Month: March 2013

10% Rule

I almost posted last week that my running was coming back. I have been trying to get 2-3 runs in a week and a couple weeks ago I manged 4 runs and felt good! Last week I pulled of 4 runs again for a weekly total of 27 miles (pretty good) but by Sunday night I was feeling very beat up. I had the opportunity to run this morning(Tuesday) and I only made it 400 ft before I turned around and came home. My hip was not happy.

I neglected the 10% rule.

You can see from the chart above in weeks 1-3 I was training for Boston. Week 4 my IT band started to go bad. I tried to take it easy for several weeks, got new shoes, and finally started running again week 9. But as you can see weeks 11 and 12 I ignored the 10% rule. The 10% rule says you should only increase your mileage by 10% a week. I think jumping from 5 to 20 to 27 was a little bit much. I am paying for it now…

I am determined to get it back!

2 steps forward, 1 step back

OK, I know I said I was done but I just can’t quit you!!!

Still nothing major on my racing calendar and I am still OK with that. House plans are moving forward splendidly! Weight-loss WAS going great then I had a little set back..my birthday. I am no longer in my mid-30s but I have entered my late-30s ( I will always be 36 to some). Right before my birthday weekend I weighed in at 133 lbs; 7 down from when I started dieting and pretty much where I would like to be. Then I stopped logging my food, and got a little busy, and daylight savings happened, and blah blah blah! 136 this morning.

Back at it. Today. Everyday. Even if it is only 30 minutes. Hold me to it.

#thatisall

The End (for now at least)

Now that I don’t have anything on my training plan for an indefinite amount of time I have been examining my motivation for writing this blog. I have really enjoyed writing about my training and adventures for almost two years. I have bonded with many great people and I have been part of a really special community. This blog started at a point in my life when I was going thru some very big personal changes. Honestly this blog, and my quest for and Ironman and Boston qualification, was really my way of working through a lot of pain. I am thru the pain. I am in a much better and happier place now. Shockingly I don’t feel the need to train for any more huge races or keep writing this blog. All I want to do is surround myself with the people I love and enjoy being active and fit. This is not to say I will never do another marathon or endurance event; just that right now I have NO desire to train for one. This prospect is a bit of a double edged sword. Since marathons and triathlon have defined me for the last 4 years, where does that leave me? Do I still matter? Do I have anything to contribute to this community any more? At this point I just want to take a step back and work on me and my family. I don’t feel like worrying about a training plan or nailing the next tempo run. I am extremely at peace with this. So with a few tears in my eyes and a ton of joy in my heart, I am stepping away from the blog… for now. I am sure something will come up in my life that draws me back so I can share my experiences but I bet my posting will be few an far between.