This week I was supposed to take it easy. It is going to be a recovery week for me.
So Monday, I went to the Minoru Track to try to just jog laps but gave up after 3 laps. I stopped because I felt so lethargic and tired. Little did I know I had the same old intestinal blockage I get every now and then. I fell quite ill and spent the next couple of days recovering.
I am better now, and I decided to start running again today. I started off cautiously, after all, my belly is still quite sore and I had not been eating well. I tried the same 3.36 mile circuit around the neighborhood block and came away with another best time. It was over 1 minute better than my previous best.
Frankly I could have gone faster but reminded myself that this is supposed to be a recovery week! Next week, I push … this week, I take it easy.
SusanRunner
ben
Tiffanie
February 18th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
That’s a fantastic goal though I’ve never met anyone who’s gone from 0K races to a marathon in such a short time.
I’m a seasoned - but slow - runner and surfed over to this blog from your other drool-worthy blog, Chowtimes. It seems that you must have gone everywhere in GVR but I look forward to reading your experiences in both blogs through the feeds!
February 23rd, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Hi Ben
I’ve been running for the past 5 yrs and I started from 0 km like yourself! I congratulate you on taking on training for a marathon. Running a marathon is a major accomplishment. May I suggest checking out the the Running Room in Richmond for their free run club. All Running Rooms welcome members to join their group runs on Sunday mornings at 8:30am and Wednesday evenings at 6pm. Their motto is no runner should run by themselves! It’s a fun, friendly environment where beginners and experienced runners mingle and give each other encouragement and advice. For myself, I discovered RR and have taken their numerous clinics from Learn to Run all the way to Marathon. Jerry, manager at the Richmond RR is a super nice guy and has the most entertaining running stories. Check it out and good luck with the training!
February 24th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Hi Gwen:
You know, as I run more and more, I am beginning to see also the enormity of the task of completing the marathon. I am still at it, which is a good thing!
Hi SusanRunner:
Thanks for the advice. I have not really gotten to the idea of running in groups but I know what I am lacking right now is good advice on my runs. I am thinking I am not doing all the right things because of the injury I keep having.
Ben
February 25th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
Hi Ben
You and I suffer from the low arches. It’s a common problem occurance as we get older. With long distance running, you’ll feel the pain of low arches. I’ve been diagnosed with IT band injury and one of the recommendations is orthotics. Orthotics seem to be the cure all for many running ailments. It hasn’t worked for me but i know it works for others. Some flat footed runners don’t have problems at all but it’s worth finding out if you can be fixed with orthotics. Some other things you may want to try is stretching and strengthening your core. Injuries can be prevented by a good stretching and strengthening regiment. A good sourse for running info is Runner’s World online. There is plenty of good information on RW.
Good luck with the orthotics!
Susan
February 26th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Hi Susan: I have lots of questions … What is IT band Injury? What sort of stretches should I do? Do I just focus my stretches on my foot?
Ben
March 11th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Hi Ben
Here is a quick explanation of IT band injury http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliotibial_band_syndrome
Some more http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-241-290–2861-1-1-2,00.html
I haven’t seen any recent postings. Are you still in training?
Susan