Distance: not sure
Time: 20 minutes, morning run
Surface: grass/asphalt
Weather Conditions: 50s, chilly
Location: Jacksonville, Fla.
Comments: Not a fun one. I was very stiff beforehand during my stretches and the chilly conditions were brutal to start. Just about the time I got warmed up I developed a stich in my side that stuck with me the rest of the way.
I decided to do a shorter run following the hour-long adventure on Wednesday but upped the pace to, I guess, about 2/3 race speed. That had a lot to do with the problems I had.
Despite all the other issues, there were no real problems from the knee at all. Outside of the runs themselves, I am cautiously optimistic. Although it has been stiff and with that continual pre-pain ache since I began running, it has not developed into a full-on pain that I have had to deal with in the past.
Friday, February 10, 2006
Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Long Run
Distance: not sure
Time: one hour, noon run
Surface: asphalt/grass/dirt
Weather Conditions: sunny and warm, 60s
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Comments: I originally intended only to put in half an hour but I felt pretty good and had great surfaces for running (but no real way to guage distance) on so I decided to try and put the hour run in. I felt pretty good the whole way, no suck-it-up or god-let-this-end moments. Just a regular pace the whole way.
I kept on soft dirt most of the way although I did at least a mile and a half on asphalt and grass embankment. I was less concerned about the hardness as the incline. My left knee had no problems at all but my right ilitobial band was kind of achy toward the end.
It was perfect weather, a bit chilly to start but ideal after I warmed up. There was a slight breeze but nothing that I had to work to overcome.
It was nice being back in the South and seeing all the pine trees, dirt roads and cleared acreage I remember from those bike rides as a teenager. But of course there was also the protective dogs, beer bottles strewn carelessly on the roadside and epithets hurled from inbreeds at the wheel of oversized vehicles.
Time: one hour, noon run
Surface: asphalt/grass/dirt
Weather Conditions: sunny and warm, 60s
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Comments: I originally intended only to put in half an hour but I felt pretty good and had great surfaces for running (but no real way to guage distance) on so I decided to try and put the hour run in. I felt pretty good the whole way, no suck-it-up or god-let-this-end moments. Just a regular pace the whole way.
I kept on soft dirt most of the way although I did at least a mile and a half on asphalt and grass embankment. I was less concerned about the hardness as the incline. My left knee had no problems at all but my right ilitobial band was kind of achy toward the end.
It was perfect weather, a bit chilly to start but ideal after I warmed up. There was a slight breeze but nothing that I had to work to overcome.
It was nice being back in the South and seeing all the pine trees, dirt roads and cleared acreage I remember from those bike rides as a teenager. But of course there was also the protective dogs, beer bottles strewn carelessly on the roadside and epithets hurled from inbreeds at the wheel of oversized vehicles.
Monday, February 6, 2006
Fitness Run
Distance: about 2 miles
Time: 16 minutes, mid-afternoon run
Surface: Concrete/Asphalt
Weather Conditions: sunny and warm, 80s
Location: Chandler, Arizona
Comments: Shorter distance due to the new insert, the chiropractic adjustment and wanting to cut back after my longer run on Saturday.
Started strong but really dragged mid-way. Felt sloppy and weak. Made an effort to keep a regular stride and finish strong but it took more out of me than I expected. It was a gorgeous day to run, though, and that made it possible to finish.
No real problems out of the knee today. I didn't get a good pre-run stretch either.
Time: 16 minutes, mid-afternoon run
Surface: Concrete/Asphalt
Weather Conditions: sunny and warm, 80s
Location: Chandler, Arizona
Comments: Shorter distance due to the new insert, the chiropractic adjustment and wanting to cut back after my longer run on Saturday.
Started strong but really dragged mid-way. Felt sloppy and weak. Made an effort to keep a regular stride and finish strong but it took more out of me than I expected. It was a gorgeous day to run, though, and that made it possible to finish.
No real problems out of the knee today. I didn't get a good pre-run stretch either.
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