The past 2 days I hit the gym for a deuce, practicing sinking prevention and ran a few boring miles. Today was 800 yds followed up with a 4.25 mile run. Yesterday was 850 yds (I think) and 4 miles. I feel like a truck. But today I did manage a 1/2 mile surge at ~7:50 pace, rested at a relaxed pace and then another 1/4 mile at 7:50 and then dropped it down for 1/3 mile to 7:30. It felt good to get some speed in and I have an off day tomorrow b/c I'm off at a business seminar in Boston all day - no chance to run.
My legs feel tired.
The good news is there wasn't any pain w/either run. I had the TM on 1% elevation if only to burn a few more calories and not pound the crap out of my legs too badly.
So the initial diagnosis for the tingling in my calf seems to be Exercise-Induced Compartment Syndrome. A friend of mine (happens to be one of the guys I run w/sometimes) is an ortho surgeon and gave me an over-the-cell phone diagnosis (via text messaging). I should get an examination but if it doesn't get any worse, I'm not too worried about it. Another friend/running partner of mine, also a friend of the ortho surgeon, is a PT. Her Rx = no hill workouts, foam roller and ice. The 'no hills' is gonna to kill me - flat terrain doesn't really exist around here.
Strange diagnosis b/c there really isn't anymore pain (knock on wood) and when it was painful, it wasn't in my shin.
As I posted in KR, my monthly mileage total is ~55 miles...ouch! I have some swimming and biking (I didn't track those totals), but nothing to write home about. That's gonna hurt on November 23 - that's about the only thing I'm confident about right now.
The 10% rule is probably going to have to go out the window over the next several weeks.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
peer pressure and more information than you wanted...
Crike...people actually read these things???
Now that I have 10 minutes during someone's should-be nap time (she's actually fussing in her room right now) I can actually have a sip of coffee and drop a few thoughts here.
Maria, it's in the upper left calf. I believe it's the gastrocnemius (outer part, about 4" below the knee). Weird thing is that the skin is numb to the touch and light massage is also numb. Only when I put a fair amount of pressure on it can I actually feel it. The good thing is I did the foam roller last night and there was no pain...at all. Not that it means anything - I thought I was in the clear 2 weeks ago and it flared up just as bad.
I first noticed it after coming back from vacation - at the beginning of my run on Tuesday Sept 2. I did my normal post-lunch duck and run from my cube (from work) and made it about 0.5 miles and had to stop and limp back. I took the rest of the week off and did some stationary bike and lifting. Week of Sept 8 I worked up progressively in mileage 2 (slow on TM) -> 4(TM) -> 5 -> 4 -> 8...but I think I ran the last few a bit fast. I just looked back and my pace, other than Monday/Tuesday on the TM, was 8 - 8:20 mpm. The following Monday I went out for 6.2 miles and woke up Tuesday knowing I wouldn't be running that day or any day soon. So, back to the gym for more bike/elliptithingy/pool/lifting/stretching and icing at home every night.
This week I eased back into it even more. Since I can't seem to control my pace right now, I stayed on the TM despite it being some of the best running weather we've had yet.
I'm getting pissed b/c I'm supposed to be coming into the 'heavy' weeks in my training.
Following are my scheduled and actual miles run:
Week of - Scheduled - Actual
9/1 - 39 - 6.1
9/8 - 36 - 23.1
9/15 - 37 - 6.2
9/22 - 41 - 6 (so far - 5 on the TM planned this afternoon)
I'm having to revise my schedule but not sure where to go w/it so I have to play it by ear...or by calf. Today was supposed to be an 18-miler and I wanted to run at least 3 20-milers prior to Philly. Ideally, I would have run 5-20 milers (actually 2-22 milers and 3-20 milers).
It's been 5 weeks since I have had a solid week. That's a problem.
So you can see why I'm slightly nervous about my conditioning for a marathon in 8 weeks. I had grand plans of a PR but now it's all about survival. If I make it that far, I don't think I'll be tapering much - probably just doing to treat Philly as a really long run and see how it goes. I do think I'm going to start fast to get some miles behind me. I don't fare well when I'm on my feet too long. Everytime I have run a marathon over 4 hours I cramp in a horrendous way - despite drinking every mile, eating Gu, self massage, etc.
I'm not going to post my running schedule ahead of time - that's what got me in trouble last time. I think the running gods read my ROTD and sniped me. But, if you care to make suggestions, I'm all ears.
