Weeks 5, 6 and 7

Oops I have been terrible at keeping current with my training posts.  My shin splints came back (boo) but I found a much better sports chiropractor (yay) so I've been doing the elliptical machine for my mid-week workouts along with yoga, and running outdoors only on the weekend long runs.  The last three weekends I have done 7 miles, 8 miles, and then 10 miles today -- feeling great! (albeit with some shin pain, though now only in my right leg.)

Week 4 Training Notes

Oops, behind on the training blog...last week's recap:

Sunday - bike and core at the gym
Monday - 4.5 mile hill run (shins started hurting a lot)
Tuesday - off and went to sports chiro for an adjustment
Wednesday - ellipitcal and weights at the gym
Thursday - 3.5 mile run/walk with some burning shins...grr!
Friday - off
Saturday - 3 mile scale down run...I run/walked b/c my shins hurt

Coach told me to stick to the elliptical for the next week...le sigh!

Week 3 Training Notes

Sunday - walked around RnR marathon, ran a little w/ J and S
Monday - 4 miles
Tuesday - yoga
Wednesday - XT (bike and weights)
Thursday - 4 miles
Friday - off, yay!
Saturday - 7 miles.

My shins were a bit tight on Thursday which freaked me out but they were fine on Saturday, hmm.

Miles run thus far to train for NWM 26.2:  45 miles

Week 2 Training Notes

Sunday - off!  Yay!  But took niece M mini golfing if that counts for anything :)
Monday - 4 mile run
Tuesday - yoga
Wednesday - XT (35 minute on ellipitcal in my Vibrams, weights)
Thursday - 4 mile run
Friday - off but did a hip hop class
Saturday - gorgeous 6 mile run along the coast in La Jolla...I love San Diego!

Week 1 (part 2)

Did yoga, XT (30 minutes on the bike, then weights for arms & abs), and another 3.5 mile run.  Today's run was 5 miles near Road Runner Sports.

Week 1

3.5 mile run today.  Note to self: do not ever, ever eat an entire Chipotle burrito for lunch before running again.  Even if you give yourself 4-5 hours to digest.  What an unpleasant run!

First Training Run

Did a nice easy 4 miler!  So far everything feels good...we've been foam rolling diligently every night :)

Informal Training Continues

3 mile run today.  Official training (I decided to sign up for Team in Training, donate please, once my fundraising page is up and running!) starts this weekend.  My shins felt good but my quads are already sore..grr, need to get them stronger for all the hills in SF!

Here We Go Again

K and I ran two miles today...the first step in training for the Nike Women's Marathon this October in SF!  My shins were initially a little tight but it went away after the first quarter mile and I think that was more from not running for almost a year and a half.  We'll see how it goes this time around!  I also had an acupuncture treatment last week on my shins, courtesy of my bro-in-law (yay for marrying into a medical family!)  Time to bust out the running stick, foam roller, dixie cups, and Salonpas patches :)

Finished!

I completed my second 1/2 marathon (Carlsbad) and I am officially retiring from running for at least a year.  This race was really tough on my shins but I'm just glad I finished!  The course was super gorgeous...right along the Pacific Ocean.  Even better was the mounds of all-u-can-eat Korean BBQ we all went out for afterwards :)

Weeks 8 & 9

So I've totally fallen off the training wagon after dealing with a month-long cold and the return of my shin splints. K and I did work out 5 out of 7 days we were on vacation (with K actually running 10 miles on a treadmill...that might have more to do with our boredom with all-inclusive, but I'll save that for another post.) The last couple of weeks I did 8 miles at MSP and then 10 miles this weekend at DAC. Twenty more days until the Carlsbad 1/2! I'm thinking I'll do 12 miles this weekend, then a nice easy 8.5 mile taper down the week before the race.

Week 7

Not much running at all b/c I'm still ridiculously congested.  I did go to yoga though -- not the best idea.  Hopefully our jaunt to the Mexican Riviera will make my cold go away?

Weeks 5 and 6

Not much working out/running -- not because of the holidays but b/c K and I are both sick :(  Boo, we've both had a cold for more than a week now (I guess the autumn detox only kept us illness-free for a couple months.)  Last week I ran just 3.5 miles and this week 5.0 miles.

Week 4

I am getting bored blogging about my 1/2 marathon training since I'm taking it so easy for this race.  Last week I did yoga, cardio/weights, 3 miles at the gym and 5.5 miles on the weekend.  I will post something more interesting soon!

Week 3

Last week was the third week of 1/2 training.  Since I've been running without shin pain with my easier training program that only involves two days of running each week, I'm not as motivated to journal my training.  Last week was busy anyway with S.C.'s bday and K.C.'s going away happy hour.  I also did yoga on Tuesday, 3.0 mile run on Wednesday, cross training and weights on Friday, and 5.0 miles at De Anza on Saturday.  Feeling good for now :)

Week 2

To finish off week 2 of training I ran another 4.0 miles at De Anza this weekend on the grass...my shoes are all grassy now, ick.  Also did yoga, but had a nice rest day on Friday to have a small dinner party with K&S and S&B, yum!

Still Trucking

Wednesday, November 4 - Ran 3.50 miles on treadmill.  I know, treadmill training = bad, but it's already dark by 5:30 pm nowadays and I don't feel comfortable running outside alone when it's dark.

Tuesday - Yoga

Monday - 25 minutes of cardio + weights.

Trucking Along

Saturday, October 31, 2009 - Ran 4.0 miles at De Anza Cove on the grass.  No pain!

Pain-Free for Now!

A whole mess of us are confirmed for the Carlsbad half-marathon at the end of January!  Yay!  I ran three pain-free miles on the treadmill today...I haven't been running since the AIDS Run at the end of September which was a shin pain disaster, even with the Kiniseo tape.  Baby steps I guess...must work back up to 13.1 miles.

To Run or Not to Run?

I used the kiniseo (spelling?) tape at the AIDS Run 10K this weekend and it made my shins hurt worse!  Usually it hurts for only the first couple of miles but this time it took 5 miles to get rid of the burning.  Boo.  At least my shins stopped hurting at the uphill parts so I ran past tons of people who were tired at that point.  So...do I sign up for the Carlsbad 1/2?  Eck.