The Training Blog of Abbott38

Legs, Lungs, Heart and upper body all felt good on this long run.  The feet are not happy still with the left foot still dealing with an aweful blister and the morton’s neuroma which took a back seat to the blister pain.  Also the right foot has a pain on the outside part, not sure what that is.  So, good run, unhappy feet, but still a good run.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 01/04/2009
• Time: 09:30:00
• Total Time: 2:38:33.64
• Average Heart rate: 152
• Max Heart rate: 167
• Calories: 2415
• Distance: 16.01 miles
• Average Pace: 9:54.06/mile
• Max Pace: 5:56.44/mile
• Ascent: 1,864 ft
• Descent: 1,892 ft

New hybrid bike, nice smooth gear changing, great cross training…

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 01/03/2009
• Time: 11:14:00
• Total Time: 1:00:41.00
• Average Heart rate: 124
• Max Heart rate: 142
• Calories: 865
• Distance: 13.71 miles
• Average Speed: 13.56 mph
• Max Speed: 24.7 mph
• Ascent: 820 ft
• Descent: 833 ft

My first run of the new year and a decent run it was.

A little pain from the blister (mole skin on it) and a little pain from the morton’s neuroma plus a little pain on the right foot from supporting the left.  The key word though is little and all in all things felt pretty good compared to the past couple weeks.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 01/02/2009
• Time: 07:54:00
• Total Time: 1:12:39.92
• Average Heart rate: 158
• Max Heart rate: 170
• Calories: 1224
• Distance: 8 miles
• Average Pace: 9:04.63/mile
• Max Pace: 8:06.49/mile
• Ascent: 664 ft
• Descent: 696 ft

Run yesterday, cross train on the bike today.

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 01/01/2009
• Time: 14:04:00
• Total Time: 00:53:04.00
• Average Heart rate: 137
• Max Heart rate: 158
• Calories: 546
• Distance: 10.55 miles
• Average Speed: 11.93 mph
• Max Speed: 24 mph
• Ascent: 650 ft
• Descent: 650 ft

6 uncomfortable miles, well maybe only about 4 1/2 were uncomfortable thanks to a large blister from Sunday’s long run.  Even the mole skin didnt help, but guess thats because I didnt pop the blister Sunday.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/31/2008
• Time: 06:35:00
• Total Time: 1:00:42.93
• Average Heart rate: 159
• Max Heart rate: 178
• Calories: 946
• Distance: 6.2 miles
• Average Pace: 9:47.28/mile
• Max Pace: 8:27.04/mile
• Ascent: 463 ft
• Descent: 491 ft

All in all it felt great to get back out for a long run.  Walked for all my water and gel intakes and a couple more in between, but kept a decent pace all things considered.  My quads are killing me, I feel some discomfort but tons better than how it felt after the half marathon back on the 13th.  If I can stay on a steady build, I should still be able to hit my goal come February 14th, we shall see.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/28/2008
• Time: 08:42:00
• Total Time: 2:28:42.00
• Average Heart rate: 163
• Max Heart rate: 177
• Calories: 2255
• Distance: 15 miles
• Average Pace: 9:55.04/mile
• Max Pace: 5:56.44/mile
• Ascent: 1,659 ft
• Descent: 1,671 ft

Ouch, I need a better seat on the bike if Im going to use it for cross training.  Great ride but my rear is killing me.

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 12/25/2008
• Time: 10:37:00
• Total Time: 1:13:52.74
• Average Heart rate: 151
• Max Heart rate: 168
• Calories: 949
• Distance: 15.63 miles
• Average Speed: 12.69 mph
• Max Speed: 25.2 mph
• Ascent: 735 ft
• Descent: 754 ft

An easy 3 miles to start the day with the doctor clearing me to start building miles back.  The morton’s neuroma pain is almost gone, now just need to figure out what I did to the right ankle area, probably from taking most the weight and compensating for the left foot pain.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/24/2008
• Time: 06:39:00
• Total Time: 00:32:00.00
• Average Heart rate: 161
• Calories: 502
• Distance: 3.12 miles
• Average Pace: 10:15.38/mile
• Max Pace: 9:40.65/mile

Another good morning of stretching.   Also another good doctor’s visit for my foot, electrical pulse/laser/sonic etc and hopefully back to running next week, but will wait for the clear from the doctor on Tuesday next week.  I do need to get on the bike since that is allowed but its been raining and while I will run in the rain, I will not bike in it.

Workout:

• Type: Flexibility
• Date: 12/18/2008
• Time: 06:45:00
• Total Time: 00:15:00.00
• Calories: 49

After taking several days off of everything, I got in my normal stretching routine this morning.  The funk should wear off, now knowing my foot does not have a stress-fracture but instead I have Morton’s Neuroma and a weak psoas muscle.  No running for a week (this sucks but I gotta listen to the doctor), but stretching and biking/cross-training are permitted.

Workout:

• Type: Flexibility
• Date: 12/17/2008
• Time: 06:30:00
• Total Time: 00:15:00.00
• Calories: 49