Not-so-fast-running-blog

Pace: 10:35

Pace: 11:00 (trreadmill)

Injury Update: 3rd Week

• Treadmill Run 

1. Pain at the side of the knee
2. Minimal pain at the buttocks area
3. No after run pain
4. Totally encouraged

Pace: 10:42

Injury Report:

• Treadmill

1. No knee pain
2. Slight buttocks pain on the first mile
3. No after run pain

Pace: 10:36

Injury Report: 4th Week

1. Ran outside - Yeah me!
2. 1st mile sporadic pain at calves, knee, hamstring, and buttocks
3. Tried to push a few times, but body said "NO!"
4. Encouraged about the long-term possibilities again!

Pace: 

Injury Report: Treadmill Run

• Legs were tight at start, but no noticeable pain
• Starting speed - 10:00 per mile
• Finishing speed - 8:46 per mile

Pace: 9:24

Conditions:

• 22° (feels like 17°)

Injury Report: Outdoor Run

• Mile 1 - Calves were sore (I can tell that my gait is not quite right yet)
• Just the slightest hamstring pain as I began to increase my speed
• Dressed with too many layers - felt weighted down

Pace: 9:48

Conditions:

• 31° (feels like 26°)

Injury Report: (Outdoor Run)

• First mile - tight calves and minimal hamstring tightness)
• Next 3 miles - sporadic hamstring soreness)
• Last 5 miles - not aware of any soreness)
• Low stamina for long distances - bummer!

Pace: 8 x 400/400 recovery (treadmill)

• 1 mile warm-up - 10:00
• 9:05/9:34  9:05/9:34
• 8:59/9:34  8:59/9:34
• 8:49/9:22  8:49/9:22
• 8:39/9:22  8:39/9:22
• 1 mile cool down - 8:39/8:41/8:49/9:05/9:22

Injury Report: (6th week)

• Mile 1 - slow to start/gait felt and looked awkward in the mirror
• No significant or noticeable pain which was good/experienced a lot of soreness on Monday due to mileage over the weekend

Pace: Easy on the treadmill

Injury Report: (6th week)

• Mile 1 - Right leg kept buckling (running gait is awkward at first)
• Mile 2 through 6 - Gradually increased speed with each mile and then with each 1/2 mile
• Stamina and endurance is gaining
• Soreness with sitting continues

Pace: 9:15 (treadmill)

Injury Report: (6th week)

• Still struggling through the first mile - I don't know if it is impending fear that I am going to further injure myself or that I am in actual pain
• Increasing my speed with each mile
• No after run pain

Pace: 9:17

Injury Report: (6th week)

• No pain during the first mile - Woo-hoo!
• Gradually increased speed with each 3/4 mile
• 1st race tomorrow since injury - Just a fun run, but it will be good to see what I can do by listening to my body

I was supposed to run a half-marathon, but that race was canceled due to extreme weather conditions. Race promoters downgraded all of us to the 5K. I ran with my son to keep me at a slow pace to ensure that I did not furhter damage my sore hamstring.  I experienced zero pain during the run! In fact, my son had to continuously slow me down. I felt so alive and free. I had no idea how much I had missed running. This was the BEST runner high since qualifying for Boston.

Speed Workout: 12 x 400/ 400 recovery (treadmill)

• Speed:8:27
• Recovery:9:20

Pace: 9:31

Injury Update:

• First mile - Legs were tight overall, but no pain
• Overdressed - Ran home at mile 4 to shed a layer
• Mile 9 - 8:09

Pace: 9:40

Conditiions:

• 30°

Injury Update:

• Zero pain!
• Legs felt weighted down - difficult to push to a faster pace
• Stamina was poor today

Pace:

• Easy - 10:20
• fast - 9:07

Conditions:

• 40°

Injury Update:

• No pain while running
• Have not experienced soreness after running
• Continue to experience severe shooting nerve pain from my buttocks to my ankle while driving longer than 10 minutes

Pace:

• Slow - 9:58
• Fast - 9:17

Conditions:

• 33°
• Dense Fog

Injury Update:

• Rebuilding speed and stamina is a difficult process 
• Pain throughout leg region while driving is still a concern

Pace:

• Easy - 9:42
• Fast -  9:12

Conditions:  

• 60°
• Wind - 17 mph

Injury Report:

• So out of distance running shape

Pace: Speedwork (treadmill) 8 x 600/400 recovery

• Speed - 8:34
• Recovery: 9:20

Injury Update:

• Leg was sore following run yesterday (all day)
• Stretched/rolled more than usual to relieve soreness
• Extreme pain while driving
• No pain while running today

Pace: Slow Easy - 11.12

Pace: Strength Workout (Treadmill)

• Slow - 9:22
• Fast -   8:57

Pace: 9:38

Pace: 

• Slow Easy/10:57
• Easy/9:12