It's Thursday?!

I just checked my calendar and was surprised to find that today is Thursday. For some reason I thought it was earlier in the week. Not working really throws me off.

I've had all kinds of aches and pains in the past few years from running - piriformis syndrome, runner's knee, bursitis (which I thought was peroneal tendonitis or plantar fasciitis, although my left arch is starting to hurt, too), crazy hip flexor pains, pulled hammies, pulled groin, toe nail falling off, etc.

Yesterday, I was able to add to the list. Iliotibial band syndrome, IT band syndrome for short. Sigh. I got up in the morning, walked to the bathroom sink and felt this sharp stabbing pain just above and to the outside of my right knee. It was super painful and nothing like I had felt before. It went away, but every now and then yesterday it would return, while I was sitting, while I was walking, there wasn't a specific pattern. Wonderful.

This week is a cut back week in my training so I get an extra rest day this week, today. Hooray! I'm actually thinking of not doing my "long run" this Saturday, a cut back 6 miler, to let my IT band rest.

Oh, and our ac went out yesterday. It was 98 degrees in my town. Thank goodness a guy is coming today to take a look at it. The good thing about sitting in the heat was that it killed my appetite.

***Marathon training
06/20/11 - Monday
Plan: Weights and an easy 4.5 miles

.5 mile warm up

Wide grip pull ups on assist machine. 55 lbs. 2 x 12.
Tricep dips on assist machine. 55 lbs. 2 x 12.
Leg presses. Mid. High. Mid together. 20 lbs. 2 x 12 each position.
High mountain rows. 30 lbs. 2 x 15.
Single leg hamstring curls. 20 lbs. 2 x 12 each side.
Back rows. 45 lbs. 2 x 12.
Calf presses. 90 lbs. 2 x 15.
Shoulder/back cross pull. 2.5 lbs. 2 x 12.
Rotator cuff exercise. 2.5 lbs. 2 x 20 each side.
Ab/knee raise. Front, left, right. 2 x 12 each position.

4 miles
1-3 @ 5.3
3.0-3.5 @ 5.5
3.5-4.0 @ 5.7
4.0-4.5 @ 6.0

Little less than 45 minutes.

06/21/11 - Tuesday
Plan: 30 minutes cross-train

Tae Bo Amped
50 minutes

I haven't done Tae Bo in years. It was pretty fun. But I'm not sure if I'll be doing it again. It didn't seem like it worked me out hard enough.

That's right. Be afraid. Be very afraid. I do Tae Bo. And apparnetly I don't clean my room or mirror.


06/22/11 - Wednesday
Plan: Hard 4 miles and strides

Incline: 0.5

Mile 1: 5.7
Miles 2-4: 6.0

I didn't feel like dying during this run. It was hard, but okay from the start. Usually I start out feeling ready to give up in the first mile or two. This run today wasn't that bad.

Strides - 8.0 and 4.0 x 4. The 8.0 is starting to feel a little easy now, at least for the 30 seconds I'm doing them for. Maybe I'll up it a little next week.

Total run was about 4.75 miles in maybe 50 minutes. I don't remember anymore.