Turns out, I ran a marathon PR on a sprained ankle. How do I not know I sprained my ankle for 2 months?!
After a 19M run on Sun, I had to walk down the stairs like a grandma - one stair at a time with much moaning and groaning. I was worried about torn cartilage, stress fractures, etc. So, I went to the Sports Med MD.
He said, “Congratulations, you have a sprained ankle.”
I sprained it in MARCH! While wearing ski boots! How do you sprain an ankle in ski boots? I do not know. But I did. And I’ve been running on it for 2 months. I guess that explains a few things!
They gave me a script for some PT and told me I can keep running but to stop the run if it hurts or if it starts to hurt other places (e.g. the top of my other foot - stupid tendinitis!) I love when you go to the doctor and come away with what is basically common sense.
So, I can keep running, I just need more recovery after each run. It looks like less running for me for the time being. Kind of a disappointment, but I am glad I can still run.
Probably gonna have to rethink my goal of 2012 miles in 2012.
Crazy.
Ouch, man!
Ran 11M last night. 2nd run since a marathon 11 days ago….I’m hoping I’m still recovering from the marathon because I had pain in my
- Plantar fascia
- left ankle
- left knee
- top of my right foot
I’m hoping the lesson is that it takes longer to bounce back from a marathon than 11 days and not that it’s time to go to the sports medicine doctor again.
NEW PR in the SLC Marathon. Time was 3:37:20! That is over 17 Minutes faster than my previous PR. You can check out my GPS data here.
The course was beautiful. The first 5 miles are a gentle downhill. Then it gains a little elevation, but it’s very gradual and you barely notice. The hardest hill is 100 ft elevation gain in mile 26. But, once you get to the top of the hill, you are a quarter mile from the finish and you can see the finish as soon as you turn. So, that helps. From the half way point to the 25 Mile marker it is either gently downhill or flat. You can really spend some time in the zone.
You are on wide open streets (seriously, the streets in SLC are unbelievably wide) looking at the snow capped mountains above. The elevation is 4200 feet, but I didn’t feel it. SLC is basically desert. The air is bone dry. So, even though the temps were unusually high and hit 70 by the end of the race, it wasn’t too hot. The course gives you views of all the mountains surrounding Salt Lake in every direction. It’s just a beautiful course. And it is point to point. So, every mile is new.
If you stay downtown, it is easy to get to the start on Public Transit. People were out and about cheering on the runners.
All in all, it is a great course in a great town.
The family had a rendezvous over the weekend to celebrate Dad’s birthday, too. So it was just one of the best weekends ever. We really had a great time.
STARS! in Prospect Park
Ran 4M in Prospect Park last night. I’m usually very conservative about running in the park after dark, but there was no skipping this run and it was SUCH a beautiful night. The moon was nearly full and the sky was that gorgeous deep blue of clear skies and full moons. And the stars were out! STARS!
I see them sometimes in the park and it’s always a treat, but I was surprised by them last night. So many.
The best places to see them are at the top of the big hill by Grand Army Plaza and between the 9th street path and the Bartel Pritchard circle exit.
Surprising number of people in the park between 8:30 and 9.
I can’t….can I?…to be continued
The water freaks me out. I can swim 1500M in class and be ok, but I’m still looking for the wall every 25 or 50.
So, while I’ve wanted to do a triathalon, the thought of a deep water start in an open water swim of 1600M or whatever is honestly terrifying - like, ‘dude, you could die’ terrifying….
But last night in class we did drafting and it occured to me that in a tri, it is open water, it is a mile, it is splashy, kicky, crazy and scary, BUT you are drafting and probably have a wetsuit which adds boyancy.
I always thought, “I can’t.”
Today, I’m thinking, “Can I?”
…
Stay tuned.
Great Distance - the 9 mile run
I think right now, 8-9 miles is my fave distance. It’s long enough to really be out there and lose yourself in the run, but not so long that you have to plan it for days or anything.
Run Therapy
I think lots of us got into running to lose weight, or quit smoking or improve our fitness.
But, if you are like me, it can also become a type of therapy - a way to process what you are feeling and thinking. It’s not really a conscious process, more like digestion - just something that happens.
I haven’t been feeling well lately. My thoughts, my body, my heart, my head, my spirit - not well.
My run last night was really tough. One of those miserable short runs where every minute is terrible and you just can’t understand why.
But today, I could feel that the run therapy was taking hold. Whatever poison is causing this unwellness was a little more processed today than it was yesterday.
Run therapy. It can work!
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Resolution for this year: Make Plans, not promises.
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Familiar Faces, Familiar Course A Comfort Today
ROUGH run this morning. Sore from pushing pretty hard on Tues. But I made it. 8.7M.
Some days, I crave a new course, a new run, new scenery. But today, familiar faces (who I don’t know from Adam (or Eve for that matter)) and a familiar course were a great comfort.
For my 20M this weekend, though….where to?
Run If You Want To!
We always think we’re so smart when we’re so wrong.
45 years ago, they thought girls couldn’t run marathons. Kudos to Kathrine Switzer! Check out the article.
It only took 17 MORE years before they had an Women’s Marathon in the Olympics.
Seriously?
Seriously. When they say ‘you can’t’, GO!
