Beginning to Run Thread

[Catrin]

Did my prescribed run after our crazy Sunday Funday workout this morning. While my hammie was a bit tight before I started, and that didn't change, it didn't get worse. I DID cut back a bit since the hammie didn't seem to want to loosen up. Between the stair sprints on Thursday, a LOT of squats and kettlebell swings yesterday, and our usual craziness this morning, I think that was a good call. I do feel better every time I run though, now if I can just keep the right balance of work to rest and avoid over-use injuries as I build my conditioning for the spring

Really looking forward to hitting the dirt in my trail running shoes for the first time this year! I am planning on taking my bike with me for a 20 minute victory ride afterwards! If I must limit myself to very short rides then I must - but I will find a way to celebrate those short rides

[Crankin]

Nice, but cloudy day today. DH not feeling that well, so I ventured out to do a run/walk.
I started with Week 4, Day 1 of Couch Potato to 5K, the only reason being that I lost the page with the first 3 weeks of the plan. Basically I did 5 min warm up, 3 minute run, 1.5 min walk, 5 minute run, 2.5 minute walk and then repeat the 3 min run/90 sec walk/5 minute run. Felt great until the second 5 min run, when my lower right back got a little cranky, but no spasms, or real pain. The last 5 minutes were also uphill. Not the big hill, but enough of a hill. I find concentrating on holding my core in and deep breathing helps. I had .99 mile to get back to my house when I was done (only a cyclist would know that), which allowed me to walk up the big hill and then I ran for another minute between the top of the hill and my house. I stretched a lot, used the foam roller, and the heating pad and feel pretty good.

[Catrin]

Sounds great Crankin! We had "warrior cardio" week this past week in group and I wont run after that. This week I will start back where I was, I usually do my run "training" after my group training sessions. Usually that is fine, but not the last week of the month. I think I've a 6 minute run on tap for Tuesday, then on Thursday a couple rounds of "run three minutes, walk 1". Glad you are feeling better after the run!

As for me, I did a 500 kettlebell swing workout this morning, and I think some foam rolling is going to be part of my evening

[emily_in_nc]

crankin, I didn't go back and re-read the thread, but for some reason I was remembering you saying that you were done with running due to all the problems it caused you. What made you decide to try again?

[Crankin]

Maybe because I am stupid?
Seriously, I have been going to Pt every wk or 2 wks since November. I took a couple of weeks off in Dec., and since my ski trip on 2/12 I am trying to see how I do. Been trying to stand up every chance I get, but, it's hard. Doing my stretches, some days, more than others. I guess what I am trying to say is that I've only had one day of what I'd call severe pain in a month and that was one of the days I was Nordic skiing and we were slogging through ungroomed snow. I've found heat works a lot in keeping it relaxed.
Had to sit in an uncomfortable booth in a restaurant last night; but no pain in the morning. I went to boot camp, where it was stiff, but I stretched and used the heating pad before work and it's ok now.
I just want to do little runs when I feel like it; maybe more on the trails in the summer.

[emily_in_nc]

Maybe because I am stupid?

Not stupid! Just stubbo^H^H...persistent -- that's it.

I hope it works out for you and that the pain will go find someone else to pick on -- not another TEer, tho, of course!

[Catrin]

Yesterday after a butt-kicking group training session that featured everything from sandbags to trapbar deadlifts to kettlebell cleans, I felt good enough to take on my prescribed running for the day from my training plan. After all of that work it seemed cheating to only run 6 minutes and walk 5, but that is what my plan called for so that is what I did. Slow, yes, but it felt fine and for the first time my HR didn't break 150 So improvements continue - yayyyy!