So my run was non-existent today, but I did go to the doctor. My knee pain has not been improving and I was worrying about long term damage, possible surgery, never running again. I worry a lot.
I got X-rays and met with the doctor. Apparently I have knee tendon bursitis. It's not permanent & my knees look great. I won't be running for a while until the inflammation is gone. I am still in heaps of pain as well. I am hobbling around all day - so annoying. As soon as the pain dies down, I'll be at it again. Hopefully with better form and stronger tendons. Praying that it will take.
I'm sad that I am on hiatus for a while, but so grateful that I will be able to have another try.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Week 2, Day 3
Arg!
I have been struggling with the knee pain - mostly in my left knee - this entire week. So I headed out for my run this morning still with pain in my knee, trying to run with better form. I also wore a brace on my left knee. I ran all my intervals and the pain just got more intense. On my final 1.5 minutes, I started out and couldn't finish so I had to walk the rest of the way.
Got home, did some stretching. Took some pain meds. I've been hobbling around all day and getting more discouraged. Did some more research and I still haven't got my form right. I am so frustrated. Thankful for two days off to see if I can recover.
I think that if I am not 90% pain free by Monday, I am going to stop running until I am and then carry on.
I am just angry and disheartened. I'm finally doing this and now it's become such a struggle. I don't want to stall out so early. I have actually felt my endurance increasing. So I end this blog entry the way I began it.
Arg!
I have been struggling with the knee pain - mostly in my left knee - this entire week. So I headed out for my run this morning still with pain in my knee, trying to run with better form. I also wore a brace on my left knee. I ran all my intervals and the pain just got more intense. On my final 1.5 minutes, I started out and couldn't finish so I had to walk the rest of the way.
Got home, did some stretching. Took some pain meds. I've been hobbling around all day and getting more discouraged. Did some more research and I still haven't got my form right. I am so frustrated. Thankful for two days off to see if I can recover.
I think that if I am not 90% pain free by Monday, I am going to stop running until I am and then carry on.
I am just angry and disheartened. I'm finally doing this and now it's become such a struggle. I don't want to stall out so early. I have actually felt my endurance increasing. So I end this blog entry the way I began it.
Arg!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Week 2, Day 2
So I think my endurance is actually increasing, it still is hard work, but I can feel it happening. Sadly, I am having intense knee pain. I stretch before and after I run, but still then pain! I've done some research today and I have bad running form. So I will work on that. I also need to strengthen my thigh muscles, so I will work on that. Finally, although I researched and got some really good shoes for my flat feet, I may need to beef up the support even more.
I am so disappointed that I am dealing with this, but I don't want to give up. I've been wanting to do this for so long and to come up against this pain in the second week is disheartening. I will move forward and try to fix what I can fix and we'll go from there.
Right now, I am in so much pain and it makes me so mad. But I have a rest day from running tomorrow so I am hoping that I feel well enough to run on Friday. Bring it on!
I am so disappointed that I am dealing with this, but I don't want to give up. I've been wanting to do this for so long and to come up against this pain in the second week is disheartening. I will move forward and try to fix what I can fix and we'll go from there.
Right now, I am in so much pain and it makes me so mad. But I have a rest day from running tomorrow so I am hoping that I feel well enough to run on Friday. Bring it on!
Monday, October 11, 2010
Week 2, Day 1
Went to bed in plenty of time last night, but did not sleep well. I was so annoyed. Got up with the alarm though & off I went. My routine of getting ready, stretched & hydrated is better.
This week it is 5 minute walk, 1.5 minute run, 2 minute walk - repeat until it all adds up to 26 minutes. I did it! The first few runs weren't too bad, but it got to be more of a struggle later in the walk/run. It was nice to have the 2 minute walk to recover!
Feeling pretty good, still hard to imagine running for longer times, but I increased it by 30 seconds today, so I'm getting there.
This week it is 5 minute walk, 1.5 minute run, 2 minute walk - repeat until it all adds up to 26 minutes. I did it! The first few runs weren't too bad, but it got to be more of a struggle later in the walk/run. It was nice to have the 2 minute walk to recover!
Feeling pretty good, still hard to imagine running for longer times, but I increased it by 30 seconds today, so I'm getting there.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Week 1, Day 3
Yesterday seemed tough. Didn't sleep particularly well, so that didn't help. But up I got & off I went. It was a bit of a slog. I was still able to do what I needed to do, but I'm really hoping that my endurance is increasing because it didn't really feel like it. Still, I'm moving forward & keeping at it. Bring on Monday!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Week 1, Day 2
Yesterday I felt a bit more sore than the day before. I was still excited to run/walk this morning. Didn't sleep the best last night, but have been doing good on getting to bed earlier for my earlier wake up time.
The run/walk itself felt more difficult today. Wondering if some of the initial enthusiam had worn off & just made it seem harder or if it was just because I was feeling a bit sore.
I did it though & felt good about it. Still excited & anxious to see a change in my endurance level. Bring on Friday!
The run/walk itself felt more difficult today. Wondering if some of the initial enthusiam had worn off & just made it seem harder or if it was just because I was feeling a bit sore.
I did it though & felt good about it. Still excited & anxious to see a change in my endurance level. Bring on Friday!
