Saturday, May 24, 2008

Back with the Saturday Group

OBJECTIVE
run some miles

ACHIEVED
7.12 mi. @ 8:35/mi.

6:40 AM 82° 74% 9 mph

I ran from Memorial Park with Stephanie's group this morning. There was quite a group today: Steph, Laurie, Randy, Shellie, Stacey, Miranda, Jonathan, William, and me. Stephanie's wedding is later today so I think that contributed to the attendance this morning. On one hand, it's surprising to me that she'd run this morning ... on the other hand, it's not surprising at all.

Originally I thought I may stretch it out longer today but found the miles a bit difficult even though the pace was modest. This just reminded me that I'm still recovering from last Saturday's marathon effort. I believe there's a rule of thumb suggesting that it takes one day for each mile raced to fully recover. Therefore, I've still got 19 days of recovering. This is similar to how the first week after the St. George marathon went too ... if I recall correctly. The week after the marathon I was surprised by how good I felt. I had a few runs and wondered what the big deal with recovery is. But the second week has a different story. It was like it all caught up with me. I'll be curious to see how I feel over the next week.

It was good to talk with Jonathan again. I wasn't that eager to see the rest of the group because I knew it would mean reporting on the marathon but no one really pressed and everyone seemed forgiving; acknowledging that "bad races happen".

PRE RUN
Kashi GoLean cereal w/skim milk

POST RUN
SlimFast

Thursday, May 22, 2008

OBJECTIVE
run

ACHIEVED
4.02 mi. @ 8:02/mi.

Stretched it out over to Stuebner-Airline and back this morning. Left knee was a bit balky and legs still seemed tired.

PRE RUN
nothing

POST RUN
SlimFast, oatmeal w/skim milk

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Post Marathon Run

OBJECTIVE
stretch legs & clear muscle soreness; test left knee

ACHIEVED
3.53 mi. @ 8:04/mi.

6:33 AM 72° 89% 7 mph

With mixed emotions, I hit the pavement this morning. Jonathan ran Sunday morning in Utah but my knee wasn't ready for that. I took my running clothes to work yesterday thinking I'd run downtown before going home. Ultimately I didn't feel ready. Finally, this morning after dropping Cameron off, I made my way over to the gully trail for a run. I wasn't concerned about time or distance; just wanted to see how I felt. There was muscle soreness in my quads and calfs but not as much as I thought there would be. My knee was achy but okay once it warmed up.

I've got a lot of things to sort out with my running. I'm going to take it slow. I requested a physician referral from a doctor who works with Power in Motion. I need to get the knee figured out before I go long again.

PRE RUN
GrapeNuts w/skim milk

POST RUN
SlimFast