No running at all last week for me. I had hopes for the weekend, but I had trouble all week with nausea and vertigo because of the heat, so I simply didn't dare to even make the attempt.
Withdrew from planned half-marathon (first ever, argh) this spring due to right ankle ligament problems plus dissertation overload. Completed both physical therapy and dissertation, started training again from scratch three weeks ago, aiming for an October half.
Last week, I managed to repeat whatever the hell it was I did to my ankle the first time.
Next up: repeating physical therapy exercises, this time on my own, and trying to find some sort of balance that will let me strengthen the [censored] ankle and keep training with a revised schedule/level of effort.
Congrats on your dissertation - sorry about your ankle :(
I'm trying to use a balancing board for my ankle(s) and knee, and if I only use it 1-2 mins a day, it seems to be helping - when I was trying to use it 5 mins every other day, my knee started getting really sore in a not-good way. So apparently I need a really slow build-up.
I agree with blnchflr that using it for shorter periods (at least early) is probably better. I stand on one leg for one minute, then switch legs, and then I do things like pass a weight around while standing on one leg, but the weighted exercises are for maybe 30 sec each at most.
Man, we do seem to have had a spate of ankle injuries in the group!
It goes well! On week three of training for a half-marathon, and as it is winter here, it is perfect weather for running. I am dreading going back to the northern hemisphere, where it will be disgustingly hot and I will melt into a puddle.
All programs I've seen are too ambitious and rigid for me and make me depressed - I was doing quite well with my own made-up program, until I twisted my ankle. Should piece something together again, because I definitely do need to be somewhat systematic if I want to train for longer distances.
Glad to hear your half-marathon training is going well! And I am jealous of your weather.
I just signed up for my first half-marathon, but it's not until Nov 10th. So I am plotting out a training schedule that I will start in a few weeks. Right now I'm just running whenever it isn't too hot.
Trying to train up to a 10k, but when my asthma doesn't hold me back, my bad knee does, and... so on. I'm back up to running two miles on the treadmill, but I daren't run outside in the heatwave we seem to be experiencing.
After not running in nearly a year, but doing lots of walking (sprained ankle last Sept) I jumped back into couch to 5K at the 8+8 week and it was fine! V. proud of self. :-)
Best running experience: I ran down to the coffee shop where our running club meets on Saturday mornings to do the group run - I hadn't been in a couple of years, but I thought it might be fun. Well, after about half a mile it turned out EVERYONE was doing walk breaks, and I didn't want to, so I turned around to head home and pick up my mp3 player so I could listen to my audiobook, and along the way a guy hailed me and said that he had shown up too late for the running club but he'd seen me veer off when everyone started walking, and if I was doing a longish run could he come with me?
It turned out that he lives in Chicago but was down here visiting his daughter. We had a great run together, saw a bunch of deer along the path including a group of young bucks and a doe with what must have been a fairly recently newborn fawn, all tiny and covered in spots.
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Ankle seems to maybe finally be back to normalish since I twisted it in February?
No race plans, but I should make some!
I haven't done any particularly awesome or beautiful runs this summer, so I guess the best experience is managing 3 x 5 km last week.
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I'm really not running enough, despite the best intentions. *g*
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Good intentions, *sigh* :)
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Thanks - hope your ankle is doing well, too!
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Withdrew from planned half-marathon (first ever, argh) this spring due to right ankle ligament problems plus dissertation overload. Completed both physical therapy and dissertation, started training again from scratch three weeks ago, aiming for an October half.
Last week, I managed to repeat whatever the hell it was I did to my ankle the first time.
Next up: repeating physical therapy exercises, this time on my own, and trying to find some sort of balance that will let me strengthen the [censored] ankle and keep training with a revised schedule/level of effort.
So. Frustrating.
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I'm trying to use a balancing board for my ankle(s) and knee, and if I only use it 1-2 mins a day, it seems to be helping - when I was trying to use it 5 mins every other day, my knee started getting really sore in a not-good way. So apparently I need a really slow build-up.
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I agree with
Man, we do seem to have had a spate of ankle injuries in the group!
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All programs I've seen are too ambitious and rigid for me and make me depressed - I was doing quite well with my own made-up program, until I twisted my ankle. Should piece something together again, because I definitely do need to be somewhat systematic if I want to train for longer distances.
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I just signed up for my first half-marathon, but it's not until Nov 10th. So I am plotting out a training schedule that I will start in a few weeks. Right now I'm just running whenever it isn't too hot.
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Good luck with your training, though!
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jumped back into couch to 5K at the 8+8 week and it was fine! V. proud of self. :-)
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Well done, hope the ankle is all better!
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Best running experience: I ran down to the coffee shop where our running club meets on Saturday mornings to do the group run - I hadn't been in a couple of years, but I thought it might be fun. Well, after about half a mile it turned out EVERYONE was doing walk breaks, and I didn't want to, so I turned around to head home and pick up my mp3 player so I could listen to my audiobook, and along the way a guy hailed me and said that he had shown up too late for the running club but he'd seen me veer off when everyone started walking, and if I was doing a longish run could he come with me?
It turned out that he lives in Chicago but was down here visiting his daughter. We had a great run together, saw a bunch of deer along the path including a group of young bucks and a doe with what must have been a fairly recently newborn fawn, all tiny and covered in spots.
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I need to comment on your travel posts!