okay, so I was back at steiner again today. on the treadmill. it was okay. I don't know how people can run long distances on those things. but four miles really isn't too bad. I think six is the max. anyway, I digress.
I felt pretty good today. I ran two miles, put the machine on pause to stretch and by the time I was done stretching everything had been reset. good thing I don't care about my time or my caloric burn (does the treadmill tell you that? I know the eliptical does...), 'cause then I'd be pretty upset with mr treadmill. I just hopped back on and went another two miles. no biggie.
my hamstrings were behaving, though tight. and you know, the usual random aches and pains that come and go. nothing out of the ordinary.
4 miles; steiner
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
treadmill
I didn't run yesterday because I really had no time for that. (though I did almost wake up early and go to the gym before work. but yeah... that didn't actually happen.) I did go ice skating. which wasn't much of a workout. but it was something active. (and when you try to skate with two pre-teen girls hanging on the back of your jacket, it's actually quite a workout for your quads.)
today I opted out of swimteam. I made the decision last night, and neglected to set the alarm. for anything. yeah, I was slightly late for work this morning.
after work, though, I went up to steiner to run on the treadmill, since it was getting dark. (man, I'm so safe these days!) I did three miles. about halfway through I was thinking to myself how great it was that neither of my hamstrings hurt. about five seconds later I started feeling it in my right hammy. I guess I thought too soon.
3 miles; steiner
today I opted out of swimteam. I made the decision last night, and neglected to set the alarm. for anything. yeah, I was slightly late for work this morning.
after work, though, I went up to steiner to run on the treadmill, since it was getting dark. (man, I'm so safe these days!) I did three miles. about halfway through I was thinking to myself how great it was that neither of my hamstrings hurt. about five seconds later I started feeling it in my right hammy. I guess I thought too soon.
3 miles; steiner
Monday, December 10, 2007
bum shoulder
I think I hurt my shoulder in swimming this morning. I don't really know what I did exactly, because it didn't even start hurting until I got to work. and then working just aggrivated it more. (you know, because of all the manual labor I do.) I hope this isn't something that sticks with me. I want to be able to keep swimming regularly.
I think this is the first time I've ever actually remembered my time intervals. (they're posted below with the sets) it was just me in the lane so I had to be very good about keeping track of laps + my times. sometimes I struggle with that; it's just so easy to lose count. I was having a hard time hitting the intervals for the 100's. the 50's were okay until the end. I pushed myself hard, though. (maybe that's why I now have a bum shoulder?) I was able to get the whole workout in. (okay, so I only had a 300 warmup. sometimes I show up a few minutes late...) so even if I'm slow, I'm still proud of myself.
500 warmup
4 X 75 drill (IM order)
4X 50 kick (IM order)
4X 25 swim (IM order)
2 X 100 (1:45)
4X 50 (1:05)
2 X 100 (1:45)
4 X 50 (1:00)
2X 100 (1:45)
4 X 50 (:55)
2 X 100 (1:45)
4 X 50 (:50)
2 X 100 (1:45)
100 cooldown
I think this is the first time I've ever actually remembered my time intervals. (they're posted below with the sets) it was just me in the lane so I had to be very good about keeping track of laps + my times. sometimes I struggle with that; it's just so easy to lose count. I was having a hard time hitting the intervals for the 100's. the 50's were okay until the end. I pushed myself hard, though. (maybe that's why I now have a bum shoulder?) I was able to get the whole workout in. (okay, so I only had a 300 warmup. sometimes I show up a few minutes late...) so even if I'm slow, I'm still proud of myself.
500 warmup
4 X 75 drill (IM order)
4X 50 kick (IM order)
4X 25 swim (IM order)
2 X 100 (1:45)
4X 50 (1:05)
2 X 100 (1:45)
4 X 50 (1:00)
2X 100 (1:45)
4 X 50 (:55)
2 X 100 (1:45)
4 X 50 (:50)
2 X 100 (1:45)
100 cooldown
Saturday, December 08, 2007
five in the snow
it did indeed snow today. but I couldn't bear the thought of running on the treadmill. so I braved the conditions and took it to the street.
it was pretty rough out there. it had snowed most of the night, and it was still coming down during the whole run. most people hadn't even shoveled yet. I was running through snow banks, dodging big slushy puddles, and trying not to slip or get hit by a car as I crossed the street. it was like a war zone out there.
