I'd say my foot is about 25% better. It starts off great in the morning, but goes wrong after a day of walking about at work. The cross trainer made it a bit worse, as it makes me lift up my heel, so I will be just doing the turbo.
I found some good banisters at work to lift myself up on, in a parallel bars style way. I see how long I can hold myself before my shaking arms give out. It's about 14 seconds at the moment.
And I have got the Swiss ball and weights out again. In general I feel quite recovered and energetic, it's just the pain.
I really want to run!
Really hope I'm running again by next week.
I need to run.
Want to run.
Dammit.
Friday, 31 May 2013
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Ow!
Dammit, my foot really hurts.
It's maybe 5% less painful than yesterday. I will have to train for the Ythan Challenge by not actually running.
It doesn't hurt at all to cycle, the stiffness of the bike shoe sole completely splints the foot, so I will do lots of that.
I've also been looking at exercises and stretches for sciatica, and in general, I am all about the getting fixed and properly strong.
I also think a pattern is at play here. My first half marathon was an utter nightmare. Woefully under prepared, and ended up injured. 5 months later I was a stone lighter, and better trained, and knocked half an hour off, and didn't get hurt.
I think that's what will happen this time. I now respect the distance, and the next one I do will be great. And I hope to do at least two more next year, and end up at the four hour mark.
This has also made me think I will not do the full-iron next year. I can't afford to do more than one, so when I do go for the full distance, I need it to be good, not an experiment. So I will do half distances both this and next year, this year as an experiment, next year to get better, then move up to full the following year.
It's maybe 5% less painful than yesterday. I will have to train for the Ythan Challenge by not actually running.
It doesn't hurt at all to cycle, the stiffness of the bike shoe sole completely splints the foot, so I will do lots of that.
I've also been looking at exercises and stretches for sciatica, and in general, I am all about the getting fixed and properly strong.
I also think a pattern is at play here. My first half marathon was an utter nightmare. Woefully under prepared, and ended up injured. 5 months later I was a stone lighter, and better trained, and knocked half an hour off, and didn't get hurt.
I think that's what will happen this time. I now respect the distance, and the next one I do will be great. And I hope to do at least two more next year, and end up at the four hour mark.
This has also made me think I will not do the full-iron next year. I can't afford to do more than one, so when I do go for the full distance, I need it to be good, not an experiment. So I will do half distances both this and next year, this year as an experiment, next year to get better, then move up to full the following year.
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
How fast??
Not me, time.
Looking at my wall chart, over 20 days have passed.
There are two and a half weeks until Ythan Challenge. I have tendonitis in my foot, it is taped up and being rested. It needs to sort itself out, though. I want an Ythan medal, they are usually nice.
I went to the pool today, a gentle 40 lengths, 30 of which were with the pool buoy. It was quiet and I wished I had time for more.
And in aid of Ythan and all the climbing over stuff, have done some weights, and core work. my legs feel fine today, I wanted to run, and if it wasn't for the foot, I would have. Dammit.
Looking at my wall chart, over 20 days have passed.
There are two and a half weeks until Ythan Challenge. I have tendonitis in my foot, it is taped up and being rested. It needs to sort itself out, though. I want an Ythan medal, they are usually nice.
I went to the pool today, a gentle 40 lengths, 30 of which were with the pool buoy. It was quiet and I wished I had time for more.
And in aid of Ythan and all the climbing over stuff, have done some weights, and core work. my legs feel fine today, I wanted to run, and if it wasn't for the foot, I would have. Dammit.
Monday, 27 May 2013
Edinburgh
Hello folks.
I am super-unhappy with my marathon time. It was hot. My sciatica hurt from the beginning, and ended up kind of hobbling. Even had a little lay down on the grass at one point to do some stretching to try and shift it. Didn't work. Left leg still has pins and needles. Kinda weird.
I had wanted under 5 hours for my first marathon, I got 5:52.
So, onward and upwards., NO MORE EXCUSES.
Can't dwell on a defeat, I have just this minute entered Moray marathon in September. I will take some time off. And I will keep entering marathons until I'm happy with my time.
Not that I enjoy them. It was most unpleasant. Nothing like running for an hour and feeling hideous, and knowing you still have so many more to go. I saw so many people in awful, awful pain. Faces torn apart in agony, grunting and groaning noises coming from all around.
However, the medal is HUGE and awesome. And the support from my friends in person and in message form was wonderful.
I'm going to have a little go on the turbo today and hot bath.
It was weird driving home, I felt ok, was kind of full of caffeine as I bought two giant cokes at a Burger King as they were easy to drink as I was going along, but getting out of the car was a slow and elderly affair.
Other pics stolen from Taff - including a man running in a full suit of armour.
I am super-unhappy with my marathon time. It was hot. My sciatica hurt from the beginning, and ended up kind of hobbling. Even had a little lay down on the grass at one point to do some stretching to try and shift it. Didn't work. Left leg still has pins and needles. Kinda weird.
