Amy
The Thunder
1/24 - Zoo Run 5k Nashville 2/14 Pred's Fantastic 5k Nashville OR 2/14 Frostbite 1/2 Marathon Lebannon (Tied 1/2 marathon PR, 4th overall) 2/28 Race Judicata 5k/10k PWP (Good workout, nice double on tired legs) 3/7 Fall Creek Thaw 15k, Pikeville (Took it out too hard and blew up) 3/14 Tom King 1/2 Marathon Nashville (Ka-Boom 1/2 PR 1:20:09) 3/28 Running to Beat the Blues 5k Nashville 3/28 Knoxville Marathon 4/25 CMM Nashville
1 Hip and 2 Hamstring reconstructions later…
Why is it sideways?
March 14 Tom King HM (1:12's) -- 1:12:51. Check. (Wish it was more like 1:12:30, but hey) March 28 Rock Creek River Gorge 10 mile Trail Race (goal: win) Apr 4 Mule Day Kick 5k (15's) Apr 11 Purity 10k (low 33's, high 32's) Apr 25 CMM Half (1:30 pacer) May 3 Ave of the Giants (low 2:30's)
Meh, $5 is $5...
2/21 PWP 11.2 Team Race (if it happens) - Race didn't happen 3/14 Tom King 5K (tied 5K PR - 19:49) 3/28 Running to Beat the Blues 5K (19:57, disappointed I didn't PR...) 3/28 Running to Beat the Blues 1 Mile (5:45 - PR) 4/11 Purity 10K 4/25 CM Half (Hoping to follow Jeff to 1:30 bliss) 5/25 GJCC Triathlon
In today's RBB 5K, I had a 2mi PR, but I actually got a side stitch in mile 3! That knocked me off PR pace because I slowed down and ran mile 3 in 6:42. I guess it's time to add core work back in the mix.
I feel like mine did. It felt like a muscle cramp from weak abdominal and diaphragm muscles. I had problems like that a year or so ago, and it was fixed right up with several weeks of focused core work. I've gotten a little faster since then, and I feel like my legs now outpace my ability to breathe late in a 5K. I need to rectify this strength imbalance to keep getting faster. This is just (literally) my gut feeling, but I'm certainly open to other suggestions about how to deal with a side stitch (other than stop or slow down).
Good Bad & The Monkey
I would guess your legs are ahead of your cardiovascular system. I would recommend more miles, and more easy running. Build your base! Improve your aerobic capacity! I couldn't even tell you what a stitch feels like anymore, and my core is WEAK!
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
Some days 7:20 does feel easy. Some days it doesn't. For 2009 my average pace per mile is 8:14. Trent's is 9:24; Thunder's is 7:42. Basically, I limit myself to around 30 miles a week because that's what I can run without getting injured in the time I'm willing to invest per week. In 2009, our average time investments per week are: Bill - 04:17:43, Trent - 08:26:45, Thunder - 09:10:59. I enjoy the time I spend running, but it's not the only thing I want to do. I certainly don't want to double the time I spend running. I want to get the most out of the miles I do run though, so I try to find the best mix of techniques that work for me from a variety of non-LSD training programs: Run Less, Run Faster - http://www.furman.edu/first/ Run Fast - http://www.halhigdon.com/books/runfast.html Running Fast and Injury Free - http://www.gordonpirie.com/ Programmed To Run - http://www.humankinetics.com/products/showproduct.cfm?isbn=9780736037495 I'm willing to run barefoot, in water shoes, up hills, on trails, or whatever seems to help. But I can't run 50+ miles a week in the time I'm willing to invest.