5 miles

I am now pacing for Nike on Thursdays as well at a 9:30 pace. This is great, except for tonight after copious amounts of wine yesterday. I was dehydrated. Oh well, it was still a good run!

Helen

Warm up:

PT exercises per side:
1) 3 sets of 15 reps hip abductions on edge of couch so upper leg can drop lower than the couch
2) 3 sets 10 reps of side pillar bridge
3) sets 30 seconds hip flexor stretch
4)3 sets 30 sec IT band stretch standing
5)30 reps of IT roll on foam roller
6)3 sets 30 seconds of stretching gastroc
7)3 sets of 30 seconds of stretching soleus
8)Rolling on TP roller, both calves

Followed by:
3 rounds of

400 m run
15 dumbbell swings (24 lbs)
9 pullups

15:30

Oh the way I can sweat doing crossfit doesn't compare to anything else I can do. The PT exercises can also be a bit sweat inducing, especially those pillar side bridges. Ouch!

Run run running

So I did my PT this morning, and that was good. I feel like I am making progress within the first week. I've been faithful and doing my exercises every day (sometimes twice if I feel really ambitious), and the 1.5 hrs this am felt good. Work those hips!

PM found me running with Amy. She wanted to run 4 miles. I ran the first mile with her at a fast pace for me right now--8:15-8:30ish pace. Then I let her do 2 laps around the track while I stretched my PF, seeing as it was bothering me somewhat after today's earlier exercises. I then did the rest of the run with her, although we dropped it to a 9-9:30 min/mile pace for me. It felt good!

3.6 miles in 31:51.

14 miler...kinda

It was a better morning this morning. I don't know how, but again, I was the first one to arrive out of the pacers. Guess I'm turning over a new leaf! My group was 18 strong to begin, swelled to 20 at Diversey when we picked up some half marathoners, and then shrunk dramatically as many people can't keep the 10 min pace. Lisa and I need to work on this somehow so we can keep all our people together.

Our distance was shorter than it should've been. We did do Cricket Hill (my group was all for it), but that shouldn't have cut off over half a mile. I think that the 7 mile marker is placed too closely to the 6 mile marker. I'll have to check next time we're down that way in two weeks. Either way, its the longest I've run since the marathon last October.

In good news, my foot made it to 11.63 miles before starting to get sore...maybe this week of PT exercises is helping already???? That's 2.5 more miles than last week before pain settled in.

I was happy with the doctor because when I asked about running, he said "Let pain be your guide!" Whohooo that's my philosophy as well!

Totaldistance: 13.4 mi
Time: 2:13:54
Pace: 10 min/mile

Bike and a run

Visiting the parents...
went on a 12 mile bike ride yesterday, and a five mile run today.

Also doing physical therapy for my foot, which is due to some gluteal problem (not gluteus maximus, but the side gluteal muscle, which is weak for some reason).

Steeplechase!

I awoke this morning in a befuddled state and saw a flash while heading towards the bathroom. I thought it was our Sonicare toothbrush (it flashes like that when charging, though probably not so intense, I suppose)--until I heard the BOOM.

Boo. Huge thunderstorm with sheets of rain. I texted Ken and he said that no, it wasn't cancelled, so off to my run I went, secretly hoping it would be canceled. I'm fine with running in a light rain (its actuallly one of my favorite running conditions), but I don't want to die by lightning strike.

When I arrived, people were walking up with umbrellas, postponing the inevitable. I thought it was funny. I had considered taking mine, but guess what folks, we're going to get wet! Got my new shoes, which was a good thing.

So my little group of 10 or so took off for our 12 mile jaunt. It really was a pleasant run, amongst the sudden downpours between steady rain for the whole run. We were leaping puddles (hence the steeplechase) even after our feet were soaked. I think its psychological. You don't want to step fully down into the puddle. After all, my feet were soaked but not SQUOOSHY...a new marketing term for Nike rain running...SQUOOSH! Jessica and I, in our white pace leader shirts, as well as a bunch of our fellow runner girls, also in white shirts (at least they had a choice, we didn't...) were all soaked to the bone in some perverse wet t-shirt contest. Jessica had said I should name this entry the titty titty run due to all the nippin out, but that may have brought some undesireables to read the blog. They might get off on thrusters as well...

My foot didn't hurt until after 9 miles, which is good, I guess. I just need PT hopefully.

Distance: 12 miles
Time: 1hr 59 min 19 sec

How's that for an almost dead on 10 minute pace?

I finally made the appt...

To see a Dr about my plantar fascitis. On Monday.

I am so stubborn, but I hate it when my foot hurts!! My biggest fear is being told not to run. Now I know all you naysayers are saying "Well if you don't go to the doctor, you could hurt yourself more permanently". DUH! I know this! I didn't say my stubborness is rational!

Now I sound like Katie, having a conversation with myself. :)

Holy Hell

I've been slacking in the Crossfit department. There is NO excuse. This seems to be a theme in my posting lately.

Back in town from my field geology trip (aka my 7 am till 10 pm job for the past 20 days). It was hard enough to fit in enough runs to ensure I'm training for a marathon, so CF got the boot. I was actually home on Monday, but spent the past 3 days doing JS.

I paid for it today.

AMRAP in 15 min
15 pushups
12 bench dips
9 push press 24lbs

I hit a "glorious" 5 rounds. And my arms feel like they're on fire. It is what I deserve, nothing less! Gotta get back someday. I was feeling the call of CF. It really likes to haunt you.

A training run tonight. It is a good thing the Yucatan was mid-90's with extreme humidity so I'm all ready for that.