I had to run slowly for the aforementioned reasons. conditions were far from ideal. I'm sure it didn't help my hamstring (what with the uneven, slippery surface I was running on), which still hurts, btw. I must have done something to it on thursday's treadmill run. my right hamstring didn't bother me a bit. I hope the left one doesn't become a chronic pain in my you-know-what.
I had originally planned a six or seven mile route (I had conjured up a few different options), but decided to cut it down to five. it wasn't worth risking severe damage to the hamstring or risking my life out there on the snowy streets.
I stretched and iced when I got home.
5 miles; baby pug tree west, baby pug tree north + the liberty park loop
it was pretty rough out there. it had snowed most of the night, and it was still coming down during the whole run. most people hadn't even shoveled yet. I was running through snow banks, dodging big slushy puddles, and trying not to slip or get hit by a car as I crossed the street. it was like a war zone out there.
I had to run slowly for the aforementioned reasons. conditions were far from ideal. I'm sure it didn't help my hamstring (what with the uneven, slippery surface I was running on), which still hurts, btw. I must have done something to it on thursday's treadmill run. my right hamstring didn't bother me a bit. I hope the left one doesn't become a chronic pain in my you-know-what.
I had originally planned a six or seven mile route (I had conjured up a few different options), but decided to cut it down to five. it wasn't worth risking severe damage to the hamstring or risking my life out there on the snowy streets.
I stretched and iced when I got home.
5 miles; baby pug tree west, baby pug tree north + the liberty park loop
Thursday, December 06, 2007
wednesday | thursday | friday
wednesday: swim
don't worry, I was able to wake up ridiculously early on wednesday. I did not miss my swim workout.
when I got to the pool the last lane was empty and there was a guy about to jump into the next lane. I always have a hard time deciding which one I should swim in. if nobody else is in it, I'll take the second to last one and let things just work themselves out. but one of those super fast chicks had just arrived too, and was going to get in the lane with the fast-looking guy. so I opted for my own personal slow lane.
as I was warming up that one guy--the guy that usually swims in my lane, the one who showed up with about ten minutes left of the workout one time--got in and started swimming with me. then my friend karla came. (she is a lot slower than me, and we kept passing her up. it leads me to my theory about swimming: I am a better runner than my friend tori, but she is by far a better swimmer. karla is a better runner than me, but I'm faster than her in the pool. so maybe good runners make slower swimmers. but then I think my theory is shot all to pieces when I look at those chicks in the super fast lanes who I know must be supper awesome runners too. they're probably kickin' butt and taking names at all the local triathlons. they'd kick my butt on the bike as well, I'm sure. anyway, I digress.) so yeah. we were all in the lane together.
now I don't remember what the workout was exactly. I do remember they were all really short sets. nothing farther than a 100 was swam at any one time. it was a really good workout, though. and the coach was worried my lane (meaning myself and the guy, karla kinda had her own little modified workout) wouldn't be able to finish it all in time. but we did, even with a minute or two for a cooldown. I felt very good about that. we swam our little hearts out that morning.
thursday: run
since I split my time between backcountry and youth ed on thursdays, I sometimes like to go up to steiner to workout since I'm going up by the U anyway.
it was a treadmill run. has anyone else noticed that they run differently on a treadmill? (and does this affect the ability to analyze your foot type and pronation at the running store? I've always been a little suspicious for this reason) I seam to take longer strides and my feet aren't as under me as I'd like them to be. maybe I'm just crazy. I don't know.
I ran 4 miles. I tried to push the pace without pushing it too much that my hamstring would go into fits. I had to keep reminding myself that I have time to work on speed. this marathon business is often a lesson in patience, isn't it? I guess you could say it was a good run, though. my right knee did start hurting for no reason at all at mile two. we're talking the whole knee was hurting. not just the outside or anything, but the whole knee cap. I stopped and stretched and that seemed to take care of the problem. it was kinda weird.
