Friday, July 15, 2016
Strava
Getting on the Strava train. More curious about it than anything. Another motivator is that I want people to be able to view my training if they're interested, and it's really hard to share workouts on Garmin. I'm not really sure how it all works yet but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it soon.
Monday, July 11, 2016
Momentum
I'm getting there, and in a way, I'm more fit than I thought I was.
Running a few miles a week transitioned to 5 or 6 at a time, then 7, then 8, then all of a sudden I'm comfortable running 5 days a week almost totally pain free. I'm not getting ahead of myself here, because I know my hips and groin still have some old kinks to work out before truly being 100%, but I'm really making some progress.
The impetus for this progress was a dedication to doing core work almost every day. Planks at first, then some more difficult plank-type stuff involving hip movement, then ab work with an exercise ball. I still occasionally feel my right sided "sports hernia" pain, but it's drifted further into the background as I've gotten stronger and put more emphasis on glute and core strength. Like I said in my last post, I need to do this core stuff, otherwise I can't run the way I like to.
Speaking of running the way I like to, I recently did an impromptu fartlek on the roads a few days ago. After a 10 minute warmup, I did 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 3 times, with 1 minute rest in between at a max 172 heart rate. 172 is typically my way upper tempo (zone 3) heart rate. Actually it's pretty much in zone 4. I was able to hit these segments pretty fast though, getting down very close to 5 minute pace for most of the time. I don't know exactly what each segment average was, but I was pumped to be able to do that with very little discomfort.
The next day I felt some tightness in my hips and took it easier. I went to a yoga class yesterday and ran nice and easy today, only about 4 miles.
My plan going forward, I think, is to keep feeling my way towards being healthy for the rest of the month. At that point I'll assess to see if I'm happy with where I'm at, or if I want to train more specifically for something else down the line. My heart is in racing, so I think I already know the answer to that...
--AH
Running a few miles a week transitioned to 5 or 6 at a time, then 7, then 8, then all of a sudden I'm comfortable running 5 days a week almost totally pain free. I'm not getting ahead of myself here, because I know my hips and groin still have some old kinks to work out before truly being 100%, but I'm really making some progress.
The impetus for this progress was a dedication to doing core work almost every day. Planks at first, then some more difficult plank-type stuff involving hip movement, then ab work with an exercise ball. I still occasionally feel my right sided "sports hernia" pain, but it's drifted further into the background as I've gotten stronger and put more emphasis on glute and core strength. Like I said in my last post, I need to do this core stuff, otherwise I can't run the way I like to.
Speaking of running the way I like to, I recently did an impromptu fartlek on the roads a few days ago. After a 10 minute warmup, I did 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 3 times, with 1 minute rest in between at a max 172 heart rate. 172 is typically my way upper tempo (zone 3) heart rate. Actually it's pretty much in zone 4. I was able to hit these segments pretty fast though, getting down very close to 5 minute pace for most of the time. I don't know exactly what each segment average was, but I was pumped to be able to do that with very little discomfort.
The next day I felt some tightness in my hips and took it easier. I went to a yoga class yesterday and ran nice and easy today, only about 4 miles.
My plan going forward, I think, is to keep feeling my way towards being healthy for the rest of the month. At that point I'll assess to see if I'm happy with where I'm at, or if I want to train more specifically for something else down the line. My heart is in racing, so I think I already know the answer to that...
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| From my photoshoot with Zelus Beer Company! |
--AH
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