Ooops... have not been updating on a daily basis.
I REALLY pulled a muscle bad, last week, and have not done any running at all this week.
Thursday (Aug 24th)
8:15:00 started
8:24:17 1st mile (9:17) - stage2 breathing
8:33:17 2nd mile (9:00) - stage3 breathing
8:43:15 3rd mile (9:58) - walk/jog (mostly jog)
I forget how the temp/humidity was, but was feeling a bit of soreness in my right leg... somewhere in the back.. not at high as my calf.
Friday (Aug 25th)
9:25:00 started
9:34:25 1st mile (9:25) - stage2 breathing
9:46:37 2nd mile (12:12) - REALLY pulled a muscle bad about half way through this mile and had to actually limp back home the last half mile.
In fact, it has been so bad that I had a bit of trouble just walking on it over the weekend, and even today (Wednesday) I can still feel it enough to know trying to jog would be pointless.
I've been downing quite a bit more of my protein powder lately... I have a strong suspicion that I've not been feeding my muscles enough.... certainly doesn't seem like I've been getting the 180 grams of protein I need each day.
I've been away from my jogging more days than I thought... I am starting to think I should really get in to something new... aerobic.... to keep my breathing going, since that seems to be SO important for the jogging.
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
muscles
Felt pretty good today.
9:25:00 start
9:33:40 1st mile (8:40 wow!) - stage2 breathing (stage1 first 2 minutes)
9:43:22 2nd mile (9:42) - stage3 and stage2 breathing
9:53:27 3rd mile (10:05) - walk/jog combo
WeatherUnderground reports temp is 85F with 71% humidity, and yes... i could feel it today!
I am having some problems with one of the muscles below my calf muscle in the back of my right leg. I could feel a bit of soreness (pain) yesterday evening.. just walking on it, and this morning also. I could feel it a bit, but as you can see I did pretty well with the run anyway. I think it might have to with just the small amount I've been eating recently. I'm not TRYING to eat light, but just have not been very hungry. Anyway, I think it could be a lack of protein intake needed to replenish/rebuild the muscles due to all this jogging. After each run I DO take a 24 grams of protein with some whey protein powder mix.
As for the vinegar.... found a recipe for some cleansing thing that is suppose to help (maybe) with love handles, so I'll see what that does for me. 2 tbps apple cider vinegar, 2 tbps lemon juice, as much cayenne as you (I) can stand. Drank it in two gulps. "YUM"
9:25:00 start
9:33:40 1st mile (8:40 wow!) - stage2 breathing (stage1 first 2 minutes)
9:43:22 2nd mile (9:42) - stage3 and stage2 breathing
9:53:27 3rd mile (10:05) - walk/jog combo
WeatherUnderground reports temp is 85F with 71% humidity, and yes... i could feel it today!
I am having some problems with one of the muscles below my calf muscle in the back of my right leg. I could feel a bit of soreness (pain) yesterday evening.. just walking on it, and this morning also. I could feel it a bit, but as you can see I did pretty well with the run anyway. I think it might have to with just the small amount I've been eating recently. I'm not TRYING to eat light, but just have not been very hungry. Anyway, I think it could be a lack of protein intake needed to replenish/rebuild the muscles due to all this jogging. After each run I DO take a 24 grams of protein with some whey protein powder mix.
As for the vinegar.... found a recipe for some cleansing thing that is suppose to help (maybe) with love handles, so I'll see what that does for me. 2 tbps apple cider vinegar, 2 tbps lemon juice, as much cayenne as you (I) can stand. Drank it in two gulps. "YUM"
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV)
Today was indeed pretty good!
I got up a bit early, and got right to my run:
9:15:00 start
9:24:22 1st mile (9:22) - stage2 breathing
9:33:25 2nd mile (9:03) - stage2/3 breathing
9:43:18 3rd mile (9:53) - walk/jog (mostly jog)
I managed to get a handle on my breathing during that second mile a bit more. After the first 1/4 mile (uphill) I was able to slow my breathing back down to stage2 for 1/2 mile.. before the final 1/4 mile uphill again. I am starting to get the feeling that it my breathing needs to be in check before I will be able to run the entire third mile.
The temperature at this time of day was 85F... I didn't check the humidity, but it didn't seem too bad, which probably helped a bit also.
As a side note (for now), I've done a LOT of reading about the health benifits of apple cider vinegar (AVG) and am going to start trying to get about 1/4 - 1/2 cup a day (taken with water, salads, juice, etc). I'd suggest reading: Home Remedies To Lose Weight. It's mostly about weight loss, which I don't think I need, exept for these love handles I STILL have not shrunk after 2 months of running. Many other health benifits are listed too, and seems like something ELSE I should experiment with. :)
Anyway, it's suppse to work FAST, so if I see such results I might break the vinegar experiment off in to it's own topic.... we'll see.
