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Roads were made for journeys...
Future running partner.
Well, I made it through another week of this insane conservatism. Next week I'm giong to start stringing these mini-runs together two at a time and see what happens. After all this I do NOT want to have any relapses! I am wondering if part of my problems may be shoe-related. I suspect my Brooks Adrenaline 8's of causing me problems. I had no trouble when I was wearing the 7's. And boy it sure would be nice to be able to point to a pair of shoes and say "there's my problem!" I really have no idea if that's the trouble or not. But it's a good excuse to get new shoes. As I was doing my runs this week, I was reminded of the time when I first let myself get addicted to running. I had recently separated from my husband, and found the running to be an invaluable stress releif. Plus it was something I had felt very unsupported on. (Let's not go there...) So there I was, doing something just for myself, something I knew to be good for my health, and by doing so I was affirming that I was worth taking care of. As simple as that: here I am taking care of myself, so I must be worth taking care of. I found running to be a very healing thing. I found that feeling again this week. Here I am, doing these tiny little 1 mile runs every other day, and by doing them I am declaring to the world that I am worth taking care of. It's amazing what acknowledging that can do for you. Next week I start doing a two days on - one day off routine. My mid-term goal is to be running up to an hour most days while remaining pain free.
Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson
WTG on your running hun!! I bow down to you at your patience and dedication! My hips hurt when my shoe's are dead so I think it could be that those are the wrong shoe's for you. You are so right about running being healing!! You are definitely worth taking care of! Love the way you think!!
When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?
Just a thought. Are you running on roads that are a bit off camber. I had some trouble after running around the Lake Lynn trail, where most of the path is slanted.
Next week I start doing a two days on - one day off routine. My mid-term goal is to be running up to an hour most days while remaining pain free.
I've been thinking some about this and I'd like to get some feedback. I am concerned that with these 1 mile runs (done at 14 min/mile pace) I'm only getting 14 minutes of CV exercise at a shot. Aside from joint issues, a lack of CV health has been one of my greatest weaknesses in running. My legs can run at a 6:30 pace without undue strain, but my lungs can only run at that speed for about 25 yards! I liked my original plan because I desire to be running most days. But I'm thinking now that perhaps I'd be better served working my way up to 2 mile runs (27-28 minutes) over the next two weeks and THEN working on increasing frequency. Do you think that this is largely a matter of personal preference at this volume of training or is one approach significantly better than the other?