2012 Goals
I recall posting my 2012 goals of hoping to achieve a PB in the marathon/ half marathon… I accomplished one of these, by 3 minutes, running a 1.34 1/2 a couple of weeks ago.
http://www.valleyharvestmarathon.com/
Don’t underestimate the powers of cross training… My preparation for this race was a 20k the Wednesday prior, and a bunch of treadmill running.
I have come to believe swimming is a runners friend 🙂
I don’t plan on running a marathon this year so that goals out the window but hope to improve my marathon time as well come May 2013.
Cheers
New Plans and Old Pains…
The last couple weeks have consisted of do not’s and donuts… Not as many donuts…
The hip/ quad/ groin pain is still present, however more bearable. I have checked out of doing all high impact activities like running and I am enjoying the break!
I swam a total of 8,000 meters last week… I was at the cusp of completing 10,000, but drank too much Saturday night and was in no shape to jump into the pool Sunday morning. Believe me, I tried!
I decided it would be much more fun to navigate the dandelion jungle in attempt to win the epic battle of man vs. weed. I was victorious following a hard-fought, 6 hour combat mission… It was just me, the weed extractor and 6 hours of pushing using only my right foot. I couldn’t use the left, that’s my injured leg!
I did foam roll… Then I got sick of it.
It is easier popping Advil…
This morning I swam 2000 meters consecutively.
I may have changed my plans a little… I am not going to jump directly into an Ironman. I have decided to aim for a half Ironman first and sprint/ Olympic distance races this summer. I am hoping to complete a half by the fall than hopefully a full by next fall.
I am in the process of purchasing a better bike and plan to continue my current training.
Ironman Muskoka 70.3 September 09th is a new goal… I see it is still open…
I am dumb for cycling all these miles hard, continually, after years of running injury free and even dumber for all those run/ bike combinations and now not even being able to run due to my thigh hurting so damn bad when I walk
I hate to inform you, I am still injured. I am as surprised as you are!
*I think I hate to inform myself or admit that I am injured…
If I had to pinpoint a reason; I would say the past 9 weeks spent hammering out miles both running and cycling is a likely cause…
I completed 42 miles of running last week and even knowing that this will not benefit my cause, and possibly disable me longer, it’s too late now!
My plan is to take this entire coming week off both running and cycling to cure what ever ailment I have.
I do plan on continuing to swim; it is soooo much fun continually going back and forth over and over and over!!!
The best thing I could have discovered was a foam roller; after I mounted and got acquainted with it, it delivered relief to the area. A Google search recommended deep tissue message confirming my own personal diagnosis of tightness. I am hoping it is not a stress fracture…
I personally think it is a: “I am dumb for cycling all these miles hard, continually, after years of running injury free and even dumber for all those run/ bike combinations and now not even being able to run due to my thigh hurting so damn bad when I walk”
To live and learn I guess… To live and learn!
Weekend update even though it is not the weekend…
Weekend update! Even though it is in fact not the weekend but Thursday… Thursday update of last weeks activities almost a week late… Do dah do dah
Last week totals;
Swim 5500 meters
Run 44 miles
Bike 8 hours
I didn’t realize I had sat on a bike for 8 hours last week. That is why updates are so important. It puts the pressure on for this current week, I only planned on 7.5 hours of cycling. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
I had a wonderful 16 mile run on Sunday… My plan of taking it slow and easy ending up at a 7.30 average pace. It felt effortless! I credit this to the extra cycling and time holding my breath in the pool…
The crunch is on this week! I am cramming everything into a shortened week, I am heading to South Beach on Sunday. Next week will be a cut back week. I have trained 6 day’s a week the last 8 weeks, I am due for a break… And some heat!
I may attempt to out swim some sharks…
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