| Location: North Salt Lake,UT, Member Since: Jan 04, 2011 Gender: Female Goal Type: Boston Qualifier Running Accomplishments:
- 5K
- '08 SLC 33:11
- '10 Winter Series 24:49
- '10 Salt Lake Run Co 23:37
- 10K
- '98 Des News 56:33
- '99 Des News 49:52
- '10 Des News 44:48
- Half
- '10 Canyonlands 1:54:22
- '10 SLC Half 1:45:32
- '10 Provo Valley 1:44:04
- '10 Provo River 1:43:56
- '10 Snow Canyon 1:40:18
- in 2012 I did Snow Canyon at 5 months post baby and got 1:45 - I was pretty proud about that!
- Full
- '08 SGM 5:54:00
- '10 SGM 3:55:19
Short-Term Running Goals: Focusing on cardio and strength training so I can push baby out in record time come early spring '15. ;) Long-Term Running Goals: Qualify for Boston.
Break 1:40 in the half. Personal: We have a 2 year old girl and we're expecting baby #2. :) I'm a NICU nurse working full-time nights. Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1012.06 | 15.00 | 9.70 | 0.00 | 1036.76 |
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 259.55 | Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 202.65 | Vibram Bikila LS Miles: 27.75 | Nike Free Miles: 31.35 | My Own Barefeet Miles: 20.65 | Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 219.76 | Merrell Glove Blue Miles: 14.20 | Saucony Hattori Miles: 183.85 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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**injury recovery**
- 1 hour cycling class, heart rate 162-186
- 30 minutes strength training
I love me a good cycling class. The instructor was excellent today. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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- 1 hour aerobics/strength training class using barbells and dumbells.
Worked out muscles I will never use again once I start running, but hey, it works. The soreness makes me feel like I'm doing something. :)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Recovered from the night shift and spent the rest of the day feeling sorry for myself and thinking "what's the use of excersing if I can't run?" So heart-breaking, I know. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Really struggled in the am about everything because my achilles was feeling especially tight and sore even after not running for a WHOLE week. Felt so much better after a good doctors appointment. We're getting somewhere! :) | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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- 1 hour cycling class, heart rate 160-182
- 10 minutes row machine, heart rate 125-130
- 30 minutes elliptical, heart rate 145-157
Feeling much better about everything today! :) Dug myself out of the cloud of self-pity I have been in the last couple of days and had a good workout at the gym. I also had a complete shift in perception about cross-training today! I used to think nothing was as good as a run, but I was proven wrong! I am very motivated by numbers, so as long as something can keep my heart rate up as high as a run does, I'll do it anyday until I can start running again. I also needed a reference point to know how my time and effort translates into mileage. I know it's not the same, but I just need some kind of reference to compare, you know? So I took the calories my Garmin said I burned today and found out the average # of calories I burn on my runs using the same Garmin calculation, and it turns out based on the # of calories burned today, I would have ran about 10 miles! I am SOLD!! It took a little longer than a run would, but I will never gripe about going to the gym to get on the bike or elliptical ever again. :)
Not too shabby for only 3 hours of sleep this morning after the night shift in order to make it to the 12pm cycling class via the bus if I do say so myself!
(I haven't figured out how to add the cross-training mileage tracker to my blog yet, so for now I'm just going to put them in the easy mileage. Hopefully that's OK with everyone!) | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
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- 1 hour elliptical!!! heart rate 167-182
- 30 min swim, heart rate would be fairly low I'm sure because swimming is hard (for me) and I needed a few breaks!
Thoughts during my workout this morning:
- I love my new Nike Free shoes that don't squish my achilles!
- I miss my running friends terribly (and they're just gonna have to deal with the fact that I may get sappy)
- My foot is feeling exponentially better; can't wait to start running again. :)
- My whole 28 years I truly thought swimming caps kept your hair dry...you can imagine my surprise and disappointment when I pulled my cap off this morning.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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- 1 hour elliptical, heart rate 153-159
- 1 hour cycling class, heart rate 175-183
Thoughts during the workout...
- Trying to mimic the effort I would normally do during my runs through cross-training is hard and inconvenient, but I'll admit it's fun. If given the choice I'd rather run, but I'm very grateful I can still put in a decent workout!
- (I just hope I don't lose too much...should I be doing anything more to keep up as much fitness/muscle strength as possible?)
- I got excited about school starting today and the class I had soon after this morning's workout. I have 2 semesters left and these are definitely my favorites as far as content goes.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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- Easy day, 55 minunte swim (1 mile)
Today's thoughts...
- I'm on my way to go see the podiatrist that will help me with some orthodics. Hope it goes well. Luckily my insurance covers them! (Thanks for your help Teena) I've been told by 3 professionals now (one of which has been practicing orthopaedic medicine for 25 years) that they have never seen a landing pattern like mine. Let's get this taken care of and start the running thing again! :)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
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- 1 hour cycling class, heart rate 163-175 (a little tired today, tried to do what it took to keep it above 170 for the last 30 mins, it took some guts)
Thoughts today...
- Almost didn't make it to the class! I had made up my mind to just chill tonight, but decided last minute to just buck up and go since I had to leave the house anyway to take James to class. And as always, I'm glad I went.
- I have my custom orthodics! The time for running is near! My intuition is saying to wait till next week after my first PT appointment on Friday the 21st. It is mostly healed up, just acts up a little bit with certain instances, so another week and half should be just right. :) I'll see what the PT says as well.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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- 45 min swim, 64 laps = 1 mile, heart rate 130-140 (am)
- 60 min elliptical, heart rate 150-162 (pm) (tried to keep it above 155 during the last 30 minutes)
Thoughts...
- I'm getting better at swimming! It took me 55 minutes on Tuesday to do one mile, so I shaved 10 minutes off this morning.
- I really enjoy it and woke up excited to go for a swim. I hated it just two weeks ago; I'm glad I gave it a chance!
- I learned how to take a breath from the other side as well, so now I alternate sides each lap to give the other side a rest...Northbound lap = right side breath, Southbound lap = left side breath. :0)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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- 50 minute elliptical, heart rate 145-157 (considered this my slow run day)
Only 7 days until my first PT appointment when I'll hopefully get the go-ahead to run again...can't wait...really, I can't...but I will!! C'mon Friday, hurry up and come!! | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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So.......I woke up this morning with more energy than I knew what to do with. My muscles were yelling "take us for a run!" I went to the gym and did an hour elliptical. Still tons of energy. Did 30 mins of strength training using more weight than normal to try and use it up. Still lots of energy! I just felt really good! Then I had to leave to be somewhere or I would have stayed. Anyway, later this afternoon I decided my body was telling me it's ready, so why not take my achilles and my orthodics for a test drive. So I did! It felt great! I stopped about 4 times to stretch it and do some eccentric lifts on the curb to see how it felt. I only did 5 very slow miles; wanted to do more, but I don't want to ruin it the first day.
My plan is to run 5-7 miles everyday next week (slowly) and supplement with cross training until my PT appointment on Friday. I've called a few times since I made the apt to check on cancelations to get in quicker, but no luck. I'll be careful though. :)
- 1 hr elliptical, heart rate 155-164
- 5.12 mile run, avg pace 9:23, avg heart rate 148
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.50 |
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- 10.5 very easy, slow miles...still just easing in carefully, but it's good so far
Very enjoyable run today with the nice weather and fresh air! I took my bus pass just in case my achilles acted up, but it's doing great. |
| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 10.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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- 5 miles, still very slow
- 2 miles walking the rest of the way home
Another gorgeous day to enjoy being outside! Figured I'd probably feel it today since I did 10 mi yesterday after 2.5 weeks off. My achilles got a little tight after 4 miles, especially when the inclines started on my route. There isn't pain, though, and it's fine now that I'm home and have stretched and I haven't had to use any NSAID's. I'm not too worried about it, although I had to catch myself several times during the run to remind myself that it won't always be this way and I'll be back to normal eventually! I think I will need to take tomorrow off and just cross train to be safe. |
| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Forced rest day against my will!! I will run tomorrow though, can't wait! :) | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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- A quick one mile swim in the morning (50 minutes)
- 10 miles, still slow (avg pace 9:49, avg heart rate 149)
Achilles feels great, but still need to hold off on speed work for awhile. Hopefully I'll be back to where I was before with pacing and weekly mileage here in a few weeks. What a beautiful day! |
| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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- 1 hour elliptical class this morning, heart rate 155-160
Physical Therapy Report...
I finally had my first physical therapy appointment this afternoon at the University Orthopaedic Center on Wakara (great place, I was impressed). Lucky for them my achilles was nicely inflammed, swollen and had some yummy crepitus for the PT intern to feel! (It hasn't been like that for 3 weeks, but of course I did too much with my 10 miler yesterday; that made it angry). Here's what they said:
- 3-4 weeks of strictly no running (cross training OK)
- 180 eccentric/concentric leg lifts every day (broken up into 2 sessions/day)
- 3 x 30 seconds each straight and bent knee stretches twice a day
- one PT apt each week with Graston Technique, steroid application, exercises
- After 3-4 weeks, start with 20 minutes of VERY slow running each day, supplemented by cross training
- Increase by 10% each week and watch to see if it flares up again
He said I would most likely be OK to run Ogden in May, but we'll see. I'll be quite behind from where I would want to be at that point, so maybe I'll just need to treat it as a long run for Utah Valley if I'm built up enough by May.
I'm not as frustrated as I thought, mostly because it flared up last night/today after my 10 miler yesterday...I knew at that point I would need to take more time off, so them telling me 3-4 weeks today wasn't too much of a surprise. Plus, I have my gym membership all set up now and I have my cross training regime already going, so that helps. AND I know how to lap swim now! So I'm not as depressed as when it first became an acute injury on Dec 29th. I have some answers now, I have some tools and I have motivation to really focus on getting it healed up completely before I start running again, however long it takes.
I have also had time to basically redefine my identity so to speak while I wait for the time when I can get back to running normal. It has been quite the painstaking process to accept this whole thing, especially since it was caused by my own stupidity (I stopped wearing inserts I had been wearing for 2 years - new ones I bought with each new shoe purchase - thinking they didn't do anything...boy was I wrong! I also ran more days in a row than normal over a two week period during the holidays to get my mileage in before Christmas, etc. and so on.)
Here's a video of the Graston Technique they used today, although they used a different tool and he did a longer sweeping motion from my achilles up into my calf. The tool has a smooth edge, yet it felt extremely serated as he went over my achilles and calves because my fascia is knotted up EVERYWHERE. Because I run forefront, my calves are chronically tight and knotted if I'm not vigilant about stretching and rolling them. It looks like I've got some work cut out for me to get those things loose and healthy, which will help with my tendon issues. I'm going to have to start paying James for the rolling sessions he does on my calves with our bakers rolling pin so that he'll be OK with doing it more often. :) | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Strength training and swimming (*note to self: don't swim after weight lifting..it leads to a very unproductive session!) | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- Walked all morning/early afternoon at clinical
- Went to work, walked all during my shift
- (does this count? LOL I know it doesn't but I've got to put something so I don't lose my blog friends)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- Continued from Monday to walk all during my night shift
- 3 hours sleep
- Walked all over during my clinical
As I've said before...NICU nurse assistant by night, NICU student nurse by day. (AND I LOVE IT!)
Now to find motivation to do all that homework...
P.S. Would all you "non-injured runners" hate me if I admitted that I was happy that you didn't get to run outside in beautiful weather today because of the snow??
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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- 60 minutes cycling class, heart rate 165-175
- strength training, achilles exercises/stretches
Somebody, anybody, please tell me....how can so many people not exercise? Like ever? Really, how do they do it? That takes a lot of work! I haven't been able to formally exercise for 3 days now (although I probably would have eeked in a run or two if I wasn't injured, but that's another story) and it was THE BEST feeling in the world to take all my bundled up stress, spin it through my pounding heart and sweat or breathe it out f-o-r-e-v-e-r. Aaaaahhhhhh.... :) | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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- Physical therapy apt #2, Gastron (A-stim) therapy - see pic below, steroid application, electrical stim, massage/rolling
- 25 minutes easy elliptical, heart rate 130-140
- Achilles stretching, eccentric leg lifts
- 1 mile swim in 42 minutes! (I'm comin' for you Teena)
I was worried going into the PT apt today because my achilles became inflamed last night/this morning after my cycling class...was it never going to heal? He scolded me a bit for getting out of the saddle for too long during the cycling class, but then told me I need to be stressing it to just before the point of inflammation. So all I need to do is back off a bit. What a relief! I thought I would need to give up cycling and elliptical for 1-2 weeks so it could heal. But he said it will heal faster with some weight bearing exercising, some tug and pull. It's OK to be a little inflamed for 2 hours afterwards. If it's any longer than 2 hours, that is my sign I did too much and need to back it off a little the next time.
He also wants me to get a little more aggressive with the lifts and with the stretching. I guess I've been protecting it quite a bit (except for the saddle issue), thinking that's what I needed to do to help it heal. He also said that I need to be more patient *surprise* and give it a few more weeks and it will heal. Afterwards I went to the gym and did what he said and it feels stronger already! I'm feeling much more hopeful tonight.
Anybody got some patience I can borrow? I promise I'll give it back in 4-6 weeks.
Oh, and here's a picture of my poor bruised leg 10 minutes after I got home from my PT apt...they abuse me there!! Save me!! Last week the bruises were larger so it's getting better. :)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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- 60 minute cycling class, heart rate 155-170 (mostly 160's)
- 15 minutes elliptical, heart rate 165-170
- achilles exercises/stretches
I'm definitely starting to notice a difference now that I've tweaked my rehab program, I'm hoping it continues to progress at this rate. It's funny because I asked a million questions at the first appointment and went away with the impression that I should be more on the gentle side, but really what they wanted was consistent and aggressive (but careful) loading of the achilles each day (see yesterday's post). So now I stretch much deeper and drop/lift faster on the exercises and use more resistance on the elliptical and bike (without standing up - that loads my achilles too much right now).
Operation Rehab continues!