I stretched afterward, but obviously no ice because I was at the community rec center where bags of frozen corn are not readily available.
friday: run
I wanted a shorter run to stretch and get the kinks out. both my hamstrings are feeling it today. they are TIGHT. I did the liberty park loop at a pretty slow pace. I stretched briefly mid-run, then again when I got home. I iced. they still feel tight. so, so tight. hopefully I'll be able to work it out on my long run tomorrow. and by long run I mean I'll probably only go 6-7 miles. we'll see.
on a weather related note, it was slightly raining during my run. gotta love rain in the eyes. tomorrow it will most likely be snowing. I'd rather run while it's snowing as opposed to raining. it's less wet that way. so hopefully there's not a foot of snow on the ground when I wake up. if that's the case, I might be moving my run indoors. and I do not want to do that.
don't worry, I was able to wake up ridiculously early on wednesday. I did not miss my swim workout.
when I got to the pool the last lane was empty and there was a guy about to jump into the next lane. I always have a hard time deciding which one I should swim in. if nobody else is in it, I'll take the second to last one and let things just work themselves out. but one of those super fast chicks had just arrived too, and was going to get in the lane with the fast-looking guy. so I opted for my own personal slow lane.
as I was warming up that one guy--the guy that usually swims in my lane, the one who showed up with about ten minutes left of the workout one time--got in and started swimming with me. then my friend karla came. (she is a lot slower than me, and we kept passing her up. it leads me to my theory about swimming: I am a better runner than my friend tori, but she is by far a better swimmer. karla is a better runner than me, but I'm faster than her in the pool. so maybe good runners make slower swimmers. but then I think my theory is shot all to pieces when I look at those chicks in the super fast lanes who I know must be supper awesome runners too. they're probably kickin' butt and taking names at all the local triathlons. they'd kick my butt on the bike as well, I'm sure. anyway, I digress.) so yeah. we were all in the lane together.
now I don't remember what the workout was exactly. I do remember they were all really short sets. nothing farther than a 100 was swam at any one time. it was a really good workout, though. and the coach was worried my lane (meaning myself and the guy, karla kinda had her own little modified workout) wouldn't be able to finish it all in time. but we did, even with a minute or two for a cooldown. I felt very good about that. we swam our little hearts out that morning.
thursday: run
since I split my time between backcountry and youth ed on thursdays, I sometimes like to go up to steiner to workout since I'm going up by the U anyway.
it was a treadmill run. has anyone else noticed that they run differently on a treadmill? (and does this affect the ability to analyze your foot type and pronation at the running store? I've always been a little suspicious for this reason) I seam to take longer strides and my feet aren't as under me as I'd like them to be. maybe I'm just crazy. I don't know.
I ran 4 miles. I tried to push the pace without pushing it too much that my hamstring would go into fits. I had to keep reminding myself that I have time to work on speed. this marathon business is often a lesson in patience, isn't it? I guess you could say it was a good run, though. my right knee did start hurting for no reason at all at mile two. we're talking the whole knee was hurting. not just the outside or anything, but the whole knee cap. I stopped and stretched and that seemed to take care of the problem. it was kinda weird.
I stretched afterward, but obviously no ice because I was at the community rec center where bags of frozen corn are not readily available.
friday: run
I wanted a shorter run to stretch and get the kinks out. both my hamstrings are feeling it today. they are TIGHT. I did the liberty park loop at a pretty slow pace. I stretched briefly mid-run, then again when I got home. I iced. they still feel tight. so, so tight. hopefully I'll be able to work it out on my long run tomorrow. and by long run I mean I'll probably only go 6-7 miles. we'll see.
on a weather related note, it was slightly raining during my run. gotta love rain in the eyes. tomorrow it will most likely be snowing. I'd rather run while it's snowing as opposed to raining. it's less wet that way. so hopefully there's not a foot of snow on the ground when I wake up. if that's the case, I might be moving my run indoors. and I do not want to do that.
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
my run + a recipe
the temperature was relatively warm'ish this afternoon, so it made everything all melty. I ran the perimeter of liberty because the south side (I approach it from the south) had no snow on the path. I hoped this would be the case all the way around. it wasn't. pretty much the rest of the run around the park was through grey mushy snow. either that or I was slogging through muddy patches of dead grass. it was pretty fun.
it felt pretty good to be out there. just the normal random aches + pains. I almost didn't ice after I stretched. but then I made myself do it.
I also wanted to have my new favorite post-run food. . . the power smoothie. . . but the blender was still sitting in the sink from yesterday's post-run power smoothie. . . so it was a no go. I was totally bumming.
okay, okay. here's the recipe for the power smoothie already (it's really quite simple):
power smoothie
assorted berries of your choice
banana
peanut butter
milk
01. place a handful of berries into the blender.
02. cut up the banana and put in the blender with the berries.
03. blend a little
04. add a scoop of peanut butter
05. blend some more
06. add milk until desired consistency
07. blend
08. pour
09. enjoy
3 miles; liberty park perimeter loop
it felt pretty good to be out there. just the normal random aches + pains. I almost didn't ice after I stretched. but then I made myself do it.
