Post-marathon recovery

Oh god, pool running is so boring.

When can I run again? I think I am going to get out tomorrow for an easy 5 or 6 mi trail run. And do some core workouts.

FULL MARATHON

Yesterday I ran a full marathon. I have been running seriously for the last four years, but got really serious when I started a boot camp program, dropped weight, and got faster. A year ago, I said I could  never stick to a training schedule and all the "work" that goes into a full marathon, let alone the actual race itself.

Well, I did it. I ran with a really good friend, and finished faster than I though I could. Today I feel amazing.

The worst part was about mile 22 when my legs felt really tired/sore and my feet hurt. Even after that, we still cranked up all the hills (my race signature) and were able to run pretty fast for the last mile. It basically went the way all my races do--great.

I think I am ready to run again tomorrow, or the next day and ready for the next races I have coming up. Most people I know take a long break from running after their first marathon, and don't even think about running another for a long time, but I want MORE. I am ready for this.

I am starting CrossFit next week. So that should be sweet.

Day 2

So far the fiber drink and I are getting along great.

Last night for dinner, I had a can of tuna and some wheatberry salad w a little hummus. Then I had some strawberries and huckleberries to satisfy a nagging sweet tooth. I probably also had some snacks throughout the day that didn't make it on here.

My legs are a little sore/stiff, so I am taking the day off from working out since we have that 15k on Saturday. But I did get the dog out for a 40-min walk, and will probably walk him again during halftime.

Today I have eaten/consumed: fiber drink, water, 2 eggs scrambled w quinoa, black beans, and zucchini spaghetti sauce from the other night (cooked the sauce out first, then added the eggs), more water, a strawberry/banana/soymilk smoothie after the walk with the dog. Still not really hungry from filling breakfast.

Advocare 24 Day Challenge

Started the Advocare 24 Day Challenge to hopefully get me over this last hump of weight loss and fitness. I am faster and stronger than ever, so weight loss is not a priority. But it sure feels good. I am also doing it with 20 other people, so the winner could win $200. That would sure be amazing since none of my clothes fit anymore.

Because I work nights, "day" is a pretty loose term. But this is what I have done since I slept last:

X fit DIY for 30 mins yest. Snack. Run 4.6 miles on Alabama Hill. Stuffed bell peppers for dinner. Work 8hrs. Tons of water, snacking on oatmeal, rice cakes w PB. X fit at 7a today. Officially start challenge with 1st fiber drink after I get home from the gym. Water. Apple. More water. Big salad w whole carrot, 2 celery, lettuce, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 tomato, 2 forks of hummus, and 2 hard boiled eggs. More water. Nap from about 12p-3:30p.

After my nap, hoping to get the dog out for a walk and getting into a better routine.

I also got new running shoes, and so far LOVE them. Hoping to wear them Saturday when Jake and I run the 15k.

Run and X fit

X fit is pretty much the greatest thing ever. I have been in it for 2 weeks now, and I feel great. Food has been pretty good too :)

Today I had to miss X fit for school, so I ran instead. I ended up doing 4.3 miles in 45 mins. Not bad because there is a bit of a hill too. Can't wait to get back to X fit though. My arms are still sore from doing weights on Tuesday and Wednesday.

blogging lapse, but no workout lapse :)

uh yeah, haven't been here for a while. I have been super good about working out though. I started going to a boot camp (kind of) workout once a week, and I have started doing hot yoga. Probably also once a week on that, though I don't really have a schedule.

Otherwise I have just been running, swimming, and lifting weights. So that's cool. I am down 5 lbs from January. woot. And I broke an erg record a few weeks ago.

And Jake and I broke our own Padden record in January. It has been super cold lately, so I haven't been running outside. But hopefully today.

Oh, and I have been riding my bike to work too. That's always nice. And then I don't feel so bad for taking a day off of working out.

DISASTER

blargh. My ankle is broken. fail. and it's my right, so I can't even drive. And there are no crutches in this damn city, so I am hopping around my house until tomorrow. Boo. No school, nothing. Not sure how long I will be out of commission, hopefully not long. I just need to be told if I have to stay off it, or if I will be able to work and walk on it.

