Yesterday's run was a nice 15km on a lovely day. When I woke up the sun was shining. It's been a while since that has happened in the wet country of ours. The weather has been pretty miserable in June and July, more like winter than summer, but yesterday was a glorious day.
A nice easy 500m warm up, a stretch and I was on my way. I had put the IT band strap on my right knee as it was giving me a bit of trouble on Thursday's run and I had put a Nuun hydration tab in my water. I had read about Nuun tabs on blogs and some bloggers swear by them so I thought I'd give them a go. I had the orange flavoured ones. The taste is like lightly flavoured water but there is a slight fizz also. I'm not sure if I'm mad about the taste or the fact that as I run they bubble up so when getting near the bottom of the drink you get foam but they did seem to do the job they are meant to, in that they kept me hydrated on a warm day. I'll stick with them until the end of the tube and see how I go.
The run itself was non-eventful except that my right leg must be getting too much work. The IT band is currently fine but my Achilles tendon is very tender today. I was supposed to run a 5km recovery run today but on account of the Achilles I've decided to rest up. Next run is on Tuesday. 14 weeks and counting to the Dublin City Marathon. Here's hoping the tendon will be in better shape by Tuesday. If anyone has any tips on taking care of your Achilles tendon I'd love to hear it.
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
DCM Week 15: Regular
Today was a scheduled 6.5km regular run. Once I had put the young lad to bed I got changed and headed out the door. I was really tired and not in the mood but I need to be more focus with my running if I'm to be ready for the marathon. I've pushed my legs over the past two runs and have been feeling it in my calves and Achilles so the plan was to run nice and easy today.
As I set off on a surprisingly nice evening I settled into a nice easy pace but it wasn't long before the left calf started feeling tight. I kept focusing on running steady and easy and although the tightness didn't clear it also didn't get worse. With a km to go I realised that I had misjudge the route I chosen so instead of 6.5km I ended up with 7km, not too bad. I felt great after the run. You have gotta love hove you seem to have more energy after a nice run than before it and you know you made the right decision to get out.
Back home and getting out of the shower I felt a twinge in my right knee. The knee feels tender and a bit weak. I hope I haven't done damage to the IT band again. The strap may have to come back out of the press for the long run on Saturday. It's to be a nice 15km run. I hope my knee is up to the challenge.
As I set off on a surprisingly nice evening I settled into a nice easy pace but it wasn't long before the left calf started feeling tight. I kept focusing on running steady and easy and although the tightness didn't clear it also didn't get worse. With a km to go I realised that I had misjudge the route I chosen so instead of 6.5km I ended up with 7km, not too bad. I felt great after the run. You have gotta love hove you seem to have more energy after a nice run than before it and you know you made the right decision to get out.
Back home and getting out of the shower I felt a twinge in my right knee. The knee feels tender and a bit weak. I hope I haven't done damage to the IT band again. The strap may have to come back out of the press for the long run on Saturday. It's to be a nice 15km run. I hope my knee is up to the challenge.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Lazy Days
I haven't been very good lately with exercise, food and blogging, both reading and writing. I took about 19 days off not so long ago. I didn't run, I didn't blog and I ate badly, it was a nice break but towards the end I needed to get back on the road. I'd like to put it down to the fact that my Achilles tendons were sore and I was resting them, but I could have ran. Maybe I was tired but that wasn't really it either. I guess I got lazy and didn't really want to run. I needed a break.
It is amazing how a little break like that can set you back in your training. My first run back was supposed to be a nice 6km run. I felt after running 21km in my last run before my break that 6km would be doable. Not so. At 5.26km the old ITB issue struck again and I had to walk the last 750m back to the car. I went home and took out the foam roller again and rolled out the legs. The next run was better and I finished the nice 6km run at a very good pace.
Since then I've only completed two more runs a 5km and a 2.5km run. The short one was because it was all I could squeeze in and rather that skip a run, as I would have before, I ran what I could and ran it fast. I think the break has been good for me and I'm enjoying running again. Time to set a new, flexible, plan for the next month or so.
It is amazing how a little break like that can set you back in your training. My first run back was supposed to be a nice 6km run. I felt after running 21km in my last run before my break that 6km would be doable. Not so. At 5.26km the old ITB issue struck again and I had to walk the last 750m back to the car. I went home and took out the foam roller again and rolled out the legs. The next run was better and I finished the nice 6km run at a very good pace.
Since then I've only completed two more runs a 5km and a 2.5km run. The short one was because it was all I could squeeze in and rather that skip a run, as I would have before, I ran what I could and ran it fast. I think the break has been good for me and I'm enjoying running again. Time to set a new, flexible, plan for the next month or so.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Hilly Long Run
This morning I joined the Carlow Women's Fit For Life group for a long run. The Carlow Men's Fit for Life group has only just been established and as of yet doesn't do long runs as part of the group. For the past two months I've been doing my long run alone, as the person I normally run with is injured so it was great to have company again for the run.
At 9.30am we met and began our run. The run was at a nice pace and was on a route I never ran before. The majority of my runs over the past year or so have been mostly flat as there are not many routes around the town that have hills. Today's route went out of the town. The weather was great and before long we had hit our first hill. As I wasn't familiar with the route I wasn't really expecting any hills. Today's run was really enjoyable and felt great.
It was the first time this year that I've run more than 12km without having my right knee strapped up. With seven hills on the run I happy with how the knee held together and think as long as I look after it I should be able to run without the ITB strap from here on in.
At 9.30am we met and began our run. The run was at a nice pace and was on a route I never ran before. The majority of my runs over the past year or so have been mostly flat as there are not many routes around the town that have hills. Today's route went out of the town. The weather was great and before long we had hit our first hill. As I wasn't familiar with the route I wasn't really expecting any hills. Today's run was really enjoyable and felt great.
It was the first time this year that I've run more than 12km without having my right knee strapped up. With seven hills on the run I happy with how the knee held together and think as long as I look after it I should be able to run without the ITB strap from here on in.
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