I know this one is a little late, so after 100s of emails begging me for the next update I have finally gotten around to it. Or.... my wife is watching the Bachelorette and I am bored, you decide.
So to recap, I had a 3-4-3 on Tue-Wed-Thurs this week. Tuesday was an easy 3 miles, no problem. Thursday was the first weekday run over 3 miles. I am sure I can do the distance but my course selection absolutely sucks. The 4 mile course I tried was a variation of one of my prior 3 mile courses. While it looked good on Google maps, it was hilly as.....(insert vulgar simile here).
It was so tough, I had to stop several times. While this isn't a terrible thing, those who know me well know that I hate "quiting" on something that I feel is attainable for me. I had to stop at about 2 miles because my hamstrings were so tight. After loosening them up, the real hills began. I have noticed that the hills are what really stresses my shins, and they were killing me this day!
What is interesting is that after I get home and ice them down, they don't hurt at all. I hope that means I am getting closer to getting over this.
I had a sports deep tissue massage scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, so I had high hopes that this would help me in my recovery. After getting the massage I have decided that there are very few things in life more painful than having a sore muscle squeezed until you think it popped. I am not certain if this will help me long term, but I will keep you posted.
On the advice of my massage therapist I sat out Thursday's 3 miler to recover from nearly dieing on that table. With a scheduled rest day Friday, it gave me plenty of time off for my 5 miles on Saturday. To make things better, my running group was scheduled to run at the river which is very very flat. While the run wasn't great, I finished fine and with no shin pain.
Elliptical for cross training on Sunday (no problem) and then off to the next week of training. I am a little anxious about next week, I have a 9 mile run on Saturday. Please wish me luck, I have never run this far before.
Good job Rob!!!! -Katie
ReplyDeleteDo you need me to follow you in my car on Saturday? That way, I can either give you a ride to the hospital or just run you over to put you out of your misery. We can decide then, so just let me know.
ReplyDeleteJust think of the little engine that could. Just keep telling yourself "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can."
ReplyDeleteYou will kill the nine miler. The coolest thing about training for your first marathon is that you set personal distance records every other week.
ReplyDeleteGet on that foam roller every night dude....use it religiously and you will reap the benefits....keep up the good work
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