Hey so I know I haven't put anything on this for the last 3 weeks but I have good excuses (as always ;) ). I have finally hit injuries and set backs! Aaaah soo annoying and I know it was going to be inevitable but really not cool at all. So the first of my injuries came in week 7 after my 10 mile; a groin strain. Then week 8 left my trying to rest it while also finishing my thesis. Which is kinda more important than running. Then during week 9 I injured my knee while running. And last but not least, chaffing. I have been introduced to the horrible world of chaffing. Ah well. None of this stopped me doing my 2 super long 10 miles though which I wall talk you through but apologies on not updating soon enough! Only 3 weeks until the Run to the Beat!!! Soooo excited now!! I may die running it but at least I tried!
Week 7
Session 1: Tuesday (4 miles). Love fetcheveryone.com right now which is helping me remember these runs! I leave my comments after every run which is handy to see how I did! So anyway this run ended up being 4.18 miles with a hint of shin splins after about 2 miles. I kicked it off though so was good. Went along the little scrubs to make this slightly longer which was nice. I like that park...sometimes.
Session 2 : Didn't do my CT but this was prob due to long lab times. But soon to be no more. I hope!
Session 3: Tempo (4.5miles). So with these tempo runs you're supposed to warm up slowly for the first mile then run at what you want your race pace to be for 2.5 miles. I already run this during my runs so I just treat this as a regular run now. I don't want to run any faster during the half marathon then what I'm already doing. So this run ended up being 5.23miles. There was some ankle pain but it loosened up as I kept going.
Session 4: Long run (10miles!). Well the first 10 miles I did. This was great except things did hurt. My left arch of my foot, right ball of my foot and left groin hurt while running. I may have started out too quickly on this run. The groin pain continued after the run and got worse as the day continued. I stretched loads but I think sitting at the computer doing thesis didn't help. Decided to not do the recovery run if it still hurt the next day.
Session 5: Recovery Run (3.5miles). This didn't happen as it still really ached/hurt to walk. Decided it would be better not to injure myself more.
This week overall was good except the last recovery run which annoyed me. Ah well next week right?
Week 8
What a fail of a week. So the groin injury lasted a couple of days. I decided to go to the gym on the Wednesday to ease my leg back in but ended up doing thesis until ~3am that morning so that went out the window. Thesis took over my week and I did this all week instead of running. Got drunk celebrating on the Friday which resulted in no 8mile run. I know I shouldn't have compromised my training but I think after 6 months of hard work one weekend off was okay. Injury and thesis are a good enough excuse I think. Now that that's in. Back to training!
Week 9
So I switched the start of this week up a bit as I knew I hadn't run in a while so went for gym first to get me back into it rather then a 5mile first.
Session 1: CT (40mins). So this gym session was great! Had no water which was annoying but got lots done which left me confident. 30minutes eliptical with increasing levels again. Started on level 15 which meant intense levels by the end. Wanted to do 40 minutes but reckoned I needed water. So then went for a run on the treadmill to see how my legs were going. So I think my temp was 6.5miles/hr which meant 1.1 miles in 10 minutes. Which was quick but felt great. Not tired at all. Think maybe I need to increase the speed while I run on the treadmill so I don't get shin splints. I then tried the stepper... :) this was fun! 7 minutes on the stepper passed with no problem but I don't really know how to use it so will use it properly the next time.
Session 2: Run (5miles). So this run started off fine. No problem normal run with goof pace. Cue problem. So at about mile 4 I noticed a pain in my right knee. Okay ignore and keep going. Nope still sore. Massage. Gone for about half a mile. This run was 5.23miles. So at about 5miles my knee decided it had had enough. I couldn't run anymore. I tried so hard as I hate walking when I'm supposed to be jogging/running. It hurt too bad. Searing pain in my knee meant walking the last part of the route. So disappointed. Oh well it happens and iced it all evening.
Session 3: Run (5miles). Didn't happen. My knee still flipping hurt. I was seriously wondering about the future of my half marathon!!
Session 4: Long run (10miles). Would this happen? Yep!! Yay!! 10miles done! This was fantastic! Started slow I think but had a great tempo as far as mile 8. Come mile 8 I tried to drink out of my crappy bottle and lost my breathe. Lost it completely and thought I was going to die or collapse. Kept running and caught my breathe again at mile 9 thank god. Other then that the run was good with no injuries and a great time! Did 10.14miles.
Session 5: Recovery Run (3miles). So this run overall was so great. Started a little tight from yesterday but loosened out pretty quickly. Did 3.24miles in the end and was a nice cool down after yesterday.
Overall a great week!! Nearly there!! Roll on the half marathon. Oh and fundraising-wise I am getting some money in now which is great! So happy to be getting money for MND!
Week 7:
Total miles: 19.52 miles
Total time: 181 minutes 40 seconds
Week 8:
Total miles: 0 miles
Total time: 0 minutes
Week9:
Total miles: 19.71
Total time: 219 minutes and 1second
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