Type: Rest
HR Zone: N/A
Schedule: Rest
Actual: Rest
I thought about going for a recovery run today but my real-life got in the way and fortunately I couldn't fit the run in!!!
Legs felt much better and I'm looking forward to tomorrow's Parkrun
Today's lesson: Better scheduling of my time is needed to fit my family in around my training ;-)
Sunday, June 30, 2013
27/06/2013 - Day 18
Type: Easy Run
HR Zone: >75% (157 bpm)
Schedule: 50 mins easy
Actual: Rest
My shins felt bad after yesterday's run so today I gave them a rest. I did a bit of research (online and with someone who has similar issues) and I think I'm suffering from full blown shin splints. I have always had pains down the outside of my shin, especially when I walk fast, but this pain on the inside is a new one but also a symptom of shin splints.
So I called Sweatshop Nottingham and will be getting a gait analysis done on Monday and price up some new runners :-) In the meantime I will be stocking up on Ibuprofen in order to help me through my training
HR Zone: >75% (157 bpm)
Schedule: 50 mins easy
Actual: Rest
My shins felt bad after yesterday's run so today I gave them a rest. I did a bit of research (online and with someone who has similar issues) and I think I'm suffering from full blown shin splints. I have always had pains down the outside of my shin, especially when I walk fast, but this pain on the inside is a new one but also a symptom of shin splints.
So I called Sweatshop Nottingham and will be getting a gait analysis done on Monday and price up some new runners :-) In the meantime I will be stocking up on Ibuprofen in order to help me through my training
Thursday, June 27, 2013
26/06/2013 - Day 17
Type: Non-Running
HR Zone: N/A
Schedule: Strength and flexibility workout
Actual: Easy 28 min run (2.64 miles)
I want to use Wednesdays as a strength workout day but haven't got back into the routine of using it that way. So this week I went for a short, easy run as I didn't do one on Monday. Most of my body was aching, either from my active session in goal on Monday or from the intervals I ran yesterday, but nothing was hurting in a bad way. I decided to tape up my right ankle for support to see if it would help with the pains I felt on my run last Sunday. So after watching a couple of YouTube clips I taped it up, warmed up and set off.
The first mile as done at the correct intensity (less than 158 bpm) but my pace was up by about 1.5 minutes a mile! This is the first real improvement I've seen since using a constructive training plan so I allowed myself a moment of satisfaction and had a big grin on my face. Then I realise I'd picked up the pace as I wasn't concentrating and had to get a grip!!!
The second mile was tricky. The muscle aches/soreness were still with me but no I had that electric/tingly feeling up the inside of my right shin. While it wasn't causing me agonising pain it was causing my leg to feel weak every time my foot hit the floor. Thankfully I got round and immediately iced my legs. Strange one that I will be looking up.
Anyway, all done and another day under my belt!
Today's Lesson: Remember that I am doing more running than I have ever done before and I will feel new aches and pains and need to work out what they are.
Mental note: get a gait analysis done ASAP as I think my teenage shin splints has become proper adult ones and I need new trainers!!!
HR Zone: N/A
Schedule: Strength and flexibility workout
Actual: Easy 28 min run (2.64 miles)
I want to use Wednesdays as a strength workout day but haven't got back into the routine of using it that way. So this week I went for a short, easy run as I didn't do one on Monday. Most of my body was aching, either from my active session in goal on Monday or from the intervals I ran yesterday, but nothing was hurting in a bad way. I decided to tape up my right ankle for support to see if it would help with the pains I felt on my run last Sunday. So after watching a couple of YouTube clips I taped it up, warmed up and set off.
The first mile as done at the correct intensity (less than 158 bpm) but my pace was up by about 1.5 minutes a mile! This is the first real improvement I've seen since using a constructive training plan so I allowed myself a moment of satisfaction and had a big grin on my face. Then I realise I'd picked up the pace as I wasn't concentrating and had to get a grip!!!
The second mile was tricky. The muscle aches/soreness were still with me but no I had that electric/tingly feeling up the inside of my right shin. While it wasn't causing me agonising pain it was causing my leg to feel weak every time my foot hit the floor. Thankfully I got round and immediately iced my legs. Strange one that I will be looking up.
Anyway, all done and another day under my belt!
Today's Lesson: Remember that I am doing more running than I have ever done before and I will feel new aches and pains and need to work out what they are.
Mental note: get a gait analysis done ASAP as I think my teenage shin splints has become proper adult ones and I need new trainers!!!
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
25/6/2013 - Day 16
Type: Interval Run
HR Zone: >75% to 90% (160 up to 185)
Schedule: 15 min Easy/3 mins hard, 2 mins easy, repeat 5 times/15 min Easy
Actual: As scheduled!
I was looking forward to this run. My legs were feeling good after the weekend and I was feeling better about training. The easy part of the run seemed quicker than usual, which is always nice. The 1st set was fun, it's always nice to stretch your legs!