I got up a bit early, and got right to my run:
9:15:00 start
9:24:22 1st mile (9:22) - stage2 breathing
9:33:25 2nd mile (9:03) - stage2/3 breathing
9:43:18 3rd mile (9:53) - walk/jog (mostly jog)
I managed to get a handle on my breathing during that second mile a bit more. After the first 1/4 mile (uphill) I was able to slow my breathing back down to stage2 for 1/2 mile.. before the final 1/4 mile uphill again. I am starting to get the feeling that it my breathing needs to be in check before I will be able to run the entire third mile.
The temperature at this time of day was 85F... I didn't check the humidity, but it didn't seem too bad, which probably helped a bit also.
As a side note (for now), I've done a LOT of reading about the health benifits of apple cider vinegar (AVG) and am going to start trying to get about 1/4 - 1/2 cup a day (taken with water, salads, juice, etc). I'd suggest reading: Home Remedies To Lose Weight. It's mostly about weight loss, which I don't think I need, exept for these love handles I STILL have not shrunk after 2 months of running. Many other health benifits are listed too, and seems like something ELSE I should experiment with. :)
Anyway, it's suppse to work FAST, so if I see such results I might break the vinegar experiment off in to it's own topic.... we'll see.
Monday, August 21, 2006
progress
Well, even though I DID wake up a bit earlier today, I still didn't get out to jog until 10:50. I think tomorrow I'll make it a point to get out before 8:30.
10:50:00 start
10:59:02 1st mile = 9:02 (all stage2 breathing)
11:08:03 2nd mile = 9:01 (all stage3 breathing)
11:18:35 3rd mile = 10:32 (walk/jog combo)
Looks like I finally made some good progress on the total time for all 3 miles! Legs didn't give me any trouble... it's that stupid out-of-breath thing. I'm gonna have to see if the time of day/temperature has something more to do with that.
The temp was about 97F during the time of my run, with 40% humidity (according to Weatherunderground - I think I should check my own reader).
10:50:00 start
10:59:02 1st mile = 9:02 (all stage2 breathing)
11:08:03 2nd mile = 9:01 (all stage3 breathing)
11:18:35 3rd mile = 10:32 (walk/jog combo)
Looks like I finally made some good progress on the total time for all 3 miles! Legs didn't give me any trouble... it's that stupid out-of-breath thing. I'm gonna have to see if the time of day/temperature has something more to do with that.
The temp was about 97F during the time of my run, with 40% humidity (according to Weatherunderground - I think I should check my own reader).
Friday, August 18, 2006
short week
This has been a light week. Only ran one other day... Monday, I think... and forgot to post about it. Several personal things happened this week, and took my attention... strange how we can be so easily sidetracked! The hardest part is being sure to keep with it.. hop back in the saddle and GO.
Anyway, let's get to the details of today:
10:36 start
10:45 first mile (9 min) - stage 2 breathing (L-R-L in / R-L-R out)
10:54 second mile (9 min) - stage 3 breathing (L-R in / L-R out)
11:06 third mile (12 min) - walk/jog combo (total = 3 miles and 30 minutes)
The temps have been over 100F most days for this week.
I think the main reason for mostly walking the 3rd mile is due to the heat, and possibly my small meals. I don't mean to "make excuses", but feel it's important to document possible causes. Ultimately I need to move past this 3-mile limit and start doing 4, 5, then 6 miles. It was really my breathing that was bothering me so much... not my legs... just couldn't catch my breath enough, and stopping for a bit seemed to take over.
Maybe this next week I should try doing my run a bit earlier... 7am.. I wonder how that would affect things. I also want to work on a 4-mile route, so I'm ready... maybe just force myself to take the next step.
We'll see more, next week!
Anyway, let's get to the details of today:
10:36 start
10:45 first mile (9 min) - stage 2 breathing (L-R-L in / R-L-R out)
10:54 second mile (9 min) - stage 3 breathing (L-R in / L-R out)
11:06 third mile (12 min) - walk/jog combo (total = 3 miles and 30 minutes)
The temps have been over 100F most days for this week.
I think the main reason for mostly walking the 3rd mile is due to the heat, and possibly my small meals. I don't mean to "make excuses", but feel it's important to document possible causes. Ultimately I need to move past this 3-mile limit and start doing 4, 5, then 6 miles. It was really my breathing that was bothering me so much... not my legs... just couldn't catch my breath enough, and stopping for a bit seemed to take over.
Maybe this next week I should try doing my run a bit earlier... 7am.. I wonder how that would affect things. I also want to work on a 4-mile route, so I'm ready... maybe just force myself to take the next step.
We'll see more, next week!
