Zippity Doo Dah - Running week of Jan. 18 2009

[Veronica]

I just got back from a 5.4 mile run. I haven't gone that far since August. I got a stitch in my side after about a mile, but I decided to HTFU and run through it. My time was all right - a 10:38 pace. Really I should be thrilled with that time. Ten months ago I was doing 12:30 miles and only running two of them. And it's not like I've been running a lot since August.

Beautiful weather we're having here - sunny, 62 degrees, not too windy. I saw a few ducks in the canal.

Veronica

[solobiker]

Beautiful day here with temps in the mid 60s. I was able to run just under 4 miles. My hamstrings still tighten up a lot when I run, they tighten up so I can't fully extend my knee when running It was a nice run though, I just slowed my pace down and just enjoyed being outside. It was wam enough to wear shorts. When I got back home I did a yoga DVD for about 45 min. Gosh, why do weekends have to go by so fast.

[spindizzy]

. Gosh, why do weekends have to go by so fast.

I was thinking the same thing- really need to work 4 days a week - so much more civilized!

[kelownagirl]

I did a painful 4km today. Shins acting up again. Hope it goes away on its own.

[kacie tri-ing]

So everyone was right, I should not have run at all after my marathon. But I did, just a little....Then my old hip injury started acting up. So I went to see the sports chiropractor, and he got me in line. Then he forbade me from running for a little while, which is fine, since I am jumping into tri training. Really, I am ok with my running now. I was going to be backing my running way down anyway, but I don't have the confidence swimming and biking as I do running now. Alas, I am icing wherever it hurts, which has been steadily crawling down my leg from my hip. I am currently on the outside of my knee. Enjoy your runs this week!!!

[jesvetmed]

Ugh.. sounds like a lot of us are hurting! Here's to quick healing for all.

I walked yesterday -- promised myself no running for another week so that the calf has better chance to heal. I walked only 3 miles, but it was gorgeous out. Man I wanted to break into a jog! That's the hardest part for me. Walking always is boring, even with the dog along!

[rocknrollgirl]

I have not been posting much lately, but I just jumped in on the interval discussion in the other thread so I thought I would come out of the lurking closet and say hi again.

I have been running, just not posting.

I am sorry that so many people are aching. I have been battling tendonitis for a year. Some periods of good knee and lots of bad knee.

So I feel ofr ya! I have done the therapy gambit( is that spelled right..i have no idea) So ask me anything.

hang in there!!!!!

Ruth

[Jolt]

Ugh...too many injuries around here!! As for me, I haven't been running as much lately--partly because I am being very careful getting back into it, partly because the weather here has been making it harder to run outside, but largely because there are so many other activities I've wanted to do such as snowshoeing. We just got about 7-8 inches of snow yesterday so I am enjoying it! Snowshoed for 1.5 hours today on local conservation land and it was a good workout.

[Grog]

I had a horribly painful long run yesterday. I had planned to run 21 km, and did run 21 km in the end, but boy! how many plans did I do to stop my misery along the way. "I'll run to the university (17 km) and then take the bus back," or "I'll run to Granville Island and turn around if it's too painful," (10 km), "I'll take the bus back up the hill," (saving 2 uphill km) and so on. I hadn't run for more than an hour in recent weeks and my ankles and other joints had gladly forgotten about the constant banging of running. Plus, part of the run was on really terribly hard surface.

But! I did the run exactly as planned in the end. I walked for 1 minute every 20 minutes for five cycles and for the last 2 or 3 km I was running 5 and walking 1, cursing at myself for having so much willpower.

I was really sore and drained immediately after the run but it's much more bearable today, and I have no residual joint pain.

The decor for the run was very special though. For about a third of the route, the skies were clear and beautiful. For the other two thirds, I ran through a thick fog. Bizarre...

[Veronica]

1.2 mile run, 7.5 mile bike, 1.2 mile run

It's hard to get motivated to do this after work. It's hard to get motivated to do it before work in the dark. It's hard to get motivated.

Veronica

[yellow]

Well, Shiraz, you must be out of the mucky yucky air up there in Pokey...we're in a bad inversion pattern with "unhealthy for all persons" alerts. Cold I will run in. 85 micrograms per cubic meter of PM 2.5 I will not run in.

I've been running on the dreadmill some, going to the Crossfit gym most mornings (I did 45 handstand pushups today...5 unassisted and 40 assisted!), skiing on the weekends...hoping that I will be able to finish the 25k I'm signed up for next month with dignity. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to get up high (out of the pollution) and go for a run. I sure need it. I think I've rowed more miles on the ergometer this week than I've run!

[emily_in_nc]

For some reason, I woke up yesterday and my knee pain of 12 days was GONE. Just gone. Today too.

My DH explained to me that tendinitis pain is either "on" or "off" (binary to we software geeks), which makes no sense to me, and I don't really believe him, but it sure seems to be that way for the moment. I thought it would gradually lessen, not go from "bad" to "nothing" overnight. But then, that's how it came on, from "nothing" to "bad". So perhaps he is on to something...

I am going to take it easy on the knee tomorrow then *walk* the trails this weekend to see how it feels. If it's all better, I'll resume *easy* running next week.

Crossing fingers!

[Grog]

Headstand pushups???

5 unassisted?!?!

Yellow, you're my hero.

**

Just had a tough run, but no pain (other than that of sheer effort). I have a new running partner who's much fitter than she pretends to be. I can run a bit faster than her at times, but she recovers much faster than I do. Wow.

I guess that's a good thing.

[OakLeaf]

Another easy one today.

Haven't decided yet what I plan to do to stay loose tomorrow.

Yellow, you're enough to make me go live in a cave and watch TV and eat potato chips for the rest of my life.