Treadmill Run

Distance: n/a
Time: 30 minutes
Surface: treadmill
Weather Conditions: inside 
Location: Millennium Sports Club, Miraflores, Lima, Peru
Secret weapon: none

Comments: Not that great a run today. I didn't eat much last night and had no energy on the machine. Add to that it had a 20 minute cutoff that threw me off for the end of the run and I was unsatisfied with the effort.

I got in pretty much the whole half hour at an 8-minute-mile pace. Pace wise it felt good. I can probably replicate it in real world conditions. 

The most important thing today was that there was no pain in my foot or knee. That's good. I feel like I will be alright to put it back on the road tomorrow or Tuesday.

Treadmill run

Distance: n/a
Time: 30 minutes
Surface: treadmill
Weather Conditions: inside
Location: Millennium Sports Club, Miraflores, Lima, Peru
Secret weapon: none

Comments: I planned to be nice to myself today not as any kind of reward or anything but more to get a sense of where I stood physically after my big run this week. I started with the usual stretch/situp regimine and then put it on the treadmill. As usual, my left leg was tighter than the right but there wasn't anything dangerous showing up in the warm up.

On the machine I put it at a 9-minute-mile pace and kept it there for the full half hour. It was a really simple run. A good steady pace. No tiredness or urge to cut it short. Just get on the machine and crank it out. In fact I really felt like I had plenty left in the tank to keep going. But I am not going to screw up and make a real mistake at this point.

Treadmill Run

Distance: n/a
Time: 30 minutes
Surface: treadmill
Weather Conditions: inside
Location: Millennium Sports Club, Miraflores, Lima, Peru
Secret weapon: none

Comments: Well the guru advised against putting another run of any length in today and I decided to be nice to the knee as well. So I put in the run on the treadmill. I did the first ten minutes at a 7.5 minute mile pace and then cranked it up to almost a 7 minute mile pace for the rest. It went pretty well. No real problems with the knee and the desire to cut it short was the usual inclination toward laziness, not actual fatigue.

Treadmill Run

Distance: n/a
Time: 2 x 20 min
Surface: treadmill
Weather Conditions: indoors, noon run
Location: Miraflores, Lima, Peru
Secret weapon: Depeche Mode

Comments: Whoah baby. This workout may have been a case of biting off a bit more than I can chew. The idea was to get some speed work in so I did the first 20 minutes at a 7 minute mile pace and the second at a 7.5 minute mile pace. I can't say it was the hardest workout I have done so far but I was definitely working harder than I have done to date.

I did one set of situps (200) and stretched really well before I got on the machine. After the first 20 minute run I rested for a few minutes then did another set of situps (200) and stretched out again. Both time I really focused on the left hamstring with continues to be much tighter than the right. I don't know if this is connected to my wonderful ilitobial band fun or not.

After the workout I did a basic warm-down stretch before calling it a day. I felt as beat as when I finished the 90-minute run last week. The knee didn't give any specific pain at any point but it has been... in the background for awhile now. I still can't decide if it is messed up again and just waiting to manifest or if I have actually stabilized the problem.

: : Update : : Double Whoah. I am one sore monkey right now. Not any real "bad" pain but, Lordy, I can feel every step of that run. It is actually probably good since I am feeling aches in my ilitobial band and hamstrings and not my knee. Hopefully, this is a sign I am starting to gain some strength in these parts of my legs - a key to resolving this lingering problem, according to my chiropractor.

Treadmill Run

Distance: n/a
Time: 20 minutes
Surface: treadmill
Weather Conditions: indoors
Location: Miraflores, Lima, Peru

Comments: My opportunity to go run came around noon but it is a bit of a scorcher today. So that allied with my intention to be nice to my knees and have an easy run prompted me to use the treadmills at the gym. I was toying with the idea of a half-hour run but didn't feel like I had the energy for it and I had no intention of pushing myself at all following the monster run on Friday.

The run itself felt good. I concentrated on my stride and foot placement. I was a bit achy after two days off but not too bad. I definitely could feel the difference in my strength level even though I didn't push myself.