I think i had said i'd planned on running 1.06 miles on Saturday....well, i blew that goal away!!!! i mean, really, i ran about 50% more than i'd anticipated. super duper!! except that, i only ran 1.6 miles, not like it was 20 miles or anything. but still. 1.6 miles and it felt relatively good.
i (somehow) managed to wake up at 5:30 and met the team for the 6am run. My San Diego teammate, chica who helped me through miles 10-12 of the marathon, and all-around cool gal Courtney showed up and i was so excited to see her and run with her once again. it was a scheduled 16 miles for everyone else...1.06 for me :)
"Katie, you're limping."
"Huh? no. no i'm not." but yes, i actually was. and i didn't even notice it. i mean, my leg didn't hurt or anything, i think my body was just a little off-kilter.
So i continued my slightly limping run with her, catching up on the latest happenins', meeting other familiar faces who were coming in to finish their first 8 (it feels REALLY great to be running along and have all these people shout "yeah, Katie!!" when they realize you're back out on the morning runs) and then i said 'adios, keep it up' a little past mile 1 and headed back to where we'd started.
sticky, icky.
i know you've read other blogs describing the insane temperatures and humidity, so i won't even talk about that since running less than 2 miles in it is nothing compared to 8 or 16 or even training for the Ironman (way to go Kevin). but, i don't usually sweat much and by the time i'd stopped at 1.6 and started walking the rest of the way, i was soppy. (i think that's a word)
and yes, it is 1.6, not 1.5. because at this point in my recovery, every single tenth of a mile counts. it might've even been 1.64..... overall, i felt great while running. my knee just hurt once i started walking and got back to the car. it was still a little stiff the rest of the day.
so this week, Mr. Two Miles is my new prey.
Monday, July 31, 2006
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
i ran.
i am RUN RUN kitkat again (well, kinda.)
what do you want to hear first..... good news or bad news? normally, i like to hear the bad news first, but it's easier to tell my story with good news first.
GOOD NEWS: monday night, i was feeling very antsy to get outside and run, so i went to the gym first and biked, came home and strapped on my Forerunner.
it still read 6:04:29....25.4 mi.....3640 calories. and i smiled as i thought about how my Forerunner must've given up during the marathon before i even did.
i started walking to go pick up the dog and as i came to the top of the hill at 75th & Mission, i decided that i might as well start running on the downhill.
ok, here we go....... this is it......omg, i'm running!!!!!
i was worried about my leg hurting, but as i kept running, it felt great. and it was kinda weird, because the last time i ran i was in such severe pain, and now running without pain felt very odd to me. i was expecting the pain to come shooting through my shin, but it didn't. so i kept running. and smiling. and i remembered how much i love running.
i had planned on running about 1/2 mile and then walking the rest of the way just to be cautious and not reinjure something. but as i jogged along down a tree covered street, i looked around and enjoyed what was happening, so i kept jogging. i was all smiles, all "look at me, i'm running!!" and as i got to my cousin's house, i looked at my distance and it was 0.85 so i figured i might as well keep going to a mile.
1 mile. 10:12. boo-yah. nicely done, katie.
BAD NEWS: softball game tuesday night. let's see how this goes.
i hit a long one to the outfield and as i was running to third base, i realized that i'd have to slide or else be out. so i slid.......and was called out anyway. but i didn't care, i got an RBI and i actually RAN the bases.
yeah, ok, so maybe i like to think that i can now run as fast as i did pre-injury. this apparently is not the case.
but i felt fine. it was playing second base that really made me second guess my decision to play. and it wasn't even my shin that was hurting. the problems i had with my knee before the marathon resurfaced with the sudden movements of chasing grounders.
ahhahaha, i say 'chasing grounders' like i was able to stop them and make a good play, but truth is, they either went right between my legs or flew by me. needless to say, i did not have a good game in the field. i was hesitant to make any sudden movements and risk hurting my knee more.
i'm not sure what is wrong with the knee, it's a dull pain in the back of my knee, like the tendonitis i had at the first part of the marathon. i've iced, i've ibuprofened and it still throbs. so we'll see what happens, we have another game tonight and i've nominated myself to be designated hitter or just keep the bench warm. and i think i'll not run until saturday morning when i (try to) get up early and meet at 6 a.m. for the TNT run. It's a scheduled 16 miler, but i'm planning on a 1.06 miler.
