Monday: full weight routine at the gym. 2+ hours of anti-patelofemoral pain syndrome exercises. Good effort and feeling good from it.
Tuesday: Off, did 20 minutes of foam rolling and another 20 of work on my shins with the softball.
Wednesday: Boot camp with Tony 'the torture chamber', i was tired and with an upset stomach. The first hour was not good. I managed to pull through with an ok routine. Spin was ok, took an energy gel and picked my energy up the last half an hour. Ok night, i'm happy that i didn't stay at home or leave the classes.
Thursday: Off
Friday: Off
Saturday: Off
Sunday: Off
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
Monday: Off day with Karla at home.
Tuesday: Full weight workout this morning. I did the same routine i did with Tony a couple months ago and a few additional workouts. I also did 2 sometimes 3 different stretches in-between workouts.
Wednesday: TRX and spin tonight. TRX was a bit of the same, Tony 'the torture chamber' gave us a good workout. Nothing worth pointing out, just a good workout. Spin was also a great workout. John mixed it up a bit from what we are used to. We went from hill workouts at 8 or 9 force for 4 minutes to 2 force at full speed ahead. We are not used to doing that and that gave us a slap in the face. Great effort tonight.
Thursday: Workout at the gym, 1.5 hours of leg workouts and 20 minutes of biking targeting my heart rate.
Friday: Started with a 10 minute run on the treadmill and then a 1 hour dynamic stretch at the gym. Felt like something was going to break inside my knee, nothing specific just something was not right. Couldn't tell what it was so i stopped and that is when i decided to do a dynamic stretch routine today instead of a weight training routine. Good stretch after the routine.
Saturday: Great day at the gym for boot camp and spin. Super hard boot camp with Stas giving us a torture session with his distinctive signature. Great effort! Spin was great like always, 4 of us so John decided he was not going to take it easy on us and insisted on making it more challenging than before. Great effort here too.
Sunday: Off
Tuesday: Full weight workout this morning. I did the same routine i did with Tony a couple months ago and a few additional workouts. I also did 2 sometimes 3 different stretches in-between workouts.
Wednesday: TRX and spin tonight. TRX was a bit of the same, Tony 'the torture chamber' gave us a good workout. Nothing worth pointing out, just a good workout. Spin was also a great workout. John mixed it up a bit from what we are used to. We went from hill workouts at 8 or 9 force for 4 minutes to 2 force at full speed ahead. We are not used to doing that and that gave us a slap in the face. Great effort tonight.
Thursday: Workout at the gym, 1.5 hours of leg workouts and 20 minutes of biking targeting my heart rate.
Friday: Started with a 10 minute run on the treadmill and then a 1 hour dynamic stretch at the gym. Felt like something was going to break inside my knee, nothing specific just something was not right. Couldn't tell what it was so i stopped and that is when i decided to do a dynamic stretch routine today instead of a weight training routine. Good stretch after the routine.
Saturday: Great day at the gym for boot camp and spin. Super hard boot camp with Stas giving us a torture session with his distinctive signature. Great effort! Spin was great like always, 4 of us so John decided he was not going to take it easy on us and insisted on making it more challenging than before. Great effort here too.
Sunday: Off
Monday, October 8, 2012
Monday October 1 - Sunday October 7
Monday: 2 cold water tub sessions and a foam rolling session after the ice cold water.
Tuesday:2 mile morning run to Glen Park Bart station and back home. Felt ok, no PFPS pain on any of the knees. Night ice cold water tub session, whole body this time not just legs. It is so hot in San Francisco right now that it felt amazing to jump in head to toe.
Wednesday: TRX & Spin, had a hard time doing both. Spin was so difficult, amazing how much a week of no exercise just slows you down so much. I was able to pull through with a great effort though. I felt great after the sessions and that makes me think i'm going to be ok sooner than i thought.
Thursday: Workout at the gym after work, one hour maybe of leg presses with a lot of stretches in-between each set.
Friday: Off, Hopi Astronaut's debut and a long day at work.
Saturday: Boot & Spin with Russ on boot camp and John on spin. Russ gave me special treatment by challenging me a bit more than everyone else. That is awesome on his part and i feel very grateful and fortunate. John was great like always, we talked for about an hour after the classes with a cup of coffee. I'm amazed at how great everyone has treated me in Valencia Muscle. So grateful to John, Tony, Russ, Enrique, and everyone else on optwinc. Great workout sessions this morning and great to feel so welcomed, that is just pure food for the soul. Thanks John.
Sunday: Worked, off from fitness.
