Sunday Jun 29 |
 | Elliptical 36:25 [3] 4.01 mi (9:05 / mi) | |
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| I didn't want to run two days in a row so as to not strain my leg, so I went to the gym to elliptical. I was feeling pretty good until the end when it started hurting a little bit, so I decided that was a good time to stop. |
Saturday Jun 28 |
| Canoe 1:30:00 [3] 5.8 km (15:31 / km) | |
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| Went out to the Canoe-O at the secret location with Ian. We had sort of a disaster with transportation, but did manage to get to and from the meet. We were doing ok (although not really all that fast I don't think) until we made a small mistake at number 6. Another boat followed us on our mistake and then turned around when we turned around, so we ended up reaching number 6 at the same time as 2 other boats. Ian really wanted to push ahead of the other boats and at this point I basically had no paddling muscles left at all, so I suggested he let me out at the next portage point and then I would run to number 7, while he paddled directly to number 8, where I would meet him. This worked fine to number 7. I got to the control at about the same time as the other boats we were with, and I figured looking at the map that I could run to 8 faster than the boats could paddle there. Mistake! It turns out the roads on the map and the roads in real life didn't seem to match especially well. I ended up running a lot farther than I had planned and found myself at number 9 and then had to run back to number 8, putting us well behind the other boats. It also turns out that I got a "wet" control from dry land, which is apparently illegal as well as going into some out of bounds areas, so we were disqualified. Oh well... |
| Running 27:00 [3] 2.99 mi (9:02 / mi) | |
| shoes: New Balance Orienteering |
| Ran from number 6 to number 7 to number 9 to number 8 on the canoe-o. Running felt pretty good. I felt a couple of twinges in my butt, but in general was able to run without too much of a problem. It felt good to get out again. Running in a life jacket is annoying and causes some strange looks from passersby. |
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| C • Aquaphobia 3 |
Thursday Jun 26 |
| Orienteering 1:00:00 [3] 4 km (15:00 / km) | |
| shoes: New Balance Orienteering |
| CSU training at Prospect Hill. Pia set a great contours-only course. I'm not allowed to run until this weekend, so I walked it, which may have been a good thing navagationally. It was especially difficult to come up on large features (such as a road) and not see them on the map. The humidity was high enough that even walking, I was sweating, which made me feel like I was doing more :-). |
Monday Jun 23 |
| Elliptical 45:30 [3] 4.0 mi (11:22 / mi) | |
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| Does anyone know a good physical therapist in the Boston area?
I went to the doctor again today and they now think that one of my disks is irritated. The current plan is that I'm allowed to elliptical this week and then hopefully this weekend can start running in the woods. I probably need to go to a physical therapist but Harvard's university health is stupid, and I have to be referred by someone to get the name of a pt, but I can't see the person who can refer me. Suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Went to the gym and ellipticalled very slowly. It didn't hurt though, which was good! |
Friday Jun 20 |
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| I think I may (hopefully!) have fixed the hip problem. It was starting to have sciatica symptoms (pains in my butt and down the back of my leg) except that nothing in my back was hurting. I looked it up on wikipedia, and it said that one of the causes is carrying your wallet in your back pocket. The pain is on the side that I carry my wallet (back pocket) and keys and cell phone (front pocket). Today I have eliminated all items from my pockets, and it has been feeling much better. I'm hoping this is all that it was because this is the easiest injury fix ever, but it unfortunately may mean that I have to carry my stuff in some kind of bag... (I'm trying not to think the word purse...) |
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| C • The solution to everything 2 |
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| If anyone has information on how to deal with sciatica, it would be greatly appreciated!
