I want to try to go for a run. I'm meant to run the Green Valley Road Race tomorrow. I'm very eager to do it so I'm thinking a trip to the gym will do for today and then see how the leg feels in the morning before it's time to head out.
My doctor didn't have any ideas/suggestions yesterday. I am set to see the Ortho on Tuesday and awaiting an appointment time with a physical therapist.
Dave is having a time in Belfast. Apparently, he's staying in the 'sticks' of Ireland (Templepatrick) and internet and phone service are sketchy. He's working 15 hour days so I'm sure he's looking forward to his break this weekend.
Shut It And Run
"Keep running. If you feel like crap, run faster. You won't feel any better but at least you'll be done sooner."
Friday, February 17, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Hip Pain...Bug off!!
So it started with a little crampy feeling in my hip. I ran the 18 miler last week on Friday and it really started whining after that. Dave and I attempted a run on Monday afternoon- no go. It was aching around .2 of a mile into it. We ended up walking it off a bit.
The pain is on the inside of my hip, toward the groin area. I've been icing and doing heat therapy, ibuprofen around the clock and avoiding hills on the runs. I have been able to get a couple of pain free miles in but then it comes right back.
So, off to the doc I go tomorrow. Less than a month til the marathon and I hope this can get cleared up quickly!
The pain is on the inside of my hip, toward the groin area. I've been icing and doing heat therapy, ibuprofen around the clock and avoiding hills on the runs. I have been able to get a couple of pain free miles in but then it comes right back.
So, off to the doc I go tomorrow. Less than a month til the marathon and I hope this can get cleared up quickly!
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Did the 18. Looking ahead to the 20! Only 32 days to go!
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Location:My cozy couch
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Off I go...
My husband surprised me with a trip to NYC for our first wedding anniversary. He's already there so I'm heading up there to meet him today. We're going to see Wicked tomorrow night and I'm so excited!!
Location:Jetport Rd,Greer,United States
Monday, January 23, 2012
Long Run, Check! Marathon Registration, Check!
So as you guys know, last weekend was really disheartening for me. I attempted a 15 mile run but had to stop at 13 because I just felt like crap. I had every intention of signing up for the Inaugural Columbia Marathon that weekend. I wanted to complete that 15 mile run and then sign up. Well...we all know how that run ended so I set my sights to this weekend's long run.
So of course I'm nervous heading out Sunday morning. It was colder than I had thought it was going to be (41) and the wind was whipping a little bit. I packed my blocks, Ludens throat drops and debit card in my handy Adidas tank top (love the zipper pocket in the back of this one!) and headed on out there. I intended to take a bottle of water with me but was .5 mile away from the house when I realized I had forgotten it.
I decided I'd stop around mile 6 at a gas station to get water and take some of the blocks. When I reached the gas station, I felt great and didn't really want to stop so I took the turn up HWY 14 and kept going. I reached the 8 mile mark and turned, thinking I'd be ready to stop at the 10 mile mark back at the same gas station. Mind you, I kept sucking on those Ludens drops and just didn't feel the need to do anything else, even at mile 10. My next opportunity to stop was at mile 12 and by then, I just figured I only had 4 miles to go, no need in stopping.
I made it home and saw that I had managed the 16 miles in 9:04s. I was really pleased with the pace and came running in the house to tell Dave. We decided I'd go ahead and sign up for the full in Columbia. However, something kept me from signing up yesterday. I guess I wasn't ready to commit or was waiting to see if Dave would sign up for the half or not. Thank goodness I didn't.
I had realized before that the marathon was a double loop. That itself made me a bit leery. I really, really dislike double loops. Shorter races, sure. But really, I like to look forward to seeing 'what's next' when I'm running a full. I sure don't want to pass a place during a grueling part of the run only to realize I'll be right back there in a while.
A friend of mine actually ran the course this weekend. When I noticed he posted about it, I had to ask him what he thought of the course. "It's pretty hilly", he said. 26.2 miles, double loop and now add hills? Yeah, no thanks. So I decided to give Columbia a pass this year.
Having said that, I've put in the training so far and I don't want it to go to waste. Dave and I started looking around and remembered...Shamrock!! Dave ran that one in 2010. So after a little schedule juggling, hotel searching, etc. , I signed up and will be running that full marathon on March 18th of this year. Yay!
I started this full with Dave in 2010 but ended up with a torn Achilles at mile 11. This is my chance to redeem myself!
