Hello pals,
This past week for me was extra lame-o running wise. MRT thinks I have hit a wall and need to do more cross-training to breach it. We'll see. My ankle is not too bad now, but it's not like I've been working it too hard.
Tuesday, we mostly just walked while I spilled job-related rage and frustration to Sonnie and Chrissy at the rec center.
Thursday I skipped because I ended up going to a meeting for and joining the Stepford Wives of Nacogdoches, who are very nice people that make terrible tuna sandwiches. But I don't mind. The spirit of volunteering is alive with them, plus another friend is in it. It's the perkiness that is creepy.
Saturday, I was too tired for serious crafting, plus I was busy eating pancakes and you know how that is.
So Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! I finally decide: okay, lame-o, let's get our runnin' britches on. So I decided to shoot for 5.3 pace on the treadmill, which puts my pace just over the 11 minutes/mile that I knew I could do. Well, I made it just short of one mile before I got a crick (crik?) in my back and had to return to fast walking for a couple minutes. When I returned to "running," I lowered the pace to 4.9 and was able to, between the first jogging section and fast walking, complete two miles in a very lackluster 26 minutes. Overall, I walked/jogged 4 miles on the treadmill.
I am really not progressing right now. I am disappointed, but I'm not going to quit. Anyone have some good tips? Should I bring my pace back down and go on some more 20+ minute sprees? Should I try to pick up the pace and just run in shorter bursts?
This week I am going back to trying hard again. Pancakes be damned! Any input is appreciated.
Sincerely,
Lame-O
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3 comments:
maybe it's time for a change of scenery...maybe plan for a walk/jog outside on the warmer days that are starting to occur.
maybe it's time to change up what you are doing. getting bored is really easy to do and also easy to get overuse injuries too.
try using a stationary bike for the duration of your cardio training or how about staying on the bike for 15 minutes, then getting on the elliptical for 15 minutes. it'll give that ankle a bit of a rest.
then follow thru with weight training one day for upper body and next time work on the lower body.
The key to improvement is extending the time. If your bored or tired this is going to suck. Something happens when you get to mile 4 or 5 or 7... there really is a runners high!!! GOALS: try to run a little farther every day you run. Little by little it all washes away, the pinches, the pain, the tired... and your body gets use to the endorphines.(is that not spelled right) honestly it is amazing and I'm a fool for not keeping it up. There is a reason people do it other than vanity.
Yes, I think you are both right. I think I am going to go back to running for a longer period at a slower pace. When I tried to take the long distance up to the pace I should be attempting to run the 5k, I was out fast! I know that when I did the 20 or more minutes, I did briefly experience that runner's high. I am going to switch up some of my workout in the coming weeks, but when I run, I will return to a slower pace and just keep it up!
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