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
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- 50 minutes elliptical, heart rate 155-160
- 60 minute cycling class, heart rate 155-177 :)
- Strength training, achilles exercises/stretches
Whether by running or by cross training, continuing in the crusade against heart disease with the rest of you fools. :) | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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- 70 minutes elliptical, heart rate 135-155 (mostly 130's and 140's)
- strength training, achilles exercises/stretches
Tired today! It took a lot to get my heart rate even to just the 140's...pathetic. I found my groove after 50 minutes and kept it at 155-160's, but then lost it when a slower song came on Pandora...dang it. Today was definitely an "easy run" day. Hope you're all doing well. :)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.50 |
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I figured out how to beat the cross training system, guys! :)
- 90 minutes elliptical, heart rate 160-185
- 45 minutes cycling, heart rate 125-140 (mostly low 130's)
- Strength training, achilles exercises/stretches
I went to bed really early (due to a marathon work/clinical sequence) and got really good sleep. I woke up at 3:30am with tons of energy, so I went to 24 hour fitness since it's open and had a great workout, it felt so good! And even better, I figured out how to make it more like running, it was so fun. -I started paying attention to the miles on the machine. I'm not sure why I haven't done that before. I'm sure all of you elliptical gurus have known this secret for a long time. I've only been looking at my heartrate on my Garmin. I figured this out after mile 3 and then from mile 4-10.5, I would just hit my lap button on my Garmin. Holy cow! It wasn't boring at all because then each mile became a game and a goal, just like the good old running days. I could have kept going but I had to get ready for school. I'm definitely going to do it from now on. I just took my x-training to a whole new level folks...
Details: I was on the elliptical that doesn't have any moveable arms - the Crossramp one (I like that one best because then I can move my arms like I'm running...I'm sure I look like THE biggest dork ever since everyone else holds onto the bars, but at least I'm a dork getting a good workout). My levels were: ramp level 11, resistance level 12.
Here's the breakdown:
- Miles 1-3: 28:17 min (9:24 avg), avg HR 138
- Mile 4: 8:37 min, avg HR 167
- Mile 5: 8:05 min, avg HR 176
- Mile 6: 8:47 min, avg HR 170
- Mile 7: 8:11 min, avg HR 177
- Mile 8: 8:30 min, avg HR 169
- Mile 9: 7:53 min, avg HR 179
- Mile 10 7:56 min, avg HR 181
- 1/2 mile cooldown
My heart rate seems pretty high for a 7:50's mile, so I'm either out of shape or the resistance is a lot more than just running outside. Either way, I'm looking forward to doing some interval work, tempo runs, marathon pace, etc! I'm so happy! |
| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 10.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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(Tuesday's post was meant for Wednesday, I had a rest day on Tues)
Today:
- 3rd PT appointment: Graston/A-stim, rolling, new exercises - I've graduated to the next level! :) See details below
- 7 mile elliptical recovery "run"
- achilles lifts/stretches/6 x 30 seconds of jump rope
Elliptical details:
- Ramp #11, resistance #10 (2 less than yesterday)
- Mile 1: 10:24 min, warmup
- Mile 2: 9:21 min, avg HR 138
- Mile 3: 9:08 min, avg HR 148
- Mile 4: 9:07 min, avg HR 153
- Mile 5: 9:09 min, avg HR 156
- Mile 6: 9:11 min, avg HR 156
- Mile 7: 8:44 min, avg HR 157
Operation Achilles Rehab update:
- It has done great this week! The only way I can describe it is it feels like the itchy stage of a bad scrape. So it doesn't hurt anymore and it doesn't get inflamed, but it does want to be "itched" (aka massaged or rolled out) after I workout. I'm starting to believe that it actually will heal now!
- The PT had to ask me which side it was this time because he couldn't tell the difference ;)
- He's now having me increase the intensity of achilles strengthening exercises so it will be nice and strong for running - I get to jump!
- Two more weeks of no running
- I can start to introduce running in 3 weeks
- Gradually increase from there, supplementing with x-training
- He's still saying I can run Ogden! I don't think I'll race it, and I may need to walk 6 of the 20 (or more), but I've decided I want to be a part of it either way. I'm excited! :)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 |
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I totally killed heart disease today!
- 1 hour 49 mins elliptical
- weight lifting, achilles lifts/stretches, jump rope 6 x 30 seconds
Today was fun. :) I did 8 "threshold" miles out of 13. The last 2 were really tough. All in all, it felt like 4 tempo miles on the roads. I feel it mostly in my respiratory/cardiovascular system since there is no impact whatsoever. Luckily everyone wanted the treadmills, so I didn't have to get off when the 60 minute auto shut off came...I just reset it and kept going. ;) You should see me flying on those things. I even had my hand held water bottle for the threshold miles so I could take a quick sip. When I got home, I mimicked to James what I looked like on the elliptical compared to everyone else and he laughed. Us runners are seriously psychotic. :)
My achilles is feeling great! I didn't feel it until mile 12ish and it just wanted to be stretched is all...we're now at 2.5 hours post workout and there is no crepitus whatsoever!
Elliptical details:
- Ramp #12, resistance #12
- Recovery strides/min = 120-130
- Tempo strides/min = 150-160
- Mile 1: 9:40 min, avg HR 129 warmup
- Mile 2: 7:49 min, avg HR 163
- Mile 3: 7:30 min, avg HR 177
- Mile 4: 8:46 min, avg HR 166 recovery
- Mile 5: 7:39 min, avg HR 178
- Mile 6: 7:45 min, avg HR 181
- Mile 7: 9:17 min, avg HR 166 recovery
- Mile 8: 7:38 min, avg HR 180
- Mile 9: 7:50 min, avg HR 181
- Mile 10: 9:32 min, avg HR 162 recovery
- Mile 11: 7:49 min, avg HR 176
- Mile 12: 7:43 min, avg HR 180
- Mile 13: 9:58 min, avg HR 155 cooldown
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- 83 minute elliptical
- strength training, achilles lifts/stretches, 7 x 30 sec jumprope
It's weird because respiratory-wise, miles 2-6 and 9 felt like threshold, 7 felt borderline VO2 max. It feels good to get my lungs burning! However, musculoskeletal-wise, the miles felt like maybe marathon pace or even a little slower sometimes...because I'm not carrying my weight as much of course. Great for recovery time because there is none! So I try and make up for it with weight lifting afterwards. Can't wait to just get out there and run! Mile 7 was hard, but I want to try and push myself more often on non-recovery days when I have it in me!
Elliptical details:
- Ramp #12, resistance #12
- Mile 1: 10:00 mins, avg HR 135 warmup
- Mile 2: 7:39 mins, avg HR 162
- Mile 3: 7:48 mins, avg HR 162
- Mile 4: 7:47 mins, avg HR 172
- Mile 5: 7:53 mins, avg HR 173
- Mile 6: 7:52 mins, avg HR 176
- Mile 7: 7:17 mins, avg HR 183
- Mile 8: 9:21 mins, avg HR 168 recovery
- Mile 9: 7:39 mins, avg HR 181
- Mile 10: 9:51 mins, avg HR cool down
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- 5 easy elliptical miles
- achilles lifts/stretches
Recovery day!
- ramp 12/resistance 10
- 8:40-9:00 min miles
- avg HR 140's
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Ran [legally] for the first time today since Dec 29th!
- 20 minutes alternating 1 min walk/1 min run (about 5.5 speed on TM)
- 5 fairly easy elliptical miles elliptical, avg HR 165, 130ish strides/min
- achilles lifts (now with added weights)
I had my 4th PT apt today. He did the ouchie Graston/A-stim and then rolled my lower leg. When he said "do you think you can start running a little now?" I literally got butterflies. I may have even blushed. I wasn't going to be able to start that till next week, what a surprise! The achilles did great. I can still feel a tiny something or other going on down there (it wants to be stretched), but he said that is to be expected; it's not nearly like it was when I first injured it.
So I will be able to run every other day for 23 days. I will eventually get up to 20 consecutive minutes of running during these 23 days, then I can start working up to 30 miles per week. After that he said I can do whatever I want! | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- 20 min run - 1 min walk/1 min run alternating
- achilles lifts/stretches
- weight lifting
With the exception of Monday, I've had a really low-key exercising week! Dragging a little bit for some reason. But I guess it gives my achilles more time to heal and get used to the "running"...yah, that's a good excuse. =0) I hope you're all having a good Valentines weekend! | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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- 2 mile run OUTSIDE! Even though I could only run for 2 minutes at a time and even though it was for only 2 miles, it was the best feeling ever.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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ahhhh....a reprieve from my "schedule prison". :) I love exercising!
- 6 miles elliptical, (4 miles of marathon pace)
- 2 mile run on TM (2 mins running/1 min walking)
Elliptical details:
- Mile 1: 9:36 min, warmup
- Mile 2: 8:04 min, avg HR 161
- Mile 3: 8:10 min, avg HR 168
- Mile 4: 8:23 min, avg HR 169
- Mile 5: 7:54 min, avg HR 175
- Mile 6: 8:51 min, cooldown
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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I'm back!!! I'm so sorry I abandoned my blog page. I hate it when people don't update their blogs, and look what I've done for the last week. =0) I hope to never do that again.
Great news, so far this week my achilles has felt so healthy! Almost as if nothing ever happened. Granted, I'm still on the step-wise plan from my PT, but I'm doing things now that I never would have been able to do a few weeks ago. I'm running, I'm doing high resistance work "out of the saddle" at cycling class, I can lift up on my toes when I'm doing squats with weights. And this is with no icing or NSAID's required. Life is great.
Today:
- 1 hour cycling class, HR 150-173
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- 5 easy elliptical miles (avg HR 145)
Took it easy today (against my Saturday long-run desires) because I know I'm on the verge of doing too much this week achilles-wise. And just to make sure I kept it on the down-low, I wore full-length pants. Problem solved. ;)
P.S. Please enjoy your long runs for me today, k? I'm totally being serious. It is such a huge blessing to be able to run long and free! I know sometimes it's tiring and sometimes the long miles day in and day out get old and you may get sick of the sacrifices you have to make (sleep, time with family, etc.), but you are a better person because of it. This world needs healthy, happy people! Have fun! :)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.20 |
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- 1 hour cardio DVD at home
- 2.2 mile run outside in the sun (3 mins running/1 min walking)
It didn't take long for me to learn that I have to save my running for last otherwise it's all I will do because it's what I like the best! Like feeding a baby the veggies before the fruit, you know?
Wow do I have a long way to go to get back to where I was in December. **Don't think about that - don't think about that - don't think about that** |
| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 2.20 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.30 |
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- First time in 2 months that I don't have to go to school or work at some point during a 24 hour period (and yes, that has included all weekends and holidays)
- Already have my 3 twelve hr shifts done for the week
- Homework is almost done for the day
- Just got back from a 3.3 mile zoo loop run that felt excellent (avg pace 10:25/mile; walked for 1 min every 4 mins and also walked the steepest parts of 3 hills)
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 3.30 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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- 2 mile run outside, walked about every 4 minutes, 10:32 avg pace
The first thing I do when I wake up is flex my left foot to see if there's tightness in my achilles. (In fact, I've had a couple dreams where I feel tightness and pain and I wake up feeling sad until I realize that there is indeed...no tightness. :) ). Anyway, not a stitch this morning, so I went for an easy 2 mile jog today. It gave me a little lip around 2 miles, so I walked the last mile home. It's understandable considering I did a lot yesterday, so I'm not worried. I'll rest it tomorrow and then do 2-3 on Saturday. I'm in a awkward phase right now because I don't want to do much x-training, but I'm not running a lot either. It seems like the x-training loads it too much and I want to just see what it does with running. It feels so good to get out there and run!!
See my run on Garmin Connect:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/69933362
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 2.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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- 10 miles on the elliptical (tempo 2 miles/slow 1 mile X 3)
- 3 miles running on the TM (walking every 5 minutes)
I changed my mind, I wanted to do some cross training today. =0) Achilles feels great! A little niggley, but feels fine after stretching.
Elliptical details here
Treadmill details here
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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- 4 mile run to the gym (avg pace 9:25, walked every 5 minutes)
- weightlifting (James picked me up on his way home from work)
I work the 7pm-7:30am shift 2-3 times a week. One of the things I missed most about running has been my usual jog after waking up in the afternoon to get my brain back online and get me functioning in the land of the living again. I got to do that today and it felt so good. Oh how I missed you, Running. Running takes a lot of the perils of night shift work completely away. I have more energy, I feel good through my whole shift, I get back onto a normal schedule quicker, my sleep is more efficient, I eat better, I don't have as much brain damage so I can study better, ETC!
Splits, HR info, elevation details here
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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- 4 miles to the gym, avg pace 9:25 (walked every 6 minutes)
- weightlifting at the gym
- barely missed the bus to catch a ride home, so I ran a mile up the hill to the next stop ;)
I did not expect to be running this much this soon, so I am very happy. Everything is feeling great as long as I keep it safe. I've been pushing it past what the recommendations are, only because I have yet to feel any pain or tightness (I should still only be at 20 minutes and at a slower pace). I'm going to keep it to every other day through next week and then go from there. I have my eyes on the Spectrum 10K on March 19th (2.5 weeks). As of right now, I'm hoping to run straight through all 6 miles at about 8 or 9 avg pace with no achilles issues. Can't wait!
Splits, elevation, HR details
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- 2 mile walk
- 20 mins elliptical
- weightlifting
Here's a summary of a physician's OB/GYN conference I went to today:
I started my maternity rotation today. The didactic portion is taught by a midwife and she mentioned running a few times and she also looked like she could be a runner so I went and talked to her after class and asked if she took care of patients who were runners and she said "oh yes, lots." She used to be a runner herself but has a bad knee and can't run anymore, poor thing! I asked her what she thinks about running while pregnant and she said that it was funny I should ask that because there was a Ground Rounds conference titled "To Run or Not To Run: Exercising While Pregnant" being held today by the U of U's School of Medicine (basically where doctors and residents gather to hear one of their colleagues present the most current research on certain topics). So I went to the conference and it was great to enjoy the fruits of someone else's labors of combing through research.
