It's official. I can run again! Today was a 90 min ride /30 min run brick, complete with zero IT band pain. Just call me Cagney, or Lacey, hell, call me Ursula for all I care --I figured it out and it was the swimming. After another few days off the chlorine, my less green hair and I will ease back in to the pool and maybe work back up to three days a week. I am not a six swims a week kind of girl. Lesson learned.
I took this picture of me on my run today:
Unfortunately it seems that residual fitness can only take a girl so far. Especially a girl who smartly decided to time a training hiatus to match up with a chocolate bender. I ran 4+ miles at tempo pace - which is funny, really, because my heart rate was 180+ (5k pace!) while my legs were at marathon pace. There was nothing tempo about it. I finished looking like someone who fell asleep on the beach her first day in wah-kee-keee.. beet red. I think the last time I was this out of shape Henry was a newborn and I was about to outweigh the hub.
So ummm, I have a nice low starting point.. I'm just happy to be started.
And I am so honored that on this run you thought about my boobs! Your plan wins sister and I am THRILLED YOU ARE RUNNING!!!!
ReplyDeletefrom the pictures of you I highly highly highly doubt you outweigh anything!
:-) Mary!
Welcome back to running!!! It's so cool to start again huh? Nice pictures from Kauai too.
ReplyDeletefitness always wins... always... you will only feel slothly for a few days. That's it. Oh, I saw a few cats in the area, SCAREDY CATS running because they hear you are back on the Kona build...
ReplyDeleteWATCH OUT IM KONA... The Ross is loose!
And about the weight... let's not get started... YOU ARE one HOT momma!
What the.......????? ...doubtful your run was that bad....and remember, sometimes the best part about DOING a run is FINISHING the run....you always feel better:)
ReplyDelete1) big congratulations on getting back in the game. the game missed you.
ReplyDeleteand swimming is overrated. i'm convinced that unless you swam over one kajillamillion yards before you hit puberty, you're screwed no matter how much you swim now. and i'm cool with that :)...it's like how kids can learn foreign languages fluently, but adults can't so much
2) bree's comment on the CATS is awesome. and true i'm sure!
3)i need to go back to 3rd grade. had no idea that goofy hair monster was a sloth.
4) on the "chocolate bender" comment....my 6 month frozen yogurt and peanut butter/chocolate bender got me an extra 5 pounds. i'm officialy on day 3 of a "no sugar" (or artificial sweeteners) plan until vineman. i HATE it.
see, james had me convinced that i train enough that i can eat what i want.
he was wrong. experiment failed.
Your run fitness will bounce back before you know it! Cheers to running again!
ReplyDeleteYaay!!!
ReplyDeleteSuch awesome news :)
Great news, RR! And, I agree...just in a bit you will be bounding all over Hawaii again. It is just NICE to see your BRICK on your schedule now, I am sure! Happy running again!! :) Jen H.
ReplyDeleteYour time in Kauai must have done you a world of good. Glad you are ready to take on the world again.
ReplyDeleteI knew you couldn't trust the swimming...knew it.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are back!
Yay! Great news! That sloth seems so... content. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats are being back and glad you unlocked the mystery of your IT band pain. Your hub must be incredibly smaller than he appears in pictures for you to even come close to outweighing him.
ReplyDeleteSuch great news about being pain free Rachel!!! I agree with Elizabeth - swimming is not to be trusted and from now on every time something hurts...swimming is the prime culprit! Happy running!
ReplyDeleteYey, Rachel! I too am doing well w/ no IT pain, but our hill repeats are putting different kinds of strain on my knees. It sucks getting old. You are nothing like that sloth, I'm sure. I hear you on that outweighing the husband thing--at 40 wks with Joey I weighed like 15lbs more than him. ACK!
ReplyDeleteWonderful news, so glad you are back on the roads.
ReplyDeleteAs for the sloth, I think I would pee my pants if I saw one just hanging out...it would be very out of place in Michigan;)
Great news! Ease back in and listen to your body, you'll be back in no time!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on being able to run again pain-free! And that is a really funny picture - but what is the sloth doing in the middle of the road?
ReplyDeleteAwesome!!!! That pic is too funny...those nails are scaring me!!
ReplyDeleteBefore you know it, you'll be faster than ever...
One step after another - I'm cheering for ya! :)
That pic is creeeeepy. Going to have to try to get that out of my mind.
ReplyDeleteyay!!!! You can run. Take it slow. But I'm sure your ready to just get back to something!!
ReplyDeleteLove the pics from your trip! Beautiful.
Love the pic ;-) Give it a week or so and you will feel more like yourself.
ReplyDeleteI TOTALLY feel your pain. I took 5 weeks off due to injury and it is SOOOO painful to run (emotionally, not physically)...
ReplyDeleteGlad you're back!
Jodi
boo for swimming and yay for running...i can't wait to get back to altitude and start dragging my ice cream eating a$$ around(not). i may need to channel that picture!
ReplyDeleteGlad you're back at it beeatch! You've hung in there and have a whole new appreciation for your health and compassion for injuries... I'm THRILLED for you!
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing worse than not being able to run so I'm glad to hear you are back at it! However, I must admit I'm dissappointed that swimming was found to be the culprit as I was hoping to be able to swap stories about getting fast in the water. Ah well... I guess we'll just have to stick to running ;)
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