Saturday RUN 5 miles in 52 mins with EW
BIKE indoors about 15 miles in 60 mins
Sunday BIKE indoors about 22 miles in 90 mins
RUN 4.5 miles in 42 mins to TGP
Rough weekend. I won't go into it here. It was mostly in Moria and in my head. A sort of WTH effect, thinking "Just wait until Monday, start then". Some major M breakdown that started Thursday and lasted into Sunday. No more here.
Saturday EW and I met for 5 miles, I had left my beloved water bottle at her place Thursday. She loaned me her HRM and monitored my on her Garmin. She said I need to find mine! She's right! She said I ave'd 137 bpm, pretty good, but kinda high? I'm so out of shape ;)
It was a cool and steady rain, but the warmest part of the day too. Got home wet and cold to a shower. Then some food, then some anxiety, then a bike ride indoors to the Battle of The Bastards GoT. Then a long slog afternoon with the demons.
Sunday same deal, just in a different order. Bike to GoT season 7 finale, then a run to TGP. I was only going to do 30 mins or 3 miles, but it all felt so good I kept going to the "music circle" in TGP, my 2-ish mile mark. Felt great! And I didn't go over 20 miles this week, haha, see I can manage my ramp up!
My arm after Dr L treated it is SO MUCH BETTER. Damn, why do I wait?
NUMERICS 7:39 not including commute time. That's a big jump up!
BIKE 67 miles
RUN 19.5 miles
BIKE COMMUTE 30.2 miles
Sunday, March 31, 2019
Friday, March 29, 2019
"Great day for a run". And it's my ulnar nerve.
BIKE COMMUTE about 2 miles from Fo Pa parking
Had to drive in today for an appt with Dr L. I haven't mentioned this here yet, but my right forearm has been painful the past few months and in the last few weeks has become a daily frustration. It was a sharp ache that would last minutes after starting, usually in response to doing something that required me to pull, lift, or somehow use my 3 right fingers on my right hand. Lately even bumping the inner forearm, like when carrying a bike and the seat hits it, was painful. Sometimes even pulling on sleeves hurt.
I'd noticed bruises there and thought maybe I'd just bruised it initially. But the bruises came and went while the pain increased. So I finally bring this up to Dr L, who after a few tests and stretches says it's adhesions on the ulnar nerve. Makes sense from the Dr Google I'd been looking at, but I still joked that he needed to show that my left arm didn't hurt so much when stretched like that. Ooooh, he's always right! We joked, that god gave me to arms so I had an internal control. LOL.
He worked on it, scraped it, no too painful but that grinding noise was there. He was hesitant to work too hard on it because of my bleeding, even after I encouraged him to go for it. But he also thinks that this happened because of my bleeding, and said the bleeding can lead to inflammation which can lead to adhesions. So it might be a 1 or 2 week gapped treatment process. Just see how this goes first.
Already it seems better? I'm definitely less afraid to use it now, not as apprehensive.
He also worked on the lower back. We discussed my plantar tendons, seems OK, and I've ordered another pair of Adrenalines so I can swap out the old running shoes I tend to walk around it. They are likely what's contributing to this, it's happened before.
It's a warm day out, so I left my running shorts on all day at work. In the hallway to BJC, another guy walking past me said "Great day for a run!". This is like the best thing someone can say to me. First, yes, it's a great day!! Second, I've been recognized as a runner, and that hasn't happened in what seems a long time.
Last night I joined EWs small church group for a dinner (she's been inviting me for so long, but I so dislike eating out!) and tonight I join DC, JM, and AM for our annual Fish Fry!
Had to drive in today for an appt with Dr L. I haven't mentioned this here yet, but my right forearm has been painful the past few months and in the last few weeks has become a daily frustration. It was a sharp ache that would last minutes after starting, usually in response to doing something that required me to pull, lift, or somehow use my 3 right fingers on my right hand. Lately even bumping the inner forearm, like when carrying a bike and the seat hits it, was painful. Sometimes even pulling on sleeves hurt.
