Training Week 14
Day 92 | January 18, 2010: yoga
After running 8 miles last Saturday, snowshoeing and rock climbing on Sunday… I was not feeling too energetic Monday morning. In fact, my left knee (the one I landed on when I wiped out two Saturdays earlier) started hurting the night before, and I was walking a bit funny Monday morning. I stuck to the YogaWorks Beginners DVD in hopes that it would stretch me out and loosen me up.
Day 93 | January 19, 2010: rest
Day 94 | January 20, 2010: 5 m run + yoga
This was an easy 5 miler – but not a 100% enjoyable one. My diet from the last two days caught up with me and I just felt gross. I had to stop and use the bathroom at 2 and 3 miles. I think it is time for a processed foods detox.
I did the YogaWorks Beginners – PM Relax & Restore 10 minute routine in the evening. It actually did make me feel relaxed!
Distance: 5.0 | Time: 49:59 | 1: 10:21 | 2: 10:11 | 3: 10:00 | 4: 9:50 | 5: 9:27
Day 95 | January 21, 2010: strength + yoga
Steven and I did Level 2 of hell The 30 Day Shred (I used 2lb. weights and he alternated between 5 and 10 lbs.) and the YogaWorks PM Relax & Restore. My body felt really off all day – I felt kind of sweaty and gross. I wonder if my body was doing its own detox! Or if I am just naturally sweaty and gross (very possible).
Day 96 | January 22, 2010: 5 m run + cross
Have you ever felt like you aren’t completely awake during a run? That was me Friday morning. I ran before work. I wake up at 4:20 when I run before work, and usually stay awake during the train ride, but on Friday (since my computer had a virus and I had nothing to do) I slept on the train. And I felt like I never woke back up until my run was over.
I went back down to the gym at lunch to ride the stationary bike.
Distance: 5.0 | Time: 49:59 | 1: 10:21 | 2: 10:11 | 3: 10:00 | 4: 9:50 | 5: 9:27
Bike Time: 45:00 | Distance: 8.44 (Set on “Ozark Trails”)
Day 97 | January 23, 2010: strength + yoga
Does anyone else find Level 2 of the The 30 Day Shred to be completely exhausting? Steven and I sure do. Especially when we don’t start until 11:10 PM! Yeah, due to my crappy day/mood, the exercise got pushed back big time. I hate it when that happens. Oh well. We did the Shred (I used 2lb. weights and he used 5 lb. weights.) and the YogaWorks PM Relax & Restore. I really like the YogaWorks DVDs and am excited to write a full review when I have done them all! I hope to be more focused and calm at yoga by that point!
Day 98 | January 24, 2010: 5 m run
37 Degree weather in January? That’s like a heat wave for us! Of course, I just used a gift card on Saturday to buy a pair of YakTrax! I am sure I will get a chance to use them… reluctantly.
Thumbs up for…
…clear sidewalks in January!
Steven and I ran 5 miles, stopping to walk a half mile at the 3 mile point. Steven has not been able to run for a few weeks because he was sick, so it was nice to run together again. I think we need to figure out our plan of attack for the half marathon on May 1st!
At the end of our run today, a dog jumped up on Steven and bit a hole into his pants. You can see the hole, and the dog’s slobber in the picture below. Isn’t that kind of crazy? The owner apologized before he let the dog jump up on Steven. Nice.
Distance: 5.5 | Time: 59:46 | 1: 10:19 | 2: 10:11 | 3: 10:16 | 4: 12:27 | 5: 10:51 | 6: 5:41
Week Summary: 15:50 miles (includes .50 miles of walking)
So, my knee. I need your help, blogger friends. My left knee has a dull ache going on, sort of under the knee cap and on the sides. It doesn’t hurt while running, but after sitting a long while, or if I kneel. What is up with that? I really don’t feel like I am doing too much, too soon, so I wonder if I just have internal bruising from my fall two weeks ago. Thoughts?
Ha, ha. Do you ever have an internal pain, like a sore knee, but you keep looking at the outside of your body for signs of it? I keep looking at my knee, expecting to see something that looks “out of place” but I don’t.
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I kind of have the same problem, so I’ll be interested to hear what people say abou the knee thing. Sorry I’m no help!
What did you think about that yogaworks DVD?
I will let you know what I find out about the knee! 🙂
I have only tried the Beginners YogaWorks DVD, but I really like it so far. I have struggled to feel like yoga is “for me.” I tried other DVDs and classes and didn’t like them. The beginner DVD was the perfect start. I still have two more to review. What did you think?
could it be PFPS? i got that kind of knee pain before when i was running a lot. weirdly, i run much harder than i used to and it doesnt hurt at all anymore. could be a weakness in the vmos in your quads, or your adductors are tighter and stronger than your abductors. i’m not sure, though. that combined with weak glutes could be pulling on/stressing your knees. i’m not a P.T, just a personal trainer, with experience with PFPS- patellofemoral pain syndrome. look that up and see if you have the symptoms/coincide with those. if so, i can tell you my physical therapy rehab.