I also wanted to have my new favorite post-run food. . . the power smoothie. . . but the blender was still sitting in the sink from yesterday's post-run power smoothie. . . so it was a no go. I was totally bumming.
okay, okay. here's the recipe for the power smoothie already (it's really quite simple):
power smoothie
assorted berries of your choice
banana
peanut butter
milk
01. place a handful of berries into the blender.
02. cut up the banana and put in the blender with the berries.
03. blend a little
04. add a scoop of peanut butter
05. blend some more
06. add milk until desired consistency
07. blend
08. pour
09. enjoy
3 miles; liberty park perimeter loop
Monday, December 03, 2007
it's official
so I guess I'm committed. my snail mail registration finally went through. fargo, north dakota here I come!
ditch swimteam? check. ditch work? check! ditch my run? no way!
I slept through swimteam today. this is the first time that has happened since I've started going to the early AM masters. man, I suck. but in my defense I had a really hard time sleeping last night. even with my sunday afternoon nap limited to thirty minutes, I still could not fall asleep for the life of me. slightly frustrating. let's just hope this was an isolated incident.
so I just ditched work instead and ran in the early afternoon. it was perfect.
my hamstring didn't bug me too much, I don't think. overall, it was a pretty nice run.
I even stretched and iced when I got home. I am so good.
4 miles; 6th east/8th east loop, via 4th south
so I just ditched work instead and ran in the early afternoon. it was perfect.
my hamstring didn't bug me too much, I don't think. overall, it was a pretty nice run.
I even stretched and iced when I got home. I am so good.
4 miles; 6th east/8th east loop, via 4th south
Saturday, December 01, 2007
movement without moving
we woke up to a blizzard this morning. so much snow that peter was worried I'd slip and hurt myself or worse, get hit by a snowplow if I ran outside. so I obliged and we both went up to steiner for joint treadmill team.
I have decided that if I was given the choice of jammin' to music or having the feeling of actually going somewhere, I'd choose going somewhere every time. see, that's what I hate most about the treadmill. I run and run and my little legs are really going somewhere but I am not. I hate the feeling of movement without really moving. I want to see the world pass by me. plus, I need a better running play list.
okay, I'll be honest. I don't really have a running play list. I set the ipod on shuffle and just let it go. some songs, I discovered, aren't so conducive to moving fast. I need to work on that. {any suggestions out there? eye of the tiger obviously. but what else?}
I think I'll be spending a little more time on the treadmill in the coming months. {though I hate to say it} on days when air quality is poor or the road conditions aren't ideal, I don't want to risk it. I'll suck it up and do what's best for my overall health. (this is so far from my old running self who was do or die run outside) plus I think it will be easier to do workouts where I want to target my tempo or goal pace for a certain number of miles. I'll be able to gauge speed + distance. but don't get me wrong. I will spend time on the roads as well. I cannot run much more than six miles on a treadmill. I think I just might kill myself if I have to resort to that.
the run was pretty good. it's nice to see how far off my target pace I am. I was sitting at about a 9:22 minute mile for most of the run. I pushed it below 9 minutes for a bit. I am trying to be conservative and not push too hard too soon. I have time to get my pace + endurance where they need to be.
6 miles; steiner
I have decided that if I was given the choice of jammin' to music or having the feeling of actually going somewhere, I'd choose going somewhere every time. see, that's what I hate most about the treadmill. I run and run and my little legs are really going somewhere but I am not. I hate the feeling of movement without really moving. I want to see the world pass by me. plus, I need a better running play list.
okay, I'll be honest. I don't really have a running play list. I set the ipod on shuffle and just let it go. some songs, I discovered, aren't so conducive to moving fast. I need to work on that. {any suggestions out there? eye of the tiger obviously. but what else?}
I think I'll be spending a little more time on the treadmill in the coming months. {though I hate to say it} on days when air quality is poor or the road conditions aren't ideal, I don't want to risk it. I'll suck it up and do what's best for my overall health. (this is so far from my old running self who was do or die run outside) plus I think it will be easier to do workouts where I want to target my tempo or goal pace for a certain number of miles. I'll be able to gauge speed + distance. but don't get me wrong. I will spend time on the roads as well. I cannot run much more than six miles on a treadmill. I think I just might kill myself if I have to resort to that.
the run was pretty good. it's nice to see how far off my target pace I am. I was sitting at about a 9:22 minute mile for most of the run. I pushed it below 9 minutes for a bit. I am trying to be conservative and not push too hard too soon. I have time to get my pace + endurance where they need to be.
