comeback!

My training plan I had made for January definitely did not go how I wanted it to.  With my sprained ankle after my first week, I spent the rest of the month staying off my feet.  I really wanted to make sure I wouldn't hurt when I got back to running.   

It was extremely upsetting to hurt myself, especially after my first week went so well.  I was up every morning running, I was hitting my paces that I wanted.  Then on my rest day I go for a hike, and roll my ankle.  Bah!

However, I am pleased to say that I ran today and it felt great!  I went easy for the the first mile, and built it up a little, then went a little hard for the last little bit of my run.  My knee was aching a little, but I think that has more to do with me walking on it funny for a little while.  I am definitely going to go slow, and ease back into my training.

My paces today:

Split	Time	Distance	Avg Pace
Summary	28:45.4	3.00	9:35
1	10:01.1	1.00	10:01
2	9:38.2	1.00	9:38
3	9:06.1	1.00	9:07

weekly recap - week 2

This is depressing.  I am still injured, hopefully I can get back to running next week.  Fingers crossed!

Monday:

• Injured - Rest

Tuesday:

• Injured - Rest

Wednesday:

• Injured - Rest

Thursday:

• Injured - Rest

Friday:

• Injured - But ankle feeling better, not as much swelling. 
• Walk up Diamond Head - almost 2 mile round trip

Saturday:

• A few core and arm exercises:
• 100 bicycle crunches
• 20 straight leg sit ups and twist
• 30 straight leg raises
• 30 straight leg jackknifes
• 30 bent leg jackknifes
• 30 tricep dips
• 15 push ups (modified, so I didn't rest on my foot)

Sunday:

• Ankle feeling pretty good!  Still a little sore near ankle bone, but walking pretty good!
• Approximately 1.5 mile walk with the dog and husband - nothing intense.

Weekly mileage: 0 miles.  Boo - that is upsetting!

frustration

Tomorrow will be a week since I last run.  It is so frustrating.  Just when I was starting off a new training plan and I was finished with week 2 of Kayla Itsines BBG, I go and hurt myself.

My ankle is feeling a little better, it still gets swollen as the day goes on.  Luckily I am not working right now so full rest is able to happen.  It only really hurts when I am sleeping and manage to tweak it some way.  I am thinking of giving myself full rest, and possible not running for another full week. But I haven't done anything for this time, a couple of very slow walks with the dog, but that is it.  Even if I am off my foot until the end of January/start of February I will still have two full months of training time - I can definitely run a half - and hopefully still get in under 2 hours.

The good news is that my husband has realized how crazy I get when I don't run.  He told me I should of had an injury sooner, then he would have been much more supportive with my running.  (But he is completely supportive, and even rides his bike with me when I have gone on 18 mile runs)

I've had plenty of time to google.  That's been the biggest problem.  Now I am doubting my training plan (Sorry, Hal!).  I'm sure my plan is fine, but I see so many good workouts, for spadework, tempo runs, hill repeats, that I want to do them all, but I can't see how to fit them in to my plan.  That leaves me with the question, do I skip the plan and focus on training how I want.  Or do I keep the plan for this time and see how my results are at the first half marathon, then make adjustments?  The dilemmas!

I think my goal is to focus on how I can work out my core and upper body without any pressure to my foot.  I don't think I even want to attempt a plank, maybe reliable old crunches.

Time to go and put my foot up and keep googling.

injured

Just as I was getting excited for my weekend runs I go ahead and hurt myself.

I went on a hike this afternoon, went for a little jog and just landed wrong.  My foot rolled in, and I heard a crack.  I was so upset.  My husband came up and saw me, and I leant on him for a little then walked back.  It started to feel better as I walked, but still a little sore.

Now I am at home, with it up, compressed and putting ice on and off.  Let's hope it just gets better.  I had a pace run for tomorrow and a 90 minute long run on Sunday.  I might skip those and try to get back into it next week.

Not the best way to start a training plan.  At least it is at the start, not close to the race.

The view from the hike