoga/bike store when the closest we have refers me to the drug store for SUPPORT HOSE!! Wow.
So, today we took a ride to Invermere....A smaller town...but one that actually has a great store called Crazy Soles. Unfortunately, despite a phone message that said they were open Sunday's....they were not. So, we drove an hour and a half each way and I ended up with a 45 calorie DQ Fudge Bar and a bottle of water. Oh well, it was a fun trip anyway....however, the search for ACTUAL compression tights continues....
And on to week 6 of training! Almost half way there!
Because our spin class (cross training) is on Thursday evenings, we've switched our Wed & Thur training...so now Wed we run a 1.5k warmup, then do a distance (varies each week) at race pace and then a 1.5k cool down. You'd think that would be a tougher run...but I've quite enjoyed the Wednesday runs.
Thursday spin classes always rock! I am pushing myself way harder this fall than I ever did before summer. Loving it!
Saturday is long run day...this week was 13k. By the time I start getting close to the double digits in km, I start hurting. The outside of my hips/glutes and lower back....aching big time :( So, after some intense research via Google I decided that maybe compression tights might help. So I went to our "cycle and sports" shop here in town - which is the closest we come to a running supply store and asked if they have compression tights. The oh-so-wise fellow helping me suggested I go to the local drugstore.
WHAT!!?? Is he serious?? He thinks I am asking for THESE:
So, today we took a ride to Invermere....A smaller town...but one that actually has a great store called Crazy Soles. Unfortunately, despite a phone message that said they were open Sunday's....they were not. So, we drove an hour and a half each way and I ended up with a 45 calorie DQ Fudge Bar and a bottle of water. Oh well, it was a fun trip anyway....however, the search for ACTUAL compression tights continues....
And on to week 6 of training! Almost half way there!
Sunday, September 18, 2011
First Week....DONE!
Done my first official week of half-marathon training. Made one mistake - thinking Friday was a cross-training day, not a rest day...so did a 8.5k walk that I didn't need to do... But oh well...
Struggled through both the Thursday and the Saturday run, though.... Began to suspect that perhaps working out hard in the gym 5x/week in addition to the running and cross-training required by our program might be a bit much.... So, I consulted the experts....on Twitter...I mean, where else would you find experts when you live in a small town with no real obvious experts to consult? One of them is author and Runners World contributor, Bart Yasso - so, really....he knows his stuff.
So, the consensus of my Twitter experts was a resounding YES....I am doing too much :( Both said circuit training 1x/week is the most I should be doing (that was before I fessed up to the spin class starting this week). Soooo....I am not willing to give up my workouts entirely....but I am going to give in a little. Monday and Friday's are official rest days...I am going to only do some stretching and core work those days and Wednesdays. Running will be Tuesday/Wednesday, Saturday/Sunday. On Tuesday and Thursday (likely??) I will workout in the gym....but primarily on upper body. Thursday I will also do spin class (which is my official cross-training day, anyway). Hopefully taking it easy 3x/week at lunch will help my body to better deal with the training to come....and perhaps will let my groin issues improve somewhat as well.
Next weekend is supposed to be an 8k run on Saturday and a 4k easy run Sunday...However, we're signed up for a 10k in Creston on Sunday...so the 4k will be Saturday, the 10k Sunday....and then after that...I should be able to stay on schedule...hopefully!
Hurry up December! I'm ready for this to be done already! The half-marathon is taking over my life!
Struggled through both the Thursday and the Saturday run, though.... Began to suspect that perhaps working out hard in the gym 5x/week in addition to the running and cross-training required by our program might be a bit much.... So, I consulted the experts....on Twitter...I mean, where else would you find experts when you live in a small town with no real obvious experts to consult? One of them is author and Runners World contributor, Bart Yasso - so, really....he knows his stuff.
So, the consensus of my Twitter experts was a resounding YES....I am doing too much :( Both said circuit training 1x/week is the most I should be doing (that was before I fessed up to the spin class starting this week). Soooo....I am not willing to give up my workouts entirely....but I am going to give in a little. Monday and Friday's are official rest days...I am going to only do some stretching and core work those days and Wednesdays. Running will be Tuesday/Wednesday, Saturday/Sunday. On Tuesday and Thursday (likely??) I will workout in the gym....but primarily on upper body. Thursday I will also do spin class (which is my official cross-training day, anyway). Hopefully taking it easy 3x/week at lunch will help my body to better deal with the training to come....and perhaps will let my groin issues improve somewhat as well.
Next weekend is supposed to be an 8k run on Saturday and a 4k easy run Sunday...However, we're signed up for a 10k in Creston on Sunday...so the 4k will be Saturday, the 10k Sunday....and then after that...I should be able to stay on schedule...hopefully!
Hurry up December! I'm ready for this to be done already! The half-marathon is taking over my life!
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