3 words for 2012
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Today I Cried
Watching the marathoners run into town. From Midland to Bay City.
The race was a Boston qualifier.
It was 90F+. They were in the...
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It hurts my heart to see this on Facebook.
Both because of the gross intolerance and totally judgmental nature.
And because it used to be my...
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Every day should be international day against homophobia.
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Food 5.10.13
1378 cals
72g fat
2585mg sodium
131g carbs
12g fiber
68g protein -
198.8
Onederland!
At physiotherapy. He hooked me up with this incredibly stylish electrode set-up that keeps making my leg twitch in hilarious and surprising ways. Good news: doesn’t look like ITSB, just a combination of muscle strains. Bad(ish) news: no real running until it feels better, but that should happen without too much time or trouble, and in the mean time biking is ok.
Yesterday was SeaWheeze half marathon training day 2, the first running training day! And it effing sucked! I’ve been trying to “run through the pain”, to pretend that I’m not injured, to grasp at straws…and I’m just not sure I can/should anymore. Training was for a “pick-up” run: 3 miles at an easy pace with 4x20s sprints within the 3 miles. I walked and my left thigh/hip burned. I jogged a bit and it felt better, but as soon as I was back to walking it hurt. About halfway through I received a phone call and made the mistake of stopping altogether - BAD IDEA. When I started moving again it hurt like crazy. I did finish all 4 sprints (a sprint for me is apparently somewhere around…well, actually Nike+ is difficult to read that for, but between 8:20 and 10).
In the middle of the night I woke up because my cat was terrorizing me…and then I realised that I could barely move my left leg. Boy does it hurt. The thing is, I know it’ll loosen up over the course of the day. I have ice on it now, and it will start to feel better. So I’m pretty torn. I have this terrible idea that it’s the dreaded ITBS - I’d told myself it couldn’t be because I don’t have knee pain but the clincher seems to be that it hurts considerably more when I’m headed downhill - walking or running. And there’s a chance I have the “telltale” knee click (can’t tell, my joints are often clicky…). Excuse my language but FUCK. I am so disappointed. I’m under the impression that if it is ITBS that means pretty much NO running for what could be months. I have a non-refundable entry to the half-marathon on August 11…and more to the point…I’m really looking forward to taking part in it.
That being said…anybody have ideas on what kind of cardio I can get in if it really is a bum IT band?
edit: PT appointment scheduled for Friday morning. Le sigh.
Started the Lululemon SeaWheeze “Tackle Box” half marathon training today with yet one more try at Bikram’s Yoga. And, you know what, it was GREAT. I managed to make it through all 26 postures without having to rest more than 4-5 times at a maximum of 5-10 seconds a time. If you haven’t tried Bikram’s before, here’s the low-down: it’s a series of 26 postures or asanas done over 90 minutes in a room that’s heated to around 100-105°F and around 40% humidity. The last time I took a class (about a year ago) it went horribly - I felt like it was way too hot and I spent 90% of the class lying down trying not to pass out.
But back to today: I pre-hydrated very well (at least 2L of water over the course of the day), I had dinner 3 hours before class so I wasn’t super full, the teacher was supportive and skilled and the room wasn’t so hot that I wanted to puke. And now I’m going to sleep really well.
AND the best part is the shower and the coconut water afterwards!
Yep, we built a blanket fort last night and it was just as fun as you’d think it would be. Second question: yep, we are all over 25 years old. We watched Short Circuit, ET, Once Upon A Forest…and Aliens. It was pretty magical.
Have gone a bit MIA over the past week or so, basically because the exercise has been brought down to nil. After my morning run early last week my leg was clearly in no state to be run on or TurboFire-d on or really even walked on. I went into a bit of a funk for a few days as half marathon training is set to start on Tuesday with “pick ups”, but I really don’t think I should unless my leg is feeling at least pretty damned close to 100%. It was feeling better and then Thursday evening I made the mistake of joining some friends for a totally not-intense game of frisbee. Turns out that jumping and twisting put me close to back at the starting point. :| So I decided to just stop, to walk as little as possible, to just rest it. And this morning I picked up some KT tape (suddenly available at Shoppers Drug Mart) and it really does seem to have helped.
Today the Team Awesome gang is coming over for Blanket Fort Movie Day/Night. That includes more rest. Fingers crossed that I’m a go for Tuesday, or I will probably have a little nervous breakdown…
Managed to wake up early and go for a run. I only had time for 2 miles, but it was so beautiful out. The first photo is the view I get for my run, not even 1/4 mile from my apartment. And getting there at 7am means I don’t have to share the view with 1000 people! Unfortunately I didn’t realise that running within 10 minutes of waking up is apparently different from running in the afternoon or evening. I usually don’t stretch much because…well, because I don’t really know how best to do it and I’m lazy. And it’s not been much of a problem. I have been focusing on stretching my left IT Band/Hip Flexor because it’s been so sore, but I guess even with that stretching running on “cold and sleepy” muscles still doesn’t work well because my leg hurts. It was supposed to be a two-fer today, running this morning and TurboFire tonight but instead the tonight portion is an ice-pack and stretching. Half-marathon training starts a week yesterday and…I think I need to make another physio appointment before then because it’s just not getting better. :( LE SAD!
For whatever reason I decided to post the photo I took immediately after my 7am run…with my intensely dazed look. Photo taken in my apartment building’s lobby mirror. For the record I use this mirror any time I need a full length image of myself…there are probably too many times that I wander into the lobby without shoes on to see how an outfit looks, or whatever. What I’m saying is that I’m confident my neighbours think I’m insane.
Oh, and the salad. Found this at Whole Foods tonight and I’m very pleased! We’ve been eating salad for dinner every night for the past week or so and I was going to pick up a bunch of kale to add in but this makes life way easier. Woo!
Per the running program:
(Walk 5 Run 1) x2, then Walk 5.Reality: (Walk 5 Run 1) x2, then Walk 16. I probably should have turned around sooner.
My shorts wouldn’t stay up. My shirt wouldn’t stay down. My laces were too tight. I could feel it in my knees. It took three sports bras to keep the girls in place. And my lungs wheezed at the end of my exhales a bit (but sooooo much better than exercising after I quit smoking last year!!!).
But I did it.
Freaking awesome, good for you! Please know that you can get there, even on the days when it feels like it’s hopeless. In regards to the wheezing…keep an eye on it as there’s a chance that it’s fully treatable exercise-induced asthma (like I have!).
I’ll take strength & stamina for $1000, Alex.
What about you?
Strength and stamina, for sure!
My leg is finally starting to feel better, finally! I ran 2 miles Saturday and it felt good. So very happy to know that since half-marathon training starts a week today! For anybody curious I’m going to be using “The Tacklebox” training program provided by Lululemon (since it is a Lululemon sponsored half…). I’m going to try to stick to it as closely as possible, yoga included.
I took almost the entirety of last week off…ostensibly because my leg hurt, and it did, but I really took it as an excuse to be lazy. No more excuses! I really didn’t want to do TurboFire today…but I did. And I’m glad I did. I’m pretty sure Fire 45 is my favourite routine (weirdly Fire 45 EZ is my least favourite routine…). I’m planning to get up early tomorrow morning to get my run in pre-work. Let’s see how that goes!
Salads for dinner! Yay! Mine is the boring non-pink one, but only because I really love balsamic vinegar…
