elliptical

I did four miles on the elliptical to give my foot more of a break yesterday. I did high resistance and was going at a pretty decent pace. My foot still hurts but the degree of pain fluctuates. I don't even know if the elliptical was better for it or not. I'm still not sure if it is a stress fracture in the making or if it is a pulled tendon. I have been icing it but the icing doesn't actually make it feel any better. It never hurts so bad that I NEED to stop running or walking but just enough to make me concerned.

15 mile run

I completed my 15 mile run today. It was a struggle at the end but I got it done. My foot does hurt me a little but it didn't stop me from running. My knee was twinging but it was all completely manageable. Now I just need to ice-ice-ice until it is all better. I have never run this far in one go, so I'm pretty happy about that.

Le break.

So... as my previous post mentioned, my foot is concerning me. I decided to compromise. I  biked 14 miles instead of running 7. The recumbent bicycle didn't put any body weight not my foot but is still a form of exercise. I feel like I cheated but I'm also happy I did it. Today I won't have an opportunity to exercise so my next run might be the 15 mile run on Saturday.

frustration

I went to gym intending to do my 7 mile run but due to some *ahem* digestive problems from eating at Panda Express, I decided to stop at 3.3 miles. It is safe to say I will not be eating there again anytime soon. Also, my foot hurts again but in a different sport. This time it feels like it is inside my foot and I am worried that it is a stress fracture. I have had it on and off and didn't think too much of it. I never realized how much of training for a marathon was making sure I don't fall apart. I am icing my foot right now but I'm not sure if I should run today. I feel like I'm wimping out but stress fractures is not something to mess around with. Arg. I don't even know if it's a stress fracture but I have gotten many of them in the past and I can't afford to get one now. I have a 15 mile run on Saturday that I can't afford to miss.

boring ten miles

I ran ten miles yesterday on the treadmill. Luckily UP was playing on one of the tv channels so that was pretty fun to watch. Also, the treadmill gods helped me and someone left hair-clips on the treadmill that I could use. I had forgotten mine so they were super convenient. My knee was twinging a little but nothing compare to how bad it hurt after yoga on Friday. Yoga was really painful this week. So next week I'm going to tell the teacher what all my problems are and hopefully he can help me. This week it will be challenging to get all my runs in because I am out of town Wednesday through Friday.

Outside at last!

Yesterday I finally was able to run outside! It was pretty icy still but it was kinda fun jumping over ice patches and dodging icicles. I ran with my friend so we were able talk about school, life, and stuff. The last couple of days I've been getting up early and drinking macha powder (a green tea concentrate) and I think it is really good for me! I am going to a party on Saturday so I will probably do my long run on that day to build in a few spare calories. Today I am going to go to yoga again.
Happy Valentines Day! :)

Treadmilling it up!

I knocked out my seven miles on the treadmill. It was dull. I miss running outside. I might try running outside tomorrow. I also saw a bunch of people I know at the gym today but all of them were busy and didn't see me (because they had their music in).

A break in the old routine

Yesterday I decided to use the elliptical instead of the treadmill for a variety of reasons.
A) I had just taken a shower and didn't want to get sweaty enough that I would need to take another.
B) I wanted work on an incline without bothering my ankle
C) I am getting pretty bored of the treadmills.

I ran my 3 miles and set it to a pretty high resistance hill workout. I also learned you can buy hair-ties at the ARC if you forgot one! That was super useful.

I like watching the food channel when I run because it is just simple enough that I can follow along when I am tired. Yesterday the theme was chocolate so I have been craving chocolate ever since! Thank goodness that post-valentines day chocolate sales are coming up!

Half Marathon

I ran 13.2 miles this morning on the treadmill! I wasn't even that exhausted! I'm half done with my training program!

Three + squats

I ran my three miles on Thursday and just didn't get around to writing a post about it. I also made myself a binder of exercises for when I have extra time before class. I got them from my running magazine. I tried a few of them and oh my goodness am I sore. Ouch is an understatement. The best one I tried were jumping lunges. I hope I can run my 13 miles tomorrow.

Angry Woman on a rampage

Today I am very angry for lots of reasons. I was also running late for a meeting while I was running. This meant that I ran much faster than usual the whole 6 miles and ended up running my last half a mile at 7 min/mile pace. My clothes were not cooperating so I kept having to pull my shorts down while I was running. Also I forgot to mention that I lifted some weights on Monday because the yoga class I wanted to go to was full. I am still angry and not the least bit tired. I think I need to do some sprinting next time.

3 miles

I ran my 3 miles between classes yesterday. I almost wasn't able to because I couldn't find my wallet. But then I found it. Crisis averted.

12 miles!!

I successfully ran 12 miles on the treadmill this morning! Yesterday morning my ankle was a little sore. So iced my ankle for a very long time and this morning it was fine! It might have been from the yoga class I took on Friday or the incline on my 6 mile run. Netflix wasn't working at the gym so I just listened to music and watched some of the tvs on the walls. I also saw a service dog running on the track! I tried eating breakfast this morning and was fine during the run; but after I had finished running, my stomach revolted. Overall I'm very happy that I finished my 12 mile run!