July 3, 2013
You know how my plan was to incorporate strength training into my running regiment? Yeah, that kind of fell by the wayside a couple of days after I started. Yesterday, however, I jumped back on the wagon and did my leg exercises! Now, walking is a bit of a chore.So, just to make my run more fun, I did my push ups before my run today. Now, my legs don't work and my upper body is tired. Honey is coming on the run, so I can slack off a bit, but I am already dreading going out tonight. I bet tomorrow will be even worse.
Here are my numbers:
Time: 25:00
Distance: 2.06 miles
Pace: 12:08/m
Max Pace: 10:22/m
Calories: 241
Avg HR: 107
Avg HR: 107
Max HR: 123
Pretty typical numbers for a Honey run. The bad thing is that I started to feel a twinge in my calf again. What the hell! It was feeling better for the past two runs and I hadn't felt anything at all. Now I feel it? Why! My guess is two things contributed to a relapse. One would be the leg exercises. Although none specifically target the calf, squats - especially jump squats - all utilize the calf as part of the exercise. Second, I stopped using the foam roller to keep it loose.
I don't know about you, but I find starting a new training plan or stretching plan or any type of plan easy. I find keeping said plan up to be the challenge. Sure, in some cases I can rock a plan like this running every day thing. I am halfway done with that. But that is the big picture. It is the little things like the cross training (I suppose that isn't really a little thing, but whatever) and stretching and eating right (def not a little thing, but still secondary to the main goal, I suppose).
I think the problem isn't with starting it is with really putting the plan together. It is easy to say, "I am going to run every day." What isn't so easy is to give details like how much are you going to run, what type of cross training and stretching are you going to do to supplement your running. Are you going to change your diet? Where will you find the time? What is your support system? What is your motivator to keep you going? The list of details goes on and on. I think that might be where I tend to falter a bit. I did have some of these things figured out, but the others I just figured I would wing it, and I have. The outcome is that sometimes everything falls into place, and other times it all falls apart.
I guess I'll have to strive to do better. Onward and upward!!
Run for Life!!
Pretty typical numbers for a Honey run. The bad thing is that I started to feel a twinge in my calf again. What the hell! It was feeling better for the past two runs and I hadn't felt anything at all. Now I feel it? Why! My guess is two things contributed to a relapse. One would be the leg exercises. Although none specifically target the calf, squats - especially jump squats - all utilize the calf as part of the exercise. Second, I stopped using the foam roller to keep it loose.
I don't know about you, but I find starting a new training plan or stretching plan or any type of plan easy. I find keeping said plan up to be the challenge. Sure, in some cases I can rock a plan like this running every day thing. I am halfway done with that. But that is the big picture. It is the little things like the cross training (I suppose that isn't really a little thing, but whatever) and stretching and eating right (def not a little thing, but still secondary to the main goal, I suppose).
I think the problem isn't with starting it is with really putting the plan together. It is easy to say, "I am going to run every day." What isn't so easy is to give details like how much are you going to run, what type of cross training and stretching are you going to do to supplement your running. Are you going to change your diet? Where will you find the time? What is your support system? What is your motivator to keep you going? The list of details goes on and on. I think that might be where I tend to falter a bit. I did have some of these things figured out, but the others I just figured I would wing it, and I have. The outcome is that sometimes everything falls into place, and other times it all falls apart.
I guess I'll have to strive to do better. Onward and upward!!
Run for Life!!
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