I don't know what it is about last weekend but the pain seems to keep carrying through...
After the race my legs were pretty sore on Saturday. Sunday I helped my parents tear down a shed.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday my legs felt as stiff as a board. I realize I forgot to stretch after the race (which is somewhat unusual for me) but I wasn't expecting this kind of soreness to last for so long!!
Finally last night I did intervals on the treadmill and the soreness in my legs seemed to have finally gone away. Only to realize I had a new sort of soreness. In my arms! I thought I would start adding some Wii Fit on top of my regular training on Wednesday night and I've been paying for it ever since. My arms feel like they can barely stretch out straight.
I was thinking about investing in a Stick or a roller. I don't know how well that might help with these sorts of issues because I've never had stiffness or soreness impede future workouts. Whenever I get sore, it never seems to slow me down too much but this week the legs would barely move!
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Friday, April 30, 2010
Thursday, May 29, 2008
The Longest 8 miles ever!
Run Time: 1:15 min Run Distance: 8.5 miles
So I switched my long runs to Wednesdays. Yesterday I was pumped to be getting it done earlier in the week. It's so hard to do a long run on the weekend because my mind is really back relaxing with Andy. So I figured out that I'm the most focused on the weekdays.
Anyway, I drove all the way home in rush hour again yesterday because there was no way that I was running 8 miles on the treadmill when it was so nice outside (plus I knew it was going to rain for the next few days). So anyway, the drive home was quite exhausting. I almost fell asleep at the wheel a few times. For some reason...cars put me to sleep. Which really isn't a good thing when you are sitting in rush hour traffic trying to get home. But I digress. The purpose behind me telling you that is maybe to somehow suggest some sort of explanation for what happened later...
My 8 mile run was really a struggle. My legs were sore, which definetly is a first for me. I never get sore legs during my run. I'm thinking this may be caused by the fact that I needed to wear my old shoes for my run yesterday (cuz my new shoes were soaked still). But anyway, my legs did not want to move. I felt like a tortoise the entire run. Granted...according to my Nike+ I was running 9:30. Which is okay. BUT...I have a feeling my Nike+ system is a little off because I have yet to calibrate it. And I have tested it on the treadmill and it was off by a teeny bit. One of these days I need to calibrate.
But anyways, so thus the reason I ran 8.5 miles as well. I'm sure you are thinking, if she was struggling with 8...why did she go 8.5? Well it's because I was attempting overcompensate whatever goof ups my Nike+ system might have going on.
Anyways, the run was a big struggle. I was exhausted at 4 miles and I still had 4 more to go. But I trudged through and made it. I don't understand why it was so hard for me though. There are days when I can run forever (my 10 mile day). There are days when I HAVE to tell myself to stop but yesterday I was like pulling my legs and body through it.
And today...I'm sore. I had the hardest time sleeping last night. I woke up a million times despite the fact that I felt extremely tired. My muscles are so sore today. My legs feel like they are ice blocks. Ah! I hope my next long run isn't this bad!
So I switched my long runs to Wednesdays. Yesterday I was pumped to be getting it done earlier in the week. It's so hard to do a long run on the weekend because my mind is really back relaxing with Andy. So I figured out that I'm the most focused on the weekdays.
Anyway, I drove all the way home in rush hour again yesterday because there was no way that I was running 8 miles on the treadmill when it was so nice outside (plus I knew it was going to rain for the next few days). So anyway, the drive home was quite exhausting. I almost fell asleep at the wheel a few times. For some reason...cars put me to sleep. Which really isn't a good thing when you are sitting in rush hour traffic trying to get home. But I digress. The purpose behind me telling you that is maybe to somehow suggest some sort of explanation for what happened later...
My 8 mile run was really a struggle. My legs were sore, which definetly is a first for me. I never get sore legs during my run. I'm thinking this may be caused by the fact that I needed to wear my old shoes for my run yesterday (cuz my new shoes were soaked still). But anyway, my legs did not want to move. I felt like a tortoise the entire run. Granted...according to my Nike+ I was running 9:30. Which is okay. BUT...I have a feeling my Nike+ system is a little off because I have yet to calibrate it. And I have tested it on the treadmill and it was off by a teeny bit. One of these days I need to calibrate.
But anyways, so thus the reason I ran 8.5 miles as well. I'm sure you are thinking, if she was struggling with 8...why did she go 8.5? Well it's because I was attempting overcompensate whatever goof ups my Nike+ system might have going on.
Anyways, the run was a big struggle. I was exhausted at 4 miles and I still had 4 more to go. But I trudged through and made it. I don't understand why it was so hard for me though. There are days when I can run forever (my 10 mile day). There are days when I HAVE to tell myself to stop but yesterday I was like pulling my legs and body through it.
And today...I'm sore. I had the hardest time sleeping last night. I woke up a million times despite the fact that I felt extremely tired. My muscles are so sore today. My legs feel like they are ice blocks. Ah! I hope my next long run isn't this bad!
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