Monday, February 2, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
Post Big Sur Runs
Distance: 194.6 Miles
Time: 30:27:04
YTD: 474.25 Miles
Location: Multiple Runs.
Bleep! Missed it by that much. My goal for running in 2008 was to complete a marathon (DONE!) and run a total of 500 miles. Only made 475 Miles came up 25 short. I guess I should have run more than 66 times in the year. I will have to do better in 2009. I found out that the truth is not having a goal means not running. Will have to set lofty goals this year.
Plod On
Time: 30:27:04
YTD: 474.25 Miles
Location: Multiple Runs.
Bleep! Missed it by that much. My goal for running in 2008 was to complete a marathon (DONE!) and run a total of 500 miles. Only made 475 Miles came up 25 short. I guess I should have run more than 66 times in the year. I will have to do better in 2009. I found out that the truth is not having a goal means not running. Will have to set lofty goals this year.
Plod On
Big Sur Marathon
Distance: 26.2 Miles
Time: 3:39:01
YTD: 279.6 Miles
Location: Big Sur Marathon, Carmel California.
Beautiful morning - a little chilly but warmed up nicely after battling a stiff headwind for the first 20K. Then was too damn hot for the last 10K. Whoever said that if you were only going to run one marathon this should be it! Did not say that there were no flat parts in the course, just transitions between up and down. The scenery was nice but tough tough course. On a positive note wore my running room team Canada shirt and everyone kept yelling go Canada. Made me feel good.
The cart shows the pace and elevation changes over the four hours of running. Overall I was pleased with the result but slowed down too much and took longer walk breaks over the last half. I will have to keep that in mind for next time.
Plod On
Time: 3:39:01
YTD: 279.6 Miles
Location: Big Sur Marathon, Carmel California.
Beautiful morning - a little chilly but warmed up nicely after battling a stiff headwind for the first 20K. Then was too damn hot for the last 10K. Whoever said that if you were only going to run one marathon this should be it! Did not say that there were no flat parts in the course, just transitions between up and down. The scenery was nice but tough tough course. On a positive note wore my running room team Canada shirt and everyone kept yelling go Canada. Made me feel good.
The cart shows the pace and elevation changes over the four hours of running. Overall I was pleased with the result but slowed down too much and took longer walk breaks over the last half. I will have to keep that in mind for next time.
Plod On
Final Training Pre Big Sur
Distance: 39.7 Miles
Time: 5:50:33
YTD: 253.6 Miles
Location: Several Runs leading up to Big Sur.
Not the best way to do this, I have probably not included runs that I know I did but did not have my garmin charged for. The last week was complicated by a trip to Chicago which precluded all running. Business forced an accelerated taper, that is my story and I am sticking to it.
Time: 5:50:33
YTD: 253.6 Miles
Location: Several Runs leading up to Big Sur.
Not the best way to do this, I have probably not included runs that I know I did but did not have my garmin charged for. The last week was complicated by a trip to Chicago which precluded all running. Business forced an accelerated taper, that is my story and I am sticking to it.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Foot Problems solved
Well sort of - I know what the PROBLEMS are now. Seems there are two - big one (the one that really hurts in peroneal cuboid syndrome, a conflict between a small cube shaped bone in the foot and one of the branches of the peroneal tendon. This is kind of exacerbated by my shoe selection. Seems I run in Assics shoes that correct for overpronation, seems I am a supernator. Kind of the opposite thing. Who knew - I picked them cause they are narrow enough for my feet. Bummer. So problem number one is temporarily fixable with stretching and a little pad under the insole of the shoe right under that nasty little bone and of course the usual application of ice and ibuprofin. This will get me thru the marathon in 20 days. Then it is well he did not really say - just that it involves a neutral shoe - new shoes again.