6 miles; steiner
Thursday, November 29, 2007
the gloves in question
here is the text message conversation I had with my husband this afternoon after I frantically (okay, so not so frantically) looked all over the house for my favorite running mini gloves.{me} do you have the mini gloves?
{peter} yes!
{me} oh man! I ned them to go running... plus I wiped snot all over them on my last run. sorry.
{peter} yes
so as you can see, my husband is very secure in his manhood (come on, red 'n pink striped mini gloves!) and is not afraid of a little snot. all good things.
needless to say, I went on the run sans gloves. I just pulled my little sleeves over my fists and went for it. it was a little chilly, but I eventually got over it.
I felt good. I felt pretty fast. (that's all relative, because who knows how fast I was actually going.) I stretched and iced when I got home. I was supposed to have another massage tonight, but my massage therapist is sickly. {get better, becky!} we'll give it a go next week for sure.
3 miles; liberty park perimeter loop
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
slow.
man, oh man, today was hard. I don't know what it was. for a split second, I thought about ditching swimteam and just staying in my cozy bed. maybe I should've. I rolled in to the pool a few minutes late. I only got a 200 warmup in. there were two other girls already in my lane. (and, just so you know, it wasn't the slowest lane) this is where things started to go downhill. with each length of the pool I saw myself slipping farther and farther behind. these girls didn't seem like they were that fast. was I just really that slow? at one point, while I was waiting at the wall to start my next set (the other girls had already left the wall before I got there), the coach came over and said, "you're doing great!" as if to say, hang in there, even if you're slow you're still swimming hard. yeah. it was a tough workout for me. maybe I was just tired. I don't know.
even though it sucked and I was trying so hard to catch/keep up (and failing) I know it was good for me. it was a tough workout and it kept me humble.
500 warmup
4 150's (50 kick, 50 drill, 50 swim)
400 moderate free
4 25's fast
2 200's build
4 50's fast
4 100's (1-4 descending)
4 75's fast
100 cool down
even though it sucked and I was trying so hard to catch/keep up (and failing) I know it was good for me. it was a tough workout and it kept me humble.
500 warmup
4 150's (50 kick, 50 drill, 50 swim)
400 moderate free
4 25's fast
2 200's build
4 50's fast
4 100's (1-4 descending)
4 75's fast
100 cool down
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
let it snow
I left my house this morning to the most beautiful sunrise. the temperature was unseasonably warm, and I thought to myself what a perfect moment this would be to be running. sadly, I hopped in my car and drove to work.
this afternoon the scene had changed drastically. the storm blew in. it was snowing. yes, that's right. it finally happened. my first run in the snow for the season. but despite the cold and the wet, it was still a perfect moment for a run.
you see, I love winter running. I get to put on my tights, pull on some layers on top, wear the beannie + mini gloves. while I was running up 17th I saw my reflection in a shop window. she looked so hardcore looking back at me, as if she was saying: you were born for this. man, oh man, what a feeling. the snowflakes fluttering into your eyes. the snot rockets. the cold air in the lungs. not to mention the world is transformed into something so quiet and beautiful when it's snowing.
it was a good run.
3 miles; 8th east (17th - 6th)
this afternoon the scene had changed drastically. the storm blew in. it was snowing. yes, that's right. it finally happened. my first run in the snow for the season. but despite the cold and the wet, it was still a perfect moment for a run.
you see, I love winter running. I get to put on my tights, pull on some layers on top, wear the beannie + mini gloves. while I was running up 17th I saw my reflection in a shop window. she looked so hardcore looking back at me, as if she was saying: you were born for this. man, oh man, what a feeling. the snowflakes fluttering into your eyes. the snot rockets. the cold air in the lungs. not to mention the world is transformed into something so quiet and beautiful when it's snowing.
it was a good run.
3 miles; 8th east (17th - 6th)
Monday, November 26, 2007
my own swimteam
there was no coach this morning. that means no one on the side of the pool telling me what to do. isn't that what I wake so freaking early for? oh well. I just made up my own workout, and it went a little something like this:
500 warm up (I actually got to do the whole 500 this time!)
4 50's kick
12 25's IM order without freestyle (I just want to say that I was able to do each of my butterfly's. like I got all the way to the other end of the pool without having to resort to a fly drill or the breast stroke! this is huge for me. I know I was slow, and that it wasn't pretty, but I did it.)