I had wanted under 5 hours for my first marathon, I got 5:52.
So, onward and upwards., NO MORE EXCUSES.
Can't dwell on a defeat, I have just this minute entered Moray marathon in September. I will take some time off. And I will keep entering marathons until I'm happy with my time.
Not that I enjoy them. It was most unpleasant. Nothing like running for an hour and feeling hideous, and knowing you still have so many more to go. I saw so many people in awful, awful pain. Faces torn apart in agony, grunting and groaning noises coming from all around.
However, the medal is HUGE and awesome. And the support from my friends in person and in message form was wonderful.
I'm going to have a little go on the turbo today and hot bath.
It was weird driving home, I felt ok, was kind of full of caffeine as I bought two giant cokes at a Burger King as they were easy to drink as I was going along, but getting out of the car was a slow and elderly affair.
Other pics stolen from Taff - including a man running in a full suit of armour.
Friday, 24 May 2013
Cows Like Me
Today has been quite busy, and I didn't feel like running as my knee is pinging. I finished about an hour before I was due to meet the kid from school and help her carry home her bass, so I decided as it was such nice weather to just go walking for that hour, take some pictures, get some sun.
I am popular with cows
Flowers in the park, not my garden.
Wild garlic growing on the old railway platform.
And I'll have a hot bath and good rollering session tonight, and a gentle jog tomorrow, not using my Garmin, as it's all charged up and ready for the big day.
I am popular with cows
Flowers in the park, not my garden.
Wild garlic growing on the old railway platform.
And I'll have a hot bath and good rollering session tonight, and a gentle jog tomorrow, not using my Garmin, as it's all charged up and ready for the big day.
Thursday, 23 May 2013
Fast!
Oof!!
So, it was cold and wet and windy, and as I'm pretending I don't have a cold coming, I decided to do a run tomorrow instead, as that would be only one day away, and I don't like the idea of not running for two days in a row just before a race.
I thought I'd do some turbo-ing with a cycling video on. Taff sent me a couple, and the one I did today was from Germany. It really nice, going through the villages, looking at pretty window boxes, then I realised my legs were about to fall off as not only had I whacked up the resistance, but I was trying to copy the cadence of the cyclist in front of me in the video. And he was going some. And I began to think if I didn't pedal fast, they'd leave me behind.
According to my Garmin I was doing 21 mph. Although even with the resistance on it's not like outdoors, and there are no hills/wind. 18mph was the fastest I had managed before indoors. I decided to get off after half an hour, and then my legs were like jelly.
Totally going to go for a longer session next week, when there is no risk of injury or exhaustion ruining things.
This is the type of thing, although this one has no other cyclists in front.
So, it was cold and wet and windy, and as I'm pretending I don't have a cold coming, I decided to do a run tomorrow instead, as that would be only one day away, and I don't like the idea of not running for two days in a row just before a race.
I thought I'd do some turbo-ing with a cycling video on. Taff sent me a couple, and the one I did today was from Germany. It really nice, going through the villages, looking at pretty window boxes, then I realised my legs were about to fall off as not only had I whacked up the resistance, but I was trying to copy the cadence of the cyclist in front of me in the video. And he was going some. And I began to think if I didn't pedal fast, they'd leave me behind.
According to my Garmin I was doing 21 mph. Although even with the resistance on it's not like outdoors, and there are no hills/wind. 18mph was the fastest I had managed before indoors. I decided to get off after half an hour, and then my legs were like jelly.
Totally going to go for a longer session next week, when there is no risk of injury or exhaustion ruining things.
This is the type of thing, although this one has no other cyclists in front.
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Tapering Boredom
In accordance with tapering, I did nothing today, after my 8 yesterday. The thing was I did fancy a run this morning, but will just do some rollering before bed.
I will run 3 miles before work tomorrow, and do some turbo-ing on Friday, and maybe just a little mile of so on Saturday, but not sure where I'll get the time. I have to work till one, and I want to get down to Edinburgh before a reasonable hour.
I having major bottom half dilemmas.
I had bought some funky black and green cropped running tights especially for the day. They were a bit small when I got them, but now they fit, and are reasonably comfortable apart from a slight camel-toe situation, but have been fine on long runs.
My old and cheap tights are a bit crappy, but more comfortable. But not half a funky.
I'm tempted to wear the old ones.
And not look half as good. That was possibly the most boring paragraph I've ever written.
I will run 3 miles before work tomorrow, and do some turbo-ing on Friday, and maybe just a little mile of so on Saturday, but not sure where I'll get the time. I have to work till one, and I want to get down to Edinburgh before a reasonable hour.
I having major bottom half dilemmas.
I had bought some funky black and green cropped running tights especially for the day. They were a bit small when I got them, but now they fit, and are reasonably comfortable apart from a slight camel-toe situation, but have been fine on long runs.
My old and cheap tights are a bit crappy, but more comfortable. But not half a funky.
I'm tempted to wear the old ones.
And not look half as good. That was possibly the most boring paragraph I've ever written.
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