Yes, MIA again.
Posted By Jon on September 1, 2004
OK, I’ve been real slack this week. I had company from out of town and ended up staying up until 5 AM the other night. Too tired tog et up early to do my 4 mile run, but I’m willing to make up for it and run tonight.
The ITB is, well, great when you’re not running :) But I’m thinking I may have this thing beat down pretty well, given last week’s runs. I’ll be happy to get back to the weight training again. That has definately been slack!
Following Higdon’s schedule this week I have
Monday – Stretch/Strength (blew that one, let’s call it a rest day)
Tuesday – 4 mile run (missed that one too)
Wednesday – 2 miles or crosstrain (I’ll do my 4 miles instead)
Thursday – 4 miles + strength
Friday – Rest
Saturday – 6 miles
I think I can manage this. Um. Maybe. I have some things coming up that are going to take up a big chunk of time so the posting may be sparse again. I think this is the biggest challenge to training, is making time to do the runs. That and not injuring myself.
From what Christian and Lily said, it sounds like the race would have totally killed me. If Christian died at mile 5, I can’t imagine where I would have died. Just prior to leaving the start line? Hopefully, there were good snacks at the end.
Ok. More tomorrow after my run. I’m going sans strap again and see how the knee does.
oooh you picked up some french while you were here!!
Good luck with knee!!
Back in the game is what makes me happiest. That’s the good stuff!
How much ITB stretching are you doing before you head out for your runs? I normally stretch everything afterward, but the ITB is one area that really responds well to pre-stretching. When I was in your position recoverywise, I did about ten minutes before a run, with a promise to myself that if I felt the smallest twinge I would stop and do another 1-2 minutes right then, no matter what. It worked, but its a slow curve back to full recovery with a slippery slope heading downwards if you take it for granted.
Richard – I spend about 10 minutes stretching before running, with a short warmup walk before speeding up. The ITB stretches are definately part of that. Stretching after is a little longer, but I try to be gentler after running because I’m concerned about stretching tired muscles.
I’m pretty encouraged with how my knee is feeling these days. I used to get stiffness and sometimes pain if I sat at my desk too long, but that has gone away too.