Monday, January 21, 2013

Operation Lean Out Wk#7

This week's breakdown:

Jan. 14 - Coaching class did some light weights and biked while everyone did a 1-mile time trial.
Jan. 15 - Track 2.5 miles (workout includes 4 sets of 300, 200, 400 runs with very little rest in between)
Jan. 16 - 3.14 mile walk/run shins were on fire from track
Jan. 17 - Off
Jan. 18 - .25 mile w/u then did weights and stretching
Jan. 19 - 5 mile run
Jan. 20 -Off


Couple of things were great this week and then a few things are pissing me off. Here is a list for this week:

Pissing me off:
  • my shins are SUPER sore!
  • my hand still hurts from my fall while roller skating. Err!
Making me happy:
  • I bought a new pair of shoes!! Yay. I really, really needed those. I ended up buying the Brooks Cadence, which I have been drooling over for some time. I got them at The Running Center, near my casa. They gave me a great deal. 30 % off. I can not complain. 
  • I ran a 38 second 200. I know that may not be a huge deal to some fasties out there, but this is huge for me. I am realizing I have potential to run fast on the short runs. I can't keep it up on the long one's at least not yet. Happy for some improvements!
  • I ran 5-miles this week. Longest run since March, maybe?! Another reason to smile. 
On an unrelated note, some changes are going on in my personal life that had me on the "posting lite" schedule. I apologize that I didn't post for Spanish Speaking Saturday this weekend either. I didn't have time to get around to it. Had a great post too. 
I expect things to go back to normal soon and once they do, I have some great posts coming your way including - What's keeping me organized in 2013, Nike plus watch review, and some goodie food recipes I have been hoarding. :)

Hope everyone has a fabulous week!

5 comments:

  1. Good luck with everything! Great job with the workouts and keeping track of them.

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    1. Thanks. And mucho thanks for visiting my blog. :-)

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  2. Awesome time at the track miss! Getting faster :) My shins used to get sore because I was wearing the wrong shoe. Ever since I bought the right pair - shin pain has never cropped back up thankfully!

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    1. Thanks! I have tried all sorts of shoes. Support, no support, minimalist it happens in all of them. I think I lean a bit forward and maybe is putting more strain on my shins. I have to fix that.

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  3. Nice Job Jessica on the workouts. You are doing great. Just a little hint, shin splints are actually not caused by pressure on the shins per say. It is actually caused by tight calves. Leaning forward from your ankles is a natural position for the body, so do not worry about that. I would spend some time rolling your calves, and doing heel walks. Let me know if I can help. I hope everything else in your life is ok.

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