Back on the blog after a long hiatus due initially to injury (SI joint problems that lead to disappointing SGM in 2011, followed by neuroma in left foot, which continues to the present) and then to lack of interest in tracking my workouts and a decision to spend some time running only for enjoyment. I'm back on the wagon now as I start training for Ogden.
Day 1 of Ogden training plan. I'm planning to use the Hansons method this time, just to change things up and to keep my mileage a little lower. Life is busier than it was when I last trained hard for a marathon and running falls lower on my priority list. The objective this time around is to put together a solid block of marathon training and to make it to the starting line healthy, not broken down and emaciated like the last time. I've taken up skate skiing in the past year or so and am finding considerable enjoyment in a new sport, so I may take the liberty of replacing a run workout here and there with a ski workout. I'm hopeful that spending more time on an activity that uses hips and core (and having done so consistently for a couple of months in the lead-up to this training block) will help stave off the back problems. We shall see.
I'm running in Hokas now, as that seems to be the only option that works with the neuroma. While not a permanent or perfect solution to the problem, it is working for now, so I'll stick with it.
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