My hip started hurting more this afternoon, so I went to the doctor, and I have some new info. According to Harvard University Health Services, which is astonishingly bad considering that Harvard Med has some of the best hospitals in the world, I do have sciatica. The doctor doesn't think it is from my wallet, although I'm not sure how much I trust him. I now have to deal with the stupidity that is HUHS, which means that getting an appointment is nearly impossible (the earliest available appointment with my doctor is July 26 - after I leave for Europe), so I think I may just pay out of pocket to go somewhere else. |
Thursday Jun 19 |
| Running 31:10 [3] 2.5 mi (12:28 / mi) | |
| shoes: Brooks Running |
| Went to the CSU track workout. I was actually in charge of it, but my hip was still hurting, so I didn't do the actual running workout, I just ran really slowly around the track. My hip started hurting after a mile, so I took a break and stretched some. It felt better after that. It definitely still hurts though. Wendy told me that it is a typical women's runners injury, which is unfortunate. I was hoping it was something more fleeting... |
| Strength 10:00 [3] | |
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| Fun abs stuff. I guess it's good that I can at least still do this. |
Monday Jun 16 |
| Running 13:11 [3] 1.6 mi (8:14 / mi) | |
| shoes: Brooks Running |
| Ran from my apartment to the Charles River and was planning on doing a loop, but I pulled something in my hip. I started getting shooting pains in my butt and decided that I would be better off not finishing the run. I then spent a depressing 30 minutes walking/limping back to my apartment. I'll take tomorrow and probably Wednesday off and see how it's feeling. |
Sunday Jun 15 |
| Running 23:27 [3] 2.75 mi (8:31 / mi) | |
| shoes: Brooks Running |
| Went running with my dad. We didn't leave early enough this morning and we suffered the consequence of our actions. It was INCREDIBLY humid and kind of hot. Sweat was not evaporating at all. |
Saturday Jun 14 |
| Running 22:54 [3] 2.75 mi (8:18 / mi) | |
| shoes: Brooks Running |
| Went running with my dad on the greenway by my house this morning. We tried to beat the heat, but it didn't really work. I guess running in 100% humidity will make other running seem easier... |
Thursday Jun 12 |
| Orienteering 39:14 [3] *** 4.05 km (9:41 / km) | |
| spiked:10/13c shoes: New Balance Orienteering |
| CSU training at Peter's Hill. My back, sides, and abs are pretty sore from yesterday, which made things rather painful. The course was pretty fun except for the Lori-size grass and the twice up the big hill thing...thanks Ross. I wasn't as clean or as fast as I would have liked, but my knees didn't start hurting today, so hopefully they are back to normal again! |
Wednesday Jun 11 |
| Elliptical 30:00 [3] 3.55 mi (8:26 / mi) | |
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| Still really hot outside, so I went to the gym. My right knee is still hurting a bit from biking on Sunday. It felt fine for the first part of the elliptical, but started hurting after about 25 minutes. |
| Strength 20:00 [3] | |
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| Some legs stuff and A LOT of core. |
Tuesday Jun 10 |
| Swimming 44:19 [3] 1.0 mi (44:20 / mi) | |
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| Went swimming with Brendan this morning. It was definitely preferable to running considering the heat. I was sweating just walking to the gym.
The workout consisted of:
50 yards Breaststroke
50 yards Butterfly
100 yards Freestyle
1550 yards Flutter kick
My arms and shoulders are definitely still sore from the bike ride on Sunday, so I decided to kick the vast majority of the mile. The 50 yards butterfly was the last 50 yards of the mile, and it felt surprisingly smooth and easy. I think integrating swimming into my workout schedule is a good idea. I always feel much looser after swimming. My knees were hurting a bit before I got in the water, but they felt fine for the entire swim and actually feel better now than before I went swimming. I think I'll get a lap counter, though, so my brain is free to do things besides keep track of how many yards I've done. |
Monday Jun 9 |
| Running 29:41 [3] 3.23 mi (9:12 / mi) | |
| shoes: Brooks Running |
| Went running from my apartment to the river and then did the Eliot-Weeks loop. My knees were kind of hurting from yesterday and it was hot and humid, so I was taking it easy. My knees felt fine for most of the run, but started hurting at the end, so I decided to cut my run short in the hopes that my knees will feel better tomorrow. |
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| C • Bike 4 |
Sunday Jun 8 |
| Biking 3:30:00 [3] 39.1 mi (5:21 / mi) | |
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| Went bike riding with Ian out to Walden Pond and back. It was really, really hot, and I could definitely tell that I haven't ridden an upright bike in a while... |
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| C • upright bike 2 |
Friday Jun 6 |
| Elliptical 45:00 [3] 5.34 mi (8:25 / mi) | |
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| It was raining and cold, and I feel pretty sick today, so I decided to go to the gym instead of running outside. I felt ok but tired once I actually got there. |
Thursday Jun 5 |
| Running 7:33 [3] 1.0 mi (7:33 / mi) | |
| shoes: Brooks Running |
| I thought we were going to do a street-o with CSU today, but we were actually just planning the training for the summer, so I didn't do any running today before running to Brendan's apartment for the CSU meeting. I conveniently ran for exactly a mile. I was carrying a backpack, which was annoying and running uphill pretty much the entire way, so I'm pretty pleased with my time. |
Tuesday Jun 3 |
| Running 30:54 [3] 3.9 mi (7:54 / mi) | |
| shoes: Brooks Running |
| Went for a morning run with my dad. It was kind of hot and ridiculously humid this morning, which was unfortunate. I was also feeling pretty bad: a combination of dehydration, sore muscles, and missing Jiffy. |
Monday Jun 2 |
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| My dog, Jiffy, died of cancer today. I've been spending as much time as I could with him since the diagnosis 3 weeks ago, and I wish he could have lived longer. He has been hemorrhaging from a tumor on the back of his head since Saturday night. The only way we could keep him from bleeding was to keep pressure on the tumor at all times. His platelet count was too low for him to clot anymore. Today he was having some trouble breathing, and we decided to put him to sleep so that he wouldn't suffer.
I miss him so much. He was the best dog ever. I love you, Jiffy! |