Hi tra. Thanks for the input. I read up on PFPS a bit and it does sound similar to what I am feeling. I wonder if I am all off balance because I have been doing so much quad work – biking and The 30 Day Shred. Is that possible?
I too look for signs of my internal pain on the outside of my body.. haha. It seems like I should be able to see it if I can feel it.
I hope your knee heals quickly. :/ Seeing all your exercise is extremely motivating. 🙂
Sounds like Runner’s Knee: http://www.drpribut.com/sports/spknees.html
I’ve had that one. It’s a pain. I feel like I’m working my way through all the possible runner’s injuries.
Ha! We runners do move from one injury to the next, don’t we?!
Thanks for that link. It does sound like I have runner’s knee and should actually avoid some of the exercises I have been doing in the Shred!
I ALWAYS look for something external when something internal hurts. For example, my right shoulder has been killing me for a while now and I keep expecting to see something. Alas, there’s nothing obvious there.
Your week sounds kind of like mine, running-wise. I just couldn’t get into any of my runs.
Let me know what you choose as far as training plans go for the half! I haven’t decided on one yet. I just know it will need to “officially” start after this upcoming week. I have too many after work things to be at this week.
Hmmm…rotten dog owner. Hope Steve didn’t get hurt?
So you guys are doing a half? What one are you aiming for?
Steven did not get hurt, luckily! He leaned back away from the dog and was ready to fight back if he had to. How awful is that?
We are doing the Kenosha (WI) Half Marathon on May 1st. We ran it last year too 🙂 Do you have any races coming up?
Oh boy, you know how I feel about those kinds of dog owners! Boo!!
I’ll be curious to hear what you think of the Yak Trax once it freezes up again. 😉 My mom gave me a pair and I use them to go up and down the back steps in the winter but I just don’t feel very stable in them.
And sorry to hear about your knee. 🙁 Hope it feels better soon!
As soon as that thing with the dog happened, I told Steven I HAD to tell you about it 😉
I will let you know what I think of my YakTrax! I hope they keep me from slipping!
Yes, 30 day shred on level 2 is exhausting. One day I would like to do 2 levels at once.
LOL, ONCE I did Level 2 then Level 1. Level 1 felt like a breeze! I keep telling myself I am going to do that again, but haven’t 😉 I love that Level 2 makes me feel so exhausted… like I am getting an actual workout!
Ugh, I hate irresponsible dog owners. I hope that guy offered to buy Steven a new pair of pants.
Knee-cap pain always makes me think Runner’s Knee/chondromalacia, but since you fell, bruising sounds plausible too!
Yes, don’t get me started on dogs that are not on a lead of some sort. Or dogs on those extendable leashes. MEH.
My first thought was IT band issues with your knee (runner’s knee) as well. Although it’s interesting that it doesn’t happen while you’re running but occurs while inactive. Two things that help (well stretching helps too!), run on the road if you can and where it’s safe too like in the ‘hood. And if the area is really low traffic, switch sides of the road occasionally while running. The reason being is that the side of the road actually dips down towards the sidewalk to allow for water drainage/runoff. If you are running on the side of the road, the inside leg is going to be at a slightly higher level than the outside leg (leg next to the gutter area). Switching sides occasionally will help keep things even on the muscles. 😀
It sounds completely reasonable that you could have some internal soreness from your fall. If it still bothers you after another week, you may want to look at a patellar strap (the one that goes under the knee) to take a little bit of pressure off of your tendons while running. All of the 30 Day Shred work can only make your knee stabilizing muscles stronger, so I say, keep it up!
(and ITBS is a pain on the outside of your knee, so you sound safe on that one!)
I agree that you might want to wait it out a little and see how you feel in a week. And I have ITBS and this doesn’t sound much like it, so I think you are in the clear!
Ps- I have decided to basically (and very unfortunately) stop commenting blogger as well. I have been having so many issues with it. As I said…I love wordpress!!!
I hope I am in the clear! 🙂 I talked to another runner who fell last year on his knee, and he said he experienced the same thing.
I am upset about the bloggger thing. I don’t want to offend anyone… but I am sick of getting viruses!
I posted something on this earlier today but I guess it didn’t go through. I’ll just post something less detailed.
I think it’s Runner’s Knee. I’ve had it years ago, in so much pain that I couldn’t walk without limping.
This website is good info on it. http://www.drpribut.com/sports/spknees.html
I use knee bands now to keep it from coming back. If you have more questions on it, just let me know.
I will go see if your comment got stuck in Spam! Sorry!
So, bascially, I need to stregthen my upper leg muscles? I really think I need to stop doing the Shred! It agrivates my knee for sure!
Yep, that’s all the stuff I’ve heard. Strengthen the quads. We females have it worse off than the men in that area. That plus our larger hips (means wider Q angle) makes us more prone to the Runner’s Knee injury.
I just use the knee bands and that seems to help my problem. After taking 6 weeks off to make sure the cartilage is back up to snuff.