Thursday, August 10, 2006
late night run
Been a very busy boy lately. Up late, both waking and sleeping. Didn't get my run in until just after 9pm tonight, but let's see how it compares to the day time runs.
21:05:00 - start run
21:14:00 - first mile (9:00)
21:13:00 - second mile (9:00)
21:23:00 - third mile (10:00) - walk/jog combo (mostly jog)
As you can see, the pace for the first two miles was a bit faster. Actually, it FELT like I was doing the first mile even faster than that, but I guess the clock doesn't lie. I kept a "stage 2" breathing rhythm the entire first mile... if you remember, that is inhale on (Left-Right-Left) and exhale on (R-L-R).
The second mile was "stage 3" breathing (L-R-in and L-R-out) the whole mile. Even though it was a night time run, it seemed more draining than the night run I did several weeks ago.
The third mile was mostly running, but I did take 2 short breaks to help catch (slow down) my breathing. Muscles were a bit sore from yesterday's run too.
All in all it was a good 3 miles... in 28 minutes total. Pretty soon I'm going to have to come up with a good 4-mile course.
21:05:00 - start run
21:14:00 - first mile (9:00)
21:13:00 - second mile (9:00)
21:23:00 - third mile (10:00) - walk/jog combo (mostly jog)
As you can see, the pace for the first two miles was a bit faster. Actually, it FELT like I was doing the first mile even faster than that, but I guess the clock doesn't lie. I kept a "stage 2" breathing rhythm the entire first mile... if you remember, that is inhale on (Left-Right-Left) and exhale on (R-L-R).
The second mile was "stage 3" breathing (L-R-in and L-R-out) the whole mile. Even though it was a night time run, it seemed more draining than the night run I did several weeks ago.
The third mile was mostly running, but I did take 2 short breaks to help catch (slow down) my breathing. Muscles were a bit sore from yesterday's run too.
All in all it was a good 3 miles... in 28 minutes total. Pretty soon I'm going to have to come up with a good 4-mile course.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Rhythm
WOW! August the 9th already?
Yes, I've still been running... just about every weekday as normal. It's just that after my run I do a little more exercise, then shower, and then forget to blog about it. :(
Anyway, I DID start marking the time at the proper distances for each mile. This last week has been rather consistent. I don't remember all my exact times, but yesterday's were:
Today was almost the same...
I thought I'd post a little about my "rhythm" today. Our heart beats at a natural rhythm, and our breathing takes on a natural rhythm also, so it's not surprising that when we run our stride would take a natural pattern that fits our breathing.
My breathing has become very controlled over the last month, and so I'm going to refer to how I breathe in 3 different stages:
Stage 1 is when I first start out. The in-out of my breathing matches up with the exact time my left foot hits the pavement and is 4 steps in duration. So, when my left foot hits the road I start breathing in. I continue the "in" breath while the right, then left, then right foot hit. Then, with the next LEFT foot hit, I start the exhale, which continues for right-left-right again.
Stage 2 is little faster... and it is breathing in during LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT, then breathing out for RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT.
Stage 3 is as fast as I breathe during the tough uphill climbs, and it is breathing in for LEFT-RIGHT, then breathing out for LEFT-RIGHT.
Well, just one more interesting thing to keep note of. :)
Yes, I've still been running... just about every weekday as normal. It's just that after my run I do a little more exercise, then shower, and then forget to blog about it. :(
Anyway, I DID start marking the time at the proper distances for each mile. This last week has been rather consistent. I don't remember all my exact times, but yesterday's were:
- 10:22:00 started jog
- 10:31:30 first mile (9:30)
- 10:41:00 second mile (9:30)
- 10:52:00 third mile (11:00) (walk/jog combo)
Today was almost the same...
- 10:32:00 started jog
- 10:41:00 first mile (9:00)
- 10:50:30 second mile (9:30)
- 11:02:00 third mile (11:30) (walk/jog combo)
I thought I'd post a little about my "rhythm" today. Our heart beats at a natural rhythm, and our breathing takes on a natural rhythm also, so it's not surprising that when we run our stride would take a natural pattern that fits our breathing.
My breathing has become very controlled over the last month, and so I'm going to refer to how I breathe in 3 different stages:
Stage 1 is when I first start out. The in-out of my breathing matches up with the exact time my left foot hits the pavement and is 4 steps in duration. So, when my left foot hits the road I start breathing in. I continue the "in" breath while the right, then left, then right foot hit. Then, with the next LEFT foot hit, I start the exhale, which continues for right-left-right again.
Stage 2 is little faster... and it is breathing in during LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT, then breathing out for RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT.
Stage 3 is as fast as I breathe during the tough uphill climbs, and it is breathing in for LEFT-RIGHT, then breathing out for LEFT-RIGHT.
Well, just one more interesting thing to keep note of. :)
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