Buttsweat Towel© season has begun

Week starting Jan 31, 2010

Previous WeekRecent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesSlowJoe's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageMonth ViewYear View
Graph View
Next Week
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20092010201120122013201420152016
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

Location:

San Antonio,TX,

Member Since:

Dec 13, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5K PR - 18:01 - Nov '14

10K PR - 38:37 (workout) - Oct '14

Half-marathon - 1:22:43 - Jan '14

Marathon - 2:58:43 in Boston! - Apr '13

50 mile - 7:49:30 (2nd) - Nov '15

Short-Term Running Goals:

- Balance

- Run more trails, volunteer, more social running, run with a team

- Race a lot more.  learn.

Race results / possible schedule:

Apr 2 - Hells Hills 25k trail - 4th

Apr 9 - Toughest 'n Texas 20-mile Trail - 2nd

May 7 - Paleface - Trail Marathon - 3rd

May 29 - American Hero road 25k - 2nd

Jun 25 - Pedernales Falls 30k nighttime Trail - 5th (sick)

Jul 16 - Muleshoe Bend 30k nighttime Trail - 3rd

Jul 23-24 - Fossil Valley 9-hour nighttime Trail - 2nd

Aug 6 - Colorado Bend 30k nighttime Trail - 4th

Aug 27 - Reveille Peak 30k nighttime Trail (entered)

Sep 10 - Franklin Mountains 50k (entered - not all-out effort...I hope)

Sep 17 - Lighthouse Hill 20-mile trail (entered)

Sep 24 - J&J 50 mile trail

Long-Term Running Goals:

Compete in a few more ultras without going off course (again)

Sub-18 in a 5k

One.  Good.  Marathon.

Personal:

I started running at age 30, in late 2009.  I have 2 daughters (10 and 8 yrs old).

  

 

Favorite Blogs:

Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony A5 Lifetime Miles: 1054.70
Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Lifetime Miles: 1551.08
Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Lifetime Miles: 1244.23
1160s Lifetime Miles: 888.70
Saucony A5 Red Lifetime Miles: 565.10
Saucony A6 - Yellow Lifetime Miles: 214.00
Saucony A6 - Red/blue Lifetime Miles: 61.50
NB MT101 Trail Lifetime Miles: 302.00
Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Lifetime Miles: 286.50
Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Lifetime Miles: 267.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
30.500.5031.00
Weight: 0.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

Another day off with ice for my ankle as a precaution.  I can only feel the sprain now when I test its full range of motion, and then just barely.  Will try a few miles tomorrow.

Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

3.0 in the nice flat neighborhood streets (25 min).  Felt good to run again, even with only 2 days off.  I'd call the ankle 95% now - I'll assume it can heal the rest of the way while I run through it (even though I know nothing about running and injuries).  It must be the most minor of sprains according to anonymous random internet websites.  Good enough for me.

Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

Early morning run - cold and dark.  8:22 average pace felt good, definitely in the aerobic catagory.  Normally this is the run where I'd throw in some faster stuff but I'll keep it moderate this week for the ankle.  Iced it afterward (thanks Vinh) and it feels good.

Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

Just as I was about to call the ankle fully healed, it pulls a fast one on me again.  Felt fine all day, then 30 seconds into my run tonight it starts hurting.  By 1 minute it's too painful to run on again, just like Saturday.  I really don't get it, it sems to be completely random.  I've been icing it when I can, even when it didn't hurt.  Most of what I read said it's ok to run on a sprain if you can do it without pain so I wouldn't think I've been reaggravating it (running Monday and Tuesday), but tonight would suggest otherwise.  My plan is to try again tomorrow.  If that fails I'll take a week off, then go to the doctor if it's still not good after a week.  Very confused....

Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.500.508.00

AM - My wife slept in through her 5am fitness boot camp thing so I had a rare unplanned opportunity to run.  I got up and there was no pain in the ankle at all so I did what any over-eager newbie would do and put on my shoes for a run.  I felt it a little on the first couple of miles (pain was a 1 on a scale from 0-10) but then it went away completely.  Finished the 4.0 mile run with an 8:34 overall pace.  Iced the ankle and it still feels good.  So weird.  Maybe I'm stepping on it weird or there's some kind of problem with my form on the days when it hurts.

PM - Ok, another 4 miles.  Ankle started out about a 2-2.5 out of 10 then went to a 1 after a mile, and completely painless by three miles.  I made it an up-tempo run (8:00-8:05 pace for the first three miles).  Then I threw in a 3:20 half mile followed by a half-mile recovery. 7:54 overall pace for the entire 4.  The legs just wanted to go tonight so I let them.  Iced the ankle and it's doing fine.

Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

4 more @ 8:10 pace.  Ankle remained predictable - slight dull ache for the first 2 miles only.  Hopefully good to go for my first 10-miler tomorrow.  I think I might have been babying it too much before.  Now I'm exercising it at work all day with ankle circles, etc.

Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Finally got in the big ten miler.  Laps were 8:05, 8:20, 8:25, 8:27, 8:24, 8:22, 8:19, 8:13, 8:19, 8:31.  8:20 average.  I wasn't shooting for a pace really, just whatever felt right.  By mile 8 I was starting to feel the burn and I could feel my form getting worse.  I'm starting to get the point of these long runs - mile 10 was sloppy and I just wanted to finish.  Hopefully I'll be able to keep it together for longer as I progress.

The left ankle, which was my problem ankle, felt fine after 2 miles again.  Now the right ankle, which I also rolled 2 weeks ago, started aching a little after mile 6 or so.  Sheez...  So I iced the right one first when I finished.  I definitely won't be entering anymore trail races again; I'm just too clutzy.

Weekly mileage cracked 30 for the first time (31.0).

Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
30.500.5031.00
Weight: 0.00
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
Recent Comments: