January 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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TheMrWobbly wrote: »Hopefully by the close of play tomorrow I will be less than 100 miles behind my training plan
You inspire me! I need to up my game, friend! You are rocking this new year, off to an awesome start!1 -
PastorVincent wrote: »Slightly snowy here...
My dad says it's supposed to be warm there tomorrow. I'm not sure what warm is to him. It's in the 60's today here in central Texas and 70's the next two days. I run in shorts and tank tops here in January many days and I'm comfortable. I was raised in western PA snow but I have never run in it. It's pretty; I like pictures 😜❄️⛄!2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »Slightly snowy here...
My dad says it's supposed to be warm there tomorrow. I'm not sure what warm is to him. It's in the 60's today here in central Texas and 70's the next two days. I run in shorts and tank tops here in January many days and I'm comfortable. I was raised in western PA snow but I have never run in it. It's pretty; I like pictures 😜❄️⛄!
"There" - as in Pittsburgh? Well, I guess it will be warmer than today:
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Epic fail. Now Achilles in both legs hurt. Had to stop 2 miles into my run and walk 3 miles home. Right now I'm thinking of just quitting this sport.20
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PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Slightly snowy here...
My dad says it's supposed to be warm there tomorrow. I'm not sure what warm is to him. It's in the 60's today here in central Texas and 70's the next two days. I run in shorts and tank tops here in January many days and I'm comfortable. I was raised in western PA snow but I have never run in it. It's pretty; I like pictures 😜❄️⛄!
"There" - as in Pittsburgh? Well, I guess it will be warmer than today:
Butler, 40 miles north.1 -
Epic fail. Now Achilles in both legs hurt. Had to stop 2 miles into my run and walk 3 miles home. Right now I'm thinking of just quitting this sport.
Oh no, you obviously have been at this a long while and love it. I'm sorry, what a bummer but I hope you wake in the morning well rested and refreshed, not sore and with a better outlook (I say this sincerely because I believe this too shall pass)...2 -
eleanorhawkins wrote: »eleanorhawkins wrote: »@Avidkeo I get up, have a cup of coffee, have a banana and another cup of coffee then run. Coffee doesn't give me GI issues, obviously. Sometimes someone eats the last banana the night before so I have to have a little cereal bar instead, don't really notice a difference much. That's enough for me for runs under an hour, if they're longer than that I take a gel after every 50-60 minutes.
I used to always have a banana before running, and porridge about an hr before a run of 10k or more. I was just testing the IF the last 2 weeks.
I'm gonna go back to having a banana. I always thought I probably would but wanted to see. And yeah nope. Not for me lol
I did (and still do) IF back when I was running. I also found that you will need to fuel the runs. Hide those bananas in your car! I use to hide picky bars from everyone.
LOL yeah I have learned to hide bananas.
Yeah, I used to hide bananas in my shorts during a long run, but then I got some strange looks
. So now I just carry GU
Hahahaha - I laughed out loud at this!🤣
I am really sorry about your achilles @Scott6255. What kinds of things have you been doing for it, stretching, foam rolling? Usual question - how old and how many miles on your shoes?
Please don't give up. Maybe get an appointment with a PT, specifically someone who treats runners or better yet is a runner and can look at your form as well as treating the achilles specifically?2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Slightly snowy here...
My dad says it's supposed to be warm there tomorrow. I'm not sure what warm is to him. It's in the 60's today here in central Texas and 70's the next two days. I run in shorts and tank tops here in January many days and I'm comfortable. I was raised in western PA snow but I have never run in it. It's pretty; I like pictures 😜❄️⛄!
"There" - as in Pittsburgh? Well, I guess it will be warmer than today:
Butler, 40 miles north.
42 for the high there
I live between Butler and Pittsburgh, but closer to Butler. 1 -
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@Scott6255 Oh no! Hang in there mentally, I was there last year and it seemed like forever but I did eventually get back to where I was. Have you got some low impact options you can keep doing while your tendons calm down?0
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It is not a fail @Scott6255 as you listened to your body and stopped when you should. They guys here gave me some great advice about listening to my body and taking the time to heal. It has been difficult to be so far off plan however I feel if I hadn't listen to that advice I would be far worse off right now. You did the right thing and that can never be a fail
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@Scott6255 I'm so sorry to hear about your achilles pain in both legs. I am sure that is completely frustrating and depressing on top of the pain. But I agree not to give up - hope you can seek some help from a PT expert.
