Thursday evening I began to get ready for our thursday night run. My partner had a busy day at work so we decided to make this a short 3 mile fun run just to get time on feet. The biggest goal for today would be fighting against the strong head wind. We will be running the Niagara Falls Marathon in October and most people states that there is a head wind. So from a positive note this now will become head wind training for Niagara Falls.
This is a quick out and back run. The run out super the wind was to out backs. But what goes out must come back. We made the turn back to our cars, and it felt like being hit by a wind machine. Have you see the photos where someone will be straight out while holding onto a pole? Well that’s how I felt. I can say a strong head wind will build your endurance. That 1.5 miles back seem more like 2.5 miles. I must give a shout out to my partner for pushing me hard to the stoplight. Without her I wouldn’t have done it.
Saturday LSD Day!
I just started to get in some LSD (Long Slow Distance) Hey wait a minute…isn’t all my run long and slow? I manage 6 miles overall with one of the worst starts you can imagine. Here’s the recap. After meeting my running buddy we began our stretching out routine. The feet the ankles and the legs. Then on
to the stick and last but not least the hips and back. Ready, Set, Go, We were off for our 6 miles long slow run.
Within 75 yards my calves felt like someone had stab them with a knife. First it was only the right calve. I stop stretch and again about 75 yards bam! it hit both the left and right. Was it severe muscle cramps? Had I injured myself somehow? My partner ask me if I was doing or trying anything different or new? Yes, yes I was. I had put on compression socks from when I ran two years ago. I don’t know why that would cause so much pain now, when I’ve ran a half before wearing them. So I pulled the sock down to to my ankles to relieve the pressure. We started back off running. The pain was less but was still there. As we continue to run I finally got my feeling back into my legs. I had a neg split where my last mile was better than my first.
I did notice some general long distance pain to set in around 5.48 miles but nothing severe. Time is still slow, I still must walk some within the mile, and I have notice that that I am gaining weight.
I know that with marathon training you can gain weight. But with that said, my calorie intake has went from 3000 cals to 1800 cals per day. Top that with the running, cycling, yoga. If anyone has any suggestions please let me hear them.
I was told that if I take insulin for my diabetes, it could cause weight gain. I will be talking with my doctor.
Remember Guys Keep Running!
wn jog. I was a good day. The weather was a little on the misty side with a little rain here and there. But once we got started running we were off for a good run. Injections has been controlling my blood sugars but today I started off with a reading of 233 before my run and a reading of 109 afterwards. I am determined to control my sugars with exercise alone.
After a prerun warmup, it was time to see just what level of fitness I was in. I have been walk 1.5 miles during the day some, but no running at all. After getting our watches set it was off we go. Something that you will hear me say a lot is just how bad I hate the first mile of running. It seems like everything in my body is not working together. In that first mile my breathing rapid, my arms feel heavy, and my fat stomach… well it just wants to bounce! I did not get the first mile completed without some walking. We were shooting for a 13:00/mile pace. (hahaha) after the first mile I was just 10 seconds behind time. By mile two I was running a 14:19 pace and mile three 15:01 pace. I see some endurance training in my future.
Diabetic Running 