I have officially signed up for the Kaveri Trail - Half Marathon to be held on 15th September 2013 at a very scenic location near Bangalore. It is known to be one of the finest trail races in this part of the world :) Anyone wants to run this as well? The registrations are fast closing!
I have been on a 13 week modified version of the Hal Higdon plan in preparation for the race. It requires 6 days of exercise and 1 day rest in a week. It also calls for atleast 3 running days - of which lately I have run only 2 a week. One is to be a long run, which I do on Sundays when other people want to kind of just chill out!!!
Week 8 - the workouts:
Only 5 weeks left!
I have been on a 13 week modified version of the Hal Higdon plan in preparation for the race. It requires 6 days of exercise and 1 day rest in a week. It also calls for atleast 3 running days - of which lately I have run only 2 a week. One is to be a long run, which I do on Sundays when other people want to kind of just chill out!!!
Week 8 - the workouts:
- I exercised 6 out of 7 days - 3 days of carido ( 2 days running) and 3 days strength
- The weekday run - a 7.2 km run - I was feeling pretty good!
- The long run on Sunday a planned 13k was ruined by a very very painful metatarsal toe joint on the left foot. I still ran about 12k before the pain got unbearable.
- I did 3 strength workouts including - JM's No More Trouble Zone, Yoga Melt Down and Level 2 of the 30 day shred
- I am feeling really strong muscles
- Even though I have not been able to run as frequently as before, I continued to eat slightly higher carb food - adding a cup of rice at lunch (sometimes even 2) and an added roti at dinner
- Another reason I continued to eat like that is because of some stomach issues which I was having
- There were also meals outside and ice cream in addition to some unnecessary chocolate - totally avoidable!
- I have been weighing in around 77 kg - that means a gain of atleast 2 kg
- More eating + more strength training + lesser running = weight gain! Boo!
- Higher the weight = Slower running! Double boo!
- Knee pain has been kept fairly at bay thanks to proper stretching
- The new kid on the block is the pain below the toe :) and I am yet to see the doctor
Only 5 weeks left!
Go see a doctor asap. You can never be too careful. As for the walk,congo. I have signed up for a 5k walk too,all inspired by you walkers. Mine is virtual though. Great. And the weight must be all muscles? That is great.
ReplyDeleteI did not say that!!! I have no clue if its fat or muscle...but I am feeling strong overall.. I do want to lose it though!
DeleteGood luck on the 5k :)
Get well soon Sugar; consult a doc. With Kaveri Half Marathon officialy on paper, get it fixed as soon as possible :-)
ReplyDeleteHey where are you? No blog post since 14 August.. that's quite unusual.. Hope you're doing fine..
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