Here's what happened: Jake and I were out for a run with the dog. It's fall, so everything is wet and there are wet leaves all over the ground. I guess I hit a rock or something and my foot rolled right under me. I didn't fall, but I think that may have made it worse since I then put all of my weight onto the end of my fibula. I am sure I heard a pop, but it may have just been my foot hitting the ground. Then I stopped and had to sit right away. It hurt soooo bad. Pretty soon I knew I had to get up and try to get over by the car before it hurt too bad to get up. My whole foot and a little bit of my lower leg hurt. I got home and then iced and elevated it, but even ice hurt, and Jake said that I was making too many pain faces and I needed to go to the doctor.

So we went to the doctor and I waited until 5 for the doctor to finally come it. She said that it was probably a sprain since I had a moderate amount of swelling, but sent me for an xray too. Once I got the xray, I had one of the providers look at it, and they saw a hairline fracture on the bottom of my fibula. So it's badly sprained and probably broken. The doc who treated me today didn't see the fracture so she said to stay off it tonight and to call my doctor tomorrow and they will see the xray and the radiologist's report. Hopefully I get good news tomorrow!

so....

shortly after that post (well the weekend of the 23rd), I took 4 days off since I worked nights and it effed up my sleep shedule. This week, I am back on the 5 times a week thing.

Today: ran 2 (!!!) laps around Padden in less than 51:00. I thought I was a 10:00 mile person, but apparently I am getting faster. Yay.

Yesterday: swam for 30 mins at the Y.

Day before: did weights at the Y (quick 1/2 hour session since I was in a rush)

Tuesday: ran more than one lap, but less than 2 around Padden. Prob about 1.75 (got most of the way around and then turned around so I wouldn't be tempted to get back in the car).

The dog has been okay when he sees other dogs. Sometimes he goes crazy and makes loud snort noises that I am sure scare the crap out of the other people with dogs. Oh well. At least I can control him with the leash and gentle leader.

ahh

I guess I am one of those people who works out 5 or 6 days a week. I like it :)

Today I drove the gym and did a fast, hilly mile on the TM, and then went upstairs for a core strength class, and then headed back down stairs and did three sets of 5 different arm workouts. It was definitely a good day.

Yesterday, took the doggie for an easy run downtown. We hit the South Bay Trail for about half an hour.

Wednesday I rested since I had to watch kids in the morning and then work in the evening.

Tuesday I ran to the gym and then did some arms and core and ran home.

Monday I took the dog for a short run on the trails near our house.

Sunday, Jake and I took the dog to Padden for a run. It was really nice to run w 2 buddies :)

So that's 5 days this week. I bet I will work out tomorrow too, and there is a 5k on Sunday morning that I want to do. It's a fundraiser for DVSAS. woot. I did the 10k version last year, but I want to try to make it a fast 5k this year. Hmmm. Huzzah.

class!!

Last night I went to a spinning/boot camp class at the Y. It is pretty much my dream for the Y to have boot camp classes, and this is a pretty good combo of cardio (spin) and core/strength stuff. We were on the bikes for about 45 mins and then did boot camp style jumping/lunging/whatever lines, THEN we did some upper body and then abs stuff. It was so hard. I was shaking so hard doing the upper body stuff. I find when I go to the gym that I don't know what to do with weights and stuff, so these will be good tools to bring with me to the gym next time I go. I will also try to make more of the classes.

Today the plan is to run the dog 5 miles at Lake Padden. Hope I can do 2 laps :)

Jake and I also ran on Sunday. The Interurban Trail is great for a nice, easy, just go run.

3 this week and a relay

I think I ran 3 times this week: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Saturday we did a relay around Lake Padden. We each ran about 2.6 miles. Well Tyler did it twice under about 34 minutes total. What a jerk.

I did it in about 25 minutes. First mile was pretty fast. I should have taken off a bit slower, but it's cool. I still want to do 2 laps, but not when I run ass the first lap. I need to go slower for sure if I am going to run two laps. Hopefully I can run tomorrow too. I really need to take the doggie with me tomorrow.