Great start to my recovery, i had days of total recovery with great ice sessions and days of total chaos. Until Thursday my week was intense with great work and recovery/rehab workouts. Friday i felt absolutely exhausted from the moment i got off the bed till i got off from work only to find out i needed to go to Hopi Astronaut's debut at the bar. I will change it up a bit and start taking my bike to work to avoid being on my feet, literally, all day. This will save me a bit more energy i can use at the gym.
Tuesday:2 mile morning run to Glen Park Bart station and back home. Felt ok, no PFPS pain on any of the knees. Night ice cold water tub session, whole body this time not just legs. It is so hot in San Francisco right now that it felt amazing to jump in head to toe.
Wednesday: TRX & Spin, had a hard time doing both. Spin was so difficult, amazing how much a week of no exercise just slows you down so much. I was able to pull through with a great effort though. I felt great after the sessions and that makes me think i'm going to be ok sooner than i thought.
Thursday: Workout at the gym after work, one hour maybe of leg presses with a lot of stretches in-between each set.
Friday: Off, Hopi Astronaut's debut and a long day at work.
Saturday: Boot & Spin with Russ on boot camp and John on spin. Russ gave me special treatment by challenging me a bit more than everyone else. That is awesome on his part and i feel very grateful and fortunate. John was great like always, we talked for about an hour after the classes with a cup of coffee. I'm amazed at how great everyone has treated me in Valencia Muscle. So grateful to John, Tony, Russ, Enrique, and everyone else on optwinc. Great workout sessions this morning and great to feel so welcomed, that is just pure food for the soul. Thanks John.
Sunday: Worked, off from fitness.
Great start to my recovery, i had days of total recovery with great ice sessions and days of total chaos. Until Thursday my week was intense with great work and recovery/rehab workouts. Friday i felt absolutely exhausted from the moment i got off the bed till i got off from work only to find out i needed to go to Hopi Astronaut's debut at the bar. I will change it up a bit and start taking my bike to work to avoid being on my feet, literally, all day. This will save me a bit more energy i can use at the gym.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Headlands 50M review
Sunday September 15, 2012
I had a good race all day except for the final injury at mile 40 or 41. Throughout the race i was either in 2nd or 3rd place overall and the most important thing in my perspective is that i felt great most of the way. There are a couple theories on why my knees gave in on me:
1) I didn't do enough gym work to give my legs the strength to endure an increase in milage like that and at the end my legs just couldn't sustain. I did a substantial amount of cardio in my spinning and boot camp classes but that is all. I needed to do a whole lot more of weight training especially for the increase in milege i was going to attempt.
2) I don't do enough running for training and my legs just don't develop strength at all. Charley gave me some pointers as to what to do and how much, running of course, i should do to prepare for a race. He suggested i do back to back long runs on weekends, 15 miles on Saturday and 20 miles on Sunday. He says that 8 to 10 weeks of this will prepare me well for a 50 mile run.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/223377605 .
3) Nutrition, in the middle of the race i come to find out that PCTR does not provide energy gels and instead they do the cubed jello like stuff that i am not used to or know anything about. I was counting on having the energy gels and when i noticed i was't going to have them my plan was just upset. Another thing that i learned with 50 mile runs is that i need to have a shake of some sort with protein, coconut water, and other nutrients to replenish. It will be great if i can have it at mile 30something, no longer that mile 33. This will give my body time to replenish and still benefit from it for the race. The guy i ran with the last couple miles did that and he pulled away from me on mile 40 with a great effort. For next race and for every other race after i will have enough energy gels that will last me at least half of the race.
Race started and i stayed in the middle of the pack getting warmed up. I soon noticed Mike, from Golden Gate Race where i finished 6th behind him, running and we talked for 2 miles. He said he was training for Javelina 100M in phoenix and that he might do another 50k race tomorrow in San Jose. I was soon after on my own trying to keep the front pack in sight but not pushing it too hard for myself in the beginning. I past Tennessee Valley and headed to Stinson Beach and after the steps on the long descent off the mountain on Coastal Trail, i noticed a girl who had a good pace and i caught up to her and stayed behind her until past Tennessee Valley where she pulled away from me on the ascent. That was my first obvious sign of me not feeling well. I felt like my knee was not going to have a good day and that it was a matter of time before something bad happens. Of course my hopes were that i was wrong. Up to that point my goal was to stick with Halley's pace (9 min/mile) most of the race and then my knee gave me a sign it will not hold.