Not surprisingly, it is recommended that all pregnant women (with exceptions of course) exercise 30 minutes or more at least 5 times a week. The issue of high heart rate is NOT an issue. Fetal heart rate barely increases, if at all when maternal heart rates increase. Blood is not shunted away from the fetus. And then the issue of high temperature is not really an issue either. It is recommended that pregnant women stay below 39.5. However, tightly controlled tests (using rectal temperatures.. which is close to core temperatures) shows that pregnant women exercising at maximal levels don't even come close to 39.5 degrees. It's just really hard to do. Things to keep in mind, however...pregnant women need to keep hydrated and need to consume enough calories during a workout. Also, pregnant women who exercise regularly usually have lower weight babies, but it wasn't by too many grams (I can't remember the exact figure). This can be a risk factor to the baby, but it seemed like the benefits outweighed the small decrease in the weight of the baby (controlled maternal glucose levels, controlled blood pressure, lower anxiety levels, etc.). Then at the very end, she said "what if a patient is at 14 weeks gestation and they ask if they can continue to train for a marathon." The conclusion was that IF the mother has already been training at a certain level, it's fine to continue as long as she stays hydrated, eats enough and listens to her body. They ended with this saying: "Nature has it's limits." So it's not like the woman is going to be able to run exactly like she did pre-pregnancy anyway. Interesting conference!
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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- 6 miles to the gym (added 2 miles along 11th east)
- Weightlifting
I was originally going to do my 6 mile loop, but half of it is a fairly steep and steady incline and my achilles just wasn't ready for it today. I still wanted to get in 6 miles, so I ran downhill to 11th east, turned north for 1 mile then turned back south the 1.5 miles to the gym and it worked out great. I weightlifted for about 30-40 minutes and then rode the bus back home. I can tell weightlifting has made a difference, so I will definitely keep doing it even when I'm back up to speed. I used to do it over 10 years ago with my track and cross-country teams as mandated by our coach, so it's good to be back in the swing of things!
My achilles still feels a little niggley towards the end of the run, so I still need to be careful. I only have 11 Saturdays left until the Ogden marathon, so I'm trying to think of the best strategy. I'm also still trying to decide if it's even wise. We'll see how it plays out. This is what I have so far. Please offer any advice or tips!!
- Back out if it's too much!
- Only run 3-4 times per week
- Increase each Saturday run by about 2 miles (next week 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 20-22 three weeks before, 18, 14, marathon)
- Stay around 9 or 10 min/miles, NO speedwork
- Stop and walk periodically
- Avoid hills, only run downhill and flat
- Midweek runs 4-10 miles each, no more
- Play it by ear, no pressure for time, just miles
Splits, elevation, HR details here |
| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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- 7 mile run, walked every 7-9 minutes, mostly downhill, some uphill, achilles feels great!
- weightlifting (which includes achilles lifts with weights, sorry Paul, just got lazy in putting that...I always remember to do them thanks to your encouragment - I won't let your injury be in vain!)
:)
Elevation, avg pace, HR details here
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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- 7 mile easy run, walked every 7-9 minutes
Decided to try the regular ol' route today and do some incline on the loop back towards home. It went great! In fact I believe it's at the point now where it needs some incline to continue to get stronger. It seems as long as I keep the pace easy, I keep doing my achilles lifts and I do a good foam rolling session (or marathon stick or softball), my achilles really has no problems except for feeling like it needs to be massaged (which also includes my calves). I think I have only had to take NSAID's 3 times since the injury in December and I've only iced it maybe 3 or 4 times. Things are good!
**Saw The Running Professor on his way home from class today...what do you want to bet he was listening to NPR or some sports or running talk show?
Splits, Elevation, HR
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- 9 elliptical miles, 5 at 'marathon pace', 4 miles recovery
- Some weightlifting...still a little tired/sore from Monday and Wednesday
Tonight was a good workout, although it's just not the same as running! I have been so happy in the last few weeks just to be running a little bit, but now I'm spoiled and three days of running in a week is NOT enough! But I still need to keep it safe. My achilles was niggley several times and tight a couple of times today after those 3ish miles of incline last night. Although it may have been from sitting due to class and homework all day, which never helps anything the day after a run. I got it nice and warmed up with the elliptical and after a good foam session at the gym, it feels great. Trying to rest it up and keep it loose so I can do 7-10 miles on Saturday if it will let me (flat and downhill)...can't wait to run again!
Elliptical mile splits and HR info |
| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Hello Vitamin Deeeeeeeeeeeeee! All 8 miles and 2.25 hours worth! Walked from my house to Sugarhouse Park and then walked around the park until James got off work and picked me up. What a beautiful day!
Splits and HR
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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- 10 miles with down and uphill (walked every 9 mins)
Wow, it's amazing how 24 miles running/17 miles x-training in one week can wipe ya out so easily when you're just getting back into things! However, I was so happy to be running "long" today, so I'll take it. I was dragging; the avg pace was very slow (10:25). The achilles was tight at times and it's tight after I stand up from sitting for long periods of time today (along with LOTS of other muscles). For the past couple of weeks, I've been periodically checking my achilles for the bad signs (crepitus, swelling, warmth, sharp pain), but they are never there, so I hope I'm doing OK! It's just a little tight on the bottom of my foot every now and again and my calf and achilles needs to be rolled out religiously. My thoughts are I'm pushing it just enough to strengthen it, but not too much that it's injuring it. Hopefully that is true. I'm almost certain if I were to go out at my previous paces, do speedwork, and do the long runs I normally would be doing 9 weeks before a marathon, it would get injured again. So I just need to keep easing into it and be patient!
Splits, elevation, HR details here |
| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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- 10 miles: 8 easy miles, 2 MP miles, steep uphill/downhill, walked every 9-10 minutes
- Weightlifting at the gym
Wanted to run to City Creek today and check it out. I felt much better today than Saturday energy-wise. It was a fun, beautiful run. :)
Splits, elevation, HR info
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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- 10 mles: 7 easy, 3 MP (walked every mile or so for one minute after the first 3 miles)
How is everyone liking this headwind today, eh? Still running about a minute slower than my pre-injury paces, but I'm happy with the progress so far.
Splits, elevation, HR info here
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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- 4 easy miles to the gym (walked for 1 minute at 2.5 miles)
- Weightlifting
Today was the first day I ran 2 days back-to-back without any problems. I figured it was OK because last night my achilles gave me NO niggles, even after my 10 mile run, 1/2 of it being uphill. Usually I have to roll it a few times afterwards AND James has to do the marathon stick for about 15 minutes while we're watching TV at night for it to be OK. I *almost* forgot that it was once injured!
Planning on a good 10K race this Saturday at Spectrum. Hoping to get about 49:36 (8 min miles), but I'll do whatever the achilles wants to or doesn't want to do! I'm mostly just running it to gaurantee my spot in the St. George marathon and...to watch some of my friends get amazing PR's!
Splits, elevation, HR info here |
| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 4.00 |
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Spectrum 10K (6.2 Miles) 51:00:59 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.20 | 0.00 | 6.20 |
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This time is according to my Garmin, not sure what the official chip time is yet. It's a 8:14 avg mile pace, about 1 min 5 sec slower per mile than my last 10K. To be honest, it felt like a half marathon! My lungs have cobwebs! Considering the 2.5 months I had to take off running, I'm pretty happy with these results. I only had to stop and walk once around mile 5.6 (and it was due to stomach issues, NOT achilles issues woot woot!). I was on pace to get my goal of ~49 mins until the stomach issues hit, so that makes me feel even better. Now I'm just excited to get going on some real training. I'll use some caution, but I think I'll be able to start picking it up, especially next week or the next.
Good job everyone! It has been so good to see you all!
Splits, elevation, HR info here |
| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 6.20 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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- 10 mile loop at 9:23 avg pace (no walking, just stretching at stop lights)
Thank you Mr. Garmin...now that is more like it. :)
Splits, elevation and HR info here
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Definitely a rest day. Every now and again my work schedule detroys me and I don't even feel like running. Now that's when I know I'm tired. I am taking all afternoon/evening to catch up on rest and homework...and then sheer laziness when James get home from work. :) I love spring break. My self won't let me sleep any longer, so it's a "still in my PJ's with no plans to get ready, will be in my bed with my laptop or watching TV the rest of the day" kind of day. We were going to go see Tangled for the Dollar Theater's discount Tuesday (isn't that funny that they have discount days? :)), but I don't even have it in me to pick out an outfit! I still haven't even unpacked from St. George yet, that is so embarrassing! It will have to wait until tomorrow.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.60 |
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Saw a few students a couple times along the loop at the U who must have been doing some sort of blindness awareness activity (they had those white sticks and their eyes were blind-folded). They were having difficulty knowing when to cross the street and you could tell they were scared out of their minds of getting hit by a car that wasn't paying attention (heck, I'm scared of getting hit by a car because I wasn't watching well enough and I can see). Real blind people make all of that seem so easy!! But these guys made me realize how hard it really is and I am even more grateful for my sight!
Splits, elevation, HR info here |
| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 7.60 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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- 6 miles to the gym (up around the zoo then down 21st south)
- mile 3 we'll call marathon pace since it was downhill (8:00 mins)
- mile 5 was tempo pace (downhill) at 7:35 mins
- Weightlifting until James got off work and came to pick me up!
Felt great! No achilles issues whatsoever during or after the run. Can't wait to start building up my speedwork now that I know it can handle it.
*I'm writing this at work on my lunch break tonight. We were almost out the door to go see Tangled (finally) when I got a call from work asking if I could come in. This is my 2nd overtime shift this week...things are REALLY busy here right now, lots of babies. We decided that we'd split my overtime money from tonight's shift and buy whatever we wanted, what a rarity!! I immediately knew what I was going to buy with my newfound money... NEW RUNNING SHOES! We'll try again for Tangled tomorrow night.
Splits, elevation, HR info here |
| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 14.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.75 |
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- 14.75 miles on the JRP w/ Matt, 9:34 avg pace
- quick 30 min weightlifting session afterwards at 24 Hr Fitness
Good to be back on the JRP after 3+ months! Super excited for bigger mileage weeks to come as we get closer to Ogden. I think my achilles will be fine as long as I keep it on the slower side. It was a little tight in the last half of the run, but it feels great now after some stretching/rolling/eccentric lifts.
Thanks for sticking with me Matt, I know it was a really slow pace! I feel honored that I was with him on his biggest mileage week ever!!
Splits, elevation, HR info here |
| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 14.75 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
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- 6.5 mile loop, 21st south to Sunnyside
Splits and elevation info here |
| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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- 10 miles, 1 MP, 1 Tempo, the rest were just enjoyable.
So liberating to get out in the sunshine and blue skies and just run. :) I did a very similar run 10 days ago. My tempo mile today (mile #3 @ 7:19 avg pace) is 27 seconds faster than 10 days ago (7:46). My overall average pace is exactly the same (9:23), but I find it interesting that my heart rate was 6 average beats per minute slower today even though the temperature was much warmer than the same run 10 days ago and it was at the same pace. My heart is getting strong again!
Splits, elevation and HR info here
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
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- 16 miles, 4 of which were around marathon pace (a little slower, but I'll count it since it was going uphill)
- I can't believe I'm running a marathon in 7 weeks, eeeek! My legs need some miles on them for sure
- I didn't have ANY achilles issues... just the regular "my feet/legs are hurting from all this running"
Such a fun run with everyone! I love being with my running friends, it's definitely a highlight of each week. :) And thank you Smooth for the yummy treats! Even though you are so busy with all that's going on!
We missed you Paul, hopefully you can get back to running soon! And a shout out to Bryanna in Idaho if you're reading this, I wish we could run together. Hope you're doing well. :)
Splits, elevation info here (didn't wear my HR monitor)
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 16.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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- 10 easy miles: up around the zoo, down 21st south, across 13th east, back home through the U of U
This was a really enjoyable run. I just set my Garmin training field to only show the distance so that I would just run it easy and by feel rather than by brains/pace. =0) It felt really smooth. Funny thing is I ended up going the same pace as always (9:24 avg pace), yet it felt more relaxed and slower. I think I will probably do this more often than not during these next few weeks because I'd like to increase my mileage for Ogden and I don't think my achilles will allow me to do speedwork at the same time. We'll see! I may change my mind tomorrow. :)
Splits, elevation, HR info here |
| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.50 |
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10.5 super-duper slow miles that felt smooth and good. Trading speed for mileage to keep everything happy is not too shabby. I'll take it!
(no Garmin info)
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 10.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 18.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 |
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- 18 slow miles, avg pace 10:07...lots of hills
Surprise! I had to do my long run this morning because I work tonight and tomorrow night. I'm really glad that my long run is already done for the week, but I would have rather been able to do my usual Saturday morning run with friends. :( I will miss all of you tomorrow, but once again, I am already done (not to rub it in!).
The run felt great for the most part, which hopefully it would feel fine since it was such a slow pace. I didn't look at pacing again this time, just focused on smooth, strong miles. My achilles gave me grief during miles 9-11 and I wondered if I should stop, but then it went away and hasn't hurt since. I was OK with all the hills, but to tell you the truth, Sunnyside and I are NOT on good terms right now! Usually I would have just kept running downhill and ended downtown, then taken Trax or a bus back home, but I didn't have enough time for the extra 30-45 minutes that takes before my class this morning. It was hard running my 17th and 18th mile UPHILL. I felt tired and even slower. I would have rather finished out strong running flat or downhill. But other than that, not too shabby!
Check out my creative route...it's hard getting all 18 miles in East of 13th East
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 18.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
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- 8.5 slow miles, avg pace 9:38
Felt great! It's a beautiful day out there...perfect for running. :) I've had two days off since my long run, so everything has been able to rest up nicely. It's as if nothing has every happened to my achilles; it's not even tight when I wake up from sleeping! The only thing that has been bothering me the last couple of days and towards the end of my run today is my peroneus tendon on my right foot. This hurt on my left foot a few weeks before my achilles injury. What is up with that? I'm trying to figure out how to get it stronger. I'll keep an eye on it and I'll keep running slow as I build up my mileage for Ogden!
