Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Runs with Glitter takes Tampa
Last week I got to spend some time in Tampa for work, and Mark got to go with me! I had the privilege of doing some running in the Gulf, and otherwise ate all of the food.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
My Comeback Tour
Thanks for indulging my pity party last week. I'm at a work conference this week, so I will update you next week on how things are going. Until then, here's my upcoming races!
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I've made some veiled references here on the blog about training for a half marathon. Well, actually, it's THREE half marathons!
Space Coast Half Marathon - Cocoa Beach, FL, November 30, 2014
I registered for this one while I was still in a boot. I've always wanted to run it, and the 3-year challenge seemed like a good reason. This seems like a good choice because its flat and has a 7 hour course limit. No matter how my training went, I can finish this one. Training started Sept. 1, so I'll be back to let you know how that went.
Louisiana Quarter Marathon - Baton Rouge, LA, January 17, 2015
I've heard great things about the Half and Full in Baton Rouge. This year they added a Quarter Marathon, and we're going to try to use this to get a good qualifying time for later Disney races.
Gasparilla Half Marathon - Tampa, FL, February 22, 2015
Another one with a generous course limit and a great medal. I can't decide if this or Space Coast will be my A race. I'm leaning toward this one.
Tinkerbell Half Marathon - Disneyland, CA, May 10, 2015
And so it begins -- my journey to the Disney Coast to Coast medal! We'll complete the challenge in November at the Wine and Dine half. We're lucky enough to have friends in California that we want to visit this spring, so this fits right in and makes the trip at least somewhat affordable. I seriously can't wait to do this race!
Training for Space Coast starts this week, and the races are spaced out at almost perfect 12 week intervals, so I'm basically in training from September to May. I plan to take the first 12 pretty easy and make the training tougher for each of the other races. Wish me luck and to keep injury free (hahahaha)!
*****
I've made some veiled references here on the blog about training for a half marathon. Well, actually, it's THREE half marathons!
Space Coast Half Marathon - Cocoa Beach, FL, November 30, 2014
I registered for this one while I was still in a boot. I've always wanted to run it, and the 3-year challenge seemed like a good reason. This seems like a good choice because its flat and has a 7 hour course limit. No matter how my training went, I can finish this one. Training started Sept. 1, so I'll be back to let you know how that went.
Louisiana Quarter Marathon - Baton Rouge, LA, January 17, 2015
I've heard great things about the Half and Full in Baton Rouge. This year they added a Quarter Marathon, and we're going to try to use this to get a good qualifying time for later Disney races.
Gasparilla Half Marathon - Tampa, FL, February 22, 2015
Another one with a generous course limit and a great medal. I can't decide if this or Space Coast will be my A race. I'm leaning toward this one.
Tinkerbell Half Marathon - Disneyland, CA, May 10, 2015
And so it begins -- my journey to the Disney Coast to Coast medal! We'll complete the challenge in November at the Wine and Dine half. We're lucky enough to have friends in California that we want to visit this spring, so this fits right in and makes the trip at least somewhat affordable. I seriously can't wait to do this race!
Training for Space Coast starts this week, and the races are spaced out at almost perfect 12 week intervals, so I'm basically in training from September to May. I plan to take the first 12 pretty easy and make the training tougher for each of the other races. Wish me luck and to keep injury free (hahahaha)!
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Join me in my pity party
Today's post was supposed to be a glorious rundown of my upcoming races, starting with a half in November, for which training started on Monday. Except training didn't start for me. At my chiro appointment last Thursday, Dr. Justin put me on complete rest for the entire Labor Day weekend. I rolled. I stretched. I iced. I wore compression socks. And I watched Mark go out the door to run without me.
Things looked better yesterday, but I'm still not allowed to run, or even walk. I can get on the elliptical, but I don't think I can very well train for a half entirely on an elliptical machine. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that by this weekend I'll at least be allowed to walk, but even with that I'll be a couple of weeks behind. Combine this with the fact I haven't run longer than 3.5 miles since last November and things don't look promising. I'm also not entirely certain that the shin problems won't come back once I start running again. Because it's tied to issues with my spinal fusion, I feel like this is going to be a never-ending injury cycle.
Fortunately the half I have chosen for November has a generous course time, so I could walk the entire 13.1 if necessary, but of course that's not what I want to do. If things continue to heal at this rate, I anticipate another 2-3 weeks of no running, putting me with about 8-9 weeks to actually train. I'm pretty much at a loss as to how to proceed with a training plan from here. Do any of you have any experience with a situation like this? Any advice?
Things looked better yesterday, but I'm still not allowed to run, or even walk. I can get on the elliptical, but I don't think I can very well train for a half entirely on an elliptical machine. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that by this weekend I'll at least be allowed to walk, but even with that I'll be a couple of weeks behind. Combine this with the fact I haven't run longer than 3.5 miles since last November and things don't look promising. I'm also not entirely certain that the shin problems won't come back once I start running again. Because it's tied to issues with my spinal fusion, I feel like this is going to be a never-ending injury cycle.
Fortunately the half I have chosen for November has a generous course time, so I could walk the entire 13.1 if necessary, but of course that's not what I want to do. If things continue to heal at this rate, I anticipate another 2-3 weeks of no running, putting me with about 8-9 weeks to actually train. I'm pretty much at a loss as to how to proceed with a training plan from here. Do any of you have any experience with a situation like this? Any advice?
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