I continued to Golden Gate Bridge behind Halley but she disappeared somewhere and didn't see her until Rodeo Beach as i was going off from the Aid Station. After the Golden Gate Bridge we headed to Rodeo beach to complete the first half and turnaround towards Golden Gate Bridge again for the second half and go opposite way and end at Rodeo Beach. At Rodeo Beach i was Received by an enthusiastic Charles and a couple volunteers. Charles asked me if he could look at my pace on his garmin. He then told me that i was first place and that i was on a great pace. I told him that there was a guy on first place and flying through the trails. Someone else confirmed what i said but Charles just ignored that and told me i was doing great. I soon headed on Bunker road and got onto Miwok Trail towards Golden Gate. I put on my earphones and jammed some music for a bit and noticed i did well listening to music. I was running up those hills like a goat. From there to Golden Gate Bridge was a great time. I had lots of energy and i enjoyed the miles. Underneath the Golden Gate Bridge i was caught by a guy from the city who turned out to be pretty cool. Can't remember his name but i ran behind him from there to where i broke down at mile 40. We talked here and there but he smoked me at the start of Bobcat Trail headed towards Tennessee Valley. Before Tennessee Valley at around mile 38 i was trying to keep running but found it hard to keep on. I made a big effort to keep going and managed to keep running until i got to the aid station about mile 39.5 where i was received by Charles again who asked me how i was doing and if i was doing ok mentally. Soon after i was on my way to Stinson Beach and had to stop to stretch because i felt if i didn't, something was going to break. I did and i got a bout a mile of fresh energy as i climbed the two hills to catch u to the guy on second place who was also exhausted but noticed he had a drop bag at Tennessee Valley and had some kind of shake. That soon payed off as he just took off and was going downhill like a goat. I did the best i could to keep running but i soon felt my knee could no longer sustain running and i stopped and hiked for a bit. I tried to run again here and there but it was impossible for long periods of time. On the last hill to Stinson Beach i was passed by the curly blond hair guy from Hawaii. I was later passed by another two guys until i got to Stinson Beach. At Stinson Beach Aid Station i stretched for about 10 minutes and it felt and did a whole lot of good to my legs and was soon thinking about heading out. I eat and talked to the guy at the station who told me i needed to go back to Tennessee Valley via Coyote Ridge and head towards golden Gate Bridge again. I told him i was on mile 40 with 10 miles to go and he was still insisting that was the way to go. When he told me i needed to go to GGB again, i knew he was full of shit and knew nothing about ultrarunning. But of course he was a volunteer and the race director's brother. A minute before i headed out Halley arrived and soon took off. I left after her and ran as much as i could. I ran for about a mile, up-hills mostly, but soon knew it was going to be a long way back to Tennessee Vally and if i was to attempt to go all the way, it was going to be long, painful and risky for my knees. At mile 43 i was done running. I had decided i was going to hike the rest of the way and decide at Tennessee Valley if i wanted to finish or not. As i was descending the big mountains towards Tennessee Valley i decided that i was going to drop at the next Aid Station. It is amazing how bad it feels like when you stop running and your body cools down. As i was hiking all of a sudden everything hurt. I was beginning to walk funny and to make faces with almost every step i took. 100 yards from the Aid Station i was approached by a lady whom, after exchanging a few words, offered me a ride to Rodeo Beach and i was soon reunited with Charles at Rodeo Beach chatting and having a good time. I wish i could have finished the race but i also had no intention to risk the end of the year, The North Face 50M, by completing this race injured. 4 miles is not a long run but running or walking it injured IS a long way to go. I do not regret my decision, i did well, i ran pretty much the whole coarse and that gives me confidence for next race knowing i ran a 50 mile race before. For now i will hit the gym and get a complete rehab, leg press, dead lifts, lots of stretches, and other spots i have in mind while keeping my Boot camp and Spin in my schedule. Next month i will start including some running either at the Headlands or Montara mountains. Don't know how long my rehab will take but considering the time i did last time it will be about 2 months. This time with the experience i have from last time i was injured, i think i can be more efficient with time and more effective workouts.
I had a good race all day except for the final injury at mile 40 or 41. Throughout the race i was either in 2nd or 3rd place overall and the most important thing in my perspective is that i felt great most of the way. There are a couple theories on why my knees gave in on me:
1) I didn't do enough gym work to give my legs the strength to endure an increase in milage like that and at the end my legs just couldn't sustain. I did a substantial amount of cardio in my spinning and boot camp classes but that is all. I needed to do a whole lot more of weight training especially for the increase in milege i was going to attempt.
