last sunday, with the girl in town, we decided to go run to see some bison at the nearby metro parks. after the episode that i had last thurs in the run and about 1-2 days of rest, i thought all the pain on my foot should be ok by now.
so, we went running 4 abt an hour. this is after also trying on new movement prep warm-up stretch. not realizing what the surface of the trail would be, i started on a little bit faster than my normal pace, since i actually felt quite warm, and not stiff at all with the warm-up. man...was i wrong?
the surface was quite hard pack of gravel, trail, and dfntly not an even ground at all. i was able to go on the faster pace that i wanted to, but then after-wards, all the same pain in the same areas, especially the 1 area that had been therapy-ied, it all came back to haunt me. so...rite now, i'm a little worried. therefore, i decide to rest today, in prep for the upcoming harder camp work-out.
i guess at this point, i am in the place where i had to learn more about the meaning of recovery week and rest time. as u know, i am not a pro. as much as i would like all this to be my full-time job, it isn't. again, i am back to the drawing board of time management.
and, surprise, surprise, i had 1 new endurance sport friend that jst sent me about time management worksheet....wazzup with that.....? how is that possible...?
guess at least it still early in the season. thank God....
Monday, February 21, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
injury...
kind of sucks...
since the beginning of the year, i had this nagging pain on the inside part of my right knee. first, i thought it was jst a fatigue pain, or maybe even jst overuse, which is kind of weird to begin with, since i had not trained that hard. but then after about a couple of weeks continuing on, i felt a little worried, therefore went to see a specialist. it turned out it was a minor tendinitis.
ok...so good news and bad news...
it's good that i found out early and it was minor. bad, because that meant i had to laid down on my run. then again, it's the time when i felt the most pain.
so, solution; i went in for 3-4 session of physical therapy for it with the doc gave me some anti-inflammatory. did it help? yes, well...kind of...
after all the session fulfilled and finishing up all the prescribed med, i decided to try different type of shoes. not sure whether this was a good, or bad idea.
so...last thursday, with the very nice warmer weather in the area, after feeling everything seems to be on track with the healing process, i decided to try the new kicks. in the beginning of the run, i thought i felt great. the shoes felt light, i felt light footed, not bulky at all. i felt snazzy, and quite able to go on a faster pace. i was able to do the schedule workout well, even thought it was kind of hard workout and kind of hard with the new kicks.
but then, after the workout, i felt a little pain in the same area of the previously healed area with an addition in other areas of my calf and foot.
at first i thought....ok maybe i was just going to fast, maybe i felt over confident, maybe i pushed too hard.
so let's see....let me rest this for a day, or 2....
since the beginning of the year, i had this nagging pain on the inside part of my right knee. first, i thought it was jst a fatigue pain, or maybe even jst overuse, which is kind of weird to begin with, since i had not trained that hard. but then after about a couple of weeks continuing on, i felt a little worried, therefore went to see a specialist. it turned out it was a minor tendinitis.
ok...so good news and bad news...
it's good that i found out early and it was minor. bad, because that meant i had to laid down on my run. then again, it's the time when i felt the most pain.
so, solution; i went in for 3-4 session of physical therapy for it with the doc gave me some anti-inflammatory. did it help? yes, well...kind of...
after all the session fulfilled and finishing up all the prescribed med, i decided to try different type of shoes. not sure whether this was a good, or bad idea.
so...last thursday, with the very nice warmer weather in the area, after feeling everything seems to be on track with the healing process, i decided to try the new kicks. in the beginning of the run, i thought i felt great. the shoes felt light, i felt light footed, not bulky at all. i felt snazzy, and quite able to go on a faster pace. i was able to do the schedule workout well, even thought it was kind of hard workout and kind of hard with the new kicks.
but then, after the workout, i felt a little pain in the same area of the previously healed area with an addition in other areas of my calf and foot.
at first i thought....ok maybe i was just going to fast, maybe i felt over confident, maybe i pushed too hard.
so let's see....let me rest this for a day, or 2....
Friday, January 7, 2011
2011, here we go...
hey, hey, hey.....2011 already.....what'd i missed? not a whole lot yet. then again, got to start planning for races in 2011. what am i going to do? a couple of my frenz, teammates, etc had been asking for a while. 1 of the questions that i found quite interesting is, '...will there b any repeat performance(s) in 2011, jst like 2010?'
my answer to that question, '...nope, not really. it will be a better performance for 2011...'
as 2010 had become the inaugural iron-distance race for me; in 2011, i am looking forward to an improve performance in the iron-distance regime.
race schedule should be up soon. still finalizing. in the mean time, keep it steady on the training and focus on the task in the future. hope 2 c any of u on any race(s) thru-out the usa, thanx, Gb....and God speed....
my answer to that question, '...nope, not really. it will be a better performance for 2011...'
as 2010 had become the inaugural iron-distance race for me; in 2011, i am looking forward to an improve performance in the iron-distance regime.
race schedule should be up soon. still finalizing. in the mean time, keep it steady on the training and focus on the task in the future. hope 2 c any of u on any race(s) thru-out the usa, thanx, Gb....and God speed....
