| Location: Highlands Ranch,CO,U.S. Member Since: May 29, 2006 Gender: Male Goal Type: NCAA Champ Running Accomplishments: Im explorin' my potential Short-Term Running Goals: Train smart & listen to my body! Become a D1 All American! Long-Term Running Goals: One step at a time... Personal: Attend CU in Architectural Engineering.
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| 30mins elliptical, 1hr of swimming. I tried the elliptical for a bit today, but it hurt. I don't want to subject my leg to this amount of force either (this was more of a "test" to see where my injury is - it still hurts). I also worked on core strength. | | Add Comment |
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| An "easy" hour of swimming/aquajogging (30mins freestyle, 30mins aquajogging). | | Add Comment |
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| An hour of aquajogging & 15 mins of freestyle swimming. I did a 25 yard "all out" sprint to see how fast I could go. I swam 17 secs. for the distance - very fast for me. Most of the time I struggle to stay afloat, much less swim with any speed or grace :). I did some core strength drills, too. I weighed myself for the first time since my injury (4-5 weeks ago), and I weigh 137 lbs. (I have gained nothing!). | | Add Comment |
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An hour of aquajogging. I think this activity keeps me at least "primed" to begin running again (when my injury is healed). Obviously I will lose fitness, but I want to prepare myself to come back strong when I can run. I believe a lack of cross training would result in a longer, more drawn out introduction. I feel like I have forgotten how to run, too. It will feel weird to get back in the motions after a substancial detour, but I'm sure coordination will come back quickly.
*On another note - "NCAA Champ" - whew that sounds a little fast for me! Does this mean I have to win nationals? Otherwise, I don't know if I'm quite worthy of this title haha! | | Comments(4) |
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An hour of aquajogging today. I did a 20min warmup, 10mins at AT effort, 10 mins easy, 10mins AT effort and 10 more minutes easy. I was surprised at the the toughness of this workout - definitely made me work. I actually feel good for the first time in a month! This workout was decent! Who needs running when you can aquajog??? hah!
*My new pic is what I believe to be my stress fracture. This is location in which the doctors said the fracture was, but I had to make a logical guess as to the exact location (using Nick science) of the injury using the cd of the mri they gave me at the hospital. Someone correct my if I am completely wrong. | | Add Comment |
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| 40mins aquajogging | | Add Comment |
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Today, my family and I arrived in Cancun. Lots of flight time & I don't even know where a pool is located. Sooo...goose egg! | | Add Comment |
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| Hour of aquajogging in a 90 degree, 5ft pool - this was tough to say the least, especially since I have to sneak in to use another hotels pool (our pool only goes to 4ft deep!). I will have to make the best of this for the next ten days. | | Add Comment |
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Hour of aquajogging | | Add Comment |
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The usual | | Add Comment |
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| Aquajogging | | Add Comment |
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Aquajogging for an hour | | Add Comment |
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| We went on a tour that left at 7:00 am and didn't return until 8:00 pm, so the pool was closed. Tough luck for me...boo! | | Add Comment |
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Aquajogging for an hour | | Add Comment |
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| We traveled a ton today (layover, driving etc...) and got back to our house in Denver late, so I couldn't do any workout. I will be able to stay consistent with aquajogging now, since I don't have to sneak to another hotels pool to aquajog :) Honestly, I am surprised I had the will power to aquajog as much as I did on vaction in less than ideal conditions! | | Add Comment |
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iCorriendo de agua - un hora! Why the excitement? I am officially out of my boot (as of Friday), and walking like normal! My leg does not hurt all. I can hop on it and it feels fine. If I dig in with my thumb I can still feel a bit, but nothing bad at all. There is light after all!!! | | Comments(1) |
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| 30mins elliptical & 30 mins aqua jogging. I reached a HR of almost 190 on the elliptical! Actually, I shouldn't be too proud of this seeing as it may just reflect my lack of fitness. None the less, happy I am. I did 30mins in the pool, too, with one hard 10min interval. I have been juggling the soccer ball in my back yard a lot. I miss the sport a lot. I try to get out and kick the ball around as much as I can, but it seems that XC & Track dominate when the season is in. I like to call it "coordination maintenance." | | Add Comment |
