Sept 17 - Sept 23
Monday: easy 6.6 km road bike; followed by 15 minutes of weights
tuesday: -
wednesday: 16.1 km road bike; followed by 5 minutes of weights
thursday: trail run, 14.3 km with 431 metre elev gain. First run in 14 days. My toes that are missing toenails felt so bad after, and in the two weeks since my run I had lost most of the callouses on my feet, really felt so awkward.
friday: 17.1 km road bike
saturday: -
sunday: 21.1 km trail race. Ran in the dirty feet race at kenna cartwright park. Good race, I'd yet to do a run in the dirty feet series, and it was good. Well marked trails, enough aid stations, good food after, draw prizes, good people.
My legs are still feeling a little dead, I pushed a little hard at the beginning of the race, and didn't have anything left in the end and my legs felt like lead. But in general I'm finally feeling recovered from fat dog enough to exercise five days a week.
Start a ne job on the first, moving before then. October will be erratic in terms of lifestyle/exercise. Hopefully by november I have a rythm set up.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
Steve King Classic
Originally I had planned on running the first ever Steve King Classic 100 km race. But my pain was still lingering from the fat dog attempt a month prior, and the witp race was too painful to make me think I had any chance of having a comfortable day.
So instead I ended up being the race day crew for two runners! It was fantastic. Being on the other side of the crew in an ultra as so much fun. Crewing for two runners who were running at different paces was a but of work, but so worth it seeing the joy in their faces after accomplishing so much in their days.
The race was very well done, and a beautiful course. I would definitely recomend the race.
So instead I ended up being the race day crew for two runners! It was fantastic. Being on the other side of the crew in an ultra as so much fun. Crewing for two runners who were running at different paces was a but of work, but so worth it seeing the joy in their faces after accomplishing so much in their days.
The race was very well done, and a beautiful course. I would definitely recomend the race.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Week ending sept 9
After the WITP in kamloops (54 km) I had to go straight to Penticton for some visiting. Spent three days, it was stressful. I came home and did a run on the 6th, which was slow and excessively painful with massive tightness in my calves. The next day I woke up with a horrible head cold which is just now starting to go away.
What a surprise, beaten up body that hasn't been allowed to recover, plus mental stress, leads to getting sick. This seems like a good time for a rest. My leg muscles still aren't healed from fat dog, they're getting better but there is still tightness behind my knees.
I was planning on doing this later in the year, and maybe not as long as I will, but I intend on not running again for the rest of september. I will bike still, probably not very many long rides though. Also, I will use this downtime to start a weights routine as well. I've been inspired to start the 100 pushup challenge, which is simply a matter of giving yourself a hundred days to be able to do 100 pushups in a row. Between that, and adding other simple freeweights I have at home should be a good start to build a habit. I want to add more depth to my athleticism, and the winter seems to be a good time to get that done.
What a surprise, beaten up body that hasn't been allowed to recover, plus mental stress, leads to getting sick. This seems like a good time for a rest. My leg muscles still aren't healed from fat dog, they're getting better but there is still tightness behind my knees.
I was planning on doing this later in the year, and maybe not as long as I will, but I intend on not running again for the rest of september. I will bike still, probably not very many long rides though. Also, I will use this downtime to start a weights routine as well. I've been inspired to start the 100 pushup challenge, which is simply a matter of giving yourself a hundred days to be able to do 100 pushups in a row. Between that, and adding other simple freeweights I have at home should be a good start to build a habit. I want to add more depth to my athleticism, and the winter seems to be a good time to get that done.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Racing while not yet recovered: so painful.
Sunday (the 2nd) I did the 54 km walk in the park ultra in kamloops. The course is an 18 km loop, 3 times, with a total elevation gain of 1,842 metres (6,043 feet). Just two weeks ago I had done 25.5 hours of running in my attempt at the fat dog.
As the title says, racing before you're recovered does not work well. This is the first time that I've done the same course in any race and not improved in the last three years, in fact it's the slowest of the three times I"ve done this race. I was in pain right from the start. At the end of the second lap I took my first ibuprofen, and the third lap was filled with ibuprofen. The drugs made me feel like I was flying, but going so slow.
But still, a super day with super people was had.
I was also quite distracted that day. Alzheimers was on my mind. I hope I die before I get it, and I hope the pattern of it being a women's disease in my genetic tree stays true for my generation. Awful disease.
As the title says, racing before you're recovered does not work well. This is the first time that I've done the same course in any race and not improved in the last three years, in fact it's the slowest of the three times I"ve done this race. I was in pain right from the start. At the end of the second lap I took my first ibuprofen, and the third lap was filled with ibuprofen. The drugs made me feel like I was flying, but going so slow.
But still, a super day with super people was had.
I was also quite distracted that day. Alzheimers was on my mind. I hope I die before I get it, and I hope the pattern of it being a women's disease in my genetic tree stays true for my generation. Awful disease.
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