Splits and elevation info here |
| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 8.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Normally I would run 8-10 miles today, but my right peroneal tendons are still recovering from Friday's long run. On the other hand, my left Achilles/calf muscle is like a shining star! :) Each day my right foot is feeling better and stronger, so I think I'll probably run again on Saturday or Monday.
*I do not believe this will be a long-standing issue...just an issue of doing long runs too early after 3 months off running. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- Another rest day (except for the 3 miles I walked to and from school today)
My right foot is still not back to normal - it's probably at about 75%. It feels better everyday, so I'm not worried. I'll just give it some more time. I think by next week it will be great and at that point, I'm just going to run 6-8 each day as opposed to two 10 milers and one 18-20 miler. I'm feeling a little lazy for not x-training in the mean-time, but I figured I would give myself a "bye" this week since things are getting really crazy with school now that we're 2 weeks till the end of the semester...lots of papers, projects, tests due all over the place. And to be honest, it hurts to do the elliptical or bike...which is funny because it hardly ever hurt my achilles. So basically, I'm feeling a little sedentary right now and look forward to running again! :) Don't be hatin on me even though I'm sedentary! You'll all still be my friends, right?! Haha. Someday I hope to be the runner I once was pre-injury!! I'm sure it will help once I get this school thing behind me...ya think? | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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- 4 easy running miles
- 5 moderate elliptical miles
- strength training
I went to 24 Hour Fitness this morning and did a little strength training then jogged two miles up 21st South to watch for Teena and there she was! GO TEENA! Then I jogged back down to the gym where the course passed again and waited for Teena to come by. She looked so great. You did so well Teena!
My foot felt better, still niggley, but better. And now I'm pretty sure I know what hurt my foot...my worn out shoes. I don't know why I didn't learn from last time. I wear my shoes out so fast on the outer top part of both shoes so I really can NOT go past 300 miles. They are so worn out right there...no padding whatsoever. Last time I went past 300ish miles, the same thing happened to my peroneal tendons on my left foot. I figured this out when I looked back at my garminconnect and I said something about my shoes. It feels like all the bones and tendons are crunched and bruised when I walk, so it makes sense. So anyway, I should not have ran the 16 and 18 milers in those shoes. So I bought two pairs of shoes on www.runningwarehouse.com (they were having a closeout on the shoes I was looking for so I was able to get 2 pair and even with 2, the price was STILL $20 cheaper than at the running store for ONE pair!!!). Hopefully that solves the problem!
** I haven't given up on Ogden yet...I think I just may be able to pull it off as long as I keep being careful!
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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AM:
- 7 miles on the elliptical (Garmin info here)
PM:
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"Power Pump" class for 1 hour tonight at the gym
I didn't have to work last night or today and I don't have class or clinical! Read a running book while on the elliptical and now I'm going to follow the Boston Marathon. :)
(PS it was so fun watching Boston this morning. Those are some talented runners, I tell you what.)
**For those of you who missed it, they are replaying it on NBC Universal at 1200am (ET)...definitely worth watching...Desiree Davila is AMAZING** | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Hoping for a run tomorrow after my shoes arrive. ;) I always send the packages to James' work, so it will be a late evening run, check back then! | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
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AM:
- 5 miles elliptical while reading (makes the time go by a lot faster!)
- strength training
PM:
- 20 min barefoot walk outside
- 6.5 miles easy running
Here's the situation. My feet and calves are pansies. They can run 50 miles a week, but then change one little thing and they fall apart. So...I'm gonna do something about it!!!!! I feel like I'm a parent who's son got beat up and now I'm teaching him martial arts so he can hold his own next time. :) Meaning, I'm going to start running barefoot, at least a few miles a week. Which is funny because I was a huge critic and swore I would never do it. But I can't deny the arguments for it any longer. They just make sense to me (as long as you do it right). Before you freak out (I know...I know...I'm just coming off an achilles injury), just know that I'm starting out super slow (and reading everything I can about it so that I don't do something stupid). I actually haven't even wore my Vibrams yet. I'm following the plan in this book. I'm skipping the first step because I love to walk barefoot at home, so I don't think I need that step. Right now I'm working on making the bottoms of my feet tougher so they can start being without shoes more often by walking outside on the sidewalk for 20 minutes a day or every other day. I won't even be running for probably a month or so. After my 18 miler when my foot got injured, it has felt better every since to go barefoot or wear my flats or flip flops, so that's really what sealed the deal for me! Well, that and the fact that I was injured AGAIN and had to take time off running yet again. So here goes nothin!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/80481698 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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AM:
- 5 easy miles on the elliptical while studying for a final tomorrow...might as well move while studying ;) splits here
PM:
- (decided to not run my planned 4 miles...foot still hurt from yesterday's run)
- 1 mile barefoot walking home from school (about 1 mile of the 1.5 miles)
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| Vibram Bikila LS Miles: 2.00 | Nike Free Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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These tendons injuries drive me NUTS!!!! I think things are fine after resting, I plan a run, they are a little tight during the run but they warm up and feel fine, things feel great after the run and then the next day what does lots of crunchy crepitus, swelling and pain the day after a 6 mile run equal? No running once again for a few days. :( I'm sure you're all getting tired of reading about this yet again!
After talking extensively with my (future) PT, Teena, I have decided to take another week off to get completely healed. I can't bike or do elliptical either (and even walking too much is out), so I'm going to try and do a lot of core work, strengthening, stretching...and resting. My goal is to do at least something 1 or 2 times every day because I tend to not do much if I can't run...but I can't let myself off that easy this time around...gotta avoid the pity party. =0) I think I have a handle on the factors causing my injuries (at least some of them), so hopefully I can get things under control...again.
AM
- strength training at the gym
PM
- (hope to do some pilates or yoga at home if my class gets done early enough today)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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I am out of the depths of depression that is work, no sleep, clinicals and class! Felt good to get outside today in the sunshine. :) Today was yet another good day as far as school goes, which makes up for the lack of running at least! I went to a self-elected clinical on my own to shadow a practitioner and loved it!
- Barefeet work
- walking home from clinical in barefeet - walked 0.75 miles, ran about 0.25 miles (both on side walk)...the skin on my feet is getting tougher!
- running at the park in Vibrams - 1 mile running, 0.7 mile walk (on grass and sidewalk)
- the motion seems to really strengthen and work out my feet in just the right way, as long as I don't go too fast or too far.
- 3 easy miles on the elliptical
- strength training
The foot seems to be doing well, we'll see how it feels tomorrow. ;) I hope you're all doing well!
Barefeet at the park
Elliptical splits
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 3.00 | Vibram Bikila LS Miles: 1.70 | My Own Barefeet Miles: 1.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
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- 70 mins bike while studying (so it was quite slow)
- strength training
- 1.5 miles @ 10:00 avg pace on TM (things felt pretty OK!)
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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AM:
- 3 slow miles on the zoo loop! Felt good! Can't tell you how nice it is to run.
- Core workout with Mitch Gaylord (remember him?? The Olympic gymnast...good old Mitch Gaylord...he has a pretty good workout DVD, not going to lie.)
- Splits and elevation here
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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AM
- 2 mile hike up Mueller Park in Bountiful with James, dad, stepmom, sister
PM
- bought a treadmill from ksl.com!!
- ran 2 miles on the TM at 10:00 avg pace (wanted to do more, but had to get to work)
- looking forward to lots of evening "shake out runs" (as the pros would say) while we watch TV and having temperature-controlled runs during the summer when I'm working back-to-back night shifts and can only run in the afternoon in what would otherwise be scortching heat. I LOVE IT ALREADY! So fun!
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 2.00 | Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
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AM
- 1.5 easy miles on TM before it shut off (something we're in the process of trying to correct...ugh)
PM
- 6 mile loop, felt great! :) 9:16 avg pace, my best yet post-injury. No foot problems. We'll see how it feels tonight and in the morning, which will determine what I do tomorrow. My achilles has not even made a peep for the last few weeks! Feeling very grateful and happy for a good run outdoors today. :)
**Today I had my last final of 3rd semester, just summer semester to go!! James finishes his last final tonight as well, so I'm excited for our celebration dinner date afterwards. :) We both have a 2 week break before we start again. We plan to hit up some dollar movies, go to dinner a few times and just enjoy the extra time we have.
Splits, HR, elevation info here
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 7.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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3 easy, easy miles around the zoo. Foot felt fine last night and this morning, but it does feel a little niggley after the run, so I'll ice and rest it. ;) Otherwise feels fine.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/83219115 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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6 easy miles @ 9:16 avg pace (same pace as Monday, but less elevation gain). Feelin groovy.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/83513478 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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- 4 easy, downhill miles to the gym - 9:12 avg pace (foot got a little tight at the end, will ice and rest it today and most likely just cross train tomorrow)
- 30 mins stair climber
- strength training - mostly core
run details
stair climber details |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
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Workout Goulash!
- 1.5 mile run to the Field House @ 8:45ish pace (foot felt great)
- 15 mins stair climber (HR 140-150's)
- 15 mins bike (HR 120-130)
- 30 mins stair climber (HR 140-150's)
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 1.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.60 |
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- 6.6 slow miles with no problems! :) (East High Loop)
- core exercises
Here are a couple pictures from my graduation on Thursday. (I still have 12 weeks left though.) Almost there!
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 6.60 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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- 5 easy miles @ 9:14 avg pace (no Sunnyside included)
Garmin info (the 4 spikes in speed and HR are 200m's at 6:50-7:00 pace) |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 |
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- 30 mins stair climber (HR eventually got to 150)
- 2.5 mile TM run @ 10 min pace (HR at ~160, foot feels fine!)
I love the stair climber! It's my favorite cross training tool right now because I can get my heart rate up without thinking about it much. I've been on a Dave Ramsey kick and have been listening to all of his April podcasts, so I just go to town and get my financial groove on (and try to ignore his goony-ness). |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
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- 3.2 easy miles @ 9:30 avg pace around the zoo before an appointment this morning
- applied for my nursing license at DOPL downtown (which I'll get in Aug or Sept after taking NCLEX)
- 7 easy miles @ 9:28 avg pace afterward
I feel so grateful and blessed to be able to run again. It's the time I feel closer to God, closer to nature and closer to myself. :)
1st run details
2nd run details (w/ heart rate) |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 3.20 | Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- 60 min stair climber, what a workout!
- core workout (always with Mitch...good ol' Mitch)
I usually feel like stopping around 15-20 minutes, but if I can make it past the 20 minute mark or so, then I can go longer and today I did an hour. The last half I kept it at level 10 which I haven't been able to do before! (it goes down a couple times because of the program I set it to) I wish I would have remembered my heart rate monitor so I could see how I did. =0) It felt great! | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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- 6 easy miles to 24 Hr Fitness
- strength training, stretching, rolling
- rode the bus back home
Foot feels fine as long as I keep to my slow, steady buildup. Any time I try to do speed work or too many miles, it starts to whine. I guess it just needs time to remember what it's capable of. :) In the meantime I'm in a good place (finally)... as long as I can get my heart rate up several days a week and/or run 20-25 miles, even if they are slow, I am happy!
Can't get my Garmin to work, I'll post later. Details:
- 9:15 avg pace, 153 avg HR
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Just trying to survive and not get too fat in the process. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.60 |
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- 6.6 easy miles at 9:45 avg pace, East High Loop in the rain!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/86526791 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 6.60 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.40 |
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- Super slow 6.4 miles, East High Loop, 9:50 avg pace (I have a little cold; respiratory system is only at 65% or so). Felt good to get out and losen the congestion. I am currently taking Mucinex, which in my opinion, is THE best form of guaifenesin out there! Does it's job without any side effects. Love that stuff.
Excited for Ogden tomorrow! I am just going to run the first 10+ miles at an easy pace and then cheer on my friends at the end! Good luck everyone! Get good sleep! See you soon! :)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/86862462
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 6.40 |
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Ogden Marathon (DNF) (13.1 Miles) 02:00:00 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 13.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.71 |
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This was a planned DNF, I just wanted to get some money's worth and see my friends! I really enjoyed the morning and I'm glad I could go. My goal was to run 8-18 miles and stop if I felt any achilles or foot issues. Things were a little patchy, even for it being a planned easy run. It's a much different experience when you're out of shape. For example, I couldn't believe it had only been 1 mile when that first sign came up! =0) What a difference from last summer/fall when those miles flew by, I felt strong, I had immense aerobic/cardio capacity with a well-oiled respiratory system, I had a strong drive to push harder and then dig deep at the end! I know I'm not fat, but I think you all know what I'm talking about when I say that I felt overweight and sluggish with each step...when you're breathing isn't synced, you have cobwebs in your lungs, you have aches and pains because you're not in sleek, tip-top shape (and have extra weight your feet and legs aren't used to carrying :) ). It also did not help to have a cold...my trachea and nasal passageways were constricted. Luckily I wasn't trying to get a PR for a marathon with the cold, I would have been disapointed after all that work!It took about 10 miles to finally warm up!
But...this is understandable considering the demands I've placed on my body for the past 12 months with full-time night shift work and full-time school. So really, I was able to enjoy myself and just be happy to be running. :)
I believe I was at about a 9:15-9:30 pace at the half (I haven't added it up yet). I walked a few times and forgot to stop my watch at the end when I stopped a few times, so the average is a little slow.
I wanted to be at the end to see people finish, which I did and it was so fun! I got on a shuttle bus at the 13.1 mile exchange point and made it just in time. You all did so well! It's an honor to be surrounded by good runners and good people. :) Overall, a great morning and fun way to get in my miles.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/87073310
**The great news is I have not felt ONE ounce of achilles or foot tigthness. This is a great sign after 6.4 miles and 13.7 miles back to back. Couldn't be happier.
