I'll keep running....
Because it gives me perspective.
Now I realize my problems aren't so big.
My life is pretty great afterall.
And a mile is a lot longer than it seems in the car.
volleyball...co-ed 4's all women's net.... I am going to join this league officially and play every Tuesday, it's really competitive (unlike Boston Volleyball) and I have a fun team. I was sick as a dog, coughing and sneezing and headache-y and my lungs burn when I breath in.....today and even left work early because I was not functional and needed a nap, but I made it to volleyball anyway and played alright considering I was swigging cough syrup and barely getting in enough oxygen to stay standing up
I don't know what I did to my knee last night at volleyball, but man it still hurts a lot! I iced it last night and kept it wrapped and iced it again today, but it isn't feeling any better. It kinda feels like it is hyperextended, but there is also a shooting pain when I step off it (especially on the stairs) in the front right under the center of my knee cap. I'm going to stick to an ab workout tonight and try to stay off of it as much as possible.... between that and my crappy cold, I think my body really wants me to take a break for a bit... =(
7.5 miles at 8:53 pace (not bad with a busted up knee I was barely walking on 3 days ago!)
Finally some miles to report! Met up with Jenny for the first time since the marathon and ran the river. There were tons of people out on the river, I assume because the Boston Marathon is getting close, this time of year there are always so many people on the river and Comm Ave. too. The first 3 steps my knee hurt so bad I thought I was going to have to stop right there but I decided to try to do just a few more before giving up and as I got going it felt a lot better....well it wasn't shooting pain, more like it just didn't feel right. It was beautiful outside so we stuck close to our plan of 8 miles and it went by so fast....because it wasn't on a treadmill. I think we have gotten past the worst of the winter and I'm going to start going back into work early and taking a long lunch to run downtown again!!!! YIPPIE!!!
Tried to take it slow today, my knee is still not feeling good and I haven't run much in a while. Felt alright but not great and had to run into the blowing wind for the last 2 miles which surely slowed me down too. I am really glad that I did the whole loop and got in the miles no matter what the time.
Now icing up and stretching for volleyball playoffs tomorrow.......
Today was my rest day but I had playoffs for co-ed 6's volleyball. It was supposed to start at 7:30 but when the gym was still filled with high school basketball players at 8:45 and Team No Show was down to 4 players, we decided to go out to Union Street for beer and nachos! Hey we weren't going to win with 4 players when everyone else stacks their teams for playoffs anyway!
4.3 miles in 35:20 [8:13 pace] at work during my lunch break.
Wanted to get in a few easy miles during the day since I have volleyball tonight....
My knee is still bothering me especially up and down stairs and ramps...bummer!
I have no idea how 4 pretty darn good volleyball players can suck so bad when they are on the same team! I know I am more of a 6's player than 4's but god! 4 x 30 minute games
Tried a "speed" workout for the first time since high school (eek...a long time ago)
1.7 mile warm up running to the track in about 8:58 pace
Than ran at a pace faster than I normally run by a lot (but progressively slower as I got tired):
100M x 4
200M x 2
300M x 2
200M x 1
100M x 2
And I mostly jogged but did a little walking of the same distance I just ran (and occasionally 100M more just to get to where I wanted to start the next set) after each. I think it was 2.5 miles on the track total if I calculate right.... Then 1.5 mile cool down running the long way home from the track.
So I tried wearing a knee brace today and that didn't last past the warm up, it was slipping down my leg and I pulled it as tight as it would go and it bunched up behind my knee and was bulky and made my knees rub together....that's going back to the store! I was also pretty tired from volleyball last night and I felt it a bit today for sure.
Nice sunny and warm day in Boston...seems like maybe spring is on it's way?!?!?! Lots of people coming out of hibernation today out and about along the river....
Jenny doesn't really want to run anymore and it makes me not able to have a good run so I might have to start running alone. The Cambridge side of the river was super windy for the first 2.5 miles or so until we crossed to the Boston side then it was hot because it wasn't windy for about 5 miles then windy again when we crossed back into Cambridge at the Museum of Science. Ah....
Volleyball was a sh*t show tonight! It was the first night of the new session and I decided to play full time.... as soon as the night was over, I called Jen and told her no way! All the usual teams are gone and now the level of play is soooooooooo bad! I quit!
Slacking big time on getting in the miles lately..... so much going on and lots of volleyball. I need a good night sleep tonight them I am getting back on the road!!!!!!!
