This week, running group changed back to Thursdays like it used to be. Tonight I ran the best I've run in a long time!! 5.5 miles in 52:19 or 9:24 average pace!! ALL 5 miles were in the 9s!!
When we finished, I was spent but it felt good to push myself again!
It was 34 degrees and no wind so not bad.
I've lost 17 lbs now!! Pre-college weight is getting close!!
I still have a while until a 16 or 18 week training program would begin. I'm undecided on how to proceed until that time. I'm super paranoid of getting my mileage back up because of the plantar fasciitis coming back. My friend wants me to run a half marathon with her on June 2nd. That's a week before an 18 week training program would begin. It would be good to be up to 13 miles but then again, I'm not sure if I should because I'm so paranoid of the PF coming back. Most plans begin with 6-8 mile long runs the first week. Every now and then I get some soreness in my heel. It's nothing like when it was bad but it scares me. Saturday night, it was letting me know it was there so I wore my splint to bed which I haven't done in a long time. Sunday it was fine but I decided not to run. I researched rowing machine workouts. I found some you tube videos made by two gals on the USA Olympic rowing team. They showed how to use a rowing machine and proper form and how to row. I guess that should be a reliable source! I found a "beginner" 20 minute workout. It's much harder than it looks!! It took me some time to get the hang of the form. I could not get to the speeds in the beginner workout. After I finished the 20 minutes, I just rowed for 10 more minutes. I was dripping sweat! I was sore the next day, in fact, I was still sore yesterday when I went back and did another 30 minute workout! It was easier to get the form this time but it was still a hard workout. I barely made it through the 20 minutes and by the end of the extra 10 minutes of rowing I was slowing down big time! I do think rowing machine workouts will be good during marathon training. I am looking into different things such as elliptical, rowing machine, swimming, biking. I am thinking of running 4 days per week and cross training 2 days per week. I hope that it will keep PF from coming back. I just want to have a really good time with my Sis running the Chicago Marathon, especially after all we went through getting in!! I saw an e-card on Facebook that said, "I hope running the Chicago Marathon will be easier than registering for the Chicago Marathon!" Yep, that is how we feel!!
The former world's oldest college student and Valedictorian of her class is still looking for a job. I've applied for a bunch but have yet to hear anything. The two places where they were all excited about me when I was doing my clinicals and asked me to let them know when I have my Registered status haven't been back in touch with me after I called them. Hopefully soon.
Runner Nerd
feeling like a runner again
Showing posts with label plantar fasciitis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plantar fasciitis. Show all posts
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Feeling Left out
Tomorrow is the Detroit and the Grand Rapids marathons. I have several friends running in each. Other friends ran Chicago a few weeks back and a couple of others will be running New York City in a few weeks. I feel like I'm the only one who isn't running a marathon or half marathon this fall.
I AM running again!! I've run 2 miles, 3 miles twice and 3.5 miles and all went well and my foot behaved itself. The Key West Half Marathon is 13 weeks from tomorrow; one more week until a 12 week training program would start. I AM going to Key West!! I am sooooo looking forward to it and can't wait.
School is down to 43 days until my last class (6 weeks from Monday!). I may have found my calling!! I finished my neo-natal ICU clinicals (very sick babies) and then it was on to my long term care clincals. This is people who are ventilator dependant for a long term, sometimes forever. I liked it a lot. I can see myself doing it. They are going to hire 4 new respiratory therapists in the near future and I talked to them about it. I have to let them know when I graduate and pass my boards.
Finding a job is going to be a huge priority now. My daughter is going to study abroad next semester.
I have been doing a lot of biking during the time I wasn't running. I recently saw this guy while riding:
I've been seeing him since he was little while running but I never have my phone with me when running but I do when I'm riding my bike so I stopped and took his picture. This cow is almost completely white except for this black spot on his side and some black on his neck. His other side is completely white.
Another picture: I wonder if this is intentional. The sign says Great Harvest Bread Co. What are the chances that some of the lights would burn out and leave these words:
I think it's intentional; I will have to go in there one of these days and ask (and buy a yummy cookie!!)
Runner Nerd
running again
I AM running again!! I've run 2 miles, 3 miles twice and 3.5 miles and all went well and my foot behaved itself. The Key West Half Marathon is 13 weeks from tomorrow; one more week until a 12 week training program would start. I AM going to Key West!! I am sooooo looking forward to it and can't wait.
