Sparrows Experiment

Today is my day off but I just had to say that I was pretty beat up after that run yesterday. As the day wore on my FEET and lower legs ached really bad and by bedtime I was ordering my husband around the room from the bed "please open the window a little"... "did you lock the doors?"...."Is Ashlynn's night light on?" I seriously couldn't walk well and he said in his nicest way possible "hon are you SURE you maybe didn't overdo it a little this morning?" ha. :rolleyes: I plead the fifth ;)

This morning I was FINE all except the TOP of my dang feet! Everytime I'd flex my toes up the top of my foot was so sore like majorly bruised or something. What is THAT about? Anyone dealt with that before? Its really sore and achy just on top like it feels like arthritis must feel! It was really hard to walk for a good half hour out of bed. Its still sore but a little more warmed up as my day went on. I actually felt this in the middle of the week when I did 8 miles too. Only the tops of my feet hurt so I loosened up my laces...didn't work

I'd love ideas if anyone has them.

I finally created more of a structured running plan and thinking about doing that October half marathon afterall. I did 8 without much of a problem (except the stupid feet) and I could have kept going so I know in 6 weeks I'll be okay to do that kind of mileage. I just love that october race and I'd rather do it than the november golden gate one.

okay thats all. Hope everyone is having a spledid day :)
 
Hi Katie,

That sounds pretty bad - have you been checked out by your doc? Hope you're feeling better... :)
 
Leg and foot favors!
""This morning I was FINE all except the TOP of my dang feet!""

You just got those new cross training super shoes. Are you using those? typically a multi shoe has a bit higher arch, or firmer support.
--and losening the laces with a slightly too high arch will make things worse. also, i have 2 pairs of shoes and i change them out here and there. One is a gel bottom and the other is a very thin bottom short distant fast shoe, and I typically find myself in more of a 'pose' form with that shoe.

So, shoes first. then.....

mentals that can reduce impact. Do leg and foot favors as you run. counting right/left sides only,,, do a 100 steps without touching your heel, then swithc legs... then do 100 steps on each leg with a higher (not too high though) knee.. then do a 100 without any favors.. then do 50 left 50 right, then do 100 with a real nice heel toe role on each side... next thing ya know you are 5 miles in mentally and you have cared for your parts physically.

-this will totally help you

--- and since your so athletic start paying attention to your "pound" your "ground pound" if your teeth jingle jangle.. and all that- be smart.

HEY--- and realize you ran 16 miles in 2 days. how often do you do that?
 
flyinfree said:
Leg and foot favors!
""This morning I was FINE all except the TOP of my dang feet!""

You just got those new cross training super shoes. Are you using those? typically a multi shoe has a bit higher arch, or firmer support.
--and losening the laces with a slightly too high arch will make things worse. also, i have 2 pairs of shoes and i change them out here and there. One is a gel bottom and the other is a very thin bottom short distant fast shoe, and I typically find myself in more of a 'pose' form with that shoe.

So, shoes first. then.....

mentals that can reduce impact. Do leg and foot favors as you run. counting right/left sides only,,, do a 100 steps without touching your heel, then swithc legs... then do 100 steps on each leg with a higher (not too high though) knee.. then do a 100 without any favors.. then do 50 left 50 right, then do 100 with a real nice heel toe role on each side... next thing ya know you are 5 miles in mentally and you have cared for your parts physically.

-this will totally help you

--- and since your so athletic start paying attention to your "pound" your "ground pound" if your teeth jingle jangle.. and all that- be smart.

HEY--- and realize you ran 16 miles in 2 days. how often do you do that?
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Yeah its the newer shoes and I've been running in them for a month just fine, but the longer distances created this new problem. They do have arch support, and they are gels but I have orthotics too. It almost felt like the laces might have been too tight on the tops of my feet so loosening them seemed logical. It never hurt WHILE I ran, only later, both times.

The "foot favors" are interesting. I may try that. I really pay attention to my form while I run because I know sloppiness creates injury for me. The horizon doesn't bounce as I move, I'm fairly fluid as I stride. I'm getting better at relaxing my upper body and sitting into my hips allowing my glutes to create much of the power through my leg. I think this change alone has prevented soreness I normally have in my quads and hamstrings with long distance. My butt muscles are pretty strong due to spin and they take the load off the other muscles. AH anyway, I'll figure it out, just whining.
 
today was endurance spin class of which I stayed for 45 min and then I did bi/tri and back weights. Felt great to do some of that. Legs are still a bit of trouble. Especially now that night has fallen. They're just achy. Supposed to do a 4 mile easy run at 9:15 pace today but I skipped it and I'll try for the tempo run tomorrow followed by 2 days of easy runs. I hope to get in the pool tomorrow too. I'm missing it.
 
Great job with the spinning. Now when you do your weight do your hit you arms before back. I am a big believe in hitting your bigger muscle groups first then moving on to your smaller one because you biceps assist you in back exercises and if they are fatigued then you will not be able to use as much weight for your back exercises. Just a thought. Hope the knees feel better. Good luck with the run
 
Endurance Hills today for spin. Very heavy resistance with faster turnover much of the time. I was sweating puddles. From there into a 5 mile run. 1 mile at 9:30, 3 tempo miles at 8:10 and 1 again at 9:30 to recover. The first 2 tempo miles were smooth but the third one was hard to grind out. I attribute that to the spin class. My legs were toast. Got some "arnica" gel for my achy problem. Its worked in the past, I had just run out.