2) I don't do enough running for training and my legs just don't develop strength at all. Charley gave me some pointers as to what to do and how much, running of course, i should do to prepare for a race. He suggested i do back to back long runs on weekends, 15 miles on Saturday and 20 miles on Sunday. He says that 8 to 10 weeks of this will prepare me well for a 50 mile run.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/223377605 .
3) Nutrition, in the middle of the race i come to find out that PCTR does not provide energy gels and instead they do the cubed jello like stuff that i am not used to or know anything about. I was counting on having the energy gels and when i noticed i was't going to have them my plan was just upset. Another thing that i learned with 50 mile runs is that i need to have a shake of some sort with protein, coconut water, and other nutrients to replenish. It will be great if i can have it at mile 30something, no longer that mile 33. This will give my body time to replenish and still benefit from it for the race. The guy i ran with the last couple miles did that and he pulled away from me on mile 40 with a great effort. For next race and for every other race after i will have enough energy gels that will last me at least half of the race.
Race started and i stayed in the middle of the pack getting warmed up. I soon noticed Mike, from Golden Gate Race where i finished 6th behind him, running and we talked for 2 miles. He said he was training for Javelina 100M in phoenix and that he might do another 50k race tomorrow in San Jose. I was soon after on my own trying to keep the front pack in sight but not pushing it too hard for myself in the beginning. I past Tennessee Valley and headed to Stinson Beach and after the steps on the long descent off the mountain on Coastal Trail, i noticed a girl who had a good pace and i caught up to her and stayed behind her until past Tennessee Valley where she pulled away from me on the ascent. That was my first obvious sign of me not feeling well. I felt like my knee was not going to have a good day and that it was a matter of time before something bad happens. Of course my hopes were that i was wrong. Up to that point my goal was to stick with Halley's pace (9 min/mile) most of the race and then my knee gave me a sign it will not hold.
I continued to Golden Gate Bridge behind Halley but she disappeared somewhere and didn't see her until Rodeo Beach as i was going off from the Aid Station. After the Golden Gate Bridge we headed to Rodeo beach to complete the first half and turnaround towards Golden Gate Bridge again for the second half and go opposite way and end at Rodeo Beach. At Rodeo Beach i was Received by an enthusiastic Charles and a couple volunteers. Charles asked me if he could look at my pace on his garmin. He then told me that i was first place and that i was on a great pace. I told him that there was a guy on first place and flying through the trails. Someone else confirmed what i said but Charles just ignored that and told me i was doing great. I soon headed on Bunker road and got onto Miwok Trail towards Golden Gate. I put on my earphones and jammed some music for a bit and noticed i did well listening to music. I was running up those hills like a goat. From there to Golden Gate Bridge was a great time. I had lots of energy and i enjoyed the miles. Underneath the Golden Gate Bridge i was caught by a guy from the city who turned out to be pretty cool. Can't remember his name but i ran behind him from there to where i broke down at mile 40. We talked here and there but he smoked me at the start of Bobcat Trail headed towards Tennessee Valley. Before Tennessee Valley at around mile 38 i was trying to keep running but found it hard to keep on. I made a big effort to keep going and managed to keep running until i got to the aid station about mile 39.5 where i was received by Charles again who asked me how i was doing and if i was doing ok mentally. Soon after i was on my way to Stinson Beach and had to stop to stretch because i felt if i didn't, something was going to break. I did and i got a bout a mile of fresh energy as i climbed the two hills to catch u to the guy on second place who was also exhausted but noticed he had a drop bag at Tennessee Valley and had some kind of shake. That soon payed off as he just took off and was going downhill like a goat. I did the best i could to keep running but i soon felt my knee could no longer sustain running and i stopped and hiked for a bit. I tried to run again here and there but it was impossible for long periods of time. On the last hill to Stinson Beach i was passed by the curly blond hair guy from Hawaii. I was later passed by another two guys until i got to Stinson Beach. At Stinson Beach Aid Station i stretched for about 10 minutes and it felt and did a whole lot of good to my legs and was soon thinking about heading out. I eat and talked to the guy at the station who told me i needed to go back to Tennessee Valley via Coyote Ridge and head towards golden Gate Bridge again. I told him i was on mile 40 with 10 miles to go and he was still insisting that was the way to go. When he told me i needed to go to GGB again, i knew he was full of shit and knew nothing about ultrarunning. But of course he was a volunteer and the race director's brother. A minute before i headed out Halley arrived and soon took off. I left after her and ran as much as i could. I ran for about a mile, up-hills mostly, but soon knew it was going to be a long way back to Tennessee Vally and if i was to attempt to go all the way, it was going to be long, painful and risky for my knees. At mile 43 i was done running. I had decided i was going to hike the rest of the way and decide at Tennessee Valley if i wanted to finish or not. As i was descending the big mountains towards Tennessee Valley i decided that i was going to drop at the next Aid Station. It is amazing how bad it feels like when you stop running and your body cools down. As i was hiking all of a sudden everything hurt. I was beginning to walk funny and to make faces with almost every step i took. 100 yards from the Aid Station i was approached by a lady whom, after exchanging a few words, offered me a ride to Rodeo Beach and i was soon reunited with Charles at Rodeo Beach chatting and having a good time. I wish i could have finished the race but i also had no intention to risk the end of the year, The North Face 50M, by completing this race injured. 