What a beautiful day in Boston!!!! I was only going to run about 6 miles but it was just so nice out I needed to spend more time outside so I did an extra loop around the pond. My knee was bugging me the first maybe 1/4 mile or so but then the shooting pain went away and it was just weird feeling again, other than that, a great run! I can't wait for this kind of weather to stay!!!
2.35 miles in 19:01 [8:05 pace] lots of long hills and running into the wind about 3/4 of the way...
Totally crapped out today. My knee was bothering me pretty bad and my quads are tired from a longer run yesterday and all that volleyball. I just didn't feel like running much and since I stayed near home I had an easy way to quit..... boo! Going to do my ab video and try to do YogaX......
Big volleyball tournament tomorrow in New Hampshire so early to bed tonight!
WB- tournament in New Hampshire with C n' C....we played like crap as a team but I had some big hits and slammed my hip bone into the ground so hard on a dig it is swelling and hurts even when my shirt brushes up on it....
What is this?!?!?! Snow again!?!?!?! I can't take it anymore!!!
Ran 3.5 miles on the treadmill at 8:34 pace but I think I ate a bit too much for dinner a bit too close to hitting the gym so rather than barf on the treadmill, I put the speed down to a quick walk for a mile and then bumped the incline up from 0.5 to 10 and hiked it the last mile. Also.....how come the stupid gym doesn't get the Celtics game?!?!?! This is Boston and it's the gym!!! GET THE GAME!!!
5.25 miles at 8:34 pace on the level 3 hills setting on the treadmill.
I wasn't sure what I could handle for treadmill "hills" so I tried to keep a good pace and kept the hills so they were a good workout but so I didn't want to die. I think they only went up to about a 3.0 incline but I figured that was about "rolling hills" but I have no clue. It was 1 minute hill, 1 minute flat the whole time. Felt good
After eating 4 Samoa Girl Scout cookies and a handful of mini chocolate chips, I decided I should go for a run before volleyball!
Treadmill @ 8:34 pace for the first 3/4 and 7:03 pace for the last 1/4 mile for 3 miles.
Walked 1/2 mile @ 15:49 pace then ran another mile @ 8:34 pace
Then.....went to volleyball co-ed 4's (new Boston Volleyball league I got suckered into playing for 10 weeks) and played awesome 4x 28 minute games! Good league, lots of good competition!
Hooray for the weekend and finally getting to use my soft serve ice cream machine!
I looked out my window this morning as I was eating my super yummy spinach, onion, mushroom, and tomato frittata for breakfast and it looked to nice and sunny, I couldn't wait to get out for my run! Jenny has a friend in town from Hawaii so I went it alone. I remembered last minute as I was about to walk out the door that it was supposed to be chilly so I grabbed my headband and gloves and boy am I glad I did! It was freezing out there! Cold and windy and I threw a few decent hills into the route (which just so happened to all be straight into the wind of course!) So I was super excited when I calculated my pace that it was as quick as it was! I felt good the whole run other than the usual sore knees for a bit, but I was really psyched that I finished that quick considering all the factors out there!
Quick 4 mile loop by the Watertown end of the Charles in 32:04 [8:01 pace]
This was supposed to be a slow recovery run after my 12 miler yesterday but it was sooooo windy out there and I just wasn't in the mood and tried to talk myself into just taking a hot bath instead that apparently that was enough motivation to get this run done fast!
Hoping to have time to do some yoga tonight after I go to the dreaded grocery store.....
20 minutes on the thing that kinda seems like a cross between an elliptical and a stairmaster at resistance 20 then 20 minutes on the rowing machine on lunch break at work. Hopefully more tonight....
As much as I hate it, I did 40 mins of P90X yoga..... I like all the warrior poses on my hip flexors, but the rest.... I just can't get into all those dogs!
5 miles in ??:??..... oh my god, I forgot to wear my watch! The whole run I was trying to figure out how to tell how long it had been, I am a freak for my watch! Anyway, ok run, pace was good but not my best. I managed to find a route that was entirely uphill until the last 1/3 mile or so where it was such a steep downhill I thought I am surprised I didn't just roll the whole way down! And the wind... what is going on with the wind in Boston lately???
Co-ed 4's volleyball 5 x 30 minute games to finish off the night. Team Tony played awesome tonight! Feeling a little beat up from it, but I should be ok by tomorrow....