Padden w the dog

Ran Padden with the dog and a friend today. It was great. I like running with other people. Which is odd because I tried it before with some people I had just met, but this is waay better.

One of these days, I want to do 2 laps around Padden. I think it didn't once last summer, but I need to keep doing it and running more.

2 firsts

Nighttime and a group run.

Okay, this wasn't the first nighttime run, but it was the first nighttime run with a headlamp. And first nighttime run that started truly at night--after 10p.

Also, ran with Jake and Tyler. That was great. Group runs are pretty sweet. I never thought I would like running in a group, but I love running with the dog, so I suppose running with people isn't much of a stretch. Hopefully we will be able to do this more. Glad Jake is running now.

The headlamp was fun :) Running at night though did mean that we mostly stayed on the sidewalks so no roots would jump out and scare us.

Weather: cool-ish/perfect. Clothes: capris and blue s/s. We did about 4 miles from Puget St to Fraser St to Woburn then back down the trails by the car dealerships to Lincoln St, then over to Moore St to the trail by the baseball fields back over by the Sportsplex to Puget St, then home.

Glad running and I are back on.

Nighttime

Ran at night for the first time. It was great. Mostly nice because of the company--the hubs and the doggie. We need to do that more often. Kept a nice easy pace, and could have kept going longer if it wasn't so dark out.

All around good run.

Running and biking

Ran w the doggie yesterday. It was a good run. He is finally growing to be pretty well-mannered. It wasn't the fastest run, but I did run the whole time and it felt pretty good.

We have also been going for more bike rides, but I think those have been making my back sore. My guess is that it's from my seat being too high, so I need to lower it and not lean forward so far. I hope that's the problem.

Stairs and Jake!!

Jakey started running, and I am super excited. Granted, I wasn't sure how I would like running with someone, be they a person or a dog, but it turned out great. Sometimes the dog isn't the best running buddy, but it may be that I don't feel like I am good running buddy for the dog....

We didn't have much time before we had to work on dinner, so we decided to just hit the stadium and do a few laps and some stairs. I did the stairs 5 times and we ran about a mile and a quarter around the track. It was really nice to run with him, so I am excited for future "family" runs. :)

GRAD SCHOOL

Halfway through my first quarter of grad school. Woo.

Have worked out 5 times in the as two weeks. Not bad. Have been riding my bike, going to the gym, and getting a few runs in.

Today I am taking the dog out for a run after I buy new running shoes. Yay. Finally. I got blisters on my last run, and I only did about 4 miles, so definitely need shoes now.

And I LOVE the Y. Wish I could bring the Seattle Y to Bellingham....that would be really nice.

RAIN

Today I was a good dog owner and took Murph out for a long run. Unfortunately it was raining and he probably thought I was punishing him :( I think he had a good time once we got home, but he really was trying to run fast since it was so rainy. I felt bad that I couldn't go any faster to get him out of the rain sooner.

Unfortunately I wanted to do 2 laps around the lake, but with the dog and the rain, I didn't want to keep him out longer than necessary so we went back home. I may go again this afternoon, but I have a LOT of reading to do to get ready for school.

Yesterday, I went to the gym after work. It was GREAT. I wish I worked earlier so I could do that every day. I rowed a 6k and in 29 minutes, not my best. But still pretty good, so it's okay. I could tell I am getting stronger, even if my time was slower. I am finding the balance between endurance and strength and I can tell that both are improving.

Run to the gym

Yesterday I ran the mile or so to the gym and then did a few weights/crunches circuits. Then I ran back home. I was pretty sore today, but it felt really good. That was a good workout.

I had a rough morning today, but I will get the dog out for a walk and then a run in soon. I just need to get off the couch first :)

weights and long walk

I went to the gym yesterday with the plan to do weights and then come home and run the dog. The first part happened, but the second didn't because of family stuff that is going on. So I did take the dog out later for about an hour long walk.

Today I will run the dog for sure. Can't wait to get my legs out there.