School is down to 43 days until my last class (6 weeks from Monday!). I may have found my calling!! I finished my neo-natal ICU clinicals (very sick babies) and then it was on to my long term care clincals. This is people who are ventilator dependant for a long term, sometimes forever. I liked it a lot. I can see myself doing it. They are going to hire 4 new respiratory therapists in the near future and I talked to them about it. I have to let them know when I graduate and pass my boards.
Finding a job is going to be a huge priority now. My daughter is going to study abroad next semester.
I have been doing a lot of biking during the time I wasn't running. I recently saw this guy while riding:
Another picture: I wonder if this is intentional. The sign says Great Harvest Bread Co. What are the chances that some of the lights would burn out and leave these words:
I think it's intentional; I will have to go in there one of these days and ask (and buy a yummy cookie!!)
Runner Nerd
running again
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Key West, Here comes the world's oldest college student!!!
I am officially registered for my graduation present to myself!! I can't think of a better way to celebrate graduating from college and beginning my new career than to go to one of the coolest places in the world, where it's beautiful in the middle of January, and run a half marathon!!!
When I first started this college journey, my first thought was to do the goofy challenge the 2nd week of January (Disney half marathon on Saturday and Disney marathon on Sunday). It did not take long to realize that there would be no way that I could train for a marathon while going about the business of being the world's oldest full time college student and maintaining that all important 4.0 GPA. When I learned of the Key West half in January I thought that would be perfect! Half marathons are so much easier. I would have over a month after graduation which can go a long way toward getting ready for a half marathon as long as I had a good base.
I'm really excited and looking forward to this!! I've been saying for over 3 years that I'm going to go to Key West after graduating and I can't believe that I am now actually registered for it!! I'm winding up my next to last semester then will have a 6 week break and at the end of August will be beginning my last semester!!
Soooooooo, anyway.... I have registered for...
Now, I have work to do. I'm embarrassed beyond embarrassed to say that I've gained 10 pounds since becoming a full time student. That is number one priority to get rid of that. My mileage has went down to almost nothing, from 25-30 miles per week to 10-12 miles per week. With weight gain and such reduced mileage I am so out of shape. I run soooooo slow. Turtles run faster than me. I have a hard time running under 10 minute miles. When I run with others on Tuesday nights, I can keep up 9 minute miles for a couple of miles but then I really slow down. These days, 4 miles does me in. So, I have to make a comeback! My heel has been bothering me, it's symptoms of the "PF" word. (can't even type it!) I am going to one of the massage therapists at the place I go who has developed a massage technique for PF.
Today I ran 3 miles, my heel was good but afterward I drove about a mile to CVS to get a newspaper and when I got out of the car I had to give it a moment before taking the first step. GEEZ, when is this going to end?????
I have new next door neighbors whom I haven't met yet. I still can't believe the old neighbors are gone :( They built the house and had lived next to us for 21 years. I am planning on making some chocolate chip cookies this week and taking them to the new neighbors and meeting them. The recipe I'm making is one I got from the old neighbor! It's the best chocolate chip recipe ever!!
Runner Nerd
Key West bound
When I first started this college journey, my first thought was to do the goofy challenge the 2nd week of January (Disney half marathon on Saturday and Disney marathon on Sunday). It did not take long to realize that there would be no way that I could train for a marathon while going about the business of being the world's oldest full time college student and maintaining that all important 4.0 GPA. When I learned of the Key West half in January I thought that would be perfect! Half marathons are so much easier. I would have over a month after graduation which can go a long way toward getting ready for a half marathon as long as I had a good base.
I'm really excited and looking forward to this!! I've been saying for over 3 years that I'm going to go to Key West after graduating and I can't believe that I am now actually registered for it!! I'm winding up my next to last semester then will have a 6 week break and at the end of August will be beginning my last semester!!
Soooooooo, anyway.... I have registered for...
Today I ran 3 miles, my heel was good but afterward I drove about a mile to CVS to get a newspaper and when I got out of the car I had to give it a moment before taking the first step. GEEZ, when is this going to end?????
I have new next door neighbors whom I haven't met yet. I still can't believe the old neighbors are gone :( They built the house and had lived next to us for 21 years. I am planning on making some chocolate chip cookies this week and taking them to the new neighbors and meeting them. The recipe I'm making is one I got from the old neighbor! It's the best chocolate chip recipe ever!!
Runner Nerd
Key West bound
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Fun in the sun and heat
Tuesday and Wednesday were beautiful days! Both days saw temps in the 90s!! I love love love it like that!!
Tuesday night only two of us showed up for running group. I know most people don't like running in heat like that. I'm like anyone else; I don't run as well in the heat even though I like it. We ran 4 miles and I was dripping when I was done! The last mile was difficult but I still prefer this over the bitter cold of winter runs. I love wearing shorts and sleeveless tops instead of multiple layers, tights, hats and gloves.
