Training Log Archive: AliC

From Reading back home, absolutely lovely day for a cycle- sunshine!!!! Awesome. Taking a day off running, the whole 'easing into' it thing...

A little extra up to Garsington via Denton at the end.

Over to track.

Feel like I haven't been on the track for ages! Which is probably pretty much true! 5 min of running drills. Almost did some hurdling drills too, for the hell of it, but then other people came out and distracted me.

3 x (400, 200 recovery, 800)

Times:
77, (1:50), 2:51, (2:30)
76, (1:59), 2:54, (2:50)
78, (2:03), 2:57, (22:08 = back home)

Not so terrible, but tired by the last 800 for sure. Legs not used to it at all...

Recovery between intervals, and warm down back home. Some walking immediately after the intervals, to be honest.

And down to Reading. Absolutely lovely cycle! Great weather, sunshine, not too hot. And no flats and the new wheel is much more smooth- doesn't feel like my bike is trying to throw me off anymore. I even made the tricky turn in Kidmore End, just messed up a bit between Berrick Salome and Ewelme.

Declaring myself un-injured!! That was a bit long at 49 days...

In the rain, in Uni Parks.

First loop and a quarter with Court, then two on my own. I'm really not sure I've ever seen uni parks so empty...

Heel still fine, very minor crunch to the right ankle, but it didn't become more sensitive afterwards, so think not so bad. Legs getting more used to this running business, still have a ways to go though.

Jog out to South Parks, a bit more warm up, recovery down the hill between intervals (about 2:45 each time) and back home, with a stop at Tesco to pick up some coriander.

Longest I've run in ages, and partly on pavement, and feel fine!!! Woo!

Met up with the rest of the crew, but did my own thing because I didn't want to run fast downhill quite yet...

So I did 5 x 2 min hard. Except I zoned out on the 4th one, and did 2:15 for the same distance... oops.

Legs are not used to running, but will get there... No ankle crunch, so that's good!!

Boo. Bearings on bike are actually ruined- some water got into the casing, so they were all rusted and such, which I guess I realized might be a problem, as when I leant my bike over the other day, water came out of the back hub... Argh. So, new wheel for me!

Now I just need to repair the puncture on the town bike. Seriously bad bike karma last few weeks.

Various strength stuff. Day off from running to ease on into it, and probably from biking too with all the bike probs...

Warmed up for 12 min, then streched for 3, then another 2 min easy before starting what was supposed to be 3 x 3 min.

On the third one, crunched my right ankle again and called it quits, jogged home.

Good news: heel seems really fine. Wahoo!!!
Bad news: Can't keep crunching this ankle, or I'm not goin to be able to run in terrain. Might skip this Sat Series so it can heal. Argh. Just want to be a-ok!!!

2 x 3 min
1 x 1:30, crunched my troubled ankle on a step down. Gr....

Physio visit.

Last one of these, hopefully! Heel seems quite happy, only a little bit of nerve tingling on the first steps after rest now. Feels quite comfy weightbearing, which is good.

One slightly worrying thing noticed though- when I'm barefoot on hard ground and rotate pressure forward from the back to the front of my left heel, it makes a grating/crunching noise, and it feels like something underfoot moves or adjusts. Right foot doesn't make any noise at all. Physio seemed a bit perplexed by this- best idea is it's either a bursa or some sort of bony growth. Hopefully it'll become less inflammed with time, but it shouldn't be a major problem unless it starts causing pain... But it could explain why the nerve got irritated at the beginning.

Supposed to be sure to stretch my calves lots too, they're apparently tight, which can cause heel problems.

Pre-circuits loops around New College playing field. Not the most inspired run ever, but nice soft stuff and flat, which is good to get back into it on. Heel felt fine again, which is great! Had a good stretch halfway through- should probably stretch more...

Circuits!

Good stuff. Could do more with legs, still not jumpy stuff, just in case. Some good armwork today. End with 100-80-80 (situps, pressups (wimpy ones for me), back raises).