My entire existence as a “real” runner — i.e., someone who trains consistently from week to week — has been a relatively new phenomenon, dating back to the beginning of 2012. It coincided with 2 other big changes in my…
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Gym Rat
With my plan of tackling the San Francisco 1st Half Marathon (SF1HM) with run/walk intervals in mind, I decided to do all of my runs this past week on the treadmill. That way, I could stop whenever I felt any…
Tagged with: Anatomy for Runners, gym, injury, injury prevention, recumbent bike, run walk, SF1HM, strength exercises, swimming, training, treadmill
Posted in Training
Posted in Training
A quick update
I wish I could report that my return to running last week was all unicorns and rainbows…alas, it was not. Here’s what I did last week, exercise-wise: Tuesday: Ran 3 miles at Lake Chabot. Wed: Swam 1000 yds. Thurs: Ran…
Tagged with: hip, injuries, Lake Chabot, Pigeon Point, SF1HM, stationary bike, swimming
Posted in Injuries
Posted in Injuries
Glass Half Full
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…
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: 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 8
Mon: Rest. Tues: Hill run up Trestle Glen. My goal was to push myself a little harder during the run up the hill than in the past couple of times. I’m happy to report that I took 30 seconds off…
Weekly training recap: CIM Week 3
Two themes this week: 1. “You gotta start somewhere.” I feel like I’ve been repeating this to myself over and over again. I don’t know why I keep thinking that I will be awesome/super fast/super strong all of the time.…
Weekly training recap: CIM Week 2
Sometime this week, it finally hit me that I’m running 26.2 miles in 3.5 months. Yikes! I think watching this video had something to do with it: Watching this video was simultaneously exciting and scary. I think the next big…
Running Tangents 