+12 this past friday.
trying to get some in today. I took a late train so I didn't have time to get my 5er in before work.
looking for a midday run.... will post later today also
+2.25 on Saturday, elliptical
+4.2 Sunday, park. Short on time and not feeling great - again, I asked myself when 4 miles became a slightly disappointing number!
SM177: did your dad run Around the Bay; that is an amazing time especially considering the weather I live in Burlington, the race goes right by my house.
Jackie - Yup that's the one he did! The weather was terrible, even the 1st place guy finished around 1:40 and the course record was 1:33, overall I could tell no one was pleased with their time. My dad was aiming for 2 hours even but he knew almost immediately it wasn't gonna happen. Now that I run I realize how fast he is and it seems like I have a looong way to go. Have you ever done that race? I might do it next year although I found Hamilton to be a pretty ugly town (I had never been there before), but my dad said the route had nicer areas.
Hip (joint?, front, outside) hurts when I reach that leg forward. One side only, and usually only after I've been going for a mile or so. Happens on different surfaces (street/trail). Shoes are new/good. No pain in butt or knee. I'm a neutral runner who uses OTC orthotics for arch support, more a toe-striker than heel striker.
Thanks.
Last edited by MariaMaria; 03-31-2009 at 04:35 PM.
6 on Sunday, 5 today. I've finished March at 203.5 miles, which is behind the "on pace" total for 1000 this year, but now that the sun is up early and weather has turned warm I will be up for much, much more running.
SM177: the conditions were horrible, I felt bad for all the runners who had set goals. I think the conditions made it unsafe for most people to set a PR this year. I've never run the race; I'm thinking about next year as well. I just moved to Burlington this month as far as I've seen, Hamilton is a bit of a rough town.
Maria - I'm really not sure. Do you use orthotics on both sides? I get weird pain when I had a splint sort of thing on only one ankle. Other than that maybe rest/ask a doctor. Sorry I wish I had more insight
Jackie - I've never been to Burlington either, I tend to stay in my downtown bubble since neither me or my dad drive. I haven't really seen much of the GTA at all (I've been living here nearly 4 years now). Are you a nurse? I'm gonna be working full time once school is done and I stand/walk all day at my job and I was wondering if this would affect my running. I should probably clarify that I'm asking because if you're a nurse I assume you stand/move all day.
SM-Thanks for the thoughts. I'm in orthotics on both sides--actually the side with the hip is the less orthotic-needing leg/foot overall. Now I'm wondering whether it's time to replace the orthotics, though; I've been noting the hip for around a month in my run notes. And then OTOH, before the hip started I've got something about maybe dinging that knee or groin (and how could I mistake the two? really, WTF?) at the end of a long run which was a rare downhill-when-tired day for me. (That's just the way my neighborhood is laid out-- most of my downs are mid-run.) And then it seems like a not-a-big-deal knee or groin that went away by the next day and wasn't enough to make me stop even when it happened shouldn't cause a month of hip stuff.
SM177: I like your new avatar; thats a nice outfit. I am a nurse but not the hospital kind. I don't really work in a nursing capacity I coordinate clinical trials so mostly sitting in an office staring at a computer all day. When I did work as a nurse I mostly worked home care so I was always on the go but there were drive thrus to tempt me all the time. I find it easier to resist the treats my coworkers bring in.
I wish I had more insight