Monday, October 4, 2010
Week 1, Day 1
I got all my gear together last night before bed, went over the plan with Colin. I was excited about starting this morning. Colin was concerned as we lay in bed about my safety. It would still be dark. We talked about my route & staying safe. I woke up a few times in the night, nervous & excited. Finally, about an hour before I was due to get up, I awoke to the sound of rain. Grrr. I decided to run anyway.
Finally, it was time to get up & go. I need to make a morning checklist though because I forgot to do a couple of things before heading out - the main one being to drink some water!
I also need to get a better list of stretches to do.
All in all it was a good start. Out I went. It had actually stopped raining so that was really nice.
The program involves alternating between running & walking - gradually building your running time & decreasing the walking time. This week is a 5 minute warm up walk & then alternating 1 minute runs with 1.5 minute walks. It was hard, but not too hard. It is hard to imagine that I'll be able to run more than that at a time though. Praying that my endurance does in fact increase!
My thighs are a bit sore, but not too bad. Looking forward to the rest of this week. The program is a 3 day a week thing.
I did day 1!
Finally, it was time to get up & go. I need to make a morning checklist though because I forgot to do a couple of things before heading out - the main one being to drink some water!
I also need to get a better list of stretches to do.
All in all it was a good start. Out I went. It had actually stopped raining so that was really nice.
The program involves alternating between running & walking - gradually building your running time & decreasing the walking time. This week is a 5 minute warm up walk & then alternating 1 minute runs with 1.5 minute walks. It was hard, but not too hard. It is hard to imagine that I'll be able to run more than that at a time though. Praying that my endurance does in fact increase!
My thighs are a bit sore, but not too bad. Looking forward to the rest of this week. The program is a 3 day a week thing.
I did day 1!
My Dreams
I admit that I have often mocked runners. I agreed with a quote that I read - “The first time I see a jogger smiling, I’ll consider it.” – Joan Rivers
Running just doesn't look like much fun. However, it does seem pretty convenient & there is something that seems pretty cool & hardcore about it. I have always been a bit jealous.
When I was a child I loved to run - not in a fitness kind of way, I just loved to run. In school, I liked to run too. I was really good at sprints - it was fast, fun & I won. However, when we had to run around the school block 12 times, it didn't seem as fun - distances were harder for me.
As I moved from elementary school to junior high - I quit partcipating in track. I kind of regret that now. But it is what it is. My body changed & I began to feel like I wasn't meant to run. I love participating in sports, but running was pretty much off the agenda.
I tried running again after I finished high school, but it was a short-lived endevour - we're talking only a time or two.
Since then, I've done lots of different types of exercise - I actually really love to exercise, especially once I get started. I love doing elliptical machines because of the low impact. So that was that.
I'm not unfit, but with two babies under my belt, as it were, I'm sure not where I want to be.
And then there are the dreams. Not all the time, but sometimes, I have these dreams where I am just running. Lots of other stuff going on, but I'm running & I feel good & I feel confident & I feel like I could just keep running. I love how those dreams feel. I want to feel that in real life.
So with that all said, I'm starting a nine-week Couch to 5K program. It's taken some schedule juggling so that I do it at a time that will consistently work for me, when the kids will be looked after & in a way that Colin & I both get all our usual stuff done. I know that it will be hard, especially at the beginning, so I am commiting to the whole 9 weeks. I want to see if, in fact, I am a runner. I need to get to a place where I can run a distance consistently & then see if I am enjoying it.
If, at the end of 9 weeks, I don't enjoy it, then it will have been a grand experiment & I will be grateful to have done it & I will move on. But who knows, maybe I am a runner.
Running just doesn't look like much fun. However, it does seem pretty convenient & there is something that seems pretty cool & hardcore about it. I have always been a bit jealous.
When I was a child I loved to run - not in a fitness kind of way, I just loved to run. In school, I liked to run too. I was really good at sprints - it was fast, fun & I won. However, when we had to run around the school block 12 times, it didn't seem as fun - distances were harder for me.
As I moved from elementary school to junior high - I quit partcipating in track. I kind of regret that now. But it is what it is. My body changed & I began to feel like I wasn't meant to run. I love participating in sports, but running was pretty much off the agenda.
I tried running again after I finished high school, but it was a short-lived endevour - we're talking only a time or two.
Since then, I've done lots of different types of exercise - I actually really love to exercise, especially once I get started. I love doing elliptical machines because of the low impact. So that was that.
I'm not unfit, but with two babies under my belt, as it were, I'm sure not where I want to be.
And then there are the dreams. Not all the time, but sometimes, I have these dreams where I am just running. Lots of other stuff going on, but I'm running & I feel good & I feel confident & I feel like I could just keep running. I love how those dreams feel. I want to feel that in real life.
So with that all said, I'm starting a nine-week Couch to 5K program. It's taken some schedule juggling so that I do it at a time that will consistently work for me, when the kids will be looked after & in a way that Colin & I both get all our usual stuff done. I know that it will be hard, especially at the beginning, so I am commiting to the whole 9 weeks. I want to see if, in fact, I am a runner. I need to get to a place where I can run a distance consistently & then see if I am enjoying it.
If, at the end of 9 weeks, I don't enjoy it, then it will have been a grand experiment & I will be grateful to have done it & I will move on. But who knows, maybe I am a runner.
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