Stew, thats good to know on the weights. For now I'm just trying to maintain my strength so I don't normally work to increase my poundage on anything. You're right tho, I do my smaller muscles first. I'll reverse that in the future.
 
new spin shoes!!! totally happy for you on that one. I always admire the spinners with the shoes-- hey are soooo serious, but i sweat more!! hehehe

sounds lik you are havin some good workouts too. i think of you when putting down the burn Sparrow!! Stay with it girlfriend- you lil missy

ARE AN ATHLETE TO BE RECKONED WITH!!!!!

KNOW THAT!

pals,
FF
 
Today my plan said 4 easy miles at 9:40 pace which I was pretty happy bout. I tried to do it but my foot/ankle was a bugger so I had to stop after just one mile. Its the weirdest thing but the pain radiates up my leg. I know it starts in my ankle but I'm wondering if its an extention of the shin splints I already had from before cause I can feel it radiate up my shin, past my knee all the way up to my piriformis muscle. Its sort of hard to pin point. So I was very bummed but I got on the eliptical and set it to level 14 and instead of using the moving hand levers. I just acted like I was running with my arms striding with my legs. It was actually a really really good workout. Because I had to concentrate not to fall over and balance it worked my core as well. Blessings in disguise. I'm sure if I just did that for about a week I'd not only keep my cardio for running, but it mimics running so much I'd hardly miss out.
After that I did leg weights: bulgarian split squats with 20# DB's, SLDL #80 and leg press, single and double legs
I was rushed this morning and did that all on no breakfast plus coaching and 2 rounds of lessons. I was pretty famished after this morning.
 
I was scheduled to go mountain biking today with "the gals" but woke up just dreading it. I need a day off and wasn't ready to contend with the thousand degree weather (already 85 when we woke up today!). It was painful to call and cancel my attendance :) it is so fun. Amazing how much I got done today. I never realize how much the gym takes of my day until I don't go. whew. My hammies are sore from yesterday. Guess I know where my weakness lies! I plan to swim a lot tomorrow. Goal is 4000 and finish up my week of weights. Still not sure on my half marathon goal in a month. I'm scheduled for a 9 miler on Saturday. We'll see.
 
praying for your legs!!

truly!
hahahahahah

you know what i mean.


"yes, I'm coming to bed Carolyn, i was just telling Sparrow I was praying for her legs" hahaahaha

better log off quick!

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
 
flyinfree said:
praying for your legs!!

truly!
hahahahahah

you know what i mean.


"yes, I'm coming to bed Carolyn, i was just telling Sparrow I was praying for her legs" hahaahaha

better log off quick!

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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LOL for real. I'm totally laughing :D
 
Awesome swim today. I'm encouraged since I hardly get in the pool anymore.

warm up: 500 Free, 300 kick
warm up set: 9x75 free, front skull drill on the middle 25 of each
main set: 8x200 free with rotating stroke
example:
50fly/150 free
50 free/50 back/100 free
100 free/50 breast/50 free
200 free
and repeat
kick set: 8x100 kick with fins: odd freestyle/even on back w/butterfly kick
100 easy
5x100 free decending time 1-5. Last one 1:12
cool down set: 10x50 choice leaving on 1:00

5000 yards baby!

I feel great..and very thirsty
 
5000!!! 5000!!!! on my knees 5000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

if anybody else here has any idea what that is, please post. WOW!!!

I am headed to the pools to put in my monstrous 2800, i will post the breakdown when I get home....

5000!!!!!!!!!!

ff
yep- those are lil f's
 
LOL okay it isn't as mounumental as you're making it out to be! It wasn't a HARD pace much of the time at all. Think easy, aerobic workout-YOU could do that FF (big F's).
 
Scheduled for 9 miles today and only went 7. Right shin definitely giving me problems. I could have run through it, but I've been HERE before and thats not smart. Pose method running is going to be more of a challenge than I thought. The drills are a must, I can see...as I can see its not an overnight switch
Parked at the gym to start my run so afterwards I went in to refill my water before heading home. Spin was starting... 'ah what the heck' so I went to 45 min of spin and then did some shoulders and chest (very minimal) before going home. Made a monster protein shake.
 
Having a grumpy day :mad: Guess they can't all be good :rolleyes:

I woke up literally unable to walk and I seriously thought I might have to stay home from church. I tried many shoes to see which would be the most comfortable and-no kidding, it was HIGH HEELS that eased the pain!

I'm so bummed out. I need to hang up the running shoes for a little while and rehabilitate. I was thinking back to about 5 years ago when I just ran like every day and didn't know the difference. I had my route and I just took off, no warm up, no cool down, no thought of form or speed just RAN. Same thing, every single night. Never tired, sore or injured. How did I ever do that? Maybe its mind over matter ;) if it were so easy. Running is my favorite outlet so this really stinks. Besides the bubbles in my ears of the pool I love running best. The groove of your favorite music pounding through your brain, the sinc of your breath with your stride, the elements rushing all around you. Its a fantastic rush. You get past mile one and you feel like you're running on clouds. Euphoria. Unlike the pool you can change course and see and smell different things. Discover parts of the town you never knew. On legs you can see so much more. I need encouragement.

Anyway, I've been wiped today and TGI SUNDAY cause I was able to take a 20 min power nap and feel a little more normal. I just realized today that its already SEPTEMBER. We move in 3 weeks and I inch into another decade :(
Emotional month. ha

Well, so from here I'm trying to decide what to do. I like to have a goal. I really will have to back off on running. I may be able to do a few miles here and there after I get the pain under control, but nothing consisent. Maybe I should just focus on general conditioning in this "off" season. Maybe I should get back to weights and have a body fat goal. Maybe I should become a better swimmer and get that all back again. Maybe I should take up some other classes like kickboxing and bootcamp and see how those are. Any suggestions? help!
 
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