I'd noticed bruises there and thought maybe I'd just bruised it initially. But the bruises came and went while the pain increased. So I finally bring this up to Dr L, who after a few tests and stretches says it's adhesions on the ulnar nerve. Makes sense from the Dr Google I'd been looking at, but I still joked that he needed to show that my left arm didn't hurt so much when stretched like that. Ooooh, he's always right! We joked, that god gave me to arms so I had an internal control. LOL.
He worked on it, scraped it, no too painful but that grinding noise was there. He was hesitant to work too hard on it because of my bleeding, even after I encouraged him to go for it. But he also thinks that this happened because of my bleeding, and said the bleeding can lead to inflammation which can lead to adhesions. So it might be a 1 or 2 week gapped treatment process. Just see how this goes first.
Already it seems better? I'm definitely less afraid to use it now, not as apprehensive.
He also worked on the lower back. We discussed my plantar tendons, seems OK, and I've ordered another pair of Adrenalines so I can swap out the old running shoes I tend to walk around it. They are likely what's contributing to this, it's happened before.
It's a warm day out, so I left my running shorts on all day at work. In the hallway to BJC, another guy walking past me said "Great day for a run!". This is like the best thing someone can say to me. First, yes, it's a great day!! Second, I've been recognized as a runner, and that hasn't happened in what seems a long time.
Last night I joined EWs small church group for a dinner (she's been inviting me for so long, but I so dislike eating out!) and tonight I join DC, JM, and AM for our annual Fish Fry!
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Thursday run and training plans
RUN 5 miles in 47 mins
COMMUTE 9.4 miles
Wonderfully warm morning for our run. This time I was more prepared with new headlamp batteries and my reflective gear, but in my distraction forgot to change out of my 'around the house' old Adrenalines (circa 2016?). Didn't realize this until I was almost parked. Didn't let it stop me.
IT, BE, Mike, EW and me this morning. BE has his 1 hour stair climb race this weekend so he did the shorter loop with me and EW. BE and I got a bit ahead of the others, looped back before the zoo to pick them up again. Feels good to be running again, I feel normal!
And I'm excited (and hopefully not too ahead of myself on this, reference 2017 and 2018...) to "announce" that I've picked races for this fall. In addition to my hopes of doing 24 The Hard Way, I've found that Mark Twain 50 is running this year! So I've staked my "peak" on MT50 with maybe Shawnee Hills 50k as prep.
As expected I whipped out the old training plan calculator and did the maths. 14.8-ish miles last week, I start April on a fast build to catch the training plan's 20 week set on the last week of April. Thus I have about until May to "catch up".
The plan starts at 36 mpw. Oof. Let's see, 15-18 this week, then adding 2-3 per week.... maths... will be a tight schedule. I haven't figured out yet how to get biking in there, but I plan to use it as aerobic base building assistance.
This run felt great, BE and I looped the parking lot to hit 5 miles. All the while, BE laughing at my need to have even numbers. Hey, he didn't have to run that last 0.4 miles. He's a nice guy though :)
COMMUTE 9.4 miles
Wonderfully warm morning for our run. This time I was more prepared with new headlamp batteries and my reflective gear, but in my distraction forgot to change out of my 'around the house' old Adrenalines (circa 2016?). Didn't realize this until I was almost parked. Didn't let it stop me.
IT, BE, Mike, EW and me this morning. BE has his 1 hour stair climb race this weekend so he did the shorter loop with me and EW. BE and I got a bit ahead of the others, looped back before the zoo to pick them up again. Feels good to be running again, I feel normal!
And I'm excited (and hopefully not too ahead of myself on this, reference 2017 and 2018...) to "announce" that I've picked races for this fall. In addition to my hopes of doing 24 The Hard Way, I've found that Mark Twain 50 is running this year! So I've staked my "peak" on MT50 with maybe Shawnee Hills 50k as prep.
As expected I whipped out the old training plan calculator and did the maths. 14.8-ish miles last week, I start April on a fast build to catch the training plan's 20 week set on the last week of April. Thus I have about until May to "catch up".
The plan starts at 36 mpw. Oof. Let's see, 15-18 this week, then adding 2-3 per week.... maths... will be a tight schedule. I haven't figured out yet how to get biking in there, but I plan to use it as aerobic base building assistance.
This run felt great, BE and I looped the parking lot to hit 5 miles. All the while, BE laughing at my need to have even numbers. Hey, he didn't have to run that last 0.4 miles. He's a nice guy though :)
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Feeling some fatigue, that's a good thing!
