Tuesday, 30 March 2010
4 miles, seafront
Ran (and walked) in a gale on the seafront today, it was difficult going west but on the way back I felt like I was flying! Beautiful sunset too.
Sunday, 28 March 2010
Slowly slowly...
Thursday was 15 mins, Friday was 20 mins. Rest on Saturday.
5 miles today but had to walk a lot of it and the knee was not feeing too good...
5 miles today but had to walk a lot of it and the knee was not feeing too good...
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
10minutes
Come on! So again, as ordered, 5 min walk, 10 min run, 5 min walk. No pain, felt a bit weak but all ok.
Ran before work - I don't usually do morning runs, and was reminded why when I nearly fainted when I was walking back. Went all dizzy and sick for a moment and had to hunker down to recover. I've never fainted before but I'm pretty sure that's what it feels like before you drop. Not really a good plan to not eat anything and then go running just after you've got up. Will avoid the morning run in future!
Had a Sports Therapy appointment today, had some deep tissue massage which hurt like hell on the the quads, IT band and hamstrings. Bought a foam roller thing so I can hurt myself at home for free...great.
Plan suggested by the nice physio lady as follows:
Thurs: 20min run
Fri: 30min run
Sat: rest
Sun: 5-6miles
Mon: Rest
Tues: long run
Just got a marathon email reminding me to taper my training and not do a long run after this Sunday (28th)...
Finally accepting that I may not be able to finish the marathon, and if I injure myself like before I won't even be able to complete it by walking. At the moment my goal is the starting line. Anything else after that is a bonus.
Ran before work - I don't usually do morning runs, and was reminded why when I nearly fainted when I was walking back. Went all dizzy and sick for a moment and had to hunker down to recover. I've never fainted before but I'm pretty sure that's what it feels like before you drop. Not really a good plan to not eat anything and then go running just after you've got up. Will avoid the morning run in future!
Had a Sports Therapy appointment today, had some deep tissue massage which hurt like hell on the the quads, IT band and hamstrings. Bought a foam roller thing so I can hurt myself at home for free...great.
Plan suggested by the nice physio lady as follows:
Thurs: 20min run
Fri: 30min run
Sat: rest
Sun: 5-6miles
Mon: Rest
Tues: long run
Just got a marathon email reminding me to taper my training and not do a long run after this Sunday (28th)...
Finally accepting that I may not be able to finish the marathon, and if I injure myself like before I won't even be able to complete it by walking. At the moment my goal is the starting line. Anything else after that is a bonus.
Monday, 22 March 2010
5mins...A run! Woo!
Ok, I did it by the book, just as the Sports Therapist ordered: 5 minutes of walking, 5 minutes of running, 5 minutes of walking. It was only a jog on the seafront but man it felt good! The rain was pouring down on a Monday night, and there we were, all the runners, doing our thing...I felt collectively proud of us as a people...
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Bike ride, 4 miles
A gentle bike ride to Hove Lagoon with Alex. Knee felt weak but no specific pain, yay. Will definitely run tomorrow.
Saturday, 20 March 2010
Friday, 19 March 2010
No run today or yesterday. We'll see how it goes tomorrow. Getting pretty scared about the deadline now.
I've finally set up my sponsorship page, here: http://www.justgiving.com/Becky-Rose
More pressure on moi to finish the run, but it's got to be done. A very nice Ronhill running top arrived in the post the other day with the Afasic logo, it's a bit big but it's cool, a very nice blue :)
I've finally set up my sponsorship page, here: http://www.justgiving.com/Becky-Rose
More pressure on moi to finish the run, but it's got to be done. A very nice Ronhill running top arrived in the post the other day with the Afasic logo, it's a bit big but it's cool, a very nice blue :)
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
0.5miles, no pain
Right, so I'm not meant to be running but I can't bear it anymore, so I did 15 minutes of cardio work on the Wii then did a (very) slow jog and walk around the block. No pain. Man it felt good to be back out there. Fingers crossed I'm healing and can step up the pace again soon. The feet felt better than they've done for a long while, probably a combination of rest + the new insoles.
Monday, 15 March 2010
Sports Therapy
Ok, so it's been 7 days with no training, but it's finally feeling a bit better...sports therapy appointment summary: it's the hamstring, it's weak. The feet have plantar fasciitis. So, I had some ultrasound treatment and bought some insoles for my trainers to support my feet. And the therapist said I can't run until next Monday. And then only a little bit. This is crazy - I have a marathon to run in a month...
Sunday, 7 March 2010
Worst. Run Ever.
Went out towards Rottingdean, new route. Will be part of the marathon route so wanted to try it. Plan was to run for at least 2 hours, 10miles +.
1) The bag. Decided to take a bag with me with water, gel, money etc. in it. Bad idea. Didn't work, kept water bottle kept banging my elbows but didn't feel comfortable carrying it. Had to dump the water. Kept fiddling with the bag to try and make it better so lots of stop starting. Lots of people on the seafront who were in the way too.
2) The nose. Very windy and my nose was running badly, ran out of tissues far too soon so very uncomfortable.
3) The knee. Here's the major bad thing. About 3 miles in my left knee starts hurting. So I stretch it and run on. Do that three times, and then I realise I can't run anymore. I have to walk back and get the bus (thank god I had money on me for the first time), and by the time I get home it hurts to walk, and I can't put weight on my bent knee (which means stairs aren't fun).
Not good at all...
Went out towards Rottingdean, new route. Will be part of the marathon route so wanted to try it. Plan was to run for at least 2 hours, 10miles +.
1) The bag. Decided to take a bag with me with water, gel, money etc. in it. Bad idea. Didn't work, kept water bottle kept banging my elbows but didn't feel comfortable carrying it. Had to dump the water. Kept fiddling with the bag to try and make it better so lots of stop starting. Lots of people on the seafront who were in the way too.
2) The nose. Very windy and my nose was running badly, ran out of tissues far too soon so very uncomfortable.
3) The knee. Here's the major bad thing. About 3 miles in my left knee starts hurting. So I stretch it and run on. Do that three times, and then I realise I can't run anymore. I have to walk back and get the bus (thank god I had money on me for the first time), and by the time I get home it hurts to walk, and I can't put weight on my bent knee (which means stairs aren't fun).
Not good at all...
Saturday, 6 March 2010
Seafront, 5 miles
5 miles in 45 min with Bee and Uli. Another beautiful evening! Was a bit windy on the seafront but it was lovely and clear. It's great running by the sea. Followed by strawberry beers in the pub :)
Thursday, 4 March 2010
5 miles, 50 min
Lovely run on the seafront with Bee. The stars were out and there was a rainbow sunset at the beginning of the run. Took 3 days off at the beginning of this week as my feet hurt :/ Ball of my toe on the left and arch on the right. At the end the arch on the left hurt too. Argh! Come on feet, recover quickly, I can't do this without you!
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