I have picked up an injury since yesterdayโs run, although Iโm doing better today already. Itโs in the tendons of my right knee and Iโm also wondering if I did not cause it myself by stretching too hard.
Hahaha I finally decided on wearing shorts for today's run. Yes, my first time this year. Yes, I did regret it! Winds and rain were brutal!!
And now it snows?!? I can understand why I was cold! ๐คฃ
But the good news is that my hip pain is already gone!
Precision: the actual location of the pain is hard to describe: it's in the hip region. It would not allow me to sit legs crossed, or mount a bike, but didn't really prevent me from running. Doesn't matter, it's gone!
It's a wellness day at work today! ๐ I took advantage of it by doing my long run today instead of tomorrow. A nice 32km that brought me in Montreal's Old Port, historic Lachine canal, Mount-Royal and many nice neighborhoods.
This brings me to 97km so far in May, well align to my 215km goal for the SickKids Foundation fundraising.
If you can and wish to contribute, please do so here: https://www.millionreasons.run/s/44070/50014. The funds are given to research children hospitals in Canada. (1/2)
Tuesday: 122 seconds of plank, 11 minutes of yoga, 30 minutes of HIIT, 21 minutes of strength, followed by 6.5 km of #walking (7ยฐC with wind gusts to 32km/hr).
The strength training really kicked my butt this morning, probably because @TAV picked it. ๐คฃ
I was hoping for my stroll pace to get under 9 minutes/km, but not quite. I'll blame the wind. Knee felt okay, will resist running to Monday.
@WTL@sebastianhahn@TAV haha no for sure, but truth be told, I feel like I'm colder than in winter. its harder to dress exactly right (you're either cold at the beginning or hot towards the middle and end), whereas in winter, it's hard to dress too hot.
Yesterday, I passed the all-in (since 2016) mark of 50K kilometers run. Thatโs more than Iโd ever imagined I could run. But here we are, my daily half-marathons are going well, I am feeling great, what more should I ask for in this respect? #Running#applewatchultra2#milestones
I love this quote (from the article linked in the previous toot):
No single food determines your health and wellbeing,โ Skolnick says. โ[Your] patterns, habits and choices over time are what impact [your] health.โ
Thursday: 108 seconds of plank, 11 minutes of runner's yoga, 30 minutes of HIIT, 5.7 km of #running (-2ยฐC with a windchill of -6ยฐC), picked up groceries, walked home, then got on my bike and headed off to a job site to start testing things, then biked home and now I don't want to do anything else.
The first photo - of the sign that says stop for pedestrians - this morning six vehicles ignored the sign that should have let me across the road. <sighs>
It is really different from previous years, where it would venture into Gatineau (Qc). I heard an interview where an organizer mentioned it was a source of pride: it was the only Canadian marathon to cross provincial borders.
Now it stays in Ottawa and there are 2 180ยฐ turns. I'm not sure I like it. Could be resistance to change, I had already started visualizing the old course...
@stephanie@WTL haha thank you for the screenshot! It is not what I'm seeing at all, I see what @WTL sees... yep, as the website was just updated, could very well be a cache issue...
@WTL@stephanie from the screenshot, the route at the top looks like last year's route. That's why I'm thinking caching issue. But could be proposed route?
@WTL just got to my post in my timeline (yes I'm way behind) and I just noticed that indeed, the thumbnail of my link is wrong, even for me, but if I click, the map is correct... weird...