So I have officially faced my first challenge in training and it is unfortunately going to affect me for a few days. At work the other day I noticed a slight pinch in my upper leg every so often when I moved it into certain positions. I wasn't to concerned about it because I have had sore muscles for a while now so I just chalked it up to being another result of the training I was doing and I left it at that.
However I woke up the next morning to go on my daily run and found that as I was stretching the same area was extremely painful I continued to stretch and thought if I just loosened it up it would be fine. I begin a slight jog out the door to my starting point of my run and within a few steps the pain was getting worse and I knew then it was not good. I still jogged nearly a mile and a half but I did it very slowly and did not push at all.
I pulled a muscle in my quad area and I am not even sure how I did it but it definitely was evident I would be taking some time off to heal. That brings us to today which is my second day off healing. I have not noticed too much pain over the past couple days which is good. I have been doing the treatment of heat and ice combined on the muscle today and massaging to try to further the healing process. I am not sure how long I will be out but I know I am not going to make it worse and extend the injury. I feel good about a little time off as I know how much time I have to the race and I can afford the time to heal.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
It starts...
Well It has officially began as I am now in my second week of training. I spend much of the last month looking for and creating a training plan. I was able to find a good couple books that help lay out some pretty good principles and practices to prepare me for October 1st.
The plan I selected was a beginners plan that takes place over the span of 16 weeks. It has alternating days of running along with strength training days filling in the off days of running. I really feel good as I have kept true to the plan laid out. It will gradually get my weekly miles up and then taper down for the last few weeks before the race. I am getting up at 6:30am each morning to get my runs in and have even found a few friends who run with me some days so it is good to have friends around who push me and help me stay focused.
As for my nutrition plan I am doing very well with it as well I cook a lot more that I did and the quality of food is a helping me feel better each day. I have eliminated soda...again from my diet and drink sports drinks, water and milk with an occasional lemonade of course! I have cut out all fast food with the exception of a subway sandwich every now and then. The new plan has helped me feel like I have more energy as well as feel better about myself as I know I am making a strong effort to improve my health.
The plan has not been come without its downs as well though. I am really struggling getting enough sleep and I feel like that is a major area for me that I need to work on in order to really succeed with my goals I have set. I also have a lot of sore muscles and aches that I have never had before. I know I am not too old but my body is definitely going through a little tune up you might say.
Overall the training is going well as I continue to press forward with my goal of completing the St. George Marathon. I hope you all continue to follow me as I continue down the road.
The plan I selected was a beginners plan that takes place over the span of 16 weeks. It has alternating days of running along with strength training days filling in the off days of running. I really feel good as I have kept true to the plan laid out. It will gradually get my weekly miles up and then taper down for the last few weeks before the race. I am getting up at 6:30am each morning to get my runs in and have even found a few friends who run with me some days so it is good to have friends around who push me and help me stay focused.
As for my nutrition plan I am doing very well with it as well I cook a lot more that I did and the quality of food is a helping me feel better each day. I have eliminated soda...again from my diet and drink sports drinks, water and milk with an occasional lemonade of course! I have cut out all fast food with the exception of a subway sandwich every now and then. The new plan has helped me feel like I have more energy as well as feel better about myself as I know I am making a strong effort to improve my health.
The plan has not been come without its downs as well though. I am really struggling getting enough sleep and I feel like that is a major area for me that I need to work on in order to really succeed with my goals I have set. I also have a lot of sore muscles and aches that I have never had before. I know I am not too old but my body is definitely going through a little tune up you might say.
Overall the training is going well as I continue to press forward with my goal of completing the St. George Marathon. I hope you all continue to follow me as I continue down the road.
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