OldSlowGoofyGuy
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It’s great to have college football back...
Ruh-roh
August Totals:
162.28 miles
9:39 average pace
It’s great to have college football back...
I almost feel like it would be easier to record the time I wasn't running this month.
112 miles I think, which is a lot for me.
And me every Sunday so far...
What workouts are you using for your cycling? Any resistance or power intervals? Simulated climbing or anything like that?
That’s what I tell myself when I see some of my neighbors running...and passing me.
I heartily endorse any and all soccer (real football!) discussion! Got a favorite in the Premier? I'm neutral (so far), but Liverpool's run in the Champion's League this year was fun to follow. Wouldn't mind seeing them do well in the EPL this season. So far, so good, but it's early!
I almost feel like it would be easier to record the time I wasn't running this month.
112 miles I think, which is a lot for me.
And me every Sunday so far...
Nothing really. The first week of cycling was meant as a recovery run week anyways. So I treated the cycling the same with low/moderate effort and focused on duration. At that point the goal was just to recover from the race and be ready to run the next week.
This week was meant to restart the running. But that was short lived. So since Wednesday was suppose to be a 20 mile run it became a 130 min bike instead (stuck with a similar duration). Decided to go low/moderate effort. Breathing and sweat rate became very noticeable in the second half as that was my longest ride to date. Yesterday as a recovery bike. Today I earmarked myself for 90 min and see what happens. But if this bike thing is going to be something that is going to be sticking around for a while then I'll need to figure out a more regimented routine. I'll have to figure out an electrical cord situation or something for Zwift. So thus far I've been doing nothing specific.
Arsenal! All the free flowing attacking of Liverpool and Man City without any of that annoying defensive stability at the back. Plus they're a team in transition to a new manager this year after spending 21 years under their previous manager. What could possibly go wrong! COYG!
I don't know anything really about soccer, I mean I know the rules because I'm an expert who played from ages 8-10. But the Red Sox owner owns Liverpool, too, so I guess I'm kind of a Liverpool fan?
Liverpool is my team because my wife's family is from the other side of the Mersey. I think City is going to win again with Liverpool, Chelsea, and Spurs rounding out the top four. Man U is going to struggle until Mourinho resigns or is fired.
August Training Summary
Running duration = 19:25 hours
Running mileage = 142.5 miles
Average Pace = 8:11 min/mile (Marathon Pace + 83 seconds)
Average HR = 136 bpm (69% HRR, or about 10% lower than Marathon Pace)
Indoor Cycling duration = 11:49 hours
Indoor Cycling mileage = 259.3 miles
Average mph = 22.0 mph
Total training duration = 31:14 hours
*I have no way to know whether that indoor cycling data is accurate as it comes from a computer attached to the bike trainer. Can't use Zwift right now in my in-laws basement because of limited outlets in their unfinished basement.
Unfortunately started having an ankle issue on 8/7/18. It mostly resolved in advance of my HM on 8/18. But by mile 4/5 of the race it became noticeable again, and through a myriad of possible explanations I didn't achieve my goal of a sub-90 HM. But I settled on the idea that the race served as practice and achieved that goal. On that Tuesday (8/21), I attempted my first run back and things didn't feel right. So I moved to indoor cycling for the short term. Gave it a week and ran again the next week (8/28). Ankle felt fine, but instead I was now dealing with minimal shin splints. Tried running again on Wednesday (8/29) and it was an instant more intense pain in my shin. So I moved to another week of biking. The ankle isn't feeling great again on Thurs/Fri. Really don't enjoy the indoor cycling as much, but I'm trying my best to salvage the fitness gains ahead of the Chicago Marathon. Although, if I can't get back out there running again soon, then Chicago may not happen (but I'm looking long term, so it is what it is). My wife thinks it's all mental as I'm letting the idea of a sub-3 get to me. Although in my mind, I'd MUCH rather be running than biking regardless of race day goals. Got an appointment with a doctor next week, but I fear I already know the diagnosis. I have the opportunity to defer my entry to 2019 up until mid-September (although I don't want to do that).
^^^This! Especially if I'm covered in sweat and walking. When I see the high school track team heading towards me though I run until they all pass me. I don't know why.My silly issue isn't someone passing while I'm running as much as getting passed or meeting up with runners on the trail going the other way while in in my walk interval. I know it shouldn't concern me in the least, but I almost want to shout, "hey, I'm only walking for 30 seconds and then I'll be back running at your speed!"
August total:
65 miles
Side note: I was sharing with my husband the number of miles others ran this month (in my amazement) and he asks how many I ran. I meekly answered and he gives me a look. Then he says " That's a lot!" And he's right. When I started this journey a few years ago, my goal was to run 1 mile without stopping. Then my goal was to run a 5k without stopping. My plan was to stick to 3 miles being my longest run. Now here I am training for a half marathon! I should be proud of me and I am proud of me. DH is also proud of me . All is well!
I don’t Zwift - I use TrainerRoad instead because of actual plan interface. But if you’re going to use cycling workouts to keep fitness level, you’ll need to look into more power-based workouts to help build cumulative fatigue. I like Matt Fitzgerald’s cycle portion of triathlon plans - in theory, you should be able to use the cycling workout as a run substitution since the distances across disciplines are supposed to be relatively equal. Before I got hurt, my coach had no problem with me subbing a trainer road focused on power load and climbing in exchange for a run.
What do you think the diagnosis is? Where is the pain?
Uneducated guess would be an ankle stress fracture. But I'm struggling to find any pain to touch and I've only failed the jump test once. So I'm not entirely sure. It started just above the ball of my ankle. It has since moved about 1-2 inch above that area. But the shin splint pain on Tues/Wed was about 2-3 inch below the knee (on the same inner side of the leg).