Running on and on... week of 10/27

[Shiraz]

No run for me yesterday or today...... Busy day at the hospital and I didn't get home till late and today was the same. I teach again tomorrow and then we leave town as soon as I get home for an overnight trip. I hope to get some kind of something in Sunday. DH's mother is in the hospital so it may change tomorrows plans.

The weather turned COLD with winds. Hopefully I can get outside for something.

Yellow, sounds like we need a girls trip with a few glasses of wine!!!

[michelem]

Just a quickie post from me today, as I have a house full of relatives on their way over for a bbq.

I was toasted after last Sunday's disasterous 20-mile treadmill run/walk/crawl. My right quad especially was really aching for most of the week. I couldn't even make it through my ballet class on Wednesday night. So, I didn't run all week.

Then, on Thursday, an anticipated disaster struck at work (anticipated, because although I warned the person I was working for that the task would take at least x amount of time, the person still got everything to me at the eleventh hour). So, I worked all day Thursday, left at 5:30pm to go home and feed the dogs and then came back at 7:30pm and didn't go back home until 3:35pm on Friday. Yes, I worked all through the night. Got home, ate and went to bed and slept for 12 hours straight -- didn't even get up to go pee, which is a miracle for me!

This morning, I got up and did some cleaning and then headed out for a 10-miler. I overdressed as it looked cold out there, but ended up stripping my UnderArmour shirt and tying it around my waist (I had another lightweight top over it, so I wasn't streaking!). It sprinkled on me some, but no downpour. My leg still ached a little bit, but overall I felt really good. From looking at the clock before I left and again when I got home, I clocked 92 minutes for the run. Funny thing is that I felt like I got a second wind on my uphill back home. Maybe the Hammer Gel did me some good! I took 1/2 of a Hammer Gel at about 30 minutes in, and the other 1/2 at around 1 hour. Took each with a few gulps of water from a water fountain. No weird stomach issues. Yay!

Oh, I think my mom just drove up . . . better go!

[Jolt]

Got cleared this week by the PT to try running no more than a mile. Did one on Monday and the IT band didn't act up but the hamstring on that side felt really tight, so I have been doing a lot of stretching (she has me doing four different hip abductor exercises, foam roller, and stretching the IT band area, gastroc/soleus and hamstrings--it's quite a routine). Went for another short run today and felt really good--no IT band pain, no hamstring tightness and no pain from the trigger points I've got going on in my peroneal muscles and calves (I know those knots are still there though--have been using the Stick and it still hurts!). After running for about 10 minutes I walked for another half hour and still no issues--finally making progress!