Marathon Training

  • Injuries,  Marathon Training,  Running

    Foot Update

    Yesterday I finally went to the foot doctor to get my foot checked out. I was right, it is a bad case of PF! The doctor fit me for a different type of orthotics than the ones I had been wearing to see if they help. In the meantime he gave me an air brace to wear during the day to help take pressure off my heel and relieve the pain. Day 2 of wearing it and its working great! My foot was feeling so great I decided to go for an easy run last night of two miles…and had pretty much zero foot pain during my run. The weather…

  • Fitness,  Injuries,  Marathon Training

    Weekly Workout Schedule – 3.25.13

    Last week’s workout schedule Monday – Rest complete Tuesday – Hot Flow Yoga complete Wednesday – Spinning complete Thursday – Spinning and/or Power Yoga actual: 2 mi run + 30 min strength Friday – TBD actual: rest Saturday – TBD actual: girlnetic fitness kickoff Sunday – Long Run or Spinning actual: 7 mi run + 30 min bike total running mileage – 9 mi After a pain free run on Thursday (2 miles!), I attempted a long run this weekend on the treadmill. My goal was to try to run 10 miles unless my foot started hurting too bad. I made it to 7 and then my foot started acting…

  • Fitness,  Injuries,  Marathon Training

    Weekly Workout Schedule – 3.18.13

    Last week’s schedule Monday – Rest Tuesday – 4 mi + hot yoga actual: hot flow yoga Wednesday – 7 mi complete Thursday – 4 mi actual: rest Friday – Rest actual: gentle yoga Saturday – 15 mi actual: 90 minutes of cycling Sunday – Strength actual: 45 minute spin + 20 min strength: shoulders/abs Total Running Miles – 7 This is depressing. As I mentioned earlier, I had to skip my long run this weekend due to my PF…seeing only seven miles total for the week is messing with my head. I spent a lot of time on the bike this weekend though. Saturday I got locked out of…

  • Fitness,  Injuries,  Marathon Training

    On Skipping a Long Run

    Well, it looks like my Plantar Fasciitis is back to haunt me! I mentioned earlier that my foot was sore after my long run on Saturday…well, that was an understatement. I just didn’t want to admit how bad it was. Stupidly, I ran the Shamrock Run on the sore foot and it throbbed for days after. I iced it, stretched, and rested for three more days, thinking on Wednesday I could go out for my 7 miles. Well, the run went fine! But by the end I was hurting–the last mile especially. It was throbbing even when I wasn’t standing on it–but putting weight on it hurt, a lot. This…

  • Fitness,  Marathon Training

    Weekly Workout Schedule – 3.11.13

    Last week’s schedule Monday – Rest complete Tuesday – 3 mi + hot yoga actual: 4 mi Wednesday – 7 mi complete Thursday – 3 mi actual: rest Friday – Rest actual: 75 min hot yoga flow “Sweat, Flow & Let Go” Saturday – 14 mi complete Sunday – Shamrock Run (2 mi) actual: 50 min of Jillian Michaels Strength Workout + 2 mi Shamrock Run (more on that later) Total Mileage – 27 Saturday morning, after the Carbo-Loading Pasta Party, I had 14 miles to run for marathon training. I ended up running down to the Coring Preserve to meet some ladies for the Nike Women’s Virtual 10K. The…