Tomorrow morning the diva and I leave for Florida. It will be her first trip to Disney World - and first race period - and my third Disney race in the past two years. Today is about putting miles on the log and not making my shin any worse than it already is. Too bad that isn't really going to happen.
I knew the second I hit the pavement that this was going to be one painful run. Not 100 meters in I was already feeling the pain radiating up my shin. Why oh why? I can't figure what I could have done to cause this. Hmmm, or maybe its the shoes. They are rather overworn at this point. I've been meaning to buy a new pair for a while, but have just been lazy. Running shoes should be changed out every 400-500 miles...these have more like 600 or so miles on them. Or maybe my leg just can't bear the weight any longer? Nah, I'm going with the shoes.
Note to self - scour the race expo for a good sale on New Balance 1080v and just buy them. Happy trails!!!
Stats -
Miles: 4.17
Time: 35:59 (average pace of 8:37 per mile)
Location: Capitol Hill, Lincoln Park, Stanton Park
Feeling: ouch...my shin hurts
Showing posts with label Disney Tower of Terror 10. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Disney Tower of Terror 10. Show all posts
26 September 2012
24 September 2012
A glutton for punishment...
Alright, I'm going to share a secret. I'm not fantastic at taking a break when I need to. What? You already knew that? Huh...I thought I hid it well. Today was one of those days I needed to take it easy, but I'm racing this weekend in Florida, and I've not been putting in the number of miles I usually shoot for as a minimum. So I laced up the shoes to head out for a lunch time run.
Washington is Washington. The nanny brigade walks the children through the park for the afternoon fresh air, the dog walkers ply there trade throughout the side streets and the suits look important as the hurry toward whatever important meeting they have with important people. And I just keep on running.
What's interesting about today, however, is not the scenery or the goings on around the Capitol, its the change in my physical condition. My hamstring has bothered me, well, basically since college. So when it is tight or screaming, it doesn't mean a whole lot except provide me with a reminder to replace the empty tube of Icy Hot (yes, I swear by that stuff...it should be in every gym bag). That said, my hamstring actually feels decent today. Instead I have intense pain radiating up my shin. Shin splints? Stress fracture? Totally random? Who knows. All I know is I have no time for this and will just have to push through for the foreseeable future.
Minor injuries don't get me down, but I'll have to watch this one. After all, the back injury a couple years ago that sidelined me for most of 2011 started out as just a minor injury. I'm not about to go there again. Happy trails!
Stats -
Miles: 4.03
Time: 34:09 (average pace of 8:28 per mile)
Location: Capitol Hill, Lincoln Park, Stanton Park
Feeling: my hamstring is okay, but I've got pain radiating up my shin
Washington is Washington. The nanny brigade walks the children through the park for the afternoon fresh air, the dog walkers ply there trade throughout the side streets and the suits look important as the hurry toward whatever important meeting they have with important people. And I just keep on running.
What's interesting about today, however, is not the scenery or the goings on around the Capitol, its the change in my physical condition. My hamstring has bothered me, well, basically since college. So when it is tight or screaming, it doesn't mean a whole lot except provide me with a reminder to replace the empty tube of Icy Hot (yes, I swear by that stuff...it should be in every gym bag). That said, my hamstring actually feels decent today. Instead I have intense pain radiating up my shin. Shin splints? Stress fracture? Totally random? Who knows. All I know is I have no time for this and will just have to push through for the foreseeable future.
Minor injuries don't get me down, but I'll have to watch this one. After all, the back injury a couple years ago that sidelined me for most of 2011 started out as just a minor injury. I'm not about to go there again. Happy trails!
Stats -
Miles: 4.03
Time: 34:09 (average pace of 8:28 per mile)
Location: Capitol Hill, Lincoln Park, Stanton Park
Feeling: my hamstring is okay, but I've got pain radiating up my shin
17 April 2012
Looking for a scary good time...
Continuing my post from last night...the universe got one laugh after another at my expense. After insanely running in the middle of the day so that I could go to yoga last night, I get to the gym with 15 minutes to spare before class only to find a sign at the check in desk stating that the 7:30 class was cancelled. Are you kidding me? That's just how it went. Luckily today was not a collosal repeat of yesterday.
First of all, let's chop a whopping 15 degrees off the temperature at run time. God that makes a huge difference when you aren't yet adjusted to summer temps. Second, run 6 hours later...ahhh, nothing like washing the day from your brain with a nice 5 mile jog. So, overall, there are NO complaints from me today. I even felt decent enough to really cruise (for me) during the run. It's also a big boost to pass several other joggers on the sidewalk...especially those of the male persuasion. Makes a lady feel good.
After my jog, I was checking out my facebook page and was scared into shape. That's right, the runDisney status update told me that the Disney Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Ten Miler was 95% sold out. Yikes, I really wanted to get in on that action this year. A) I love runDisney events (go back and check out my post on the Disney Princess Half Marathon back in February if you want to know the antics that take place on Disney courses), and 2) who wouldn't want to run around Disney World at night with glow sticks (I may just be compelled to fashion a running costume made of multi-colored glow sticks) followed by a midnight bash at the Tower of Terror with Disney's most famous villains? This girl is jumping up and down waving my arm with enthusiasm like a school girl with the answer to the question. Tonight I rectified the situation and you are now acquainted with at least one of the 20,000+ runners who will be at that start line at 10pm on 29 September. Who's going to join me? Until then, happy trails!!!
Stats -
Miles: 5.14
Time: 41:24 (average pace of 8:03 per mile)
Location: Capitol Hill, Lincoln Park, Stanton Park
Feeling: Fast, legs were really good, now if I could only get the upper body back in muscles to carry me through times when my legs are less than great
First of all, let's chop a whopping 15 degrees off the temperature at run time. God that makes a huge difference when you aren't yet adjusted to summer temps. Second, run 6 hours later...ahhh, nothing like washing the day from your brain with a nice 5 mile jog. So, overall, there are NO complaints from me today. I even felt decent enough to really cruise (for me) during the run. It's also a big boost to pass several other joggers on the sidewalk...especially those of the male persuasion. Makes a lady feel good.
After my jog, I was checking out my facebook page and was scared into shape. That's right, the runDisney status update told me that the Disney Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Ten Miler was 95% sold out. Yikes, I really wanted to get in on that action this year. A) I love runDisney events (go back and check out my post on the Disney Princess Half Marathon back in February if you want to know the antics that take place on Disney courses), and 2) who wouldn't want to run around Disney World at night with glow sticks (I may just be compelled to fashion a running costume made of multi-colored glow sticks) followed by a midnight bash at the Tower of Terror with Disney's most famous villains? This girl is jumping up and down waving my arm with enthusiasm like a school girl with the answer to the question. Tonight I rectified the situation and you are now acquainted with at least one of the 20,000+ runners who will be at that start line at 10pm on 29 September. Who's going to join me? Until then, happy trails!!!
Stats -
Miles: 5.14
Time: 41:24 (average pace of 8:03 per mile)
Location: Capitol Hill, Lincoln Park, Stanton Park
Feeling: Fast, legs were really good, now if I could only get the upper body back in muscles to carry me through times when my legs are less than great
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)