**By the way, I was a nursing student at the same place I work as a CNA for the first time last night (at a Newborn ICU). This is where I'm doing my capstone for my final semester until August. It was amazing. With the help of my preceptor, I was in charge of a 440 gram baby!!! That's 0.97 pounds!!!!!! Let me just tell you (and Smooth, you know what I mean), I had no idea that when I signed up for nursing school that I was signing up to be a scientist. But I quickly figured that out my first week of school last year. Seriously, all night long it was all about keeping his blood gases stable (pH, PaCO2, HCO3); titrating doses, keeping his total hourly volume of TPN, lipids, maintenance fluid, and medications at only 2.6 mL in order to not cause heart failure due to fluid overload; maintaining the ventilator so he didn't become extubated; pushing extremely small amounts of narcotics for sedation slow enough to not cause respiratory failure; not moving him in certain ways to minimize risks of IVf (brain hemorrhages) ETC!!!! This is what I'll be doing for my JOB when I grow up, holy cow! I had to constantly keep my thoughts in check...you know the ones that say "you have a life in your hands right now and things could go wrong so fast"...stuff like that. =0) As long as I could do that, I actually had a lot of fun. :) That baby is a fighter and even though he/she might be just a little peanut, I can always feel their little personalities shining through. :) |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 13.71 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.30 |
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- 6.3 steady miles that felt good :) East High Loop, 9:12 avg pace
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/87667699
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 6.30 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.70 |
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- 6.7 easy miles, East High Loop, 9:50 avg pace. Definitely my favorite time of the day to run, as I'm sure many of you feel the same. :) (things are peaceful, the sun is right behind the mountains and the birds are chirping and it's nice and cool!)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/88188933
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 6.70 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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- 7 steady miles, East High Loop, 9:18 avg pace
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/88188947 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
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- 6.5 easy miles, East High Loop, 9:40 avg pace. Things are feeling stronger and more smooth. :)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/88339384 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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- A nice 10 mile run with great friends. :) 9:34 avg pace. I love Saturday morning group runs!
- core work and rolling with foam, then pinpoint massage on my calves with my super-duper high tech massage ball (translation: a $1.50 softball)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/88485052 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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- 7 easy miles, East High Loop, 9:21 avg pace (everything feels good!)
- core work
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/89096645
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rest day except for the 3 miles of walking to and from clinical (at the University Hospital). Planned to go for a run in the evening, but my heels were tight everytime I stood up from sitting down. This is either from a slight increase in running and/or from some water retention. I ate 2 slices of pizza and 3 parmesan bread sticks on Monday night and it seems that anytime I eat what I call "vasoactive" foods :) (for me it's more than about 1500-2000mg of salt in a day or too much sugar) my injuries whine a little. I don't know if it's all in my head, but I ate better on Tuesday and when I woke up this morning (Wednesday) nothing was tight so I went for a run. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
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- 6.5 miles, East High Loop, 9:22 avg pace
- core work
It's getting easier! Today's felt like last week's 9:40 or 9:50.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/89412272 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
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- 6.5 mile super easy, slow jog (10:05 avg pace)
- core work
It felt good to get out before the world woke up and just go and enjoy a nice run to process all that has happened this week! 60 hours of work, clinical or capstone; all my classes, all my homework...no wonder why I was so exhausted every night! James is just about as busy with his work and school...we both fell asleep early last night without even getting ready for bed or saying goodnight to each other! Capstone is so incredible at the NICU. It's a dream to me really! I'm doing stuff and practicing new skills all day long. And I'm in the high acuity room so they had me jump in right away! Usually the students have to start in the back and work their way up, but since I've been there for 2 years, I get all the good stuff. It's a great payoff for sitting through hours of class, taking tests, doing my clinical hours at places I would never want to work...etc. And it all starts again tonight! I don't know what I'm going to do with myself when I only have 36 hours of work each week after I graduate!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/90001882 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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- I went for a nice 6 mile jog today, probably around 10 min pace (my Garmin was dead when I went to put it on, oops!)
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.30 |
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- 2.3 mile barefoot jog above the zoo in my Vibrams (10:00 avg pace)
- core work
Anxious to hear how all of you did at UVM!!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/91583428 |
| Vibram Bikila LS Miles: 2.30 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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- 2 mile run (medium downhill grade) in Vibrams @ 8:15 avg pace
- turned around, walked to rest my feet, then jogged the last mile @ 10:36
- corework
My thoughts on barefoot running:
Hmm...today was my 2nd true run with the Vibrams and I am surprised at how much I enjoy running in them. It's different than I anticipated, but in a good way. I thought it would take longer to get used to, but it feels very natural and liberating. In trying to explain it to James, I said "it's like driving a stickshift versus an automatic...there's so much more control and I feel much more steady. It's also like driving a racecar versus a Hummer...I can hug the road like nothing else!" (he's always talking about tires that can grip the road and hug the turns!) I've had to run in thick shoes with orthodics for so long, but when I'm in my Vibrams, my feet get to feel every part of the terrain and my body automatically knows how to react...it's kind of wild and hard to explain. The biofeedback is pretty strong, but it took me a little while to pick up on it because it's so automatic and it just feels like running. The differences are very slight, but the more I thought about it while running, the more I felt the differences and the more I loved it. During the last part of my run, I was noticing my back felt different and then I realized that my core feels constantly engaged without me even trying (as well as my legs) and everything feels aligned perfectly...it feels good! My feet land differently as well. In shoes they just land on the outer mid/forefoot which I think causes a lot of problems for me (not to mention my shoes are already worn down on the outer edges and they are less than a 100 miles!), but without shoes I use all of my midfoot and all of my toes, so there's more control and balance invovled. It's actually less jarring to my body than running in shoes which seems counter-intuitive, but I guess you really do land softer without even trying to. The body just takes over and it's fun!
I don't know what other runners experience, but I don't really have to think about how to run barefoot and it doesn't hurt...even going over rocks. I can feel everything I step on, but the Vibrams have just enough protection that it doesn't hurt at all. That said, I do have a few blisters already because my skin isn't tough enough to withstand the increased friction. My calves are also very tight, so I have been rolling them extra long and I'll be suckering James into using the Marathon Stick on my calves tonight when we watch TV before bedtime. =0) My achilles feels great though! It's almost like the increased tug and pull from the lack of heel lift actually strengthens it and stretches it. But I know that can become too much of a good thing, so I'll just keep being careful while I wait for my skin and my calves to catch up.
Hmm...very interesting indeed!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/92210501 |
| Vibram Bikila LS Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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- 3 miles total (2 easy, 1 MP/tempo @ 7:42) in Vibrams avg pace 9:11...Zoo Loop
- corework
I am fascinated by music...it really moves me. I feel so much joy when I'm out running to beautiful music with or without a strong beat, I like all forms! And so far, when I'm running barefoot, I feel like I'm dancing out there! (I also love to watch dancers on TV or in person) Today I ran for 3 miles and after walking for a bit, I had the urge to run again to a cool song....unfortunately my spirit was willing, but my feet felt like mile 23 in a marathon so I had to stop!! haha :)
2nd round of hard core calf massages, stripping, rolling, and jaw clenching coming up soon! (this is starting to sound inappropriate) Keepin 'em loose and limber. ;)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/92507789
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| Vibram Bikila LS Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 |
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- 2.25 easy miles in Vibrams
- I am tired today from school and midfoot feels a little tender (or bruised) still, so I cut it short. It usually doesn't feel this way till 3 miles, but since it was still sore from Tuesday at the start of the run, I'll wait till Saturday or Monday to start again while it heals up.
- No problems from achilles and calves are completely knot-less now thanks to James
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/92895621 |
| Vibram Bikila LS Miles: 2.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
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- 4.5 miles down and back on 2100 east, 9:04 avg pace
- corework
Beautiful Saturday. It felt smooth and good! Kind of missing my runner friends...this is two Saturdays in a row going solo. *GASP* We all really should have been doing Ragnar together or something, everyone is having waaaay too much fun without us! |
| Vibram Bikila LS Miles: 4.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
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5.5 miles during the hottest part of the day!! It was the only time I had between capstone shift last night and work shift tonight. I was slow, fat, tired, and happy! :) :)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/94393618 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 5.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 4.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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- 6 easy miles, east high loop, avg pace 9:27
- core work
I love running on Monday mornings. Last Tuesday was my last 12 hour weekly psych clinical for the semester and it's amazing what having 12 hours of life back during the week can do! Also, we were able to go on a mini family vacation this weekend and I didn't have to rush home to get a shift in Sunday night like I usually do in order to go on a trip...I had the entire weekend off. Life is looking up! While there, I took a nice scenic jog in the 8,000 feet elevation...nothing like running later in the morning, in a t-shirt and shorts, surrounded by lots of snow, watching skiers fly down the mountain. :)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/95231789 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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Just woke up and now I'm biding the time with homework and chores for the heat to pass...I don't know how much longer I can supress the urge to do City Creek so I may just have to give in tonight! I was almost able to take over the entire patient load on my own last night at capstone. I love being a nurse. It makes me happy.
No City Creek today (left my mace at Snowbird and I refuse to run in secluded places without some form of self protection! I will get it back today from my mom and try again later) Started on the east high loop, but my stomach was still full from dinner a couple hours earlier and it was not enjoyable, so I turned around to make it an even 2 miles and walked the rest of the way! LOL |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 2.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.70 |
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- 6.7 miles, east high loop, avg pace 10:01
Nice, sustainable pace through the downhills and uphills. It was enjoyable. :) I still have tight tendons in my feet and heels (and sometimes my achilles on both legs, but not frequently) especially when I wake up or stand up to walk after sitting or laying down. It goes away after a couple miles of running/walking. I'm thinking it's from being on my feet so much with clincals and work? So my calves are always tight I guess. I think it will go away once I can start running more regularly and getting more regular sleep. There isn't any sharp pain, so I'm just not going to worry about it right now.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/95655405 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 6.70 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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- 6 mile Saturday morning stroll, East High loop
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/96261205 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.25 |
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- 7.25 miles at City Creek, avg pace 9:52
City Creek is a great alternative since I will need to be running a lot in the afternoon/evening this summer, especially for the next month. It's shaded and the creek really cools things off. Oh, and I love it.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/97151716 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 7.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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- 4 mile jog, 10ish avg pace
Hotttt.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/97496279 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- walked about mile + in the rain/clouds to the field house
- did the stair climber for 30 mins
- walked about a mile + in the blazing sun to get home =0)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/97496294 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.60 |
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- 10.6 slow miles, to the top of City Creek and back, avg pace 10:31
I really needed to accomplish something like running to the top of City Creek today. It makes everything wrong in the world right again. :) It was slow, but it was so fun. I love it when it's Saturday morning and an odd day of the week because then there's lots of people on the trail (thanks to the bikes). I loved that there were only a few of us runners at the top and millions of bikers. Take that! It was gorgeous today with the blue sky above the green trees. The creek is beautiful and it smells so yummy!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/97927522
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 10.60 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- walked 1.5 miles to field house
- 50 minutes stair climber keeping HR above 150 to mimic a run
- some weights/core
I found one of those thingys the Biggest Loser people are always swinging around...those bell weight things, what are they called? I tried it and did 2 sets of 30 each, no big deal. Well now I'm super sore!!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/98772806 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- walked 1.5 miles to the field house
- 35 mins stair climber, HR 150-157ish
- 10 mins rower machine
- some weights/core
- walked 1.5 miles home
Today I spent 1.5 hours trying to decide if I could bear to run in the shoe color that I don't want, but costs $40 cheaper than the color I really want...oh the pain!!! I went the cheaper route. Dang you Dave Ramsey. Luckily anyone who even looks at them will care about 0% as much as I do what color they are.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/98772813 |
| Vibram Bikila LS Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
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- 1 mile pure barefoot around Research Park
Today I am starting a new plan. Well, I'm starting over is what it is. Back to basics, from the ground up, however you want to call it. I'm doing this barefoot thing full throttle. I'm kinda at my whits end. Believe you me, I was perfectly happy running my 40-50 miles a week in shoes. I didn't care how I did it or what I wore, I just wanted to run! Since November, I've had one injury after another. Something isn't jiving with my feet-to-shoe relationship. Last fall I made what I thought were minor changes (stopped wearing inserts, slightly changed some shoes around and then started wearing custom orthodics). That's when the problems began. I started using the orthodics in March after my achilles injury and they have made things 10 times worse. I feel like I'm falling off the sides of my shoes and the outer sides wear out really fast. All things "stabilization" on my feet - be it tendons, muscles, whatever - have been injured on both feet at one time or another since November. I've tried going back to what I did before the fall, but that's not working either. I'm always dealing with something on the lateral sides of my feet/ankles/legs. And I continue to land more and more funny in shoes/orthodics. So...this obviously isn't working and as I'm sure you can all understand, it is just too heartbreaking! Run a few miles, get injured, take a week off...I can't do it anymore! I just want to be able to run!
I'm not saying shoes or orthodics are bad, they just aren't working for me. And I know this isn't just a matter of running too much. And I know my body/feet can run and this isn't something I just have to accept! Just gotta get my feet and legs strong and in good form again.
I started this plan of only running barefoot a few weeks ago and loved it (to my surprise to be honest). It definitely jives with my feet! I love it. Instead of coming home from a run dealing with aches and sharp pains, I come home and my feet feel stronger and more flexible and in control. I had started running in my Vibram Fivefingers, but I soon found that I don't like the individual toes...it puts way too much pressure where my toes bend. So I ordered a new pair of barefoot shoes that have an encased toe box and people say your feet can still "splay" out like they need to. Anyway, they are the Vivobarefoot Evos. I know, pricey, don't judge. (I did get mine for $40 cheaper, but I had to go with the yellow vs. light blue...I'm still upset about that). Heck, I'm not racing anyway, so I've got all kinds of extra slush fund money kicking around! Don't be dismayed, I will still be using my Vibrams as water shoes at the lake. They are still pretty darn comfortable and useful, that's for sure.
I want to do this the right way and I want to be able to eventually run like I used to, so I figured I've got to just clear the slate and start over with 100% commitment. I'm convinced that most new barefoot runners get injured because they do too much too soon. (here's just one of many good articles on what most people ignore when running barefoot) Referring to said article, my biggest focus will be on getting my heel chords adjusted. Here's my plan:
- 1 mile of pure barefoot running each day or every other day
- add a few minutes to each run each week as my feet will allow (hence the pure barefoot running with no shoes, not even minimal shoes, so I can get full feedback from my feet telling me when I've done too much)
- after I can run 45 minutes continuously with just my barefeet, start wearing Evo's or other minimalist shoes (anything that allows the bio feedback)
- work up to half marathon and then eventually marathon training plans! Yay!