Monday Rest, just COMMUTE 9.4 miles
Tuesday BIKE 1hr about 15 miles on Bird
RUN 48.5 mins and 5 miles in afternoon
COMMUTE 9.4 miles
Wednesday BIKE 1hr about 15 miles on Bird
COMMUTE 9.4 miles
Soon I'll be able to claim a RUN COMMUTE on Wednesdays! Not yet tho. And I found that Mark Twain 50 will be run this year, added to my calendar. As a training run for The Hard Way 24, LOL!!
The run felt really great, I would have run the usual brick but it was cold (32F) and I didn't have the momentum. I ran later in the afternoon in Fo Pa, thought it would feel rough and uneven like my afternoon runs usually/historically can. But no, the only problem I had was dialing back the pace so as not to drive the heart rate up. I took the hills easy, but didn't walk at all.
Yesterday was the health screening at work, my total cholesterol up to 183 (was 111 in early Feb) and my HDL was ">100" (was 77 in Feb). I've been off the statin for 27 days, is this a sign that my cholesterol is going back up? Will it continue to climb or is this a plateau given my dietary changes? I'm eating less than 10g saturated fat and less than 50 mg cholesterol, averaged, per day. I'm not sure I could optimize that any lower. Could eliminate dairy? See how much dairy contributes.
I discussed this briefly with TV at lunch today, said my first inclination is to start taking the statin again on April 1st, see how the side effects of leg pain goes. Sounds reasonable. I don't want to take the statin, but I kinda promised that I'd take the statin for one year post-stents. I could email Dr S, but what would my question be? Should I be more concerned about my HDL being so high? Does my 'heart condition' change the game and I need to follow different rules? If I ask him if I should take the statin, and he says take the statin, didn't I just kinda answer my own question?
Tuesday BIKE 1hr about 15 miles on Bird
RUN 48.5 mins and 5 miles in afternoon
COMMUTE 9.4 miles
Wednesday BIKE 1hr about 15 miles on Bird
COMMUTE 9.4 miles
Soon I'll be able to claim a RUN COMMUTE on Wednesdays! Not yet tho. And I found that Mark Twain 50 will be run this year, added to my calendar. As a training run for The Hard Way 24, LOL!!
The run felt really great, I would have run the usual brick but it was cold (32F) and I didn't have the momentum. I ran later in the afternoon in Fo Pa, thought it would feel rough and uneven like my afternoon runs usually/historically can. But no, the only problem I had was dialing back the pace so as not to drive the heart rate up. I took the hills easy, but didn't walk at all.
Yesterday was the health screening at work, my total cholesterol up to 183 (was 111 in early Feb) and my HDL was ">100" (was 77 in Feb). I've been off the statin for 27 days, is this a sign that my cholesterol is going back up? Will it continue to climb or is this a plateau given my dietary changes? I'm eating less than 10g saturated fat and less than 50 mg cholesterol, averaged, per day. I'm not sure I could optimize that any lower. Could eliminate dairy? See how much dairy contributes.
I discussed this briefly with TV at lunch today, said my first inclination is to start taking the statin again on April 1st, see how the side effects of leg pain goes. Sounds reasonable. I don't want to take the statin, but I kinda promised that I'd take the statin for one year post-stents. I could email Dr S, but what would my question be? Should I be more concerned about my HDL being so high? Does my 'heart condition' change the game and I need to follow different rules? If I ask him if I should take the statin, and he says take the statin, didn't I just kinda answer my own question?
Sunday, March 24, 2019
10K and change
RUN 6.2 miles in 1:01
BIKE indoors 30 mins about 7 miles aerobic extension
Rainy Sunday morning run. My "plan" said to do 55 mins but why in the world would I cut short TGP that 0.5 mile and miss the bird trail? So I did my full TGP loop to Kings. This run felt really good, some minor foot discomfort but not anything beyond discomfort. And it all felt good later too, didn't come back to haunt me.
I didn't stop the entire hour, I managed all intersections to keep running. And in the last mile found 2 pennies, to get my "change". Those were the only pauses on the run.