50, 75, 100 freestyle, descending (each one getting faster)
25 breast
500 free
100, 75, 50 free, ascending
25 breast
4 50's hypoxic (25 - breathe every 5 strokes, 25 - breathe every 7 strokes)
100 cool down
fairmont; one hour
500 warm up (I actually got to do the whole 500 this time!)
4 50's kick
12 25's IM order without freestyle (I just want to say that I was able to do each of my butterfly's. like I got all the way to the other end of the pool without having to resort to a fly drill or the breast stroke! this is huge for me. I know I was slow, and that it wasn't pretty, but I did it.)
50, 75, 100 freestyle, descending (each one getting faster)
25 breast
500 free
100, 75, 50 free, ascending
25 breast
4 50's hypoxic (25 - breathe every 5 strokes, 25 - breathe every 7 strokes)
100 cool down
fairmont; one hour
Sunday, November 25, 2007
right where I started
how come after four days of rest, I feel exactly the same? am I ever going to be one-hundred percent healthy? should I just start working out again, because obviously it doesn't matter? should I swim tomorrow morning? someone please help me--is there a light at the end of my nasal passages?
(fyi, I don't feel overwhelmingly sick or anything. just annoyingly sick since it won't ever completely go away. )
(fyi, I don't feel overwhelmingly sick or anything. just annoyingly sick since it won't ever completely go away. )
Thursday, November 22, 2007
holiday
yesterday I swam. it was a good workout. I led the lane. (and surprisingly, I wasn't in the slow lane. those kids were just too slow for me, both the coach and I agreed.) I felt pretty tired from it the rest of the day.
I still feel sick. I have had this head congestion for two weeks now. am I ever going to feel better? how much crap can a person's nasal passages really hold?
I had planned to do a preemptive holiday strike. I'd run four miles today, pre feast. but since I've been feeling so crappy I've now decided that maybe what I really need is a rest. I'm always just go go go. it's time to slow it down a bit and just take it easy.
happy thanksgiving!
what I remember of the aforementioned workout:
500 warmup up
8 75's (50 drill, 25 dps)
4 50's (descending, do the 300 the same speed the last 50 was swam in)
300
2 100's (descending, do the 2oo the same speed the last 100 was swam in)
200
100 cool down
I still feel sick. I have had this head congestion for two weeks now. am I ever going to feel better? how much crap can a person's nasal passages really hold?
I had planned to do a preemptive holiday strike. I'd run four miles today, pre feast. but since I've been feeling so crappy I've now decided that maybe what I really need is a rest. I'm always just go go go. it's time to slow it down a bit and just take it easy.
happy thanksgiving!
what I remember of the aforementioned workout:
500 warmup up
8 75's (50 drill, 25 dps)
4 50's (descending, do the 300 the same speed the last 50 was swam in)
300
2 100's (descending, do the 2oo the same speed the last 100 was swam in)
200
100 cool down
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
cold
man, was it cold today. I went this afternoon after work. it was 40 degrees. add in the little windchill and it felt like 20 degrees. I hated myself for not putting the beanie on. and I had no mini gloves! (I haven't even looked for my mini gloves yet, it's probably about time) thankfully I warmed up and the wind stopped blowing so much. the last half of the run wasn't too bad.
I think the cold made me run faster, though.
I could feel my hamstring off and on. and every once in a while I would get a random pain in my right knee.
so why is it that I can wake up in the five o'clock hour to go swimming? but I have a hard time waking up at all when it's a running day? do I need someone to run with to get me out of bed in the morning? do I need an appointment, as it were? I guess the other factor is that when I want to go it's still dark! there's always the treadmill up at steiner. . .
3 miles; liberty park perimeter loop
I think the cold made me run faster, though.
I could feel my hamstring off and on. and every once in a while I would get a random pain in my right knee.
so why is it that I can wake up in the five o'clock hour to go swimming? but I have a hard time waking up at all when it's a running day? do I need someone to run with to get me out of bed in the morning? do I need an appointment, as it were? I guess the other factor is that when I want to go it's still dark! there's always the treadmill up at steiner. . .
