Monthly Archives: November 2016

Just Gentle Recovery

Training

November 4th ,  Friday

Wait for the late riff!

https://youtu.be/KJzvkHtfBfM

Going easy on a sore body…

The body has been feeling sore and achy the last two days. My explanation is that it is the result of  3 of 4 previous days  of work at an upgraded level of intensity.  (11.5 miles on the bike Sunday;   80  minutes of hard work on Tuesday ;  first 2.5 mile jog on Wednesday )

  Even had a 3 hour nap yesterday afternoon, first time in years!

So, after a mile walk and jog his morning, I went to the clubhouse this evening to try to jump-start my body.  I moved a few light weights, committed some lame core work, scampered to the pool for a labored 15 minute swim  and retired to the reverie of the hot whirlpool.

Tomorrow will be another day!    STRONGER!

Stats – Stable

 

 

Maybe a little too much

Training

November 2nd ,  Wednesday,  Late nite

Trying to stay in control  –  ” Discretion is the better part of valor.”

Today at the Liberty cross-country practice I ran 2 miles on the track. That is the furthest I’ve tried to run  since I injured my Achilles  tendon. I did an extensive warm-up of walking, very slow jogging and leg drills. My original intention was to run 1 mile, but my injury started to feel better. At around the one-mile mark I was in that sweet spot where it stops hurting for a while, and so I decided to continue. There is always that danger when you are in that sweet  spot of no pain  you will overdo it and  cause damage that will set back recovery.  I hope I did not do that today. When I finished I felt a kind of throbbing in the tendon. That quickly disappeared, and it has not hurt since. I have stopped using ice after I run because I’m not convinced of its effectiveness. So I have been massaging and doing some serious rolling with the foam roller on my calf muscles.

No stats today