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
01/01/20 :::: 4.3 :::: 4.3
01/02/20 :::: 4.9 :::: 9.2
01/03/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 11.3
01/04/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 14.5
01/05/20 :::: 7.0 :::: 21.5
01/06/20 :::: 3.8 :::: 25.2
01/07/20 :::: 1.3 :::: 26.5
01/08/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 28.5
Another kind of short treadmill run today before strength training and yoga. Trying to keep with my goals of scheduling my exercise and sticking to it for stress management - it's really being tested right now.
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Very slow 5k on the Shelby Farms greenway. Just a perfect running day but lack of sleep is starting to take a toll on me. This is the time of year when I have to negotiate the craziness that is my doctor’s office to get approval for my meds. “I can give you a 30 day emergency supply but only if you have an appointment on the books...” “They won’t give me an appointment, you are booked up past 30 days and your software won’t allow them to make appointments past that.” “Well call at 7:30 am first thing when we open and get the first appointment for the next available day.” “I’ve been doing that for two months now.” So, finally, after 57 days of trying, I was one of the lucky ones to get through and I have an appointment, so my regular doctor who has had me as a patient multiple years is willing to begrudgingly give me a tiny temporary supply of the medicine I am going to need for the rest of my life. You’d think I was trying to get schedule 1 drugs instead of metformin and thyroid meds. Not sure what the fix for our healthcare system would look like, but this ain’t it. Getting another doctor is not an option - trying to get an opening for a new patient is much harder than trying to get a simple appointment!
Anyway. I wore my new shoes for the second time, and they seemed better, despite my legs being tired from lifting the day before, no weird pains in my knee stabilizer muscles like I had last time so far. Looking hopeful.
The beautiful weather brought the New Year’s resolutioners out in force - easy to spot hefty people working too hard wearing all brand new slightly inappropriate gear. It was a whole thing, so much so that several of the regular runners who I have seen for years without ever really exchanging more than a nod were passing us with raised eyebrows and side glances like, “Pretty wild, huh?” Every time I pass a resolutioner I have two contradictory impulses: I want to cheer them on, and also thank goodness that’s not me anymore! Hopefully some of them will learn to slow down and stay the course!10 -
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Walk/run intervals at 2.5/2.5 minutes 6 times tonight landed me at 2.58 miles. Hamstring still has some tightness but not pain. However it was getting a little tender near the inner joint where it meets the pelvis on my last lap. I’ll keep an eye on the situation and determine if the rehab plan needs tweaking8
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Epic fail. Now Achilles in both legs hurt. Had to stop 2 miles into my run and walk 3 miles home. Right now I'm thinking of just quitting this sport.
I know exactly how you feel. My Achilles have been acting up since November - getting a little better, getting a little worse. On Monday I went for a run and was in pain the whole way. I was so frustrated that I felt like crying when I got home - running used to be a joy and a release and now it was winding me up. I was getting slower and slower and it was harder and harder.
I have been seeing a physio (and doing my exercises like a good girl) and having regular massages but it wasn't curing the problem.
After the disaster that was Monday, I woke on Tuesday went for another massage, bought a new pair of shoes (my regular running shoes are all fairly new but I also have three pairs of the exact same shoe so wondered whether something different would help). My new ones are designed for long-distance training runs - nice and cushiony and shaped to help you roll off the toe. I also read a blog post by 'The Balanced Runner' on Achilles tendonopathy/tendonitis. She was saying that often, when our Achilles hurt, we become tentative in our running, moving our weight back, and inadvertently making our overstressed tendon work even harder and further exacerbating the problem. She says to ensure your weight is forward - hips over feet - so that the Achilles work as they're designed to. And make sure you relax your feet when they're in the air.
Long story short, I'm not sure which of the three things above made the difference - maybe one, maybe all three - but yesterday's run was faster and only a 1 or 2 on the discomfort scale. Today's run? I didn't even feel my Achilles until kilometre nine! Then, when they did alert me that they were a little unhappy, I moved my hips forward just a few millimetres and relaxed my gait as best I could, making sure I rolled off my feet as they're designed to, and the pain quickly vanished.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, don't despair. You'll get through this. Do what you need to to recover - get some input from a professional, take a look at your shoes, try to get to the bottom of the problem and work to get yourself back on top.
