Rosswog Running Blog

I woke up with a very swollen and painful-to-walk-on right shin.   As a result, I ran on the elliptical machine before and after work for an even 25.65 miles which took me a long 3:58:12 to complete.  I always get back together with Elliptical (i.e., totally as a rebound) when my true love of running hurts me.  My mentality for this go around is that injuries just make for a great comeback stories! 

My non-running workout consisted of only 300 sit-ups.

5-minute Plank Challenge:  even this is too much pressure on my right shin

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Daily Challenge: another serving of mixed fruit (need to focus more on this challenge)

By the way, after seeing the picture below from the Salt Lake Track Club Winter Series 5k, I’m even more impressed with the style of my neon-green running gloves/mittens.  The first time I ran with this combination of a gloves and mittens in one, I waved at an elderly lady waiting for a bus which seemed to make her day.  Then I realized that my courtesy running waves were now super emphasized with these bright oven mittens.  The joys of running!

Today I was able to walk around with only a slight limp, so my right shin is slowly healing even though it's still swollen.  Following a busy Monday at work, I was able to complete 4.1 miles on the elliptical.  I so want to run, but I’ll keep to the elliptical for now.  By the way, this injury reminds me “to never, ever, run too, too fast because if you run too fast, push yourself too hard, you’re going to break something!” See the video at the following link for this and other advice on running:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWBmRf6g-yg&feature=player_detailpage#t=2s

For my non-running workout, I was only able to complete 300 sit-ups.

5-minute Plank Challenge:  even this is too much pressure on my right shin

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Daily Challenge: another serving of mixed fruit (need to focus more on this challenge)

Following work, I hit the elliptical machine for 4.2 miles at an easy pace before calling it day. My right shin is feeling a little better, but it's still a little bit swollen and sore.

My non-running workout just consisted of 300 sit-ups.

5-minute Plank Challenge: did not want to put any more pressure on my right shin than needed

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Daily Challenge: serving of mixed fruit

Not wanting to let my colleagues, friends, and fellow stair steppers down, I hit the stairs minus my 12lbs weight vest. Hey, it's Wednesday night, which translates into stair training night, at least until our Fight for Air Climb race on the 26th of this month. I was able to knockout 68 stair repeats for a distance of 3.4 miles at an easy pace. I then did a mile cool down on the elliptical machine before heading home for the night. Finally, I found out tonight that I was officially accepted into the 2011 NYC Marathon (i.e., they officially verified my qualifying time)!!!

In regards to my non-running workout, it was just another day of just 300 sit-ups.

5-minute Plank Challenge: planning to start up again on the weekend if my shin is strong enough

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Daily Challenge: serving of mixed fruit and a veggie chili

I was feeling last night's workout in my shin, but it was not too bad (i.e., not as bad as Sunday). Following work, it was back to the elliptical machine and I completed 4.1 miles.

For my non-running workout, it was another recovery (code for lazy) day of 300 sit-ups.

5-minute Plank Challenge: planning to start up again on the weekend if my shin is strong enough

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Daily Challenge: serving of mixed fruit

After twelve straight days at work, I was just sluggish and had to really dig down deep to grind out 16.1 mile on the Elliptical. I was just happy to complete this workout. Thank goodness it's Friday!

My non-running workout consisted of another recovery day of 300 sit-ups and I short 30-second wall sit.

5-minute Plank Challenge: planning to start up again on the weekend if my shin is strong enough

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Daily Challenge: serving of mixed fruit and whole wheat pancakes

This morning, I jogged 3.3 miles down to the Salt Lake Running Company for a Group run.  However, my right shin/ankle was so sore that it caused me to go at a much slower pace than normal, as a result, I missed the group by almost 5 minutes and of course I was never able to catch up.  So I just followed behind the main group up to Sugar House Park and completed one lap around the outer trail of the park before heading back to the store.  The total distance of this run was 5.0 miles at an easy pace.  I then ran 3.4 miles back to home before heading off to an American Lung Association meeting with our Fight for Air Climb volunteers.

I went for another run later in the evening with the objective getting in some mileage without too much pain by running around the trail at Big Cottonwood Park.  However, I only made two laps around the park before my right shin was throbbing.  Consequently, I hobbled back home and called it day after just 2.7 miles for this evening run.