Monthly Archives: June 2006

The ankle burn

So on Monday I ran only 3 miles around my neighborhood. Mile 1 was OK, and at the end of the mile I stopped and stretched my legs while holding on to a stop sign. I was barely feeling the burn in my ankle. Then on mile 2 is began to burn more so again [...]

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No long run

To aid in my recovery I did not do a long run today. Ugh! I miss doing it.

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Second massage and a decision

Well I had my second message today and it was just as intense as the last one. Boy can she make me squirm. She worked my left calf and foot very well. She wants me to continue my stretching and return in two weeks. As part of our discussion the therapist suggested I greatly reduce [...]

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Zilker workout

Tuesday night’s class at Zilker park was more of the same, but I tried not to stress my ankle, yet afterwards I really felt it, and iced it at home which helped. I don’t know what I’m going to do. Maybe I should drop back to an easier class. This is really starting to get [...]

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Week 7, June 19 – June 25

Date: Monday, June 19, 2006; Workout: Easy 5 milesDate: Tuesday, June 20, 2006; Workout: Meet at RunTex Riverside @ 6:30 p.m.; 2 sets of 10 x 50 m downhill at Zilker soccer fields. 7 miles totalDate: Wednesday, June 21, 2006; Workout: Easy 6 mi or cross train (XT) 1 hr; XT=bicycle, weights, water running, elliptical [...]

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Trail race volunteer

I helped at a water station on Sunday morning for “The Belt” trail race. I didn’t run today.

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Progressive pace long run

This Saturday’s long run was to be progressive pace. That means that each mile is to be 15 seconds faster that the previous. It is to culminate in an all out mile preceeded by two miles at 10K pace. My 10K pace should be about 7:45 per mile based upon my MGP of 8:35 and [...]

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My first massage

I called Lisa S., the massage therapist, on Wednesday and she had an opening on Thursday at 11 AM. So I took off from work for a 30 minute appointment. She worked mostly on my ankle and lower leg muscles. She knew how to make me squirm. It wasn’t exactly painful, but I really felt [...]

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MGP speed work

This week we warmed-up 2 miles, then ran 3 miles at MGP, and then cooled down with 2 miles back. I was to run at 8:35/M pace. All this was done on the Town Lake trail. Stretching beforehand and the warm-up helped alleviate the burning sensation in my ankle. However, when I got done running [...]

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Week 6, June 12 – June 18

From Rogue RunningDate: Monday, June 12, 2006; Workout: Easy 5 milesDate: Tuesday, June 13, 2006; Workout: Meet at RunTex Riverside @ 6:30 p.m.; Trail fartlek @ 2 mile jog, 3 mile marathon pace, 2 mile jog. 7 miles totalDate: Wednesday, June 14, 2006; Workout: Easy 5 mi or cross train (XT) 1 hr; XT=bicycle, weights, [...]

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