Good News is i can run now and my shin doesn't hurt. Bad News is my knee does.
what do you want to hear first..... good news or bad news? normally, i like to hear the bad news first, but it's easier to tell my story with good news first.
GOOD NEWS: monday night, i was feeling very antsy to get outside and run, so i went to the gym first and biked, came home and strapped on my Forerunner.
it still read 6:04:29....25.4 mi.....3640 calories. and i smiled as i thought about how my Forerunner must've given up during the marathon before i even did.
i started walking to go pick up the dog and as i came to the top of the hill at 75th & Mission, i decided that i might as well start running on the downhill.
ok, here we go....... this is it......omg, i'm running!!!!!
i was worried about my leg hurting, but as i kept running, it felt great. and it was kinda weird, because the last time i ran i was in such severe pain, and now running without pain felt very odd to me. i was expecting the pain to come shooting through my shin, but it didn't. so i kept running. and smiling. and i remembered how much i love running.
i had planned on running about 1/2 mile and then walking the rest of the way just to be cautious and not reinjure something. but as i jogged along down a tree covered street, i looked around and enjoyed what was happening, so i kept jogging. i was all smiles, all "look at me, i'm running!!" and as i got to my cousin's house, i looked at my distance and it was 0.85 so i figured i might as well keep going to a mile.
1 mile. 10:12. boo-yah. nicely done, katie.
BAD NEWS: softball game tuesday night. let's see how this goes.
i hit a long one to the outfield and as i was running to third base, i realized that i'd have to slide or else be out. so i slid.......and was called out anyway. but i didn't care, i got an RBI and i actually RAN the bases.
yeah, ok, so maybe i like to think that i can now run as fast as i did pre-injury. this apparently is not the case.
but i felt fine. it was playing second base that really made me second guess my decision to play. and it wasn't even my shin that was hurting. the problems i had with my knee before the marathon resurfaced with the sudden movements of chasing grounders.
ahhahaha, i say 'chasing grounders' like i was able to stop them and make a good play, but truth is, they either went right between my legs or flew by me. needless to say, i did not have a good game in the field. i was hesitant to make any sudden movements and risk hurting my knee more.
i'm not sure what is wrong with the knee, it's a dull pain in the back of my knee, like the tendonitis i had at the first part of the marathon. i've iced, i've ibuprofened and it still throbs. so we'll see what happens, we have another game tonight and i've nominated myself to be designated hitter or just keep the bench warm. and i think i'll not run until saturday morning when i (try to) get up early and meet at 6 a.m. for the TNT run. It's a scheduled 16 miler, but i'm planning on a 1.06 miler.
Good News is i can run now and my shin doesn't hurt. Bad News is my knee does.
Monday, July 24, 2006
On your marks, get set............
....should i "GO!" ???
it's 5 days until i've scheduled my running comeback, but i'm feeling a little runnerful today and am pondering going on a short jog.
i mean, really, what difference are a few days going to make?? and, besides... i have softball games tomorrow and wednesday nights, so i don't want to be completely inept at running around the bases.
plus, i'm dogsitting for my cousin this week, and he lives less than a mile away from me, so i'm thinking that i can jog to his house, get the dog and walk her back to my house.
a nice evening stroll.
oh, i'm so excited about the possibilities this evening holds!! but first, i'm off to the gym to do a little biking, loosen up my muscles and work on those rock hard abs i've been dreaming about for the past....oh.......how many years since i was in high school??
it's GO time.
it's 5 days until i've scheduled my running comeback, but i'm feeling a little runnerful today and am pondering going on a short jog.
i mean, really, what difference are a few days going to make?? and, besides... i have softball games tomorrow and wednesday nights, so i don't want to be completely inept at running around the bases.
plus, i'm dogsitting for my cousin this week, and he lives less than a mile away from me, so i'm thinking that i can jog to his house, get the dog and walk her back to my house.
a nice evening stroll.
oh, i'm so excited about the possibilities this evening holds!! but first, i'm off to the gym to do a little biking, loosen up my muscles and work on those rock hard abs i've been dreaming about for the past....oh.......how many years since i was in high school??
it's GO time.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
oh where, oh where has katie been?
here, there, and everywhere.
