Back on track with my training plan. I ran for 12 km and the weather conditions were ideal. 14°C, a cloudy sky, no wind, no rain or big annoying water puddles.
I went #running today after an 11 day break. Knees were more or less ok. I applied a heating patch which gave me a burning sensation halfway through the run until the end.
The weather was hot, sunny and 22°C. An abrupt change of 15°C in just a couple of days.
I gave up after 8,3 km, as the sun and the burning knees won over my resolution. I walked for 10 min and then I ran again for another 1,8 km.
Notes: 4️⃣ I could keep good form touching the floor for 3 laps 💪
6️⃣ feels easier. I'm relying less on my arms but I still can't do it without the TRX assistance
I'm planning on resuming #running on Sunday after 10 days break. I'm hoping that my knee will feel ok before and after 🥹
Avoiding high impact exercises at the moment because of knee pain. I hope I can go back to normal within a few days, otherwise I'm stuck with mountain climbers as high intensity exercise with no jumping 😭.
I might try plank jacks too.
My priorities are:
1️⃣ Slowly increasing the distance
2️⃣ Maintaining a good #running form that allows me to keep doing it consistently "for as long as I breath" (quote from the awesome"Dune - Part 2" movie 😉).
My aim in #fitness is functional. I want to be able to do things no matter how long it takes me. And what I can't afford at all is injury.
Also they finally opened the river path in the other direction 🎉. I saw a 🐎 too!
I was afraid because yesterday my knees hurt during circuit training. I don't know why and it never happened before. We trained outside and there was a chilly wind, so maybe that's a possible cause.
Anyway I could run pain free today, so nothing to worry about 😅
Wind was at 25-30 km/h. After 6 km I wanted to give up. At km 8 I was convinced I could get to 9 and then stop. Then it got weirdly easier because I thought that I could continue until 10 km and once at 10 I convinced myself that the 11 km I planned were attainable.
It was a fight against the wind and my mental will 😂.
x5:
1️⃣ #animalflow ➡️ loaded beast, beast reach, loaded beast, beast, side kick through, under switch, 🦀, 🦀 reach & repeat on the other side
2️⃣ Hanging scapular contraction x8
3️⃣ Calf raise @ 8kg x8
4️⃣ Turkish get up @ 3kg x3/side
5️⃣ Band hip abductor @ 9-15kg x8/side
6️⃣ Band inverted leg extension @ 9-15kg x8
I went too light on the legs exercises, both for the KB and the elastic band. I'll keep that in mind for next time.
Last week it was intermittent headaches and a sore throat, this week it's a runny nose, a sore throat and, as I unfortunately found out during my #running session, diarrhea.
No, I didn't 💩 in my pants!
Since I've started taking #creatine its effects have been gut regulation and sphincter strengthening. I can now hold it in even in such extreme conditions (if I walk instead of running)! 😂
➡️ 0,8 km warm-up walk
🏃♀️ 3,53 km run
🚶♀️2,9 km walk back home
As you can see I am a bit scared of single leg jumps 😁, particularly with my left leg. Unilateral exercises are very important to highlight muscle and joints imbalances so my workouts are often integrating them
I don't feel well. I have a sore throat with light coughing and eye bacterial infection.
Still I decided to go for a run but when I started having abnormal heat waves after 8 km I stopped. I hope I can feel better tomorrow.
I felt tired today. I was very motivated before, but as soon as I started running my legs felt heavier than usual.
This afternoon I'm going to assist pre-school kids at the swimming pool . I'll be spending 30 min moving and standing while helping the kids complete their exercises.
First 10k and my PB so far. My net time was 01:02:12, i.e. a pace of 6'13"/km
My best training time so far has been 6'25"/km in 9 km, so I'm satisfied with my performance!
People cheering while passing by is a great motivational boost.
I have to keep it easy on the lower body this week because I'm #running my first 10k race on Sunday.
So no high impact exercises. I think I will skip circuit training on Thursday and do 2 hours of juggling instead of 1.