NUMERICS 6:49 hours, not including commute times
BIKE 74.5 miles
RUN 14.7 miles
COMMUTE 37.7 miles
This is a big jump from the past few weeks, so I hope this doesn't go bad for me. It didn't seem like a lot! And note I skipped all swims, haha. I'm thinking about being a duathlete. No, seriously!
BIKE indoors 30 mins about 7 miles aerobic extension
Rainy Sunday morning run. My "plan" said to do 55 mins but why in the world would I cut short TGP that 0.5 mile and miss the bird trail? So I did my full TGP loop to Kings. This run felt really good, some minor foot discomfort but not anything beyond discomfort. And it all felt good later too, didn't come back to haunt me.
I didn't stop the entire hour, I managed all intersections to keep running. And in the last mile found 2 pennies, to get my "change". Those were the only pauses on the run.
NUMERICS 6:49 hours, not including commute times
BIKE 74.5 miles
RUN 14.7 miles
COMMUTE 37.7 miles
This is a big jump from the past few weeks, so I hope this doesn't go bad for me. It didn't seem like a lot! And note I skipped all swims, haha. I'm thinking about being a duathlete. No, seriously!
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Frea on the MCTs!! Then Carondelet Crit watch
BIKE 35.5 miles in 2:06-ish with Frea
BIKE 4-ish miles to Carondelet with Puppy
Hoo boy! I pulled Frea out of the basement Friday night, aired up the super flat tires, cleaned the chain and adjusted the front derailleur, checked the 'nut' bag, and packed for a ride on the MCT. My favorite "safe place" to ride.
I think this is Frea's first outing since last September :)
I waited for the temps to come up a bit, when I started it was around 47 with a cool wind out of the south. So a nice tailwind outbound to my turn around, then a head wind in bound. I started from my Collinsville Culver spot. I could have kept going, it felt great!!
Some 'lady bits' pain, both before and after and now. Not sure where to go on that. lol, lady bits. What a term.
The only downside to this ride was the tootsie roll fueling, not ideal and left me not feeling too great.
Then home, quick meal, and off on Puppy to watch SO at Carendelet. I certainly don't want to get into races like that, I'm not really that type of rider. But it's fun to watch, and he makes it look so easy to surge up and navigate the field. He gave me a ride home, so only outbound miles. Funny thing, one year ago I went to FoPa to watch the Sunday crit for this same race. And he gave me a ride home :)
BIKE 4-ish miles to Carondelet with Puppy
Hoo boy! I pulled Frea out of the basement Friday night, aired up the super flat tires, cleaned the chain and adjusted the front derailleur, checked the 'nut' bag, and packed for a ride on the MCT. My favorite "safe place" to ride.
I think this is Frea's first outing since last September :)
I waited for the temps to come up a bit, when I started it was around 47 with a cool wind out of the south. So a nice tailwind outbound to my turn around, then a head wind in bound. I started from my Collinsville Culver spot. I could have kept going, it felt great!!
Some 'lady bits' pain, both before and after and now. Not sure where to go on that. lol, lady bits. What a term.
The only downside to this ride was the tootsie roll fueling, not ideal and left me not feeling too great.
Then home, quick meal, and off on Puppy to watch SO at Carendelet. I certainly don't want to get into races like that, I'm not really that type of rider. But it's fun to watch, and he makes it look so easy to surge up and navigate the field. He gave me a ride home, so only outbound miles. Funny thing, one year ago I went to FoPa to watch the Sunday crit for this same race. And he gave me a ride home :)
Friday, March 22, 2019
Rest day, tomorrow Frea on the MCT?
COMMUTE 9.4 miles
Wore my "lob" gloves today, soooo much warmer than my "savageman" gloves. Better all around.
Tomorrow I want to take Frea to the MCT for an 80-90 min ride!! Planning :)
SO has races tomorrow, he takes it so seriously. Gets me thinking why I don't. But I do. Just in a different way. But if I did, how much could I improve?
Wore my "lob" gloves today, soooo much warmer than my "savageman" gloves. Better all around.
Tomorrow I want to take Frea to the MCT for an 80-90 min ride!! Planning :)
SO has races tomorrow, he takes it so seriously. Gets me thinking why I don't. But I do. Just in a different way. But if I did, how much could I improve?
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