I'm thinking this will take at least 6-9 months. So in the meantime, I really really need something to WEAR ME OUT so that I don't try to do too much too soon...it's really hard to hold back, especially if I'm feeling good and no injuries are present. James has been asking me what I want for a graduation present and I think I have decided. I want a 6-9 month membership to here to keep me distracted and active! I have been looking at this for a couple months now. I have several friends in various parts of Utah doing this right now and all I hear are good things. It sounds like the perfect place to go and be pushed by someone and maybe have a little healthy competition. :) I can run 50 miles a week without even trying, yet I can't go push myself (consistently) at the gym. Ugh. Pull my eyes out. So I think this might help in the transition. I'll post my amazing new *skills* on the blog each day like normal and of course my daily barefoot transition efforts.
We're really doin it Harry!!!! Don't forget about me!! Just know I am still fully planning on taking you all to the curb one day!!! :) |
| My Own Barefeet Miles: 1.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- Ute Crossfit intro session
- Field house
I love Crossfit already and will probably go 6 days a week if I can! (I say that now before I am beaten to a pulp with a REAL workout). I was nervous to go by myself, I felt like it was my first day of 7th grade. I felt more comfortable later on and the trainer was really nice. It was just me and two guys there for the intro session, but there were as many girls as guys there to do the regular workouts. Half of them were wearing Merrells or Vibrams! I say that because I wanted to wear my Vibrams but was too embarrased; what if they laughed at me?! Haha. She explained the program and the goals. Basically they focus on "not making the muscle look good, but on gaining full function." So there aren't any weights or weight machines and we don't do crunches...it's about taking the muscle through its full motion in order to improve everyday functioning and improve whatever sport you enjoy. She taught us how to do squats, situps, pushups and pullups Crossfit style (focusing on full range of motion/function) and then she taught us how to do the rower machine correctly. Boy have I been doing it wrong (I'll write what I taught in the comments for anyone that wants to know). Then she had us do our first beginner's workout: 500m row, 40 squats, 30 situps, 20 pushups and 10 pullups with the goal of 10 minutes or less. One guy did it in about 7 minutes and me and the other guy did it in about 8. My heart rate was about 140's whenever I looked at it, not too shabby. The workouts are generally 15-30 minutes long. They focus on quality, efficiency and strength rather than quantity. By the way...I have noooooo upper body strength. I kept wanting to say "I'm a runner." LOL The trainer was so incredibly lean and strong...she could pull herself doing several "strict" pull-ups without any effort at all. Wow. I myself on the other hand had to use a box AND I had to use a jump to help get my body up. I'm going to be slaughtered at least for the first few weeks...
I then went to the field house to practice my new skills. I first walked 1 mile to work on my barefoot footing in my Merrells. No running for awhile; right ankle is still not good, so I'll just focus on form while walking. I can't believe how much I pull my medial feet in and up which causes me to land on only the lateral parts of my feet. How did I mess myself up so much??? LOL. I don't notice it as much in my running shoes and in fact, now that I've been working on landing with my whole midfoot, it hurts to wear my running shoes. They are way too bulky for me. I wore my Merrells today and they help me land with better form and it feels much more comfortable. (I love these shoes!) I really have to think about each step though. I then did: 1000m row (the right way), 7 mins stairclimber to continue working on form, and some more core work.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/99529040 | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- 1.5 mile walk/run to field house (0.75 miles pure bf)
- 1750 meter row, 15 min stairclimb, strength work
- 1.5 mile walk home in vibrams
Part of me doesn't see how just a little bit of barefoot work each day will eventually get me to the point of running half marathons or more! But since I know others have done it, I'll just keep at it. I can tell that my feet can go further without hurting so that helps. I still have to constantly remind myself to relax my feet when I'm walking or standing - I always have my lateral feet pulled down and the medial sides pulled up. That has been my focus over the weekend while walking all over at work, going on a Sunday walk, etc. Don't ask me why I ever got into that habit! No wonder why I was always getting injured.
I go to Crossfit tomorrow for another intro class. I have to do 3-6 intro classes this week before I can go whenever I want, which I'm anxious for. My right foot is almost completely healed and I need something to keep me entertained and tired! =0) |
| Vibram Bikila LS Miles: 2.00 | My Own Barefeet Miles: 1.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
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On my way to one of my first real Crossfit workouts...am I going to die? Will I be slaughtered?!
.....Slaughtered, but I loved it!
Due to scheduling, they let me come to a regular class. I jumped right in with their coaching at several points and felt like I wasn't too far behind the pack EXCEPT FOR THE BURPEES!! I was supposed to do 50 but at 35 I almost threw up and then I almost passed out so I asked her (Bobbie, one of the owners) what the normal was...if I should keep going and be really behind or just move on and she said if you feel woosey than call it good and try again next time; so I called it good and went to the next step.
After the warmup, part of today's workout started out focusing on good, efficient running form. It followed right along with the barefoot-ology, but of course is good for anyone in any type of shoe. She was wearing the New Balance Minimus and they look really nice; perhaps I'll add them to my growing collection. I was in my Merrells and it felt really good except things were still a little sore from yesterday's barefoot session (so I guess it IS doing something afterall?). We then did the WOD (workout of the day). All in all, every session is 1 hour, consisting of a warmup, a challenge, WOD and cool down. The WOD is anywhere from 5-30 minutes and then the warmup and challenge are longer or shorter to makeup the rest of the hour. There are times of instruction during that hour, too, so you're not constantly working out the whole time. I love having a coach there the whole time helping with my form. I love that there are no mirrors. I love that we're all doing the same thing...the synergy and the time goal factor make me push myself to places I wouldn't otherwise go on my own. Everyone cheers on each other. It reminds me a lot of gymnastics + b-ball/v-ball conditioning + track + cross country, which I enjoyed. I really like it. She talked to me about programs they specifically do for long distance runners who train for marathons (!!!!!). I'm sold. And I'm out of shape. Except for my legs. I've got endurance, but no strength. I've got some work to do.
Warmup
- 15 jumprope jumps, pause, continue the same with 30 then 45, 60, 75, 90
- 200m run
- 5 kipping swings (I'm just at the SWING part, not the pullup part...)
- 5 push ups
Running form
- various exercises focusing on efficient form (thing I need to work on most: land on ball of foot with a heel "kiss" - I just land on the ball of my foot)
- 1600m run outside focusing on the techniques
WOD
- 100m "Farmers walk" (walk outside as fast as you can holding two heavy kettle bells without setting them down)
- 50 deadlifts
- 50 burpees (I did 35)
- 100m Farmers walk
- 100 strokes on the bike
- Goal was under 10 mins, I finished 2nd to last in 13:25 mins
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/100427631 (the big HR jump at 50 mins is when I almost puked) |
| Merrell Glove Blue Miles: 1.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- 1 on 1 session (due to scheduling I can't make it to the intro session tomorrow night), learned more techniques, mostly core work, no hard workout
- 1 mile walk pure barefoot...feet and legs are feeling great, R ankle all healed up
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| Merrell Glove Blue Miles: 2.00 | My Own Barefeet Miles: 1.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
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1 mile pure barefoot run, R heel cords still tight, need to loosen
2.5 miles walk in Merrells to the gym
Warmup
5 min row
various strength technique warmups
Challenge
2 x 10 GHD situps (not sure what GHD means!)
WOD
3 rounds for time (I did it in 5:00 mins):
5x Clean and Jerk (I did 35 pounds bar and weights included - written goal on the board is 115#!!!)
3x Rope Climb (I did 15x pull-ups - using the box to jump from)
**5 min rest**
4 rounds for time (I did it in 5:40 mins):
10x Power Wallball, girls hit the 10′ targets (I used the gray ball, the next is the green ball and the standard is the blue ball, I think 14#)
100m Row Sprint
I'm still very sore in my shoulders and arms from those darn burpees. It is uncomfortable to even brush my teeth! I think I'll do less next time! When I first saw this workout on the board today, I was a little disappointed because I wanted something tough, or at least something longer. I'll be careful to not think that again; it's harder than it looked. It's always a good workout even if it's short. The hardest part for me was the pull-ups, that drained my strength quick. The easiest was the 2nd part - the wall ball throws then the row. It left me hungry for more...can't wait for tomorrow. I wanted to go for a run afterward. Dang those 50 mile running weeks...you've ruined me!!
As for my bf progression, I think tomorrow I'll start doing my 1 mile+ runs on a track or at Liberty Park to avoid this pebbles -owie- until I transition to wearing minimal shoes and can run on any terrain (the goal is 45 minutes of pure bf running first). My feet are much more relaxed now, I rarely have to remind myself to relax them. BF running feels very natural now; just gotta get my feet and legs acclimated. My right foot is lagging the most. I'll try for 1 mile tomorrow and then 1 mile on Saturday if everything feels OK. If not, I'll back off and wait till Monday. It's starting to click more and more.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/100723604 |
| Merrell Glove Blue Miles: 3.50 | My Own Barefeet Miles: 1.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
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1 mile run, 2 mile walk in Merrells (would have done barefoot, but the track was too hot...imagine that)
WOD
Max rounds in 15 minutes of:
10 Pull-ups (I jumped from the box...it's getting easier and will try w/out it next week)
10 Back squat at Bodyweight or Front Squat at 75% BW (I did 65# for back squat)
50 Sit-ups
I did 3 full rounds and the pull-ups & squats of a 4th round in 15 mins
Challenge
5 minute plank on gymnastic rings (that are near the floor) for as much time as possible during the 5 min. This schooled me.....any arm strength that I had is now completely gone!
I'm gonna need a larger waterbottle...
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/100986678 |
| Merrell Glove Blue Miles: 2.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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- 2 miles pure barefoot around East High track
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/101632401 |
| My Own Barefeet Miles: 2.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.80 |
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- 2.8 miles of barefoot work
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/101862431 |
| Merrell Glove Blue Miles: 1.20 | My Own Barefeet Miles: 1.60 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.25 |
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Felt like wearing shoes and needed my East High route today. Felt gooooood. :) Wore my Nike Free's, which I haven't done before -except to work or school- because my feet couldn't tolerate the neutrality and lack of heel drop. Now they can! Did that and then went to Crossfit.
Warm up
400m run, [10 wall squats, 10 somethins - don't remember the name, 20 sec wall hand stand] X 3
WOD: (I did it in 11:20 minutes)
8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 (each thing below 8 times, then 7, etc.)
Overhead Squat 85#/55# (I did 35#)
Pull Up + Toe to Bar
Challenge:
3 overhead squat on the 2 minute mark, for 5 sets @75-80% (I did 55#)
6.25 mile run details on Garmin
Crossfit details on Garmin | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
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- 11 miles easy pace at City Creek
12:43 avg pace up to the top, 10:10 avg pace down to the bottom for a total of 2 hrs and 6 mins (Garmin was dead this morning) |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 11.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.60 |
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- 1.5 miles pure barefoot around Research Park (and Matt thought I had thrown in the towel...NEVER!! I can serve two masters...)
- Went home, got my Nike Frees on, ran 5 miles of the East High loop
To my surprise, things feel good, even after City Creek on Sat! When I'm running in just my barefeet, I stop when the bottoms of my feet start to feel sensitive and when I feel possible hot spots/blisters. At first it's fun to feel all the sensations (my favorite is running through puddles) and then after a little while it becomes too much and that's when I know I need to stop.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/103352080 |
| Nike Free Miles: 5.10 | My Own Barefeet Miles: 1.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
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6.5 easy miles on the east high loop :)
Gave the barefeet a rest today and wore regular shoes (but no orthodics). My legs/feet feel stronger and they land different now, so it just may be working. It's also as if they know that school is almost done (uhhh....like TOMORROW).
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/103587186 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.60 |
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- 5.1 very slow miles of east high loop (started in Frees, turned back to put on regular shoes)
- stopped at east high track and did 1.5 miles of barefoot (feet felt great, could have run longer if I had more time)
When you are rebuilding your conditioning or you're on a recovery day (today I was suffering from both) and someone whizzes by you light as a feather, do you ever feel like saying "yah, well I can run a 1:40 half and a 44:48 10K." ?
I have finished 1 of 4 finals and have about an hour break before the 2nd starts. :) I'm already getting sad that it will be over today. How does something so hard and life-draining do that? (or am I the only one that gets that way?)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/103798902
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 5.10 | My Own Barefeet Miles: 1.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
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- 6.25 miles with regular shoes on east high loop
- stopped at east high track and did 1.25 miles barefoot (this may be cheating, but I've started wearing thin socks so I don't get blisters...I know they say you should run in your skin so that you don't over do it, but my muscles and tendons are way tougher than my skin is so it was holding me back =0) )
Thoughts on barefoot running so far...
I feel like it has definitely made a huge difference, even just the little bit I've incorporated. My heel cords are much MUCH healthier. My footstrike is so much more even throughout my midfoot, I no longer land on the outsides of my foot. I utilize my big toes more and that side of my foot in general as well as all my toes. My heel barely touches the ground, which never was a problem for me - my heel never touched at all so I loaded my calves way too much. Now I have a good balance of landing on my midfoot and letting my heel barely touch as well.
The barefoot sessions help me to feel what my natural footstrike should feel like and now (it took awhile) I've been able to transfer that to whatever shoes I'm wearing, although my regular shoes muffle it quite a bit, at least I'm not getting injured anymore! And it also seems to really stretch out and strengthen my heel cords and my other tendons and ligaments. As far as shoes go, by far my favorite "shoes" have been the Vibrams. I may try them again to see if I get that same pain where my toes bend. If that doesn't work, I think I'll order the Vibram Classics since they don't go as high up on the foot. I don't like to run in my Merrells (I love them for daily use though) and I sent the Evo's back....both of them have soles that are hard (they make a click clack on hard surfaces) and the Vibrams are super soft so it's almost the same as barefoot, just like wearing a thick sock. I really love those things. As far as more padded minimal shoes, I'm not sure how I feel about the Nike Frees, I honestly would prefer to go barefoot than run in these. I like to wear them for everyday uses, but for some reason I don't like them running. But I want to transition out of my regular shoes with the heel drop completely and at least have some minimal shoes if I don't want to run in Vibrams or go barefoot on a particular day or for a race. Maybe I'll try Allie's Hattori's to see what they are like.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/103989497
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 6.25 | My Own Barefeet Miles: 1.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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- 1 mile up to the trail in Vibrams, stashed them in the bushes, put on my Nike Frees
- 4 miles on Bonneville Shoreline and back home (really liked running the trail in the Frees)
Nothing like this view to remind me that I am indeed free... I keep forgetting that I am, in fact, done with homework, done with tests (except NCLEX), and I do not have clinicals! What a beautiful, liberating view. :)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/104304230 |
| Vibram Bikila LS Miles: 1.00 | Nike Free Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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- 10 easy miles - South Temple route that I haven't been able to run forever!