So of course I'm nervous heading out Sunday morning. It was colder than I had thought it was going to be (41) and the wind was whipping a little bit. I packed my blocks, Ludens throat drops and debit card in my handy Adidas tank top (love the zipper pocket in the back of this one!) and headed on out there. I intended to take a bottle of water with me but was .5 mile away from the house when I realized I had forgotten it.
I decided I'd stop around mile 6 at a gas station to get water and take some of the blocks. When I reached the gas station, I felt great and didn't really want to stop so I took the turn up HWY 14 and kept going. I reached the 8 mile mark and turned, thinking I'd be ready to stop at the 10 mile mark back at the same gas station. Mind you, I kept sucking on those Ludens drops and just didn't feel the need to do anything else, even at mile 10. My next opportunity to stop was at mile 12 and by then, I just figured I only had 4 miles to go, no need in stopping.
I made it home and saw that I had managed the 16 miles in 9:04s. I was really pleased with the pace and came running in the house to tell Dave. We decided I'd go ahead and sign up for the full in Columbia. However, something kept me from signing up yesterday. I guess I wasn't ready to commit or was waiting to see if Dave would sign up for the half or not. Thank goodness I didn't.
I had realized before that the marathon was a double loop. That itself made me a bit leery. I really, really dislike double loops. Shorter races, sure. But really, I like to look forward to seeing 'what's next' when I'm running a full. I sure don't want to pass a place during a grueling part of the run only to realize I'll be right back there in a while.
A friend of mine actually ran the course this weekend. When I noticed he posted about it, I had to ask him what he thought of the course. "It's pretty hilly", he said. 26.2 miles, double loop and now add hills? Yeah, no thanks. So I decided to give Columbia a pass this year.
Having said that, I've put in the training so far and I don't want it to go to waste. Dave and I started looking around and remembered...Shamrock!! Dave ran that one in 2010. So after a little schedule juggling, hotel searching, etc. , I signed up and will be running that full marathon on March 18th of this year. Yay!
I started this full with Dave in 2010 but ended up with a torn Achilles at mile 11. This is my chance to redeem myself!
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Greenville News Downtown 5k
I really like this race. The course is nice and flat. If the crowd wasn't so big, it might actually be a decent on to try and PR in.
Terry and I rode together up to the race and once it started, that was it. It was just too packed to try and stay together. It rained the whole morning and even poured while we were driving into Greenville but then once we parked, the running gods were smiling on it and the rain held off until we had finished and were walking back to the car.
Garmin time 24:57 for 8:03s.
Terry and I rode together up to the race and once it started, that was it. It was just too packed to try and stay together. It rained the whole morning and even poured while we were driving into Greenville but then once we parked, the running gods were smiling on it and the rain held off until we had finished and were walking back to the car.
Garmin time 24:57 for 8:03s.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Ahhh, the magic of a rest day..
Strange how a rest day can make running feel great. I forced myself to take the day off yesterday- no elliptical, no core work, no running, no walking. I had a truckload of homework to catch up on so that did help a bit.
I'm excited to say that I felt like a hundred bucks out there running this morning. I spent time watching the clouds, admiring the lake as I ran by and watching the geese play in the vacant Ford parking lot as opposed to how I've felt lately- cursing the clouds for not covering the sun, damning the lake for not being closer to my house and hating the geese for being able to waddle their big asses around a vacant parking lot instead of running like me.
The first 4 miles were great, sun at my back and 42 degrees. I was kinda dreading the return portion, full sun in my face but I figured that was better than rain. Then the clouds started rolling in and the winds picked up about 15mph. Put my gloves BACK on and headed home. I kinda petered out at the pool hill about a .5 mile from the house but that damn hill gets me nearly every time:)
Tomorrow is another running day and lunch with Liesl before she has the nerve to leave me for almost a week...*sigh*
I'm excited to say that I felt like a hundred bucks out there running this morning. I spent time watching the clouds, admiring the lake as I ran by and watching the geese play in the vacant Ford parking lot as opposed to how I've felt lately- cursing the clouds for not covering the sun, damning the lake for not being closer to my house and hating the geese for being able to waddle their big asses around a vacant parking lot instead of running like me.
The first 4 miles were great, sun at my back and 42 degrees. I was kinda dreading the return portion, full sun in my face but I figured that was better than rain. Then the clouds started rolling in and the winds picked up about 15mph. Put my gloves BACK on and headed home. I kinda petered out at the pool hill about a .5 mile from the house but that damn hill gets me nearly every time:)
Tomorrow is another running day and lunch with Liesl before she has the nerve to leave me for almost a week...*sigh*
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