The Pain has relocated itself!

Tuesday's run started out great! It was 60 degrees and sunny. A perfect day to run. I started out at a good pace, feeling great. Then, at mile 1.5 or so, I got a side stitch. No big deal, I've had side stitches before, and usually breathe right through them. At mile 2, the side stitch moved to the middle of my stomach - and turned into a "bend ya over, stop your running, can't breathe, make you whine" stomach cramp. I've NEVER had a stomach cramp that painful! So I stopped running and tried to walked it out. I raised my hands above my head, took a deep breath, and tried to relax. It took about 3 minutes to subside, then I shuffled the remaining 0.5 miles. With that said, my knee had NO PAIN!

That night, my stomach felt like I did 100 crunches. Very strange. I have no idea what triggered such a spasm, but I don't want to relive that again!

Any thoughts on a cause?

Week 2 Done!

Ok, Week 2 is finished - That's the good news. The bad news - I was bad :( I only ran once (yes, yell at me, please!!)

I have a ton of excuses, really! I was sick, I went to a red sox game, it was raining, I think I was poisoned, we were helping my dad sheetrock a a hallway....the list goes on!

SO here's how the week went:
Monday - XT with Matt - We walked 2 miles around our neighborhood. Good start!
Tuesday - My group run was great! 2.5 miles, no PAIN!
Wednesday - I went looking for a Red sox shirt and got home after dark...lame excuse, I know!
Thursday I went to see the Red Sox - no time to run....Red Sox win! 12-6
Friday I was poisoned by some unknown food - or maybe it was the beer. No running - just lots of whining.
Weekend was shot. We helped my Dad sheetrock.

Monday starts a new week!

So far so good.....

Finished up Week 1 with the Runners Alley 10k Group!!

Tuesday's run was a bit rough. My knee was very sore after the run and my left quad was extremely tender!!! I don't know what I did, but my only thought was that the route we ran Tuesday was very hilly. I took Wednesday off to rest my knee and quad - I used the foam roller, the stick, and some massage.

Thursday's run was much better! It might have been the 800mg Ibuprofen I was taking or the tiger balm I slathered on my left leg and knee. Whatever it was, it worked.....LOVE THE TIGER BALM!

So today is Friday, so I'm going to try to make up Wednesday's 1-2 mile run....then do some leg strengthening.

So far so good!

Happy 1 Year of RUNNING to ME!

I have officially declared April 3 as my anniversary of running! I started the 5k running group a year ago today and in the last year I have run some 400 miles - completed 4 5k races, 2 10k races, a 5 miler, and a half marathon! YooHOO!

10k Training Program!

It's official! I am running a 10k in June! I met with my running group last night and picked up my training program.....we run 4x a week starting next week - twice as a group, twice ALONE :( I'm excited because there were some many familiar faces in the group. Several people ran the beginner group with me last year and a few did the race series. It should be fun!!

Here's the plan (click to enlarge):

I'll start logging more regularly now....stay tuned!

Quick Update!

I'm starting back up with my running group next week! Yeah!
I've been doing 30 min run/walks 3x a week for the last couple of weeks and I think I'm ready to start training again. I'm joining the 10 week, 10k training group to prepare for Market Square 10k in June. I'm psyched! I have 2 5k races planned prior to the 10k, as well as a pit crew role at L and her husband's first half marathon!! It will be a busy spring!
Stay tuned for more next week!

Week 2 - ok, let just say week 1.5

So, I had to make a quick trip to Atlanta last week, so I only worked out Monday and Tuesday. So I decided to repeat last weeks schedule....sorta
M - 3 mi
T - Pilates
W - 3 mi
Th - Pilates
F - 3 mi
S - 3 mi
Su -Rest

I did a 3 mile run yesterday with L and B (and ran the whole thing!) No pain!!! I definitely had some stiff legs after and had to stretch several times last night. I have Pilates tonight so that will give me a good stretch!!