Sunday, September 27, 2015

14-27 Sep

14 SEP -- 52:30 -- 5.56 miles -- 56 elevation gain
             -- bike 19:04 -- 4.66 miles
15 SEP -- bike 28:04 -- 6.71 miles
             -- 14:41 -- 1.97 miles (first run in new Hokas)
16 SEP -- 27:36 -- 3.14 miles -- 4 elevation gain
             -- 27:56 -- 3.98 miles -- 46 elevation gain
17 SEP -- bike 24:00 -- 5.90 miles
18 SEP -- 59:14 -- 6.59 miles -- 54 elevation gain
19 SEP -- 43:25 -- 4.35 miles -- 34 elevation gain
             -- 1:14:36 -- 9.81 miles -- 56 elevation gain
20 SEP -- 29:54 -- 2.50 miles -- 1148 elevation gain (treadmill)

TOTAL -- 5:29:52 -- 37.90 miles -- 1421 elevation gain (running)
              -- 1:11:08 -- 17.27 miles (biking)



21 SEP -- 1:01:41 -- 7.14 miles -- 45 elevation gain
22 SEP -- bike 38:00 -- 9.32 miles
23 SEP -- 1:02:58 -- 8.68 miles -- 72 elevation gain
24 SEP -- off
25 SEP -- 32:12 -- 3.00 miles -- 1085 elevation gain
26 SEP -- bike 35:00 -- 8.51 miles
27 SEP -- 3:22:33 -- 25.01 miles -- 164 elevation gain

TOTAL -- 5:59:23 -- 43.83 miles -- 1366 elevation gain (running)
              -- 1:13:00 -- 17.83 miles (biking)

I got out for a long run today, my longest since April.  It rained the entire time.  I felt good but, as expected, my foot annoyed me and continued hurting throughout the day.  Last week I received my custom-fit orthotics but I haven't ran with them yet.  I put a pair in my work boots and they feel ok walking around at work - they hurt the first 2 days but I got used to them later in the week.  I'm still hesitant to start running in them but I'll give it a try this coming week.  The Croatan 24-hour race is in a few weeks and I still intend to run it. 



Sunday, September 13, 2015

31 Aug-13 Sep

31 AUG -- bike 19:03 -- 4.66 miles
01 SEP -- run 11:35 -- 1.37 miles -- 10 elevation gain (morning)
             -- swim 1000 meters
             -- run 11:48 -- 1.38 miles -- 33 elevation gain
             -- bike 18:04 -- 4.60 miles (afternoon)
02 SEP -- 0.5 mile sprint -- 100 ammo can presses in 2:00 -- Maneuver Under Fire in 2:04 (CFT)
03 SEP -- bike 26:04 -- 6.27 miles
04 SEP -- 50 pull ups -- 100 push ups -- 150 squats -- modified MURPH w/flak jacket (morning)
             -- run 1:11:24 -- 9.02 miles -- 66 elevation gain
05 SEP -- run 49:20 -- 6.28 miles -- 39 elevation gain
06 SEP -- run 1:10:50 -- 8.36 miles -- 58 elevation gain

TOTAL -- 3:38:01 -- 26.91 miles -- 214 elevation gain (running)
              -- 1:03:11 -- 15.53 miles (biking)

Finally got back into running on a more permanent basis.  Foot still annoying and an entire month off didn't heal it.  Had an MRI on Friday, get the results next week.



07 SEP -- 52:54 -- 7.01 miles -- 42 elevation gain
08 SEP -- 46:20 -- 6.13 miles -- 44 elevation gain
09 SEP -- bike 24:00 -- 5.78 miles
10 SEP -- 18:42 -- 1.50 miles -- 25 elevation gain (run to o-course w/flak jacket)
             -- obstacle course x 2
             -- 15:09 -- 1.50 miles -- 25 elevation gain (run back from o-course w/flak jacket)
11 SEP -- 11:00 -- 1.38 miles -- 11 elevation gain
             -- swim 750 meters
             -- 11:40 -- 1.35 miles -- 4 elevation gain
12 SEP -- 1:54:15 -- 14.38 miles -- 169 elevation gain
13 SEP -- off -- rest

TOTAL -- 4:30:00 -- 33.25 miles -- 320 elevation gain (running)
              -- 24:00 -- 5.78 miles (biking)

It feels good to really get back into running and I missed it!  We've started combat-type conditioning at work 3 days each week, which has cut into my training, but it helps me to maintain muscle and cardio.  I'm going to start biking less and running more.  I got the results of my MRI on Friday - bruised sesamoid bone, and tendonitis in my big toe with some fluid also present.  I'll continue to tape down my toe during the day and during runs.  The Doc said it could get worse, get better, or just hang out like it has been for months.  My custom orthotics should be ready to wear next week or the week after, and I'm hoping they help my foot more than hurt it.  It's trial and error from here on out, but I can keep running which is good news. 

I did 14+ miles yesterday and it felt awesome!  The humidity and heat were very low, it was about 75 degrees with rain and decent wind, and it felt so good to run shirtless again and feel a breeze to keep me cool.  I wasn't fast (averaged 7:57/mile), but I didn't suffer from heat exhaustion like I had been early in the summer when the heat index was over 100 degrees on the daily.  I made a discovery as well - my toe and foot felt okay until 45 minutes into the run, the pain increased from then until about 1:15, then it all sort of went numb until I finished around 2 hours.  Karl Meltzer suffers from a similar issue where he "hangs on" for about 40 miles in a 100 mile race, then his foot goes numb and he is able to start cranking out the miles.  Who knows whether or not we have the same injury, but it's comforting to know that others deal with similar nagging injuries and have been running throughout them for years.  During my deployment next year I don't anticipate running too much so there is a potential for this to go away altogether.  Time will tell.