4 miles is not a long run but running or walking it injured IS a long way to go. I do not regret my decision, i did well, i ran pretty much the whole coarse and that gives me confidence for next race knowing i ran a 50 mile race before. For now i will hit the gym and get a complete rehab, leg press, dead lifts, lots of stretches, and other spots i have in mind while keeping my Boot camp and Spin in my schedule. Next month i will start including some running either at the Headlands or Montara mountains. Don't know how long my rehab will take but considering the time i did last time it will be about 2 months. This time with the experience i have from last time i was injured, i think i can be more efficient with time and more effective workouts.
Patelofemoral Pain Syndrome Rehab & 1 year of Blogger
Yesterday was the first day i did any type physical activity with the intent to be rehab for injury or to get back at my training schedule. I know i still have sharp pain when going down a hill so i will just do short distances to maintain or keep fitness level. I will start gym training later today and will do a good rehab plan i put together from past experiences and plain experience in this i do quite good nowadays.
A few words about Headlands 50M:
I must admit that dropping the race at mile 46 gave me a bit of disappointment and it also took a lot from me. First of all, i think i made the right decision on dropping the race. I could have hiked the remaining 4 miles and finish the race but that meant risking a more serious injury and i don't want to do that anymore. I have no intention on spending the least amount of injury time, i have done that in the past and don't want to do it again. Another good reason for my decision is the fact that i am registered for The North Face 50M on December and i want to be healthy for that one. I don't know how healthy i will be on December first but i will do a strict rehab until then and see what happens.
Another thing worth mentioning is the fact that around this time last year i began venturing with blogger. It has been so interesting to think that for the past year i have wrote what i do for training nearly every day. There is no doubt that the passion i have developed for ultrarunning has made the time consuming and dedication of writing your everyday activities almost effortless task.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Headlands 50M week
Monday: Maintenance at home with the foam roll, softball & wine bottle.
Tuesday: 5.5 mile run from home to Noe Valley and back, light 30 min. workout/stretch at home.
Wednesday: Light Boot Camp and Spin
Thursday: 2.5 mile walk to work.
Friday: 5 mile walk to work and back.
Saturday: 46 miles Headlands 50M
Sunday: Off
Tuesday: 5.5 mile run from home to Noe Valley and back, light 30 min. workout/stretch at home.
Wednesday: Light Boot Camp and Spin
Thursday: 2.5 mile walk to work.
Friday: 5 mile walk to work and back.
Saturday: 46 miles Headlands 50M
Sunday: Off
Monday, September 10, 2012
Cyclist Accident
Monday 3: Marin Headlands 2 mile run at a slow pace w/Karla. Witnessed the most amazing cyclist accident on Coastal road. He was going downhill coming from the direction of the Golden Gate Bridge. He was taking a curb and i guess he was going too fast and slid off his bike and slammed on a wooden post on the side of the curb. His bike hit a side wooden railing and then bounced towards the post where he was folded in half in the abdominals area from the speed he was traveling. He held his stomach for a minute or two after the accident as i stood there frozen and did't know what to do. I didn't want to hurt him even more than what he already was by turning him over on his back. I initially thought the only affected area was the abdominals, but as soon as he turned, i saw a cut across his entire forehead so deep that all his skin layers were cut. Another similar cut on his upper lip. Amazing things i witnessed by this 26 two weeks to be 27 year old's accident: 1) It seems amazing how his forehead didn't bleed as dramatic as his wounds were. There has to be a mechanism, in the body, at work that hits the button when is an emergency. The blood gets clogged temporarily until danger passes. I think it has to do with adrenaline, i must have read about this somewhere. 2) He remained conscious during the longest 20 minutes until the paramedics got there with the help from his buddy. Of course he asked his friend where he was about 8 times, once or twice he asked 2 seconds after asking as well as asking about his left collard bone. His friend without a doubt and with a calmed voice responded, "you have a bruce, it might be broken". 3) This kid will recover from his wounds in a couple months and he will be ready for more Marin Headlands adventures. That is how amazing the human body is, it will try to repair itself from any injury no matter how bad it is. Not sure if this kid had any internal bleeding from ruptured organs from slamming against the wooden pole. If there wasn't, he will recover soon from his face wounds. If he had internal bleeding, he will need a couple surgeries and he will be in the hospital for a while. Best wishes to you David.
