Not-so-fast-running-blog

Pace: 9:48

Conditions:

• 31° (feels like 26°)

Injury Report: (Outdoor Run)

• First mile - tight calves and minimal hamstring tightness)
• Next 3 miles - sporadic hamstring soreness)
• Last 5 miles - not aware of any soreness)
• Low stamina for long distances - bummer!

Pace: 8 x 400/400 recovery (treadmill)

• 1 mile warm-up - 10:00
• 9:05/9:34  9:05/9:34
• 8:59/9:34  8:59/9:34
• 8:49/9:22  8:49/9:22
• 8:39/9:22  8:39/9:22
• 1 mile cool down - 8:39/8:41/8:49/9:05/9:22

Injury Report: (6th week)

• Mile 1 - slow to start/gait felt and looked awkward in the mirror
• No significant or noticeable pain which was good/experienced a lot of soreness on Monday due to mileage over the weekend

Pace: Easy on the treadmill

Injury Report: (6th week)

• Mile 1 - Right leg kept buckling (running gait is awkward at first)
• Mile 2 through 6 - Gradually increased speed with each mile and then with each 1/2 mile
• Stamina and endurance is gaining
• Soreness with sitting continues

Pace: 9:15 (treadmill)

Injury Report: (6th week)

• Still struggling through the first mile - I don't know if it is impending fear that I am going to further injure myself or that I am in actual pain
• Increasing my speed with each mile
• No after run pain

Pace: 9:17

Injury Report: (6th week)

• No pain during the first mile - Woo-hoo!
• Gradually increased speed with each 3/4 mile
• 1st race tomorrow since injury - Just a fun run, but it will be good to see what I can do by listening to my body