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| 30mins of the elliptical and 30mins aquajogging. I just talked to my trainer today, and it is t-minus one week for running. The plan is that I can run next Monday for 10 or 15 minutes. My leg feels great! I can push on my bone and I can barely feel anything! My soleus is doing good, too. I have been stretching and massaging it, but I think that running will help stretch it more. It will feel weird to fully "rely" on my leg when I get back again. I have heard that some people have trouble with the psychological aspect of returning to a normal stride since they have mentally adapted to compensation. I have to admit, although my leg doesn't hurt, it will be weird to fully count on it with every running step. I'm sure it's just a mental barrier that takes time to get over, though. | | Add Comment |
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| 30mins elliptical & 30mins aquajogging. I burned 550 calories on the elliptical in 30mins - thats as much as I burn running! I am now in a competition to beat my previous days calorie burn number in 30mins. Ohhh the fun you can have with cross training. I did core strength including windshield wipers, bicycles, supermans and sitting cobras, too. Such fancy names for boring exercises. I am sooo dissapointed; Turkey lost to Germany today in the EuroCup. Boo...I like to see those smaller, less funded teams make it big in tournaments. They definitely gave Germany a fight, though. | | Add Comment |
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| 45 mins on the elliptical and 30 mins aquajogging. I even ran 1/2 mile!!!!! (mileage board beware!) I was completely pain free, and I can even dig my fingers into the spot with no problem! Very exciting. Ever since I took that boot off, my leg extensively improved (on almost a daily basis). It seemed like it was in a holding pattern for five weeks or so, but then it made great improvement. I can feel all of the extra calcium deposit on my bone, too. It feels bumpy, but does not hurt. My soleus is feels great, too! It feels nice to finally walk/jog (and run soon!) without any discomfort! | | Comments(3) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
| Alright - I did 45 mins of the elliptical & 30 mins aquajogging (with a hard 10min interval while aquajogging). That elliptical kills me! I sweat like crazy, and my legs are pretty much shaking when I'm done (hmm..don't know how good that is). I ran another 1/2 mile! Very nice to run, regardless of the length. Soon my athletic trainer will let me run for 15 mins! I guess then I will get 3 miles in per day! Hah kidding...1.5 is a more probable number seeing as my current fitness level is unspectacular! Onward I press in the recovery process. The leg feels pain free! | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
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Usual routine today - 45 mins elliptical & 30 mins in the pool (1/2 mile of running too :))! | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| 30 mins elliptical, 30 mins pool running and 1.5 miles running! Just easing my way back. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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45 minutes aquajogging and 15 mins running. Starting tommorrow, I begin an official build up to mileage. I will begin at 10 mins for three days, then increase to 15 mins for three days, then 20 mins for three days (etc...) until I hit 30 mins. After that I will make some larger increases, assuming I am pain free. Of course, I will be utilizing the elliptical and pool to supplement my lack of longer running. I will probably be using the pool all summer (even if it is just one or two days a week), to really ease myself back into the swing of things. A year ago, I would have been worried about my current situation. Seeing as I had to make the team, I needed to be fit by the end of August. Now, the goal is to be at peak shape in mid-November. Not that I plan on being out of shape come beginning of XC season, but the ultimate goal is to be most fit when it really counts (Nationals timeframe). Furthermore, I was dead by mid October (just after pre-nats) last season, so I think that my delayed start will put me in the correct timeframe for peaking. July will be used to get back to consistent, aerobic running, while August will be used to prepare myself for the rigorous workouts we do in XC. Muscularly, I need to be ready for those beast workouts. I am really excited! My comeback is forming!
*Oh...really rootin' for my boys Vaughn and Pifer tonight!!! I really hope one of them makes the Olympic team in the 5k!!! | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
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10mins of running today, as well as 55mins of aquajogging. Pain free, felt great! | | Add Comment |
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