under a rock
I ran my first half marathon Saturday at the Xterra Thrill in the Hills at Fort Yargo State Park in Winder, Ga
Quick report:
Time goal: 2:30 (super secret goal 2:15)
Official time: 2:14:44
AG 35-39: 9/27
Overall: 222/390
The race went well considering after mile 8 my IT band decided to flare up and cause pain on the side of my left knee. I had planned on kicking it into race mode around that time and this development was a hindrance to that plan. I came up with a plan of walking the hills and running as fast as possible in between hills, running slow bothered it as much as the hills. I had to stop and stretch at least 5 times in miles 9 through 13, two times in the last mile. I probably lost about 5 mins due to the walking and stretching. It was so frustrating because stamina wise I was fine, had lots left in my legs and lungs. Hopefully next time I'll get it right. I really can't complain about my time considering I made my super secret goal even with the problem that was thrown my way.
The side of my knee is very sore today. I'll be taking at least a week off and then cutting my mileage in half once I can run again. I see a lot of swimming in my future for the next week or two. I hope I can get this nipped in the bud really quick. I blame my IT band problems this time on too much time on the treadmill and roads the past three weeks.
full blog report here
MTA - Lately I've been running too much on the treadmill as well and developed a nasty habit of kicking the insides of my ankles whenever I speed up, so I hope to avoid those treadmills as much as possible, but running in the cold r is no fun for me.
I do the same thing but it's just my left foot hitting my right ankle and doing it enough to make it bleed. (stupid left leg) Secretly I'm happy I don't need to run this week with the temps still being below normal.