Training Log Archive: AnnaIn the 7 days ending Nov 30, 2012:
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Friday Nov 30, 2012 #
orienteering 47:26 [3] *** 3.4 km (13:57 / km) +220m 10:32 / km
spiked:9/11c shoes: O' Shoes
Walk-ran the night o' (walked the uphills, ran the flats/downhills). Some mistakes, one very stupid one, but much smoother overall than I expected to be!
I'd also been planning to walk the whole thing, so it was a nice surprise when I felt good enough to run.
I'd also been planning to walk the whole thing, so it was a nice surprise when I felt good enough to run.
Thursday Nov 29, 2012 #
core/legs 4:00 [3]
Oh man, Mike increased the time! And of course I had to do all 4 minutes, because we're having an office competition for who can do the most days in a row. I'm going to win!!!
Wednesday Nov 28, 2012 #
running 17:30 [3] 1.88 mi (9:18 / mi)
shoes: gray and yellow mizunos
core/legs 3:00 [3]
3-minute core at work. A great mid-afternoon pick-me-up! Maybe I should just quit looking for a job and work at Janji:)
Tuesday Nov 27, 2012 #
running 6:30 [3] 0.7 mi (9:20 / mi)
Monday Nov 26, 2012 #
running 10:20 [3] 1.12 mi (9:14 / mi)
shoes: gray and yellow mizunos
Arch got more sore after the first 5 minutes, so I walked some of the way back. I think 3 short-ish runs this week would be better than 2 longer ones, so my foot can loosen up and have a chance to be 100% before Friday.
Saturday Nov 24, 2012 #
Note
Definitely got pressured into doing more than I should have. There's no reason at all I should have run twice my longest run since last spring. Given my injury history, it's not even justifiable for me to increase more than 10% from one week to the next.
For some reason, though, whenever someone says, "Isn't it time for you to be back at full volume already?" or "Don't worry, I'm sure you can run 5 miles!" or "Aren't you racing today?" I feel this urge to prove that I'm not a slacker, regardless of how much the other person knows about my training plan. (I think it's a self-confidence thing. My running-speed self-confidence is pretty low right now.)
Right now, my training plan is, "Gradually increase the length of the orienteering you're doing on the weekends, and fill in the rest of your week with 2-3 days of 15-30 min jog. Reevaluate when 30 minute jogs are easy again." A weekday O' training can be substituted for an easy run. There are exceptions for important meets, like NAOCs, where I'll reduce my mileage before and/or after, based on my fatigue level, so I can get more orienteering in. I've also been starting to increase my training to 4 days a week instead of 3 or 3.5.
So the Turkey O' was a reality check for me. I overdid it, and I felt the consequences. For the last 30 minutes of the race, I had to stop and walk because of sharp knee pain on level ground. I took a total of 9 Advil in the 24 hours after the race, and I still have arch pain 2 days later. I'll still be able to run next weekend at the OCIN meet, but I've already had to reduce my middle-of-the-week mileage. And I don't want to be the kind of runner who's always recovering from something! I need to remember that sticking to my plan *is* discipline!
For some reason, though, whenever someone says, "Isn't it time for you to be back at full volume already?" or "Don't worry, I'm sure you can run 5 miles!" or "Aren't you racing today?" I feel this urge to prove that I'm not a slacker, regardless of how much the other person knows about my training plan. (I think it's a self-confidence thing. My running-speed self-confidence is pretty low right now.)
Right now, my training plan is, "Gradually increase the length of the orienteering you're doing on the weekends, and fill in the rest of your week with 2-3 days of 15-30 min jog. Reevaluate when 30 minute jogs are easy again." A weekday O' training can be substituted for an easy run. There are exceptions for important meets, like NAOCs, where I'll reduce my mileage before and/or after, based on my fatigue level, so I can get more orienteering in. I've also been starting to increase my training to 4 days a week instead of 3 or 3.5.
So the Turkey O' was a reality check for me. I overdid it, and I felt the consequences. For the last 30 minutes of the race, I had to stop and walk because of sharp knee pain on level ground. I took a total of 9 Advil in the 24 hours after the race, and I still have arch pain 2 days later. I'll still be able to run next weekend at the OCIN meet, but I've already had to reduce my middle-of-the-week mileage. And I don't want to be the kind of runner who's always recovering from something! I need to remember that sticking to my plan *is* discipline!
orienteering 1:34:58 [3] ***
shoes: O' Shoes
Great course! Making a score-O' that wasn't sweep-able was a lot more complex a challenge than I'm used to. Fun! The climb and length was a little much for me, but I enjoyed the navigation.
Also, I discovered that Hannah is now in Missouri for awhile. Who knew?! I didn't get to talk to her after, but it seemed like she's in pretty good shape and had a nice run.
Also, I discovered that Hannah is now in Missouri for awhile. Who knew?! I didn't get to talk to her after, but it seemed like she's in pretty good shape and had a nice run.