- Between mile 4.2-6.2, I took off my shoes and carried them for 2 miles while I ran barefoot in my socks!
If you were to tell me last December (or even just a month ago) that I would be running my old 10 mile route, in my Nike Frees and 2 of those miles were barefoot, I would have laughed! It feels so great!
I ordered a pair of Saucony Hattori's today from www.runningwarehouse.com. You really should check that website out if you haven't already. Good deals, free shipping AND free returns. It's where I buy 90% of my running gear unless I can find it cheaper somewhere else, which is very rare. The Hattori's are normally $59 on the website, but I got a coupon in the mail today for 25% off so they were only $44.25 with no tax!
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| Nike Free Miles: 8.00 | My Own Barefeet Miles: 2.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
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5.2 miles in the heat (only time to run today)
I probably stopped every .3 miles to rest in the shade for a couple minutes because it's so hot. We're getting a treadmill this weekend (2nd attempt), so I can't wait to have that for these hot days when I can only run in the afternoon. I took off my shoes at mile 3 and ran one mile in socks. It felt really good to get the heavy, hot things off and have some ventilation and just run barefoot. Then I walked 1 mile barefoot (not included in the 5 miles) and then put my shoes back on. By then it felt good to get the cushiony comfortable shoes back on my feet. :0) I ran the last mile home.
While I'm running barefoot on the sidewalks, my eyes are on the ground constantly. I do somewhat of a winding motion to avoid the obvious holes in the sidewalk, but otherwise it doesn't really hurt to land on twings and small rocks, etc. You can usually see the bigger rocks and you automatically avoid those. It really doesn't hurt at all, especially after giving your feet time to get used to it by walking barefoot first for awhile. Every now and again I step on something that sticks to my foot or socks and it hurts to land on it again, so I just stop and brush it off and move forward. The track is my favorite because of the texture (it feels like a massage on my feet) and it's clear of holes and big rocks. It's just more convenient to pull of my shoes and include the barefoot running during my normal run. I'm eventually planning on running in very minimal shoes (like Vibrams or Hattori's) for the entire run someday. The barefeet running (in socks) is just to slowly transition and teach my feet how to land correctly and to strengthen my feet, heel cords and legs. It's definitely working for me.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/105517915 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 4.10 | My Own Barefeet Miles: 1.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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- 5 miles of east high loop (1.3 miles were in my socks)
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 3.70 | My Own Barefeet Miles: 1.30 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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Two fun new things happened today:
1) Ran all 5 miles in my newly arrived Saucony Hattori's (Allie you're right, they are AWESOME!). My favorite minimalist shoes so far. The perfect mix between Vibrams and Merrells. They hug your feet like a sock or water shoes and give you plenty of room to spread your toes out. And they're soft and cushiony, but not too much cushion so you can still feel in control. They only weigh 3.8 oz and they have no heel to toe drop. They are a lot more minimal than Nike Free's, so I had my regular shoes ready just in case. I could start to feel that I may need to change into my regular shoes around mile 4 or 4.5, so I just finished it out because I was too lazy to stop and change shoes. As for the sizing, I got a size 9.5 which is half size bigger than my regular running shoes. I wear an 8.5 for every day shoes, 9 for regular running shoes and for Merrells and Nike Frees and a 9.5 in the Hattori's.
2) I got to run on my new treadmill! Treadmill Attempt #2. We bought one off ksl.com a couple months ago and had an awful, awful experience (it ended with the guy totally lying to us, selling us a complete lemon that didn't work, then saying "sorso ry, there's nothing I can do"...and then us leaving it in his driveway as a statement - that felt really good actually! LOL We're so mean). Well, this week one, of James' coworkers came to him and asked if he would be interested in trading. She asked if he could build her one of his custom computers and they would give us their new-ish treadmill that only had 30 hours on it. While I was at work last night, they brought it over and James got it all set up for me and tested it out even. He showed it off to me this morning. He said "compared to this, that last treadmill was a dumpster dive." I was relieved! I guess I was a little nervous the same thing was going to happen (that it wouldn't work). I ran on it when I woke up at 2pm and it was SO nice! It's a high quality machine (NordicTrack Viewpoint 3000 I believe). It even has a fan to cool your face off while you're running. It was MUCH easier to run 5 miles in 72 degrees indoors than try to run 5 miles in .3 mile increments outside in 90 degree weather.
We're off to Bear Lake for the weekend. Hoping to get a few miles in tomorrow on some beautiful terrain. :)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/106004490 |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
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- 12 miles near the Minnetonka Cave and campgrounds (6 miles down the road towards Hwy 89/Main Street and Bear Lake, 6 miles back up)
We stay at the Porcupine campsite. It's a nice place and has a stream running along the road.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/106573602 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
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- 8.5 miles easy running - 5 miles in my Nike Frees, 3.5 miles in my socks
I never really plan to take my shoes off when I start a run, but it seems that every time I get onto 13th east I want to throw them off and have a party for my feet and legs. They really like it, it's true when they say it's fun. I thought it was funny when I would read that in the books about barefoot running, but now I've fallen for it and I'm sold LOL. :) I think it's just because it's more interactive with the ground I guess? I put my shoes back on after my feet tell me it's not fun anymore. I don't really feel any soreness or sharp pains, my feet just get tired and the fun wears off (and I'm sure if I kept running they would be really sore). My feet and legs feel stronger and stronger and I rarely have to think about how to land properly for the healthiest form. Like my friend Bryanna once told me: my feet are starting to feel like shoes! haha
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/106796888 |
| Nike Free Miles: 5.00 | My Own Barefeet Miles: 3.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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- 3 miles on the treadmill in regular shoes
Couldn't go to sleep till noon after work because of a required CPR class so the semi that ran over me today must have been carrying an extra load. I love that I can roll out of bed and jump on the treadmill on days like this. It's amazing that a little jog can make the groggy feeling go away faster than laying around the rest of the day. I love that I can be out of the heat and I can stop if I need to use the restroom and I don't have to commit to a whole loop so I can stop when I feel like stopping (or if I run out of time). Looking forward to a nice run tomorrow morning outside. :) |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
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- 6.5 miles, east high loop, regular shoes
The feet didn't feel like going barefoot today so I didn't push the issue. BTW, no more CrossFit. Now that I can run to my heart's content, what's the motive? :) |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Just felt like taking a couple days off this week. Felt good. :) I'm out of school, but we're busy with family parties and activities before school starts again (for James) and I have my NCLEX next Tuesday that I'm studying for. We've also been looking at houses and getting all the paperwork needed for the loan requirements. We are under contract for one in NSL and will most likely be moving October 7th if all goes well! I've already starting designing my routes (although I will really miss my loops up here). There are fun places to run in Davis County (that is where we grew up), so if anyone wants to come up that way sometime, just let me know! | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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I liked this quote:
"I am thankful that there are different seasons in life and training. I have learned to embrace each season realizing how important it is to allow the body, mind and spirit to fully cycle through each..." -Ryan Hall
Running has definitely gone on the backburner right now! Either I'm burned out from school and studying or as a way of preservation, my body is not giving any energy reserves for running while we get the process of mortgage and moving behind us and while I take the NCLEX next week and transition to being a nurse at work (and of course there's still full-time hours to fulfill at work, that's about all the exercise I'm getting right now!). Either way, I may not have much to offer on the blog in the next while! Hope you're all doing well.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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- 5 miles of East High route (with 1.5 miles barefoot)
I figured the day would come this week that I would want to run, but I didn't think it would take THIS long! 7 days later! Woke up with sore muscles (from inactivity!) and I was restless and stir crazy (started setting in yesterday). It was so nice to get out there!
Didn't have my Garmin. I left about 6:15am and probably did 10 min avg pace. |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| 3 miles today and then core work, nothin fancy! |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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5 easy miles on the treadmill in the early evening. I was grateful for my treadmill so I could have some good stress relief. Isn't running so great? I ran in my Hattori's; legs and feet felt great!
Mitch's ab video (about 12 mins) |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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- 6 miles, east high loop
- core work (Mitch's ab video...it's the same one I do everytime, nothing special)
It was nice to get outside as the sun was coming up! Ran in my Hattori's outside for the first time, I love those shoes! It was much more fun than taking off my big shoes and lugging them around. Feels like my feet and legs are just about 100% adjusted to running in minimal shoes. I am going slow and my volume isn't very high, so that has probably helped.
Off to spend the day with my little sister who has the day off work. :) |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- Cross training day - 1 hour cardio/strength training/core video at home in my Hatorri's.
Found out late last night that I passed NCLEX! I will start as an RN Sept 13th. :)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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- 5 easy miles on the treadmill in regular shoes
- core work video
I love that treadmill for my afternoon runs! I started watching "You Again" on Netflix. It's a cute family movie so far; kept me entertained and the time went fast.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/111345882 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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6 slow miles in my Hattori's on the JRP with friends! It's been six months since I've seen anyone (way too long). Thanks for running with me for a little bit Teena!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/111478147 |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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- 5 miles on the treadmill, regular shoes
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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- 6 miles in Hattori's just after sunrise...my favorite time to run.
Today felt good. :) I did a modified East High route - everything the same except went on 15th East instead of 13th.
(Garmin still loading, I'll post later...it started at 7:05am and was about 10:45 pace...there was a headwind, OK?!)
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| Saucony Hattori Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
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6.5 miles, east high loop in my Hattori's. Things feel great...in fact, I probably don't even have to say that anymore because I feel completely healed up from all my previous issues/injuries and I can run in my minimal shoes everyday now so I'm feeling pretty good about things!
I was really hoping to run yesterday to get an even 30 miles this week, but my work pulled me off the night shift to work the day shift yesterday. Funny thing is I would much prefer to work the night shift AND it's easier to run when I work nights than it is when I work days. You people who are alive during the day all day and who work during the day are crazy.
P.S. last week I had said it was 6 months since I had seen my friends, but Ogden was just 4 months ago, right? Either way, it had been awhile. =0)
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| Saucony Hattori Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Walked around Sugarhouse Park with James. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
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- 6.5 easy miles, east high loop, in my Hattori's
Sat through 8 hours of hospital orientation for a hospital I've worked at the last 2.5 years. :) (Imagine my sheer boredom...I honestly took 6 cat-naps) But hey, I made a nurse's wage today!! First day. Couldn't wait to get out a run afterwards. |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
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Day 2 of 3 orientation days this week. Like the good 'ol days of school, my calves are hard as rocks from all the sitting. I usually only get to stand up for about 30 minutes total from 8-4:30pm and it creates havoc. Wore my regular shoes just in case. |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 4.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- 3 mile walk this evening to enjoy the sunset, the fall smells and the cool breeze. :)
Orientation is done for this week! Only 3 more weeks of sitting through orientation and then hopefully my legs will get back to normal. (next week starts the "didactic" portion at the NICU). |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
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- 6.5 miles, East High route, Hattori's
Today is a great day... cooler fall weather for an afternoon run outside (and I felt good on the run), I get to enjoy the weekend with my family and I have no sleep deprivation or homework nagging at me! We're off to watch the Holy War with my family. I was raised BYU blue, but since then have changed...afterall the U owns me...it gave me 2 degrees, it pays my bills and gives me half tuition and insurance and has given me cheap housing for the last 4.5 years! Not to mention, the U is better anyway. :)
I hope everyone is having a great weekend.
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| Saucony Hattori Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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- 6 miles of walk/run...mostly walk!
Well, I feel like crap and have felt like that for awhile now...can you guess what it could be from?? I'm pregnant! Not even 2 months yet and my entire life has changed. My body has been hijacked!! For a great purpose though. :) Some running days are great, some are bad. Today was definitely one of the bad days. Blah. It still feels good to get out to get some fresh air (all of a sudden my small apartment seems so stuffy and cramped...and stinky!!!) and to move, but I'm glad I'm home and I think I'll take a nap...:)
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| Saucony Hattori Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
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| Merrell Glove Blue Miles: 1.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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This week has been extra fun! Haha. My blood sugar (or whatever makes me sick) is so unstable right now that I can barely stand up long enough to do the dishes! (and no, this is not my way of getting out of housework) Much different than tiring out after a long run! It's better in the afternoon, so that's when I try to walk. I have never layed around or watched this much TV in my life before! Except for the few days when I've had the stomach bug...which feels oddly the same LOL, yet with this, you still have to go on with life and can't call in sick for 9 months. I'm not looking for sympathy though...billions of women have gone through this (or worse) so it's just my turn, right? =0)
The 1st week of the didactic orientation at the NICU is complete with only a few mishaps. :)
I hope everyone has fun at the JRT! Only 1 week left till SGM, holy smokes!
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| Merrell Glove Blue Miles: 2.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
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1 mile of walking at work with my orientation group to break up the day. There is a specific route you can take that includes the U, Hunstman, Moran, Primary's. It includes lots of stairs!
I actually felt great today. Kind of thought of going for a run, but I was nervous of the blood sugar aftermath since I have to go back to orientation tomorrow. If I knew I could lay around all day I probaly would have. We did spend a couple hours packing though...getting closer!
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| Merrell Glove Blue Miles: 1.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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I ran! It felt great! I can't stand sitting for 11 hours anymore!
Only 3 more days of orientation... |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.15 |
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I ran today! It's like I've discovered running....again...for the third time this year. =0) City Creek. Mmmm... The colors are beautiful right now.
