runners | December check-in #2

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December check-in #2

Hi all! How did your week 1 go?

What's your plan for week 2?

I ran 21 miles, and completed 1 active hour.

Week 2: I have some extra commitments and this could be a good week to take some time off. I'll aim for 15 miles.

20.2 miles in three runs for week 1 + 5 days aikido.

For this week, i'll run another three runs and on Saturday will be testing for Aikido Shodan. I'll let you all know how it goes if you're interested.

Week 1: 7 weeks post partum. Ran 10ish miles, mostly failed to do my damn kegels, oops. Feeling good -- pretty sure most of my endurance is still there, waiting to be tapped, but still more days than not things just hurt. I've semi-committed to a half marathon next fall. It could have been in the spring, but everything I've read about running post partum strongly strongly advises against going out hard for at least 6-8 months. Which sounds like a really long time, but they're probably right. I don't really remember what "normal" fitness feels like any more, so . . . yeah.

Next week: More of the same. I've just been picking a random interval workout on any given day based on how much I feel like doing, but I think it's about time to get more systematic. Maybe I'll add back in my speed day, which is the incredibly scientific method of running increasing distances at pace x up to 10k, then speeding up to x-15 secs/mile and starting over.

16 miles and 3 activity hours.

I am going to say 15 miles and 2-3 activity hours for next week.

I ran two miles and walked four miles last week, then took a break for four days because of twinges in the formerly plantar fasciitis-ing foot. It's hard to tell if it's actually twinging or if I'm imagining the twinges out of paranoia, but better safe than sorry. It's frustrating having to take things so slowly, but being stick with biking and swimming and yoga for the past year and change was even more frustrating, so better to be paranoid, I guess.

I ran three times (17ish miles total?) and biked to work every day.

Planning to keep doing that as it's a nice, low-stress base level of activity that still allows me to spend quality time on the couch with a novel now that the Great Outdoors is mostly dark and wet :)