I took a break from running for a few days because my feet were killing me. I started looking at stuff online and figured my ankles needed more support than my shoes were giving. My parents were in town so my mom and I (and Caitlin) went shopping Saturday. We stopped at the VA running store http://www.varunner.com/ in Woodbridge and I got fitted for a new pair of shoes. It was great - they measured my feet, watched me run in a few pairs of shoes, and really worked with me to find a pair that worked. I ended up with the same brand I usually get, New Balance, but they have more "stability" than my other pair http://www.newbalance.com/running/footwear/WR769/.
Chris also set up (with my dad's help) my old tv on a wall-mount right in front of the tv. So today when I ran I watched part of the movie Transformers. Dorky, I know, but it kept me entertained! I'm also starting a running/walking program. Basically, I'll run for 4-5 minutes and walk for 1. It worked out really well, I'm still running slow but I'm ok with that. I walked for 5 minutes and ran/walked for about 35 minutes. I only did a little over 3 miles but it's better than nothing!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Post-race blues?
It's been too long since I updated this blog! I think I had some post-race blues after the 5k and I was overwhelmed that I only ran 3 miles and the 1/2 marathon has 13 miles :(
I also think I'm dealing with a couple of minor sores/injuries. My heels are bothering me and from what I can gather from my running books and the internet I might have plantar facsciitis, which is basically heel pain. http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/plantar-fasciitis-topic-overview I can't figure out if I'm still supposed to run or take it easy. Right now I've been taking it easy although I did run yesterday. I went verrrry slooooow and it was painful to walk after.
Right now I'm considering beginning a running/walking plan for the race. I still have almost 9 months to train and I've found some good programs that, for example, incorporate 4 minutes of running with 1 minute of walking. I think that might be a better idea in the long run for me. One woman I read used that program and finished in 2 hours! The cut-off is 3.5 hours so that's a really good time in my book. I'm just hoping to finish in one piece :)
I also think I'm dealing with a couple of minor sores/injuries. My heels are bothering me and from what I can gather from my running books and the internet I might have plantar facsciitis, which is basically heel pain. http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/plantar-fasciitis-topic-overview I can't figure out if I'm still supposed to run or take it easy. Right now I've been taking it easy although I did run yesterday. I went verrrry slooooow and it was painful to walk after.
Right now I'm considering beginning a running/walking plan for the race. I still have almost 9 months to train and I've found some good programs that, for example, incorporate 4 minutes of running with 1 minute of walking. I think that might be a better idea in the long run for me. One woman I read used that program and finished in 2 hours! The cut-off is 3.5 hours so that's a really good time in my book. I'm just hoping to finish in one piece :)
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Survived the 5k!
3 miles down, 10 to go!
Happy to say that I did indeed survive the 5k, although I really only ran a few minutes longer than I'm used to. But my body did seem to notice that I kept running past the usual 25 minutes. I'm not sure of my exact time, I think it was around 31 minutes, and that's what I expected. I stopped once to tie my shoe and jogged the rest. I ran with a co-worker which was great. We chatted a bit but once I started wheezing I wasn't much of a conversationalist :) I'm I slowed her down but we both agreed we weren't considered with time, just finishing. The weather was cold but dry. Just my luck that last weekend I was running outside in shorts and this morning I had gloves on. It even snowed yesterday! I'm over snow - I'm definitely ready for nice weather.
Now I need to wean myself off the couch to 5k program and start thinking about training for the 1/2 marathon. I'm an English nerd so of course I bought 3 different running books with 3 different training programs. They range from 14-20 weeks. Since the race isn't until January I think I'll double the training time and see how that goes.
Happy to say that I did indeed survive the 5k, although I really only ran a few minutes longer than I'm used to. But my body did seem to notice that I kept running past the usual 25 minutes. I'm not sure of my exact time, I think it was around 31 minutes, and that's what I expected. I stopped once to tie my shoe and jogged the rest. I ran with a co-worker which was great. We chatted a bit but once I started wheezing I wasn't much of a conversationalist :) I'm I slowed her down but we both agreed we weren't considered with time, just finishing. The weather was cold but dry. Just my luck that last weekend I was running outside in shorts and this morning I had gloves on. It even snowed yesterday! I'm over snow - I'm definitely ready for nice weather.
Now I need to wean myself off the couch to 5k program and start thinking about training for the 1/2 marathon. I'm an English nerd so of course I bought 3 different running books with 3 different training programs. They range from 14-20 weeks. Since the race isn't until January I think I'll double the training time and see how that goes.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
5k on Saturday
I'm skipping ahead a week or two in my running program to run a 5k this Saturday, wish me luck! My co-worker found a 5k in old town Manassass which isn't far from our house. Chris is going to watch Caitlin while I run. I ran two 5ks when I worked at "US News & World Report," but that was a few years ago. I'm up to running 25 minutes now which is about 2.5 miles for me - I'm hoping to run the 5k in 30 minutes but we'll see.
I'll post whether or not I survived later this weekend :)
I'll post whether or not I survived later this weekend :)
Sunday, March 1, 2009
No turning back now!
Chris and I just registered for the 1/2 marathon! Eeek - no turning back now! It was pretty expensive but at least a lot of the money goes to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. From what I've seen and read about previous marathon weekends it's going to be an amazing experience. Plus, and most important, I can say "I'm going to Disney World!" We're actually going twice in 2010: January for the race and December for my parents' 40th wedding anniversary :)
I started week 6 of the 5k program, and it's still going really well. Yesterday I ran 20 minutes without stopping... well, I stopped once to get Caitlin up from her nap but since I had to go up two flights of stairs and carry her downstairs I figure it was still exercise. Today it was back to interval training (run for 5, walk for 3, run for 8, walk for 3, run for 5) but now the times go from 20 minutes to 25 minutes. At the end of this week I'll be up to running nonstop for 25 minutes. I'm planning on running a 5k in about 2 weeks hopefully! I'm running with a co-worker so I need to try hard not to embarrass myself :)
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