Chin up, and good luck.10 -
Jan 1 2.5 kms (treadmill)
Jan 2 2.5 kms (treadmill)
Jan 4 2.5 kms (jogged fully instead of walking in between, so yay. And not treadmill)
Jan 5 2.7 kms on the treadmill.
Jan 6 3 kms on the treadmill.
Jan 7 3 kms (treadmill)
Jan 8 3.7 kms road - jogging with a bit of walking, still super happy as overall speed has improved a bit 😊
Jan 9 3kms on treadmill. But my time has improved ever so slightly.6 -
@LoveyChar, @shanaber, @PastorVincent, @rheddmobile, @TheMrWobbly, @katharmonic, @emmamcgarity, @ContraryMaryMary (and anyone else I missed):
Thank you SO MUCH for the suggestions, hugs, and words of encouragement. I was pretty emotional last night, and I MAY have been a little over dramatic when saying I should quit running all together. It's kinda like at work, when you get an email from someone that is so wrong or stupid, and instead of firing one right back and saying something stupid (or regrettable) back, you take a beat and collect your thoughts, then later you calmly and smartly send a more intelligent and professional reply. Ok, maybe that's just me.
But I have been running for almost 8 years now, and I have never gone more than about 6 months without some kind of leg injury (or at the least mild pain). It will shift from shins (both posterior and anterior), to ankle, to Achilles, to plantar fasciitis, to knee. And it goes from one leg to the other. Seems as one is healed, just a few weeks later something else will start up.
I foam roll every day. Do strength work most days. Do a minimum of 15 minutes of dynamic warm up before a run, and 10 minutes of stretching after. Read, listen, and watch running related books, podcasts, videos about form, training, nutrition, mindset for an unhealthy amount of time.
I have gone to a doctor (PT) once (last year when my shin splints were just too unbearable). I have no insurance (only catastrophic) , but I was desperate and paid out of pocket. He did and said nothing that I haven't done or heard before. That was a total waste of money. I can't afford any more doctors or hire a coach.
I think I am going to take a break for a while. Let my body try heal. Try to get stronger. Try to figure some things out.
You all are my biggest support, my running family. I sincerely love this group and all your positive and encouraging words. I hope to be back sooner than later. But for now I am going to step aside and re-group. Good luck to every single one of you!13 -
Got another 1.5 in before work today. It is starting to get easier the longer I stick to it. Today was day 9 straight of going to the gym in the morning. The goal is 30 days straight. I'm starting to feel like I can actually do this!!
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@LoveyChar, @shanaber, @PastorVincent, @rheddmobile, @TheMrWobbly, @katharmonic, @emmamcgarity, @ContraryMaryMary (and anyone else I missed):
Thank you SO MUCH for the suggestions, hugs, and words of encouragement. I was pretty emotional last night, and I MAY have been a little over dramatic when saying I should quit running all together. It's kinda like at work, when you get an email from someone that is so wrong or stupid, and instead of firing one right back and saying something stupid (or regrettable) back, you take a beat and collect your thoughts, then later you calmly and smartly send a more intelligent and professional reply. Ok, maybe that's just me.
But I have been running for almost 8 years now, and I have never gone more than about 6 months without some kind of leg injury (or at the least mild pain). It will shift from shins (both posterior and anterior), to ankle, to Achilles, to plantar fasciitis, to knee. And it goes from one leg to the other. Seems as one is healed, just a few weeks later something else will start up.
I foam roll every day. Do strength work most days. Do a minimum of 15 minutes of dynamic warm up before a run, and 10 minutes of stretching after. Read, listen, and watch running related books, podcasts, videos about form, training, nutrition, mindset for an unhealthy amount of time.
I have gone to a doctor (PT) once (last year when my shin splints were just too unbearable). I have no insurance (only catastrophic) , but I was desperate and paid out of pocket. He did and said nothing that I haven't done or heard before. That was a total waste of money. I can't afford any more doctors or hire a coach.
I think I am going to take a break for a while. Let my body try heal. Try to get stronger. Try to figure some things out.
You all are my biggest support, my running family. I sincerely love this group and all your positive and encouraging words. I hope to be back sooner than later. But for now I am going to step aside and re-group. Good luck to every single one of you!
I am clearly no expert, but when I used KT tape on my Achilles, it helped me tremendously.
Might be worth a try, after a little rest.
Now I'm going out to enjoy my run at 22 degrees F. Should be a good ice beard day; yesterday's ice beard was kind of paltry.6
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