(for those of you who haven't met me, you'll see that I really am ALL ears when/if you do).
I'm not going to be able to hit 50 mpw this training cycle - not enough time between now and then and I really don't have the time during the day to bang out consistent 10/12 mile weekday runs. This spring I was able to because I was at home and had help from a friend or two watching DD while I ran.
We'll see how this coming week goes. More ice. More TM. More bike. More swimming. Hopefully more miles.
Cheers
Now that I have 10 minutes during someone's should-be nap time (she's actually fussing in her room right now) I can actually have a sip of coffee and drop a few thoughts here.
Maria, it's in the upper left calf. I believe it's the gastrocnemius (outer part, about 4" below the knee). Weird thing is that the skin is numb to the touch and light massage is also numb. Only when I put a fair amount of pressure on it can I actually feel it. The good thing is I did the foam roller last night and there was no pain...at all. Not that it means anything - I thought I was in the clear 2 weeks ago and it flared up just as bad.
I first noticed it after coming back from vacation - at the beginning of my run on Tuesday Sept 2. I did my normal post-lunch duck and run from my cube (from work) and made it about 0.5 miles and had to stop and limp back. I took the rest of the week off and did some stationary bike and lifting. Week of Sept 8 I worked up progressively in mileage 2 (slow on TM) -> 4(TM) -> 5 -> 4 -> 8...but I think I ran the last few a bit fast. I just looked back and my pace, other than Monday/Tuesday on the TM, was 8 - 8:20 mpm. The following Monday I went out for 6.2 miles and woke up Tuesday knowing I wouldn't be running that day or any day soon. So, back to the gym for more bike/elliptithingy/pool/lifting/stretching and icing at home every night.
This week I eased back into it even more. Since I can't seem to control my pace right now, I stayed on the TM despite it being some of the best running weather we've had yet.
I'm getting pissed b/c I'm supposed to be coming into the 'heavy' weeks in my training.
Following are my scheduled and actual miles run:
Week of - Scheduled - Actual
9/1 - 39 - 6.1
9/8 - 36 - 23.1
9/15 - 37 - 6.2
9/22 - 41 - 6 (so far - 5 on the TM planned this afternoon)
I'm having to revise my schedule but not sure where to go w/it so I have to play it by ear...or by calf. Today was supposed to be an 18-miler and I wanted to run at least 3 20-milers prior to Philly. Ideally, I would have run 5-20 milers (actually 2-22 milers and 3-20 milers).
It's been 5 weeks since I have had a solid week. That's a problem.
So you can see why I'm slightly nervous about my conditioning for a marathon in 8 weeks. I had grand plans of a PR but now it's all about survival. If I make it that far, I don't think I'll be tapering much - probably just doing to treat Philly as a really long run and see how it goes. I do think I'm going to start fast to get some miles behind me. I don't fare well when I'm on my feet too long. Everytime I have run a marathon over 4 hours I cramp in a horrendous way - despite drinking every mile, eating Gu, self massage, etc.
I'm not going to post my running schedule ahead of time - that's what got me in trouble last time. I think the running gods read my ROTD and sniped me. But, if you care to make suggestions, I'm all ears.
(for those of you who haven't met me, you'll see that I really am ALL ears when/if you do).
I'm not going to be able to hit 50 mpw this training cycle - not enough time between now and then and I really don't have the time during the day to bang out consistent 10/12 mile weekday runs. This spring I was able to because I was at home and had help from a friend or two watching DD while I ran.
We'll see how this coming week goes. More ice. More TM. More bike. More swimming. Hopefully more miles.
Cheers
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Suffering
From a calf strain...again. Usually it's my right calf, but now it's my right. So I'm on the DL. These are supposed to be my heavy mileage weeks in preparation for Philly. I think I'll still be able to run the 26.2, or at least run/walk it, but the PR is definitely out of the mix now. I was really going to try and get after it this fall too.
Disappointing.
So, I'm not running the rest of this week, after a 24ish mile week last week, 6.2 the week before, and 6.2 this week, I'm pretty much going to have to start over whenever the discomfort disappears.
Sucks.
Disappointing.
So, I'm not running the rest of this week, after a 24ish mile week last week, 6.2 the week before, and 6.2 this week, I'm pretty much going to have to start over whenever the discomfort disappears.
Sucks.
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