Tuesday 4: 7 mile walk to the shop, Castro for a $25 hair cut in San Francisco!, back to the shop, 16th and Potrero, and back to the video shop on Valencia and 22nd. Great day to have a long walk and stretch my legs a bit after feeling a bit tight legs.
Wednesday 5: Ran to the gym 3.6 miles at 7 minute mile pace and did TRX and Boot Camp at VM tonight. My run was fantastic, i got to the gym 1 hour and 20 minutes before classes begun and i was there not doing much for about 1 hour. 20 minutes into TRX, i felt exhaustion already. Don't know if it had to do with my slight change of diet the last 4 days or if it had to do with that hour in-between my run to the gym and the start of TRX that depressed my body. I did not give my usual effort on the exercises and had to stop repeatedly to avoid complete exhaustion. during spin i experienced similar feelings of exhaustion throughout the time period but at least was able to pull through with a decent effort considering my condition. 7 on a scale from 1 to 10, 10 being the best effort. 10 days away from my first 50 mile race i need to do my homework by dieting, specific training and proper taping. The next couple days will be of precise thought out workouts, nutrition and recuperation to be in the best shape possible.
Thursday 6: 4 mile slow minimalist run with Karla starting at Whale's Cove. Good enjoyable, quality run that i know is going to help me a lot as i get closer to race day. Karla was great by the way, great effort on her part.
Friday 7: Walked to and from work (5 miles).
Saturday 8: Boot Camp and spin. Boot camp was ok, had some trouble with some abs workouts and had to stop multiple times. I think it had to do with me not done these exercises in a very long time. Everything else is ok. Spin was great like always, with a great effort. Talked to John about the pain i felt this morning and got a bit worst before boot camp. He said it was plantar fasciitis. Not know what is going to happen with my race next saturday but i will rest a couple days and roll and stretch.
Sunday 9: Maintenance at home after work. Foam rolling with the foam roll and wine bottle.
Tuesday 4: 7 mile walk to the shop, Castro for a $25 hair cut in San Francisco!, back to the shop, 16th and Potrero, and back to the video shop on Valencia and 22nd. Great day to have a long walk and stretch my legs a bit after feeling a bit tight legs.
Wednesday 5: Ran to the gym 3.6 miles at 7 minute mile pace and did TRX and Boot Camp at VM tonight. My run was fantastic, i got to the gym 1 hour and 20 minutes before classes begun and i was there not doing much for about 1 hour. 20 minutes into TRX, i felt exhaustion already. Don't know if it had to do with my slight change of diet the last 4 days or if it had to do with that hour in-between my run to the gym and the start of TRX that depressed my body. I did not give my usual effort on the exercises and had to stop repeatedly to avoid complete exhaustion. during spin i experienced similar feelings of exhaustion throughout the time period but at least was able to pull through with a decent effort considering my condition. 7 on a scale from 1 to 10, 10 being the best effort. 10 days away from my first 50 mile race i need to do my homework by dieting, specific training and proper taping. The next couple days will be of precise thought out workouts, nutrition and recuperation to be in the best shape possible.
Thursday 6: 4 mile slow minimalist run with Karla starting at Whale's Cove. Good enjoyable, quality run that i know is going to help me a lot as i get closer to race day. Karla was great by the way, great effort on her part.
Friday 7: Walked to and from work (5 miles).
Saturday 8: Boot Camp and spin. Boot camp was ok, had some trouble with some abs workouts and had to stop multiple times. I think it had to do with me not done these exercises in a very long time. Everything else is ok. Spin was great like always, with a great effort. Talked to John about the pain i felt this morning and got a bit worst before boot camp. He said it was plantar fasciitis. Not know what is going to happen with my race next saturday but i will rest a couple days and roll and stretch.
Sunday 9: Maintenance at home after work. Foam rolling with the foam roll and wine bottle.
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