3 miles; liberty park perimeter loop
Monday, November 19, 2007
beautiful morning swim
when I got to the pool this morning there were only a handful of swimmers. we were trying to work out the lane situation, who would share with who. the coach {who must swim while coaching every monday it seems} was trying to figure out what lane I should be in. {as if I'm ever in any lane but the slow lane!} she asked me what I swim my 100's in. I told her I really didn't know; I just know I'm always in the slowest lane. it's slightly embarrassing to not know how fast I swim. I mean, that's something you should know and pay attention to, right? the thing is, this coach has asked me this before {the only time I went to early AM swimteam over the summer} and I had much the same reply. and to add to that, the one year I swam in high school I never ever paid attention to my times. maybe it just wasn't engrained in me. maybe I just didn't care. maybe I just don't have a high attention span or a good memory. after I would race, if I looked up at the clock at all, I'd soon forget what I swam it in. maybe I should work on this. if it even matters at this point.
when we finally did the get the lane situation all figured out {of course, I was in the slow lane} I hopped in to start my warm up. this chick got in the lane too and asked if we could split the lane until someone else came. I asked if she'd just rather circle swim. because let's be honest, circle swimming is just better. she just made some comment on how I was probably faster, yadda yadda. as I pushed off the wall I couldn't help but wonder if she was even doing masters. when we were ready to start the sets, she was back at the wall and seemed to be trying to listen to what the coach was saying. she asked me about it and I tried to explain the set. if she wasn't a regular swimmer, though, she would've had no idea what I was saying. then she was like, "oh, I'll just do my own thing, I don't even have my contacts in..." yeah. I don't think she was really there for masters. she just did her own thing and it was probably better that we split the lane. she was kinda crazy.
as usual, I had to cut some of the sets slightly short. I just don't have time to do it all since I have to get out of the pool around 7am to get to work on time. the coach and two other fast swimmers were in the lane next to me. yeah, they're fast. I wonder how people ever get that fast. could I get that fast? it doesn't seem like it.
anyway, below is the workout. my legs were more tired afterward today than last week. and my sinuses still seem to be congested, which I don't think swimming helps. oh well, I love it. I even love waking up in the five o'clock hour to go swim. who would've ever thought.
500 warm up
[25 kick, 25 drill]
150 (50 fly, 50 back, 50 breast)
150 free
150 (50 fly, 50 back, 50 breast)
150 free
4 100's IM
200 free
4 100's reverse IM
200 free
4 100's IM (no rest between 100's)
200 free
100 cool down
masters; fairmont
when we finally did the get the lane situation all figured out {of course, I was in the slow lane} I hopped in to start my warm up. this chick got in the lane too and asked if we could split the lane until someone else came. I asked if she'd just rather circle swim. because let's be honest, circle swimming is just better. she just made some comment on how I was probably faster, yadda yadda. as I pushed off the wall I couldn't help but wonder if she was even doing masters. when we were ready to start the sets, she was back at the wall and seemed to be trying to listen to what the coach was saying. she asked me about it and I tried to explain the set. if she wasn't a regular swimmer, though, she would've had no idea what I was saying. then she was like, "oh, I'll just do my own thing, I don't even have my contacts in..." yeah. I don't think she was really there for masters. she just did her own thing and it was probably better that we split the lane. she was kinda crazy.
as usual, I had to cut some of the sets slightly short. I just don't have time to do it all since I have to get out of the pool around 7am to get to work on time. the coach and two other fast swimmers were in the lane next to me. yeah, they're fast. I wonder how people ever get that fast. could I get that fast? it doesn't seem like it.
anyway, below is the workout. my legs were more tired afterward today than last week. and my sinuses still seem to be congested, which I don't think swimming helps. oh well, I love it. I even love waking up in the five o'clock hour to go swim. who would've ever thought.
500 warm up
[25 kick, 25 drill]
150 (50 fly, 50 back, 50 breast)
150 free
150 (50 fly, 50 back, 50 breast)
150 free
4 100's IM
200 free
4 100's reverse IM
200 free
4 100's IM (no rest between 100's)
200 free
100 cool down
masters; fairmont
Sunday, November 18, 2007
sugarhouse park
I've been slightly sick the past week. just a little head cold. it hasn't really affected my energy levels too much, so I've just been doing the things I would have done otherwise. (except for thursday. I took a rest day and then had an awesome massage) so when saturday rolled around, I knew I'd be doing a "long" run.
the weather has been so nice lately. too nice. it's november and we need snow. (is alta even going to be open for our biannual thanksgiving day tradition?!) but it does make for some good running weather. yesterday was no exception. I was out in shorts and a tee. it was beautiful.