Friday, December 31, 2010
quick note for end of year and beginning of new year.....
a very very nice 2010. a year of many first time for me. 1st time iron-distance race finisher. 1st time coaches' award winner. that 1 was special; especially getting recognition among peers and teammates of the team HPR. in addition, having been 1 of the only foreigner on the team. thanx God, team and coach. other things that i had done; help and/or support people in many different capacities, whether it's thru material, spiritual, physical, mental, and mind. whether it's thru races, opinions, discussions, charities, etc.
out of all the things that i had planned for the year 2010. i know there are many that i was able to achieve, but yet, there were also things that i did, but did not achieve the goal. pessimistic, no way....always think things in a positive way. the cup is always half full. besides, i always thought things that i was not able to achieve were things that GOD have not granted me to have. there is a reason for everything that happened. and yet again, this new year, 2011, i'v come up with kind of a motto.
'...do everything with a reason for a purpose...'
dreams for 2011?
so many of them. maybe even more than 2010. and, somehow they are the things that i'm hunger for more. desire more than ever. really really something that i really really wanted to. hm...too optimistic? maybe...at the same time, i do believe in GOD. i know i won't b able to achieve any of them without HIM on my side. without HIM ahead of me, since HE always prepare the way.
what am i going to do in 2011?
stay tuned.....but for now, sampai jumpa 2010.....歡迎 2011.....Gb...
out of all the things that i had planned for the year 2010. i know there are many that i was able to achieve, but yet, there were also things that i did, but did not achieve the goal. pessimistic, no way....always think things in a positive way. the cup is always half full. besides, i always thought things that i was not able to achieve were things that GOD have not granted me to have. there is a reason for everything that happened. and yet again, this new year, 2011, i'v come up with kind of a motto.
'...do everything with a reason for a purpose...'
dreams for 2011?
so many of them. maybe even more than 2010. and, somehow they are the things that i'm hunger for more. desire more than ever. really really something that i really really wanted to. hm...too optimistic? maybe...at the same time, i do believe in GOD. i know i won't b able to achieve any of them without HIM on my side. without HIM ahead of me, since HE always prepare the way.
what am i going to do in 2011?
stay tuned.....but for now, sampai jumpa 2010.....歡迎 2011.....Gb...
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
start...already...?!
here we go...yeach...that's what i usually said every time i'm abt 2 start training and well...rite now i'm already on the 2nd month of training with the team for the 2011 season. man....even the year 2011 has not started yet, but then again...here i am already on some build week on training. as much as the schedule said it should be on base, we had done quite a few hills run...wazzup with that?
having been in the team for abt 4-5years; still sometime i hd no idea what i'm doin'. race schedule is not set on stone yet, but so far i'd thought abt 1 70.3 and 1 140.6. yeach...some things that i thought i would take a break for the year, but yet, i still reeling abt it.
ppl would say hvn't u learned from last season's experience? i guess it's what i had learned from last year experience that made me want 2 do it even more.
it is indeed sometimes hard, especially living in these snowy region, but yet came from the most tropical part of the globe (by equator). training has been trying to dodge the cold. cold meaning with temperature in the teens of fahrenheit, which in the case of from where i came from means it is in negative degrees of centigrade. in addition to that, the slippery and sliding of trying to move around the snow. man.....i dfntly got to get away from here.
hard times like these are being added with the temptations of holiday treats. sweets, cookies, candy, chocolate, anything and everything that could dfntly ruined ur training, especially ur diet. as 1 of my teammates is trying to dodge that with kids, yeach....hv fun with that....
and so, here i am with the team training again for the season. trying to achieve something. some 'impossible' thing that ppl think it's dfntly out of my mind. i know quite a bit of my frenz thought i am losing my mind, then again, i always thanked GOD that HE provided me lots of support; not just from the teammates in the team, but also, a family that understand, and some frenz that do understand, especially the g/f that always supportive....Gb.....
having been in the team for abt 4-5years; still sometime i hd no idea what i'm doin'. race schedule is not set on stone yet, but so far i'd thought abt 1 70.3 and 1 140.6. yeach...some things that i thought i would take a break for the year, but yet, i still reeling abt it.
ppl would say hvn't u learned from last season's experience? i guess it's what i had learned from last year experience that made me want 2 do it even more.
it is indeed sometimes hard, especially living in these snowy region, but yet came from the most tropical part of the globe (by equator). training has been trying to dodge the cold. cold meaning with temperature in the teens of fahrenheit, which in the case of from where i came from means it is in negative degrees of centigrade. in addition to that, the slippery and sliding of trying to move around the snow. man.....i dfntly got to get away from here.
hard times like these are being added with the temptations of holiday treats. sweets, cookies, candy, chocolate, anything and everything that could dfntly ruined ur training, especially ur diet. as 1 of my teammates is trying to dodge that with kids, yeach....hv fun with that....
and so, here i am with the team training again for the season. trying to achieve something. some 'impossible' thing that ppl think it's dfntly out of my mind. i know quite a bit of my frenz thought i am losing my mind, then again, i always thanked GOD that HE provided me lots of support; not just from the teammates in the team, but also, a family that understand, and some frenz that do understand, especially the g/f that always supportive....Gb.....
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