I have felt good every day this week except Sunday. The only thing I've done differently is I started taking my prenatal vitamin at night right before I fall asleep instead of in the morning. I started that Sunday night so it must be part of the reason! Either way, I'm taking advantage. :)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/117814767 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 6.15 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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I love running!
4 miles at City Creek :)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/117998939 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
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- 6.5 miles, east high loop
I had to stop a few times to rest, but the cobwebs in my lungs from not running for 2+ weeks are slowly disappearing!
I really wish I could be with everyone at St. George this weekend!
**update: I just looked at my blog totals and it looks like I was only out of running last week...it's funny how the brain thinks it is so much longer than that :)
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| Saucony Hattori Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.35 |
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- 6.35 miles, east high route
I am so grateful to be able to run! It makes me happy. It's funny because I'm about 2-2:30 mins/mile slower. I used to try and beat 54 mins for this exact same route, and now I'm happy if I can come in around 1 hour 11 mins. =0) I made my goal this week of 25-30 miles. I hope to continue that for as long as I can for the next 7 months. I can tell a definite difference as far as being more tired when I get back, I'm much more thirsty and I have to eat on time through the whole day or I WILL puke. But I can also see a huge difference in my well-being (both physically and mentally) when I run as opposed to not running, so I know it has to be a good thing. At work, I see way too many babies taken out early due to pregnancy-induced hypertension. I also see a lot of gestational diabetic babies. Neither options are favorable for the first weeks of life! I know these are sometimes out of the mom's control, but by golly, I will do everything in my power to avoid it!
Excited to watch conference today and tomorrow, always a fun weekend. :) Me, James and my little sister are going to try and get in standby tomorrow, hopefully it works! |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
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- 6.5 miles, east high route
I don't have to stop and rest as much, but my times are slowly getting...slower. I feel like my blood volume has doubled so when I run, it feels like I'm doing 9 or 10 pace but I'm barely doing 11! Oh well. I feel good when I'm running so that's all that matters right now. :)
P.S. We close on our house this afternoon. There goes the carefree life! Replaced by a waterheater, a furnace, an a/c, a roof, appliances and anything else that will break at any minute! Slowly putting on the chains...haha. :)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/118913114
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| Saucony Hattori Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
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- 6.5 miles, east high route
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/119237537 |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
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- 6.5 miles, east high route (definitely had to take some long walking breaks tonight)
Well it has happened...to my running horror, I have a muffin top! The kind that you can't suck in at all...yes, it's that bad. I don't know where it is coming from because I think I eat less now that my stomach threatens a reversal if I eat a lot. I decided that I would make a pair of my running capri's that are tight anyway a little more comfortable since I can always sew them back up later. I cut the elastic band in a couple places and then during my whole 6.5 miles, they were so loose, I could barely keep them on. Great times. |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Sitting here resisting the major temptation to go on my planned Saturday morning run while the very hard working hubby sleeps. We were at our apartment till 1am last night moving and we need to go back and clean so we still have a lot of work to do...hence the no running.
We saw our baby for the very first time at our first ultrasound yesterday and it was the most amazing experience I've ever had. I knew it would be great from what I hear when everyone else experiences that, but wow! I would travel to the end of the earth and back for that baby! It was kicking it's feet and moving it's hands and it was SO CUTE!!!! It can do all that and it's only 9 weeks old! I can't stop thinking about it. When I saw him or her, the first thought I had was "I need to back off a little bit" hehe. :) So I think I'll revise my goal to be 20-25 miles per week and rest a little more than I usually do. I'm gonna be a mom!! | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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5 miles, Bountiful Boulevard...one of my favorite routes in the jr. high/high school days. Beautiful views. Good to be home. :)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/120472458# |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
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5.5 miles of a makeshift loop so I could go let in the guys to refinish the floor at our house and then I made a roundabout way back to my mom's where we'll stay for 3 more days while they do their work.
My time was much faster today by about 30 seconds to a minute per mile. I feel stronger, but I think it was probably just the lack of hills. :)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/120718504 |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 5.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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6 miles, what a beautiful day!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/121331110 |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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- 6 miles, Bountiful Boulevard
I pass Holbrook Canyon and Mueller Park Canyon on this route and the trees are on fire! So gorgeous.
Speaking of gorgeous, I'm so glad we didn't go with our original plan and try to do our wooden floor ourselves! We would have ended up calling them anyway.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/121728344 |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Felt like busting it out today and got my self a PPR (pregnant PR). :) Still no internet till probably Thursday, so I can't upload my garmin or comment on anyone's blogs. |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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- 5 miles, Bountiful Boulevard
Enjoyed a lighter running week. Beautiful run, family over and dutch oven cooking...it's been a good Saturday.
PS - still can't upload to my garminconnect. We have now have internet as of today, but still have issues with some things. |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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- 5.7 miles, 5th south loop (Bountiful)
Heard the baby's heart beat at a cool 162 bpm. I could listen to that sound 24/7. I really need to find me one of those doppler thingys... |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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| Saucony Hattori Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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Still having internet and Garmin issues... |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.25 |
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- 5.25, 5th south loop - starting to loosen the cobwebs in my legs and lungs from so many days off
My Garmin transfer works! I was also able to upgrade from the version 2.0 to 2.4. I spent 45 minutes on the phone with the very helpful Garmin support. They couldn't get anything to work either (which helped me feel better about my technical abilities). After jumping through hoops and trying various things, it all works. I'm sure no one really cares, but as for me, I feel whole again...:)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/125811299
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 5.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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http://connect.garmin.com/activity/126032995 |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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We are now into the 2nd trimester and I like it better already. Lower tendons and ligaments needed a break, but I didn't. Checked out the local rec center and did cycling and pilates classes.
People who know I still run ask me if I make sure my heart rate is below 140. I tell them that is out-dated information and I just make sure I don't over do it and that I can always take solid breaths. I have researched the topic extensively, I went to a conference where doctors presented their research on the topic and I also just feel for myself that getting a nice hard session in is a good thing. I feel much better when I can do this, so I'll just follow my intuition and be careful and I really think things will be great. I just ordered a book that I've come across often during my research and am looking forward to reading it.
http://www.amazon.com/Exercising-Through-Pregnancy-James-Clapp/dp/1886039593#_
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/126195889
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Ran 3 miles, bonked, walked 3 miles home. |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.60 |
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- Ran 7.5 miles, walked 1 mile (Pages Lane)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/127810641 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 7.60 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- walked about 1.5 miles to the gym and did the one hour "Powertone" class...it was a good class
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Went to the gym for an hour. I somehow hurt my right knee without any warning, so I'm just waiting for it to heal. I can now almost go up and down the stairs without limping so we're making progress! | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
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- Powertone class and a one mile re-introductory run
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| Saucony Hattori Miles: 1.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.75 |
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- 1.75 mile slow jog to the gym
- 45 mins step aerobics
- 30 mins strength training
Knee is doing better, but running still bothers it a little. Steps and squats don't bother it. Today's mini run felt very uncordinated and ploppish. The body is changing already! But that's OK, I don't mind the sacrifice. :) I really miss my normal high-mileage running days, but I'll have lots of fun with running later on when I'm not actively growing a human.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/128898547
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/128898549
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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- one hour cardio class at the gym
- 2 mile run (felt much less clunky today, phew!)
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| Saucony Hattori Miles: 2.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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- 5 miles today, 5th south loop
- :)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/129325043
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| Saucony Hattori Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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- 4 mile run
- stopped at the gym for some strength training
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/129466073 |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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- 5 mile run, 5th south loop
- 1 hour strength training class at the gym called "Body Pump" if that says anything =0)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/129582797 |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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- 5 mile run, 5th south loop
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/130225302 |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
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- 5 miles - 5th south loop
- strength training at the gym
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/130467303 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 5.20 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.25 |
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- 4.25 mile run, Bountiful Blvd
Happy Thanksgiving!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/130713354 |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 4.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- 45 miles elliptical (went to the gym hoping for the cycling class, but they didn't have it this morning so I did this instead)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/130831309 | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.10 |
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Joined Teena and Smooth (and Rylee and Larry) at Gold's Gym to do a sprint triathlon. It was just what I needed!! And it was so fun to see them. :)
My running isn't at it's greatest right now (understandably) so I find myself, like I did when I was injured earlier this year, not having as much motivation to work hard since I don't get out of my workouts what I really want (that burn in my lungs and the nice tired muscles from running lots of hard miles...etc.) So this was fun to do and it helped revive things for me. I tried to work as hard as I could, but there's just a "slug" factor I have to work against right now. So considering, it was a good workout for sure! I'm not sure that I'll ever race a triathlon, but it was still fun. I'm still thinking I would prefer the simplicity of starting at the beginning of a race, running my heart out to the end, and then I'm done. =0)
Thanks Teena! I know she's really busy right now, so it was nice of her to do this with me. :) And thanks Smooth and Larry for traveling all that way so you could come. Let's do this again!
- 12.4 mile bike ride (Level 6) - 46:55
- 3.1 mile run - 34:05
- 750 meter swim - 25:26
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/131638324 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 3.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
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- AM: 5.5 miles, 5th south loop
- PM: Body Pump with my little sister and she signed up for a membership so we can go together all the time now! (at Gold's) I'm so happy!
What a great run. It's funny how sometimes if you want a good run, just have a hard run the day before. That triathlon primed me just right! I woke up feeling good and ready to run, so I was hoping for under 10 mins/mile and got 9:40. :)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/131696151 |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 5.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- 40 minutes of cycling class
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/131883080 | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.70 |
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- 8.7 mile run, Pages Lane loop (felt wonderful and smooth...like I was glider girl :)...love my Hattori's!)
I ran from NSL to Bountiful to Centerville and the damage just got worse as I ran north. A few crazy things on today's run:
- branches, pine needles, shingles, garbage everywhere
- random street light encasings here and there
- power lines down
- sidewalks completely blocked off from fallen trees
- a house with it's front window completely blown out
- large pine trees down everywhere
- fences down and broken
- several large trees down at the front of the Bountiful Cemetery
- watching crews replace entire traffic lights that were just plain missing (those things are huge BTW, it was half the guy's size who was struggling to carry it across the road)
- going to the bathroom in a pitch black restroom at the grocery store in Centerville because they were running on generators! The poor employees had to wear gloves and coats
I feel bad for people who have sustained so much damage! We luckily made it out with just a broken gate post and storm drain. Our neighbors around us and some friends further north had some bad damage....so sad. Hope you all were OK and didn't get any damage yourselves!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/132393231 |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 8.70 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Cross-training goulage:
- cycling 15 mins
- row machine 18 mins (3500 meters)
- stair climber 18 mins (level 7)
- 1 hr Body Pump class (strength training only - no cardio)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/132390112 | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- 30 mins elliptical and some weight lifting
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.60 |
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- 5.6 miles, 5th south loop
- PM - Body Pump with my sister
I'm pretty sure I felt the baby kick this morning!! It was the cutest thing feeling that little foot kick! :) I've been trying so hard to feel it for a couple weeks now and I can't tell between bubbles and kicks, but this was definitely a kick. James think it's funny when he catches me trying to concentrate and hold real still to feel it. =0) We find out on the 22nd what we're having (the previous apt on the 1st had to be postponed). Can't wait! |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 5.60 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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- 15 mins of row machine while waiting for class to start
- cycling class, nice and hard. I love those classes!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/133216427
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.30 |
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- 5.3 miles, 5th south loop
What a beautiful day for a run. Felt nice!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/133421445 |
| Saucony Hattori Miles: 5.30 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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- 5 mile run at the gym. I really do not like the treadmill...to be honest, I kept stopping to walk or stand on the sides (because what I really wanted was to get off the stupid thing). I was so tempted to hop off and drive up to Park City to fresh air since I had the car today and I was ready for a good run....but I refraaaaainnnnnned... Ugggh.
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| Saucony Hattori Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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No stopping on the sides, no walking. Went and regained me some self respect on the treadmill today. |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.80 |
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 6.80 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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- 5 miles, 5th south loop...had to fight a major sludge factor today, but it was still nice to get out!
We are officially halfway and we find out the gender tomorrow late afternoon. We are about 90% sure it's a boy, but a girl would be great, too! I cannot wait to see the little squirt. I feel like a little kid on Christmas Eve!
PS - It was so fun to see lots of you at the lunch on Monday. :) Nice to have great friends that share in all the running madness.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/135724623 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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We were so completely wrong, it's a girl! Biggest surprise of our lives and we are so excited! Thanks everyone for making it so fun and being so excited for us. :)
(And now I have to try and come down off cloud nine and concentrate at work....so far it's not happening...)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.10 |
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- 8 miles on Bountiful Boulevard. It was a good run, I wanted to run more when I got done. :)
May all of you and your families have a Merry Christmas!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/136145560 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 8.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
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- Body Pump class
- 20 mins running on the treadmill
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 1.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
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Treadmill running....I can't do it guys, I can't do it!!!!! Spent my morning in some yummy fresh air. :) So fun!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/137067924 |
| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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- Body Pump class with my sister before she had to go to work
- 3 miles on the treadmill
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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- 6 miles, Bountiful Boulevard
Didn't think I'd be able to run today and I'm so glad I got to! ...spent all of yesterday in bed or on the couch passed out or watching movies with James sick as sick due to waiting too long Thursday to eat. That caused viscious cycle of throwing up what I finally ate, then throwing up because I hadn't eaten anything! All while James' family was here and I couldn't participate. :( I was finally able to put some Sprite and Fritos into my mouth at 2am that James got for me and that slowed the cycle down! The nausea lifted last night and this morning my appetite was back in full force, I didn't have the urge to spew, and I was ready to get out of the house for a run. :) (is this bringing back lovely memories for all of you with kids? hahaha)
Happy New Year's everyone!
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| Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1012.06 | 15.00 | 9.70 | 0.00 | 1036.76 |
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 259.55 | Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #1 Miles: 202.65 | Vibram Bikila LS Miles: 27.75 | Nike Free Miles: 31.35 | My Own Barefeet Miles: 20.65 | Saucony Progrid Ride 3 Purple #2 Miles: 219.76 | Merrell Glove Blue Miles: 14.20 | Saucony Hattori Miles: 183.85 |
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