Mark's Running Journal

Wed, Jan 07, 2009

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

3 miles on treadmill, 9:17/mi pace.

Tue, Jan 06, 2009

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

3 miles on treadmill, 9:02 pace. The toes are black and blue, and they do hurt, but I can still run on them.

Mon, Jan 05, 2009

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

2.5 miles, 10:00 pace. A bit of a hitch this morning. Leaving the dark bedroom I badly stubbed the second and third toes from the outside on my left foot. It is extremely painful and one of them is starting to go black. I hope I will be able to continue run on them. Note to self: put shoes on before walking through a dark room!

Sat, Jan 03, 2009

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

I woke up this morning with very stiff and sore legs from yesterdays uphill/downhill run. Am I out of shape or what? My calf is sore like the rest of the leg, only more so. I planned on doing 4-5 miles today, but the calf got more sore as I ran. Ended up doing 3.25 miles, 10:00/mi pace.

Fri, Jan 02, 2009

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Drove to the mouth of Monrovia Canyon and ran up 1.25 miles with Taylor, A'Lissa and Thatcher. Taylor and I just ran up and back, while A'Lissa and Thatcher ran back to the hotel. 9:07/mi pace for 2.46 miles.

Thu, Jan 01, 2009

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100

We are in Pasadena to see the Rose Parade. In the afternoon A'Lissa and I got out for a run. I did 3.36 miles on the streets of Monrovia at a 8:50 pace, while A'Lissa kept running. She discovered Monrovia Canyon, where we will probably run tomorrow.

Wed, Dec 31, 2008

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

2 miles on the treadmill, 10:00 minute pace.

Tue, Dec 30, 2008

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

2 miles at 10:00/mi.

Mon, Dec 29, 2008

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

2 miles, 10:00 pace.

Sat, Dec 27, 2008

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

2 miles, 10:00 pace.

Fri, Dec 26, 2008

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

I felt fine after my slightly longer, slightly faster run yesterday. That is, I felt fine right up until I stepped on the treadmill this evening. That was the first moment I felt a twinge of pain in my calf. It got worse as I ran, so I played it safe and quite after 1.65 miles. 10:00 pace.

Thu, Dec 25, 2008

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

I made it outside today for a very nice Christmas morning run. It was a bit windy, but otherwise very nice for a run. I picked up the pace a bit and no problem with the injuries. I'll start increasing the distance and pace next week. Oh, I also noticed that I am really out of shape! 2.58 miles, 8:43 pace.

Wed, Dec 24, 2008

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

2 miles, 9:13 pace. I haven't had any pain at all for the past several days. I'll continue with about 2 miles per day, and maybe bump it up a bit starting next week.

Tue, Dec 23, 2008

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

2.25 miles,10:00/mile pace.

Mon, Dec 22, 2008

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

I got a few days unplanned rest. I had to go to Denver for the day on Friday. I left the house at 5:15, so no run in the morning. Then, because of the weather in Salt Lake all the flights home were cancelled on Friday, so I had to spend the night. I didn't have any running gear with me, and when I got home late Saturday afternoon I had a date scheduled with BYU basketball and football. Anyway, back at it today. 2 miles, 9:30 pace.

Thu, Dec 18, 2008

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

2 miles on the treadmill, 10:00 pace. I'm flying to Denver tomorrow just for the day. I'll be leaving the house at 5:15 a.m., so I may try to get tomorrow's run in tonight.

Wed, Dec 17, 2008

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

2 miles on the treadmill, 10:00 pace.

Tue, Dec 16, 2008

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

2 miles on the treadmill, 10:00 pace.

Mon, Dec 15, 2008

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

I didn't run this morning because I slept in a bit after a bad night's sleep. Instead, I did 2 miles on the treadmill at night. 10:00 pace.

Sat, Dec 13, 2008

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

2 miles on the treadmill totally pain free. No calf pain, no hip pain. Yeah!

Fri, Dec 12, 2008

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

1 mile on the treadmill, followed by 20 minutes on the stair machine. The calf was acting up a bit today, so I cut the run short. More troubling, I'm starting to feel the hip a bit. I had stopped the hip exercises after doing them for the prescribed amount of time, but I think I'd better start them up again and keep doing them. It may seem odd for me to do the stair machine if my calf hurts, but it doesn't aggravate the calf at all if I keep my heel down.

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

2 miles on the treadmill followed by 10 minutes on the stair machine. By the end of the 2 miles I was starting to feel the calf a bit. I'll keep it to 2 miles or less for the time being.

Wed, Dec 10, 2008

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

I did 1.5 miles on the treadmill this morning, 10:00 pace, and there was not pain whatsoever. I couldn't feel it at all. After that, I did another 20 minutes on the stair machine, but near the end I could feel the calf ever so slightly. My plan is to gradually up the mileage over the next few weeks until I am running pain free about 5 miles per day, and then start mixing in some faster stuff.

Mon, Dec 08, 2008

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Back in the saddle today! I did 1 mile on the treadmill at a 10:00 pace. I felt it in the calf, but it didn't really hurt. I followed that up with 25 minutes on the stair machine.

Sun, Dec 07, 2008

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

I returned last night from Footlocker West. I had planned on jogging the course with the team on Friday, but I decided not to do so. I can still feel the calf, and I am determined to not get injured again, so I decided it was best to hold off. I'll start on Monday, and take it nice and slow, very gradually adding speed and distance.

BTW, Shalaya qualified for Nationals by finishing 7th! And Danielle also is a finalist, finishing 3rd!