Yesterday it was back to Wednesday night speed workouts now that my Monday/Wednesday evening class is over. It was 92 degrees when I left home. Six people showed up! We ran on the paved trail. We ran fast for two telephone poles and recover for two telephone poles. It's almost the same as doing 200s on the track. We did a 1.1 mile section down and back 3 times. In my out of shapeness and slowness of late, I fell behind everyone else on the third set so I changed my plan to one telephone pole fast, one pole recover. It worked much better for me at that point. We did a cool-down and called it a workout. I was dripping again. I had to run into the grocery store for something and I was still sweating! I'm sure I looked like a dork!! (I don't even want to think about what I probably smelled like!!)
I had not seen the Wednesday people for the last 7 weeks that I had class so I told them that I had registered for the Key West Half Marathon on January 20, 2013 as my graduation present to myself!! They were excited but also told me what I already know - I've got work to do so I can get back to running how I did before becoming the world's oldest college student!!
I've been trying a couple of new drinks. Hammer and Gu both came out with a grapefruit flavored tablet. One of the things I don't like is the sweetness of the sports drinks. There is still some sweetness but there is also that sour/bitter/sharp tangy taste of grapefruit! I like them!
My heel is still bothering me. Tuesday night it did not bother at all while running but by the time I got home it was hurting. Last night it was good while running until, for cool-down, we ran across a field toward where our cars were parked instead of taking the sidewalk to the driveway of the school where we parked. On the grass it hurt. I have trouble even walking across my yard to go to the mailbox. My heel does not like uneven ground.
No running today, went to weight workout class. I hope to run tomorrow and Saturday and then take Sunday and Monday off so I will be good to go for Tuesday night running group. I really need to get an appointment with the massage therapist who has had good results with plantar fasciitis. I will feel like such a traitor going to someone other than my usual sports massage therapist extraordinaire. At least I am going to the same place. This massage therapy studio recommends her for people having trouble with plantar fasciitis so I know my usual guy wouldn't mind.
Runner Nerd
with sore foot :(
Tuesday night only two of us showed up for running group. I know most people don't like running in heat like that. I'm like anyone else; I don't run as well in the heat even though I like it. We ran 4 miles and I was dripping when I was done! The last mile was difficult but I still prefer this over the bitter cold of winter runs. I love wearing shorts and sleeveless tops instead of multiple layers, tights, hats and gloves.
Yesterday it was back to Wednesday night speed workouts now that my Monday/Wednesday evening class is over. It was 92 degrees when I left home. Six people showed up! We ran on the paved trail. We ran fast for two telephone poles and recover for two telephone poles. It's almost the same as doing 200s on the track. We did a 1.1 mile section down and back 3 times. In my out of shapeness and slowness of late, I fell behind everyone else on the third set so I changed my plan to one telephone pole fast, one pole recover. It worked much better for me at that point. We did a cool-down and called it a workout. I was dripping again. I had to run into the grocery store for something and I was still sweating! I'm sure I looked like a dork!! (I don't even want to think about what I probably smelled like!!)
I had not seen the Wednesday people for the last 7 weeks that I had class so I told them that I had registered for the Key West Half Marathon on January 20, 2013 as my graduation present to myself!! They were excited but also told me what I already know - I've got work to do so I can get back to running how I did before becoming the world's oldest college student!!
I've been trying a couple of new drinks. Hammer and Gu both came out with a grapefruit flavored tablet. One of the things I don't like is the sweetness of the sports drinks. There is still some sweetness but there is also that sour/bitter/sharp tangy taste of grapefruit! I like them!
My heel is still bothering me. Tuesday night it did not bother at all while running but by the time I got home it was hurting. Last night it was good while running until, for cool-down, we ran across a field toward where our cars were parked instead of taking the sidewalk to the driveway of the school where we parked. On the grass it hurt. I have trouble even walking across my yard to go to the mailbox. My heel does not like uneven ground.
No running today, went to weight workout class. I hope to run tomorrow and Saturday and then take Sunday and Monday off so I will be good to go for Tuesday night running group. I really need to get an appointment with the massage therapist who has had good results with plantar fasciitis. I will feel like such a traitor going to someone other than my usual sports massage therapist extraordinaire. At least I am going to the same place. This massage therapy studio recommends her for people having trouble with plantar fasciitis so I know my usual guy wouldn't mind.
Runner Nerd
with sore foot :(
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