Okay, Tuesday's training updates are taking over our family blog! Ugh, I feel so bad! Things have just been busy, which has resulted in me only posting my training updates. We do have other things to share, I've just been lazy. Hopefully tomorrow or Thursday there will be a post about Kaylee's birthday and maybe another post regarding her triumph of couch climbing, but for today you're stuck with my training banter.Unfortunately, I don't have anything exciting to share for last week. My plan was to skip speed work, and I did, so no phenomenal tempo times to share. Boo! I didn't have a long run scheduled either, so no whining about having to run 20 miles in the sweltering heat. All in all it's a meager week for training tidbits. Hmmm, let's see, what did I do?
Two of the days I ran last week were quite warm, being around the 85 degree mark, and humid too. Both days went well though, Tuesday I ran the second half of my 7 miler at 7:46 pace without it feeling too hard. Thursday I ran another 7 miler with Kaylee at 8:39 pace, not bad for pushing a stroller on a hot day. Sunday I did 10 miles, again with the stroller, but it was only 75 degrees that day (hardly a challenge, right).
The Achilles seem to be doing okay. They don't hurt when I run, but when I wake up in the morning they're soooo ridiculously tight. Michelle, who blogs over at The Contini Clan, was kind enough to leave a comment detailing the brace she has been using at night for her Achilles tendinitis. It's called a HealWell night splint. Holy canoli, the thing looks huge! And I'd need two of them! Also, I don't think my issues are serious enough at this point. It would be nice to have something that could keep my feet at 90 degrees during the night though. If I'm not mistaken, my heals feel so tight in the morning partially because we have a tendency to sleep such that the tendon is shortened during the night. Maybe I could just try using athletic tape or something. I don't know. More thought is necessary. That about covers this week's training.
Next week, I'll be sticking with three days of running and I'll throw my tempo run back into the mix. I might tone the tempo down a bit. We'll see.
Last Week's Training Log:
Monday: 90 minutes on the stationary bike
Tuesday: 7.5 mile run at 8:05 pace (last 3.75 miles at 7:46 pace)
Wednesday: Off
Thursday: 7.25 mile run at 8:39 pace (pushing the stroller)
Friday: 2 X 16oo meter row at 6:20 pace + 55 minutes on the stationary bike
Saturday: 1 X 1600 meter row at 6:40 + 20 minutes on the stationary bike
Sunday: 10 mile run at 9:08 pace (pushing the stroller)
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4 comments:
There is a treatment for planar faciatis (attrocious spelling there) that's basically a sock with a really long toe that velcroes (spelling again!) around your calf. It's designed to keep your foot at a right angle. It might help.
Yes, the nightsplint is huge! But it works wonders for me. It did take some getting used to though. What Kriten is talking about is the strassburg sock. I tried it but it was even more uncomfortable for me. Gave me bad toe cramps. The night splint I had before the Healwell is the doral night splint. Fairly comfortable and holds you about 90 degrees. Worked well for my plantar fasciitis on my right, but for my achilles on the left I needed something that held me more flexed than 90. Probably more info than you wanted to hear about splinting! I consider myself quite the expert on those!
Katie, check out Matt Fitzgerald's blog (runner and author of Brain Trainign for Runners) - he has a post on a new treatment for AT
http://mattfitzgerald.org/blog/?m=200907 (not sure if I linked to the actual post, was written on July 28th). Your training is going v well. I don't think skipping a tempo here and there is going to affect you- you have muscle memory from all your HS and college years... Hope the Achilles behaves! Ana-Mariaa
Kristin, Michelle, and Ana-Maria: Thanks for the great suggestions! I'm excited to go look into them and report back next week!
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