Road Runner, Road Runner :o)
Distance: 2.5 miles
Time: 22:27
Surface: Roads
Shoes: 2100s without heel raise
Well - my knee was still twingeing a bit, but I set out anyway - two laps of the route shown here.
No problems for the first few hundred yards, but then the top of my right hamstring started nagging. This had been a bit of a problem recently, and something I need to be aware of. I'm still not sure what is causing it. It was a problem before all the chiro, so I don't think it's anything to do with the realignment stuff I've had done.
The end of the first lap was tough - it's a slight uphill, but nothing that would have bothered me if I was fully fit. I stopped for a quick drink at the end of the first lap, and set out in the opposite direction. I'm very conscious these days of trying to even out the effects of the camber as best as possible.
The second lap went pretty well too, particularly the bits with a slight downhill, where I felt my stride was very fluent. None of that feeling of being off centre that I was getting a few months ago. The slight incline towards the end slowed me a bit, but overall I managed to keep a pretty even speed. I didn't time it exactly, but I think the two laps were pretty much the same time. Round about nine minute miles, which is a bit slower than I'd like, but I've lost fitness. There were points where I could have pressed more, but I was just concerned with getting the distance in.
That's my longest run on roads for months, and the last one I did before going to the chiro (13 minutes) left me with a badly swollen knee. Today I've got away with no obvious increase in soreness (just the small twinge I had beforehand), although my right hammy has tightened a bit now.
Time: 22:27
Surface: Roads
Shoes: 2100s without heel raise
Well - my knee was still twingeing a bit, but I set out anyway - two laps of the route shown here.
No problems for the first few hundred yards, but then the top of my right hamstring started nagging. This had been a bit of a problem recently, and something I need to be aware of. I'm still not sure what is causing it. It was a problem before all the chiro, so I don't think it's anything to do with the realignment stuff I've had done.
The end of the first lap was tough - it's a slight uphill, but nothing that would have bothered me if I was fully fit. I stopped for a quick drink at the end of the first lap, and set out in the opposite direction. I'm very conscious these days of trying to even out the effects of the camber as best as possible.
The second lap went pretty well too, particularly the bits with a slight downhill, where I felt my stride was very fluent. None of that feeling of being off centre that I was getting a few months ago. The slight incline towards the end slowed me a bit, but overall I managed to keep a pretty even speed. I didn't time it exactly, but I think the two laps were pretty much the same time. Round about nine minute miles, which is a bit slower than I'd like, but I've lost fitness. There were points where I could have pressed more, but I was just concerned with getting the distance in.
That's my longest run on roads for months, and the last one I did before going to the chiro (13 minutes) left me with a badly swollen knee. Today I've got away with no obvious increase in soreness (just the small twinge I had beforehand), although my right hammy has tightened a bit now.
posted by XFR Bear @ 9:43 am
1 Comments:
well done
don't worry about being slower than you would like it's probably good for you just now
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