Wacky Wednesday
August 25 2004
Time: 6:30
Place Running room Outremont
No. of people 18 (half and full group)
Weather 20-25 degree
humidity 7/10
How I felt before: Good, legs slightly sore from ankle weight training the day before
Run buddy. Several
Distance 3km to Kent park 400m track. Line work out for 3 laps. Then ran two laps with Samir 1 fast 1 slow. Final 3 man 400m relay
My team won!
Really humid. Sucking down the gatorade like no there was no tomorrow.
3km back was uneventful.
Pain on my interior shin when I woke up this morning. This pain has been nagging me in the
past several week. My plantar fasciaitis in my left foot has been painful when I wake up at times. I'm not sure if I need to change shoes or not (not a new pair of the same model but a different shoe all together). Too late to start experimenting.
http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/front/lowerleg/stressfracture.htm
I'm hoping that more strength training will reduce the chances of serious injury.
Time: 6:30
Place Running room Outremont
No. of people 18 (half and full group)
Weather 20-25 degree
humidity 7/10
How I felt before: Good, legs slightly sore from ankle weight training the day before
Run buddy. Several
Distance 3km to Kent park 400m track. Line work out for 3 laps. Then ran two laps with Samir 1 fast 1 slow. Final 3 man 400m relay
My team won!
Really humid. Sucking down the gatorade like no there was no tomorrow.
3km back was uneventful.
Pain on my interior shin when I woke up this morning. This pain has been nagging me in the
past several week. My plantar fasciaitis in my left foot has been painful when I wake up at times. I'm not sure if I need to change shoes or not (not a new pair of the same model but a different shoe all together). Too late to start experimenting.
http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/front/lowerleg/stressfracture.htm
I'm hoping that more strength training will reduce the chances of serious injury.
posted by Turtleboy at 3:55 PM
4 Comments:
Hi,
I used to run a lot more often than I do now... But would like to get back into running regularly, maybe for next season. I read in a previous post that you use ankle weights while running... How does that help? Does it change your running form?
yc
Hi YC,
Good to have new member on board.
What I was trying to accomplish with the ankle weights is to develop the strength in my hams. I run using the pose method by Dr. Romanov www.posetech.com He's featured in this month's issue of Runners' World
I've been running quite frequently so my base is prettty solid. I would not suggest using ankle weights as a means of developing your base. I use it to get used the the feeling of running in the third hour. When your legs feel heavy and wobbily, you're not going very fast yet you feel the effort and your heart rate is up.
Anyone can run when they are full of energy and there legs are fresh. For myself, I need to get used to running in less than ideal conditions. Those ankles only 2.5 each, simluate difficulty very well.
In terms of running form it will affect it as your turnover will drop. This will force you to slow down. Focusing on form is a way of dealing with the hindrance of the weights.
A tertiary benefit is that it feels like hill training.
However with the Montreal half in a week and a half and the Scotia half in 4 weeks, I'll be using ankle weights less and less and focusing more on putting miles in the bank (base run) that I know I will withdrawl on race day.
Ankle weights are complimentary to other strength exercises I follow. What type of distances were you thinking of getting back into?
Bonky
Hi Bonky,
I was thinking of training for 5k... I used to do some 10k's and half but I'd like to concentrate on shorter distances... I generally don't have the patience or the mind for longer distances... I ran the 1000 Island half in Ontario and an 8-miler uphill race at Whiteface Mountain, NY which was pretty fun. I do have shin problems (I have compartment syndrome and I'm supposed to have surgery but of course I haven't) and it's been sort of hard getting back...
I used to run up at summit circle on sunday mornings and on tuesdays at the McGill track, but now it seems so far away and I feel so out of shape and old at 27 years old!!
How do you run with a stress fracture? Are you running the half in montreal?
yc
Hi YC,
I'm running despite my injury cuz I want to be prepared for the Toronto Int'l this October. I'll be running the half in Mtl (Sept 12) and two weeks later in Toronto (Scotia half) with Turtleboy and several others.
The pain is sporadic but intense. I'm definitely going to rest up following the marathon in Toronto and regroup over the winter. By that, I mean focus more on technique and strength training for my legs.
My ulimate goal would be to run Boston. Okay, okay, that's just wishful thinking but it doesn't stop me from trying.
Are you based in Mtl? It would always nice to have an extra running buddy.
Hmm.. 5km eh? I can definitely see lots of strength training involved. I'm sure ankle weights would go a long way in developing your hamstrings.
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