The second problem is a little more complex, the tendons that run from my toes to my ankle are short (maybe from a lack of stretching, maybe I am just getting older). This has caused the toes to be naturally up and the padding on the bottom of my feet has shifted forward. This means that there is no cushioning under the balls of my feet. I was perplexed as to why I changed shoes every 200 miles, has laways fixed this problem in the past. New shoes better cushioning. problem solved. Still do not know what we are going to do about this one - will have to fix the first one first. It might be as simple as puttting pads under my metatorsial bones (ball of my foot)
Seems like small steps.
Plod On
The second problem is a little more complex, the tendons that run from my toes to my ankle are short (maybe from a lack of stretching, maybe I am just getting older). This has caused the toes to be naturally up and the padding on the bottom of my feet has shifted forward. This means that there is no cushioning under the balls of my feet. I was perplexed as to why I changed shoes every 200 miles, has laways fixed this problem in the past. New shoes better cushioning. problem solved. Still do not know what we are going to do about this one - will have to fix the first one first. It might be as simple as puttting pads under my metatorsial bones (ball of my foot)
Seems like small steps.
Plod On
April 6, 2008
Distance: 14.75 Miles
Time: 2:10:15
YTD: 213.65 Miles
Location: Marathon Clinic 29K - Kensington RR to Sandy Beach - Return
Da da da da - Broke 200 Miles in 2008. Ran it in 1 Day - 7 hours and 30 minutes. Another Milestone another day.
First real run since the injury, not exactly the short run that the doctor advised - but shorter than the 29 K planned. Was a difficult morning cool (-9) when we started and hot (+5) when we finished. We ended up running into the Icebreaker 10K race thru elbow park and brittainy. This is the second time in the clinic that we got to watch a race while running. Kind of motivational.
The foot held up Ok - I knew it was there for most of the run, but put on a good push for the last mile - ran it in under 7 min - slow for the young me - but blistering for the current me.
Plod On
Time: 2:10:15
YTD: 213.65 Miles
Location: Marathon Clinic 29K - Kensington RR to Sandy Beach - Return
Da da da da - Broke 200 Miles in 2008. Ran it in 1 Day - 7 hours and 30 minutes. Another Milestone another day.
First real run since the injury, not exactly the short run that the doctor advised - but shorter than the 29 K planned. Was a difficult morning cool (-9) when we started and hot (+5) when we finished. We ended up running into the Icebreaker 10K race thru elbow park and brittainy. This is the second time in the clinic that we got to watch a race while running. Kind of motivational.
The foot held up Ok - I knew it was there for most of the run, but put on a good push for the last mile - ran it in under 7 min - slow for the young me - but blistering for the current me.
Plod On
Monday, March 31, 2008
March 31, 2008
Distance: 2.5 Miles
Time: 18:45
YTD: 198.9 Miles
Location: Home - wildwood drive - return.
OK finally got the courage to try a run, albeit a very short run. Foot felt fine for the first 3 km - then started to ache so I stopped at the 4 km point and walked the rest of the way home. Times were ok given the break from running average a 7:30 min mile for the distance i ran. I will see hoe the legs / feet feel tomorrow and try to work the milage up before the big run in 26 days. Feels good to be out there again.
It's pretty cool have run for more than a day in 2008 (29 Hours) and am approaching 200 Miles in 27 runs. It all adds up. Will break 200 Miles the next time I go out.
Plod On.
Time: 18:45
YTD: 198.9 Miles
Location: Home - wildwood drive - return.
OK finally got the courage to try a run, albeit a very short run. Foot felt fine for the first 3 km - then started to ache so I stopped at the 4 km point and walked the rest of the way home. Times were ok given the break from running average a 7:30 min mile for the distance i ran. I will see hoe the legs / feet feel tomorrow and try to work the milage up before the big run in 26 days. Feels good to be out there again.
It's pretty cool have run for more than a day in 2008 (29 Hours) and am approaching 200 Miles in 27 runs. It all adds up. Will break 200 Miles the next time I go out.
Plod On.
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