I decided to run up 17th south to 15th east and just head over to sugarhouse park. I did the big loop around (not inside the park, the perimeter) to add some more distance. the run was great, but I didn't have any water. I think I was severely dehydrated which doesn't help my sickness any. oh well. I survived.
starting out I felt really, really slow. I wasn't warmed up and when you're running east in salt lake city, utah you better believe you'll probably be running up a hill. this was no exception. so it took me a while to get in the groove of it. but I finally warmed up and felt pretty good.
5.5 - 6 miles; 17th south, 15th east, sugarhouse park
the weather has been so nice lately. too nice. it's november and we need snow. (is alta even going to be open for our biannual thanksgiving day tradition?!) but it does make for some good running weather. yesterday was no exception. I was out in shorts and a tee. it was beautiful.
I decided to run up 17th south to 15th east and just head over to sugarhouse park. I did the big loop around (not inside the park, the perimeter) to add some more distance. the run was great, but I didn't have any water. I think I was severely dehydrated which doesn't help my sickness any. oh well. I survived.
starting out I felt really, really slow. I wasn't warmed up and when you're running east in salt lake city, utah you better believe you'll probably be running up a hill. this was no exception. so it took me a while to get in the groove of it. but I finally warmed up and felt pretty good.
5.5 - 6 miles; 17th south, 15th east, sugarhouse park
first post-massage run
I have the nicest friend in the world. she's a massage therapist and has agreed to do some work on me. she came over last thursday and it was like a dream. friday morning I went running.
all I can say is the first couple steps out I felt no tightness whatsoever. it was a good feeling. about a half mile into it, I could feel my legs slipping back into the same old feelings. my hamstring bugged me slightly but nothing major.
I'm interested to see how sports massage will affect me. I'm sure there will be positive outcomes from this grande experiment.
the run was just the usual. nothing too exciting other than the fact that it made me late for work. sometimes after a week of waking up really early, a girl just likes to sleep in a little bit.
3 miles; liberty park loop/8th east
all I can say is the first couple steps out I felt no tightness whatsoever. it was a good feeling. about a half mile into it, I could feel my legs slipping back into the same old feelings. my hamstring bugged me slightly but nothing major.
I'm interested to see how sports massage will affect me. I'm sure there will be positive outcomes from this grande experiment.
the run was just the usual. nothing too exciting other than the fact that it made me late for work. sometimes after a week of waking up really early, a girl just likes to sleep in a little bit.
3 miles; liberty park loop/8th east
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
fairmont
I did it again. I woke up early and went swimming. you all should be so proud of me.
the workout was pretty good. I'm back in the slow lane and the sets get cut for us. I guess we're just not that fast. it's okay, though. I'm still getting an hour's worth of good ol' hard exercise. and that's all I really want.
so let me see. . . can I even remember the workout? this is more or less what my lane did:
500 warmup
8 100's (25 kick, 50 drill, 25 DPS aka distance per stroke)
200 freestyle
2 100's stroke (anything but free)
100 (25 fast, 75 easy)
200 free
4 50's stroke
100 (50 fast, 50 easy)
200 free
8 25's stroke
100 (75 fast, 25 easy)
cool down
I'm experiencing back pain when I turn at the wall. it comes on after I'm doing flip-turns for a while, and then I start doing open turns and it still hurts. I think I'm just really inflexible.
I've got an appointment scheduled with my sports massage therapist tomorrow. hopefully it will be the remedy I need to start getting my muscles back under control. I know I need it.
swimming; fairmont; one hour
the workout was pretty good. I'm back in the slow lane and the sets get cut for us. I guess we're just not that fast. it's okay, though. I'm still getting an hour's worth of good ol' hard exercise. and that's all I really want.
so let me see. . . can I even remember the workout? this is more or less what my lane did:
500 warmup
8 100's (25 kick, 50 drill, 25 DPS aka distance per stroke)
200 freestyle
2 100's stroke (anything but free)
100 (25 fast, 75 easy)
200 free
4 50's stroke
100 (50 fast, 50 easy)
200 free
8 25's stroke
100 (75 fast, 25 easy)
cool down
I'm experiencing back pain when I turn at the wall. it comes on after I'm doing flip-turns for a while, and then I start doing open turns and it still hurts. I think I'm just really inflexible.
I've got an appointment scheduled with my sports massage therapist tomorrow. hopefully it will be the remedy I need to start getting my muscles back under control. I know I need it.
swimming; fairmont; one hour
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