Just Another Friday in Wasaga

Three times out in one week!  Today was a quickie at the Y - I got my 3/4 of a mile of running in and lifted a few hundred pounds.  I had a bit of a break through with my running in that short jaunt.  I have always landed on the ball of my foot when running, and I have been told that heel first is the way most people run.  Today I tried to land more on my heels; it was awkward at first but I found that it wasn't all that bad once I got into a rhythm.  I'll have to see if there is any difference in the pain in  my hip.  There seems to be some dissension about which is the better method, so I will try go with whatever works.  I also managed to get in a bit of a bike this afternoon too.  It was nice to tour around the parks but the wind made it a good workout too.  My new helmet is awesome - I barely noticed I was wearing it.  As much as I am attached to my trusty old bike, I think I'm going to have to start looking for a new one that doesn't tend to veer erratically.  I suppose i should have bought a lottery ticket tonight!

Back on the Treadmill :)

It’s been too long since my last post. I did get out on my good old bike and pulled off 30 kilometers in 75 minutes my first time out. It was amazing. After that, I just got too busy to fit in the gym or biking. It may sound like a cop out, but I’ve been doing a lot of 12 – 16 hour days mixed in with some slightly shorter days. It’s hard to find the time to sneak in a workout. After almost two months, I managed to make it to the Y on Saturday. I wasn’t sure how I would make out with my hip – I vowed to take it easy. Making sure to warm up and stretch, I pulled of a ¾ mile run and followed it up with 20 min of biking. At this point I was thinking that the break hadn’t had much of a negative effect on my progress, but when I hit the weights, I definitely noticed a difference. I don’t really like doing the weights and I only do them because I know that my arms don’t get much of a workout otherwise. The next day I could feel it in my hip a bit, but I was quite happy with the outcome. Monday was true to form, and by noon, I really needed to work out some stress. I repeated my Saturday performance with a little bit more effort this time. I felt pretty good the next day, and my hip was only protesting a little bit (it didn’t help that I wore 3 inch heels on Monday as well). I can still feel my hip today, but it’s barely noticeable. I think I will try to run again tomorrow to see if the pain increases. I have no issues with turning to cycling for a while, I just wish there was a little less wind. My goal of running 3 miles by June first is all but shot now, but once I get a feel for my hip, I will be setting a new date for my 3 mile mark.