Archive for category Running Entries
June 18th, 2009
Posted by Benjamin in Running Entries on June 19th, 2009
Run: Bike Path
Distance: 8 Miles
Time: 1:03:00
Avg HR: NA
Shoes: Saucony
Feeling Before: Good
Rating: 9
Weight: 170.0 (13.4%) – Down almost 5 lbs since the 5th of June.
Was a great run today! Took my iPod with me which I usually don’t do. I know I ran the fisrt few miles faster than I should have (probably due to the tunes), but it’s been so long since I’ve gotten to just run fast, I think my morale needed it.
Watched an interesting video about running form, so I started doing some butt-kick drills in my runs. I think it’s been helping me get my legs to turn over faster.
June 17th, 2009
Posted by Benjamin in Running Entries on June 18th, 2009
Run: Bike Path
Distance: 5 Miles
Time: NA
Avg HR: NA
Shoes: Saucony
Feeling Before: Tired
Rating: 3
The weather was really hot. Today was supposed to be an 11 mile run. I decided to swap it with tomorrow’s plan due to lack of time. Turned out to be a good idea. It was really warm out and due to a late lunch, just didn’t feel good.
Maybe tomorrow!
June 16th, 2009
Posted by Benjamin in Running Entries on June 17th, 2009
Run: Bike Path
Distance: 8.2 Miles
Time: 80 min
Avg HR: NA
Shoes: Saucony
Feeling Before: Good
Rating: 8
Notes: Ran 4 miles, Ran/Walked the rest.
I can tell I’ve lost some of my conditioning having taken 3 weeks off. I started running with the Brooks GTS 9’s. They’re nice shoe, but a little on the hard side. I think that is why I was having so much trouble recovering. One of my previous runs I started getting a sharp pain in my right knee (most likely Iliotibial Band Syndrome ). The road was quite cambered and I remember feeling like something was off on my foot strike.
After going to the LRS (Run With Us) and picking out a new pair of Sauconys – ones with additional cushioning and not as much stability controll – I decided to try them out. About 2.5 miles into the run I could feel the knee pain coming back. I slowed the pace down and worked on landing correctly, and the pain subsided enough to finish the run.
The next day I started doing some leg extensions at the gym in our apt complex. Not much – just about 40lbs and then 10lbs focusing on each leg separately. Also did some leg presses. I think taking so much time off, I started loosing some strength in my quads. My run went better than the previous day. The knee pain didn’t show up until about 3.5 miles into the run, and even so it wasn’t as bad. I took some walking breaks and made it through.
Sitting at work, my legs felt weak. Not the good – my legs are still sore from yesterday’s run – kinda weak, but weak – I feel like my muscles have atrophied weak. I decided to bust out the resistance band and found some good ankle strengthening techniques online. I’m going to try and start doing those regularly.
Today’s run went well. For the first time my legs outlasted my lungs. (Being out of shape I can deal with.) I still have a lot of work to do to get ready for the DL Half Marathon in Sept, but I’m finally starting to get excited about it and not as worried that I’ll miss most of the training time.
March 17, 2009
Posted by Benjamin in Running Entries on March 17th, 2009
Run: Sierra Madre
Distance: 3 Miles
Time: 25 min
Avg HR: 157
Shoes: Brooks GTS 9
Feeling Before: Stressed
Rating: 3
Woke up this morning at 5:30. Plenty of time to get a run in, but for some reason the motivation wasn’t there to get out of bed. Even though I took yesterday off, I am still feeling a bit tired. I will try again this evening.
Traffic was horrible getting home from work so I had to cut my run short. Only went for 30 minutes and I ran it faster than I really wanted to. Tomorrow I should have more time to get some distance in.
My foot is still feeling a little weird, but it’s no longer painful. I found some good shin stretches that seem to be helping.
March 15, 2009
Posted by Benjamin in Running Entries on March 17th, 2009
Run: Bike Path
Distance: 7.2 Miles
Time: 57 min
Avg HR: 149
Shoes: Brooks GTS 9
Feeling Before: Little Tired
Rating: 6
March 14, 2009
Posted by Benjamin in Running Entries on March 14th, 2009
Run: Bike Path
Distance: 7.2 Miles
Time: 61 min
Avg HR: 156
Shoes: Brooks GTS 9
Feeling Before: Little Tired
Rating: 6
March 13, 2009
Posted by Benjamin in Running Entries on March 13th, 2009
Run: Bike Path
Distance: 3.70 Miles
Time: 29min
Avg HR: 158
Shoes: Brooks GTS 9
Feeling Before: Good
Rating: 8
I got a new pair of shoes today. I went at lunch to the local running store to see if I could find a pair that works better than my last couple. When I mentioned to the guy at the store that I really loved the old Asics 2120, but not the 2130’s, he thought that was interesting. I guess Asics made the 2120 a little firmer than usual and a lot of people complained about it so they went with a softer more flexible sole in the 30’s. I’m not sure if that’s the problem I had with them specifically, but it was interesting that I was one of the few who actually liked the 2120s.
Anyway, I ended up with a pair of Brooks Adrenaline GTS 9s (Seriously, “Adrenalines”? I get the purpose of marketing, but sometimes I wonder, especially when usually I end up going with 1 of 3 pairs that the LRS hands me and don’t really pay attention to what the name of the shoe is until I get it home.) They didn’t have the Brooks in wide, but they felt wide enough in the store that I went with them anyway. I’m wondering now if that was a mistake. They feel a little tight around the mid sole. I’m hoping it’s just because I’m used to wearing a pretty beat up pair of kicks and that I just need to get used to a snugger fit shoe.
I’m hoping to take them out for a test drive this evening when I get home.
Mileage so far: 20 feet down the sidewalk.
Update:
I love these shoes!! My foot wasn’t slipping around as much as in my Asics. I’ll see tomorrow if my foot is feeling any worse, but I doubt it will be.
Mileage so far: 3.7 miles + 20 feet.
March 11, 2009
Posted by Benjamin in Running Entries on March 12th, 2009
Run: Bike Path
Distance: 5.70 Miles
Time:
Shoes: Asics Kayanos
Feeling Before: Little Tired
Rating: 5
Not really feeling it at the begining of the run. Debated on whether or not to cut it short at 3 miles. After going 2.5, I felt a little better and finished the planned distance.
Since I’ve been trying to work on my running form, oddly enough, I have a difficult time keeping my pace over an 8:00/mile. I think it’s a testimony (for me at least) of how important form is to running economy.
Woke up this morning with a slight pain in the top of my right foot. Hope my injury isn’t coming back. I think it’s time to get a good pair of running shoes – ones that actually fit. Until then, I’m going to cut back slightly on the distance.