Some runners get really depressed when they can’t run. I admit that I got a little blue at the prospect of taking a little break from my favorite means of acquiring endorphins. However, there have been some good things that…
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Tagged with: Big Basin, cross training, hip, injury, positivity, swimming
Posted in Injuries, random
Posted in Injuries, random
Cross training and Hip Update
Hi there! First, I want to thank everyone who commented on my last post re: “Are marathons bad for your health?” So many insightful comments and valid points! So, what have I been up to? Well, as promised, I did…
Tagged with: cross training, elliptical, hiking, hip, hot yoga, injury, stationary bike, swimming
Posted in Injuries
Posted in Injuries
Everything But the Kitchen Sink
Last week, I was full of complaints about aching hips. I’m sorry to say that the saga continues. Here’s what happened this week in the Land of Angry Hips: Monday: Running rest day #2! I did get myself to yoga…
Tagged with: ART, chiropractor, cross training, hip, hot yoga, injuries, massage, swimming
Posted in Injuries
Posted in Injuries
Weekly training recap: 1/7/13
Mon: Rest. Tues: Last treadmill workout at my sister’s gym in Maryland, and first “speed” workout in a long, long time. Here are the details: – 1 mile warm-up @ 10:30 – 3 miles ramping up to HM pace: 9:30,…
Double weekly training recap: 12/24-12/31/12
I realized that I never recapped the last week of December, so you get 2 weekly recaps today. Woot! Week of 12/24/12 Mon: Christmas Eve jog. Purposely took it super easy and slow. Stats: 4.1 miles @ 11:13/mile Tues: Rest.…
Weekly training recap: 12/10/12 (Oakland Half Week 1?)
I’m baaaack! I took a week off after CIM and this was my first week back in training mode. I gave my foot plenty of time to get over the tendonitis and treated myself to not one, but TWO, massage…
Training Cycle Recap: 2012 California International Marathon
Before moving on to non-marathon related stuff, I thought I’d summarize the training I did for CIM. Being that it was my first marathon, I learned A LOT about what worked and what didn’t. I wanted to document this, not…
Weekly training recap: CIM Week 16 (Taper Week 1)
This week was a little funky because I ended up resting on both Monday and Tuesday. Mon: Rest. My foot and hip were still bothering me from the 20-miler on Sunday, but I could tell it was the kind of…
Weekly training recap: CIM Week 14
Before I start the recap, here’s a photo from last week’s Lake Chabot half marathon: Mon: Rest. Tues: The Gypsy Runner convinced me to rest instead of going for my usual Tuesday morning run. By the afternoon, however, my soreness…
Tagged with: awkward, CIM, cross training, Lake Merritt, marathon, photos, running, running buddies, swimming, training, Yasso 800
Posted in CIM, Training
Posted in CIM, Training
Weekly training recap: CIM Week 13 + Lake Chabot Trail Run Recap
Mon: Rest. Tues: 6 tempo miles on the calendar, but since my foot was still bugging me, I kept it to 6 miles at medium effort. It was an OK run pace-wise, but I felt kinda blah. Maybe it was…
Tagged with: CIM, cross training, half marathon, Lake Chabot, marathon, photos, race recap, running, trail, training
Posted in CIM, Training
Posted in CIM, Training
Running Tangents 