Hey Compadres! Tallies later . . . .

Goooooood Morning all

 

Thanks Leslie for starting the thread. Eliz: what's AT? Or did I miss something on another thread? Mon...UB, abs and a recovery run -> 30min UB, plus 10min abs and a 3.2K recovery run with Spooky and Jimmy. Though the second half wasn't exactly recovery pace due to Jimmy Tue...restday because of an early meeting at work -> didn't do a thing Wed...10K easy run -> only managed 7K. Doing a lot of walking..Somehow I couldn't make myself run continuously today. Sad, but true. Thu..... UB, abs and a 10K easy run -> nothing cause the day got away from me, but I did tidy up, clean, sorted through stuff that hasn't been used in a year (or more, and most of it is now ready to be taken to recycling. When I went to bed, Jimmy asked what time we'd be running tomorrow. Guess there's no way the day will get away from me tomorrow Fri...... 5K warm up run plus LB -> 5K tempo run. Jimmy made me run hard! Sat..... abs and an 8.8K easy run ->   Ran 30:04min out, and made it back in 28:03minutes, covering 8.6K.  Sun.....cut back: 1h15 min long run -> had to wait till at least noon cause my June race is at 2PM and I need to acclimatise to the temp., but by then I was very busy in the back garden and I never made it out the door. Total mileage: 23.8K   UB: 1x Abs: 1x

Hi Leslie, Eliz and Dutchie! Leslie... your former life as a ballet dancer catching up to you? Hope you get better soon!Hope to get back into running this week but I'm finding with soccer gearing up for the boys I have less and less time for me! Isn't this supposed to be easier as they get older?
Monday: 35 min (4.21 miles) on the Elliptical, .4 mile walk c/d (PT appt in the morning)

Tuesday: 35 min (4.13 miles) on Elliptical, .36 mile walk c/d

Wednesday: 4 miles easy pace, .6 mile walk c/d, stretching

Thursday: 22 min (2.38 miles) on Elliptical, .35 mile walk c/d; stretches and PT stuff; 30 min pool running after work.

Friday: 5.5 miles easy run, .6 mile walk c/d

Saturday: No workout today, but lots of soccer and general chasing around....

Sunday: 6 miles with hills, .3 mile walk and hours of yard work 

Totals: 15.5 miles running (yay!), 10.7 miles on the Elliptical (92 minutes), 30 mins. pool running, 3.1 miles walking and lots of yard work.

AT = achillies tendontis. It's not really achillies tendonitis; it's peroneal tendonitis, but it's inflamed tendons right next to the achillies tendons, and AT is easier to type. I'm wearing topical anti-inflammatories 24/7 (great stuff!) and going to physical therapy on Wednesday. Doc says I can still run, though, as long as I stretch extra-diligently.

OK, so I'm thinking that I should post here to keep me honest through my cross-training run up to my first marathon in the fall.

 

I haven't really read this thread before. It looks like participants log in and keep updating their posts throughout the week.  Do I have that right?   Is it OK for me to jump in and start keeping track here?  I'm a cross-training novice, so bear with me.

 

OK, went back to look at my spreadsheet ...

 

Mon: ran 2 mi

Tues: yoga 25 min., slide board 5 min.

Wed: ran 3 mi, thighmaster (don't laugh!) 5 min.  I find it helps keep my runner's knee in check

Thurs: Stretch 15 min, foam roller 10 min, yoga 25 min.

Fri: ran 5 mi, 15 min joint loosening exercises

Sat: ran 2 mi,  30 reps lying hip abduction, 5 cook hip lift, 5 kneeling overhead draw-ins, 10 knee fall-outs

Sun: ran 4 mi, 15 min slide boarding

 

Total: 16 mi running, 20 min slide boarding, 50 min yoga, 55 min "other" (stretching/strength)

Nono - Welcome!  I'm suppose to list everyone's weekly totals at the beginning of the new weekly thread, but I was lax in my duties this week.

um, late again.      so I'll just post totals.   this week & last have been a bit of a jumble anyway.  I'm thinking that tonight I'm going to Get Organized.   :-),   Esp. re cross training, I'm going to write out all the different things/programs/systems I'm trying to do, see how they can be consolidated, & when & how to fit them in, esp. the things that need to be done at the gym... since I'm not running there anymore I'll have to plan this.   sorry to go on & on!  thinking out loud.  more or less.

Progress this week after last week's 4 steps back.  yippee. 

 

and yippee Nono's here!!!   

George, nice to have you back.

Erica is running. 

Dutchie's neck seems to be ok...

Snow is gone... life is good. 

Where is nowor??

 

Leslie..I'm behind again but remember you have new problems.  what's going on?

 

more walking than usual this week but as usual no idea how much. 

totals:  25.2 miles running, 50 min. on the elliptical, 2 hrs. 35 min. assorted strength training.