Then the little niggly pains reared their ugly heads and the little monkey on my shoulder started telling me to jack it in after a couple of sets and walk home. So when I got through sets 3 and 4 I was pretty chuffed with myself! Finished the 5th set with a smile on my face (well it could have been a grimace but I didn't care!!).
The weird electric tingling feeling shooting up my right leg was back (along with a new pain in my hip that I think was from football last night) that I might have to google but other than that felt pretty good!!!
Lesson for today : Keep going.
HR Zone: >75% to 90% (160 up to 185)
Schedule: 15 min Easy/3 mins hard, 2 mins easy, repeat 5 times/15 min Easy
Actual: As scheduled!
I was looking forward to this run. My legs were feeling good after the weekend and I was feeling better about training. The easy part of the run seemed quicker than usual, which is always nice. The 1st set was fun, it's always nice to stretch your legs!
Then the little niggly pains reared their ugly heads and the little monkey on my shoulder started telling me to jack it in after a couple of sets and walk home. So when I got through sets 3 and 4 I was pretty chuffed with myself! Finished the 5th set with a smile on my face (well it could have been a grimace but I didn't care!!).
The weird electric tingling feeling shooting up my right leg was back (along with a new pain in my hip that I think was from football last night) that I might have to google but other than that felt pretty good!!!
Lesson for today : Keep going.
24/6/2013 - Day 15
Type: Recovery Run
HR Zone: >75% (157 bpm)
Schedule: 25 min easy
Actual: 5-a-side football
After a good run yesterday and time restraints today I decided to not run at all. Turns out I was a bit busier in goal this week than I normally am and it felt like I'd had a anaerobic workout!!
HR Zone: >75% (157 bpm)
Schedule: 25 min easy
Actual: 5-a-side football
After a good run yesterday and time restraints today I decided to not run at all. Turns out I was a bit busier in goal this week than I normally am and it felt like I'd had a anaerobic workout!!
23/6/2013 - Day 14
Type: Long Run
HR Zone: >75% (157 bpm)
Schedule: 80 mins easy
Actual: 85 mins easy (approx 7.5 miles)
After the crappy run last Sunday I was a little bit apprehensive about this one. I think that when I'm another 6 or 7 weeks into training I will look back at this run as an important one. I realise it's only 2 weeks in but the amount of times I wanted to stop during the first 30 minutes, the amount of times I thought about reducing the time I was going to be out was bordering on annoying!! Didn't get an exact mileage as my phone died along with my music (luckily "Matters at All" by Kids in Glasshouses was the last song so the last 15 minutes I had that in my head!) and my timer. Ended up having to reset my HR Monitor so it's stopwatch would start and I then added it on to the last known time on my phone!! What a kerfuffle!
Really, really pleased with this one.
Today's lesson : Ignore the monkey on your shoulder.....
HR Zone: >75% (157 bpm)
Schedule: 80 mins easy
Actual: 85 mins easy (approx 7.5 miles)
After the crappy run last Sunday I was a little bit apprehensive about this one. I think that when I'm another 6 or 7 weeks into training I will look back at this run as an important one. I realise it's only 2 weeks in but the amount of times I wanted to stop during the first 30 minutes, the amount of times I thought about reducing the time I was going to be out was bordering on annoying!! Didn't get an exact mileage as my phone died along with my music (luckily "Matters at All" by Kids in Glasshouses was the last song so the last 15 minutes I had that in my head!) and my timer. Ended up having to reset my HR Monitor so it's stopwatch would start and I then added it on to the last known time on my phone!! What a kerfuffle!
Really, really pleased with this one.
Today's lesson : Ignore the monkey on your shoulder.....
22/6/2013 - Day 13
Type: Temp Run
HR Zone: 80-85% (approx 175 bpm)
Schedule: 10 mins Easy/20 mins Steady/10 mins easy
Actual: Colwick Parkrun @ approx 160 bpm
First proper run since hurting my calf muscle so I decided to plod around Colwick Park and treat it like a recovery run. And I think I made the right decision. Got round comfortably without any major pains and also meant I got to run in amongst some different faces this week!
I'd really wanted to run this Parkrun as it was the 2nd birthday of the Colwick run and these are some of the people that have made running enjoyable for me :-)
HR Zone: 80-85% (approx 175 bpm)
Schedule: 10 mins Easy/20 mins Steady/10 mins easy
Actual: Colwick Parkrun @ approx 160 bpm
First proper run since hurting my calf muscle so I decided to plod around Colwick Park and treat it like a recovery run. And I think I made the right decision. Got round comfortably without any major pains and also meant I got to run in amongst some different faces this week!
I'd really wanted to run this Parkrun as it was the 2nd birthday of the Colwick run and these are some of the people that have made running enjoyable for me :-)
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