First off, i apologize for my blogging absence. it appears to me, that without running in my life, i have become uninspired. but since people keep hounding about posting a blog, i realized that i'm not the only one who cares about me. good to know!
so now i am back in the blogging world. and while i've been gone, here's what has happened:
1. 10 days ago, i bid farewell to my crutches and my aircast. that's right, after 28 days of clamoring around and making people my personal servants, i set myself free. they're currently collecting dust in the corner of my bedroom, and if anyone ever needs to borrow them, i will rent them out for $5 a week.
i have been walking relatively pain free since then and doing some light biking, swimming and walking. mark these days on your calendar, folks: July 25 i will make my celebrated return to the softball field. ok, so i'm probably the only one who will be celebrating, but still...... July 29 i will lace up my running shoes, slap on my Garmin and jog away. ok, so i'll probably only go less than or equal to 1/2 mile, but this is a huge deal for me.
2. hmmm...what else have i been doing?? working, celebrating my 24th bday, laying by the pool, enjoying the Prairie Village waterslides, went home to visit the family for the 4th, and spent a much needed vacation in Seattle with Seattle Boy.
that trip was my main motivation to rid myself of the crutches. although they would have garnered me a pre-boarding privilege, i never would've been able to enjoy the trip to its fullest. Seattle is a lot hillier than i had envisioned and we did quite a bit of walking downtown and around Bainbridge Island.
it is certain that i would've beat someone up due to frustration and pain had i been on crutches. it is certain that someone would've been Seattle Boy.
the only bad apart about the trip was that the weekend i visited, there was a half marathon and marathon taking place only a few miles from where we were. http://www.seafairmarathon.com/ had i been healthy, i would've entered, but i was forced to sit this one out.
ho-hum.....maybe next year.
17 days until i run.
First off, i apologize for my blogging absence. it appears to me, that without running in my life, i have become uninspired. but since people keep hounding about posting a blog, i realized that i'm not the only one who cares about me. good to know!
so now i am back in the blogging world. and while i've been gone, here's what has happened:
1. 10 days ago, i bid farewell to my crutches and my aircast. that's right, after 28 days of clamoring around and making people my personal servants, i set myself free. they're currently collecting dust in the corner of my bedroom, and if anyone ever needs to borrow them, i will rent them out for $5 a week.
i have been walking relatively pain free since then and doing some light biking, swimming and walking. mark these days on your calendar, folks: July 25 i will make my celebrated return to the softball field. ok, so i'm probably the only one who will be celebrating, but still...... July 29 i will lace up my running shoes, slap on my Garmin and jog away. ok, so i'll probably only go less than or equal to 1/2 mile, but this is a huge deal for me.
2. hmmm...what else have i been doing?? working, celebrating my 24th bday, laying by the pool, enjoying the Prairie Village waterslides, went home to visit the family for the 4th, and spent a much needed vacation in Seattle with Seattle Boy.
that trip was my main motivation to rid myself of the crutches. although they would have garnered me a pre-boarding privilege, i never would've been able to enjoy the trip to its fullest. Seattle is a lot hillier than i had envisioned and we did quite a bit of walking downtown and around Bainbridge Island.
it is certain that i would've beat someone up due to frustration and pain had i been on crutches. it is certain that someone would've been Seattle Boy.
the only bad apart about the trip was that the weekend i visited, there was a half marathon and marathon taking place only a few miles from where we were. http://www.seafairmarathon.com/ had i been healthy, i would've entered, but i was forced to sit this one out.
ho-hum.....maybe next year.
17 days until i run.
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