Hello,
I went with the family on vacation to the coast of Maine in OOB. We had a condo on the water with a pool and beach access. The weather was pristine and I was happy to get clearance from my Physical Therapist to run my scheduled training for the Hal Higdon Novice Half Marathon schedule. With the injury I decided to stick with the basic training approach with the hopes of preventing further injuries.
I started the week with a 5.5 mile run on Sunday the 17th, then a 5 mile run on Tuesday, 4 mile on Wednesday and finally a 7 mile run on Friday. I kept a steady pace for all of these runs between 9:45 to 10:00 minute pace but most importantly I didn't aggravate the calf injury any further.
So I am going to keep plugging at the training program and build my LSR to 12 in the next couple of weeks. I am not sure if the sub two hour half is within reach but I do know I will FINISH it and that is the primary goal since Boston is the real target.
Cheers....
Monday, August 25, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
Back on the Road and race report from Falmouth
Well I got the ok from my PT to start running after 3 treatments for Soleus muscle strain and I hit the tread mill on Thursday for 2 miles (no pain) then on the open road on Friday for 3 miles (no pain) and then headed to Falmouth, MA for the Falmouth Road Race.
I entered the lottery for this race on the day the event opened with the expectations that I would never get a ticket and guess what, I got in. So I was very excited that my calf was not bothering me and I promised myself to listen to my doctor and run the race and not RACE IT, which was great advice. The events leading up to the race was great, the whole town was geared up for it. I got the race buses for 7:30 and took the ride to Woods Hole and then hung out for 2 hours trying to see if I could visit every porta-potti they had and I think I came very close to doing it.
The race started and it took me 12 minutes to get to the start line but I didn’t care. I just leisurely ran with the pack at about a 10:45-11:15 per mile pace and soaked up the crowd and the event. There were live bands through out the course, plenty of water stops, people with garden hoses to cool you off and tons of people to cheer you on. I was able to stop and hug my son and wife which were great.
Overall I had a blast, no issues with my calf, my hamstring is a little sore but that is most likely because I try to overcompensate for something. I am very happy I ran it and I will always cherish the event.
Cheers,
Tim
I entered the lottery for this race on the day the event opened with the expectations that I would never get a ticket and guess what, I got in. So I was very excited that my calf was not bothering me and I promised myself to listen to my doctor and run the race and not RACE IT, which was great advice. The events leading up to the race was great, the whole town was geared up for it. I got the race buses for 7:30 and took the ride to Woods Hole and then hung out for 2 hours trying to see if I could visit every porta-potti they had and I think I came very close to doing it.
The race started and it took me 12 minutes to get to the start line but I didn’t care. I just leisurely ran with the pack at about a 10:45-11:15 per mile pace and soaked up the crowd and the event. There were live bands through out the course, plenty of water stops, people with garden hoses to cool you off and tons of people to cheer you on. I was able to stop and hug my son and wife which were great.
Overall I had a blast, no issues with my calf, my hamstring is a little sore but that is most likely because I try to overcompensate for something. I am very happy I ran it and I will always cherish the event.
Cheers,
Tim
Monday, August 4, 2008
Stir crazy, doing PT and putting things into perspective.
Ok, so while on vacation from 07/03 through 07/14, I ran a great Bridgton Four on the Fourth race and enjoyed a week of running nowhere near as many miles as I was hoping to get in. The Monday after the race (07/07) I did a 10 mile run in 1:38:07 (9:48 pace) on very hilly roads with no shoulder. It was a nice run and my calves were “stiff” as they always are but nothing that stopped me. Well a week later on a 3.5 mile run around my office I got sharp pains in my right calf and it forced me to stop and walk. So I took 3 days off, got new shoes and did not run for 3 days. Well I did 4 miles on Thursday, 3 miles on Friday (all on treadmill) then 5.69 on the open road and then another 6 miles over two days before going to the Sports Medicine Doctors at UMASS where I was told to stop running until PT helped out. The diagnosis was that I strained my right calf. The calf muscles consist of the Gastrocnemius which is the big muscle at the back of the lower leg and the Soleus muscle which is a smaller muscle lower down in the leg and under the Gastrocnemius.
The cause of this is that I have “Fallen Arches” (I’m flat footed) and the hills of Casco/Raymond Maine while on vacation were all I needed to push my calf over the edge. So I am in PT to work to fix the current pain and prevent any future pain. I have had 2 PT sessions and I am dying to run but I am trying to follow orders. I don’t want to loose any conditioning so I am on the road bike and the Arc machine to maintain time at 70-75% MHR. The thing I want to keep in my mind is that as much as I was upset to miss Yankee Homecoming race and not racing Falmouth I don’t want to jeopardize running the half marathon in Portland and the Boston Marathon. So what is my short term focus, heal my calf and run Falmouth for the fun of it and just don’t think about the clock and then work to FINISH Portland and be prepared to FINISH Boston.
Tim
The cause of this is that I have “Fallen Arches” (I’m flat footed) and the hills of Casco/Raymond Maine while on vacation were all I needed to push my calf over the edge. So I am in PT to work to fix the current pain and prevent any future pain. I have had 2 PT sessions and I am dying to run but I am trying to follow orders. I don’t want to loose any conditioning so I am on the road bike and the Arc machine to maintain time at 70-75% MHR. The thing I want to keep in my mind is that as much as I was upset to miss Yankee Homecoming race and not racing Falmouth I don’t want to jeopardize running the half marathon in Portland and the Boston Marathon. So what is my short term focus, heal my calf and run Falmouth for the fun of it and just don’t think about the clock and then work to FINISH Portland and be prepared to FINISH Boston.
Tim
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