Although I’m still focusing mainly on strength training and rehabbing my knees, next Saturday’s Warrior Dash marks my return to pounding the pavement. 2013 is going by so fast that I nearly forgot my mom and I are running a 15k in six weeks! Time to get my brain back into the training game with the quickness!
What better way to do that than registering for a fun race?
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After work, I went straight to the chiropractor to have him reevaluate all the wonkiness that had been going on in my hips and spine on Saturday. We did the same reflex & flexibility tests and adjustments that we did a few days ago, and Dr. B said although everything wasn’t perfect, it was a vast improvement from the way things had been looking. Obvs my next question was, “Sooooooo does this mean I can run again?” to which he replied…
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Mitch and I have been talking about rejoining a gym for the past few weeks. We used to be members of an LA Fitness half a mile from our apartment, and when I was prepping for our wedding (and when I was a morning person), I would religiously go to their Tue/Thur 5:45 spin classes. However, when we moved into our house last May, we also moved away from any super close and decent gyms. I took up running outdoors and Mitch took up soccer, so we shrugged and decided maybe we were okay without a gym.
For the most part, we were fine being gym-less. However, lately lots and lots of rain has started to hinder my half-marathon training. The past few weeks I haven’t been able to adhere to my schedule as closely as I’d like, and after reading an article that claimed runners can start to lose physical fitness in as little as two weeks, I was not about to lose another valuable week.
48 hours after the pain initially started on Tuesday’s run, my left knee still hurts. I don’t know what is wrong with it but after many Google searches today – great idea, btw – I have diagnosed myself with a torn meniscus, IT band syndrome, inflammation, and overdramaticizationitis.
Luckily, this little dude joined me for my pity party and helped me with some knee strengthening exercises tonight.
I have been compressing, elevating, icing, foam rolling, Epsom salt bathing, and heat treating like it is my job. Still, I feel that twinge of pain in the outside of my knee when I walk which often results in my gait resembling the Sloppy Swish. I am trying to be optimistic yet realistic about Saturday’s Chattahoochee Challenge 10K. Will I be running like I planned? Unless this heals overnight, that’s a negative, Ghost Rider.
As frustrated as I am that I have already missed two runs in my training and will probably miss a third, I keep telling myself that these are still short runs, and there is still a month & a half until the Georgia Half Marathon. I’d rather rest while I’m relatively early in my training than risk inflaming it even more and facing the consequences down the line. But still…
The good news about today? Beyonce remains a flawless queen, tomorrow is Friday, and Dollaboyz ATL just followed me on Twitter. Please, try not to be too jealous.
Christmas has come and gone, and it feels like life is slowly starting to return to normal. Our time in Highlands with my family was everything a vacation should be: relaxing, full of time with family, and not so nice to the ole gut.
It’s been nearly three weeks since my last (awful) run, and with the Hot Chocolate 5k looming around the corner, I know I need to step up my training…like now. The temperature was in the upper 40s around lunch time with no signs of warming up, so I bundled up in my favorite running tights, a long sleeve tech tee from the 2011 Gobble Jog, this running top (thumb holes!!) I recently picked up at Old Navy, my well-worn Braves hat, and my trusty Brooks Ravenna 3s.
Luckily the sun came out to warm things up ever so slightly just as I parked at the Cochran Shoals unit of the Chattahoochee River.
This trail was a new one for me, and I was pleasantly surprised. It was crowded enough to not have me looking over my shoulder every two seconds but peaceful enough for me to enjoy the scenery, thanks largely in part to its position next to the trusty ‘Hooch.
There are multiple hiking and mountain biking trails that shoot off from the sides of the trail, but the main stretch is flat and has multiple benches and water fountains along the way – something I’m definitely taking note of for future summer runs.
At the end of my 3 1/2 miles, Ellie Goulding came over my Nike+ app to tell me I had run my fastest mile. My app isn’t always so GPS-friendly, but I guess anything really could happen! Although it was relatively short, this run was just what I needed to kick my ass into high gear for my upcoming races, especially since there is talk of running this year’s Warrior Dash in April.
Its looking like this weekend will be another windy, chilly one. I’m hoping to catch Les Miserables with my mom tomorrow and Django Unchained with Mitch on Sunday with some yoga and perhaps a short run in between. What are your pre-New Year’s Eve plans?
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