Well it has been quite a while since my last post, and I have been busy with everything except for running. I am happy to say that I am cycling to work again on a full time basis. My knee/leg still bother me on occasion especially the week of the final playoffs as the Canucks were in the finals, did quite a few fast hard rides home, NOT good for the injury, to make sure I was home in time for the majority of the game. I have been running on the weekends a bit and back to doing the grind again, once so far, as it just opened 2 weeks ago. I feel it is time to start cranking up the training again and see how things hold up. I'm sure my leg will be quick to tell me if I'm pushing to hard or to much.
It's the weekend of the Western States 100 www.WS100.com it can be followed on the web site. Next weekend the Tour De France starts Saturday morning for the month of July, very much looking forward to it, as I always watch as much as possible every year, as much as work allows me anyway.
Happy to say I am wrapping up a lot of the house work, and by house work I mean major renos, a little bit of painting and some minor projects left to complete. All just in time to enjoy the summer, as summer weather is finally arriving. Well I leave it at that for now, hope that I can get on here from time to time now that its more than just work, work, cycling and work.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Final Physio
Well I had my last physio appointment for now, he offered some suggestion that I will listen to, I have come 90% and I still need to get through that next 10% to be completely heald. My knee is still causing me pain and he advised that I DO NOT RUN even though I want to more that you can imagine I will hold off knowing that if I do run and it is too early, my injury will be prolonged. I will hit the pool and the gym again but no pounding on my feet, not for some time anyway.
I do have to say this is somewhat a blessing in disquise, I've been working on my house trying to finish things off for some time, still a long way to go. If it wasn't for the injury allowing me the time to actually work on my house I'm certain it wouldn't be completed till 2012, and that would not bode well with Lindsey, as all married men could imagine.
We'll here is to staying off the feet from running and allowing me time to fnish all my major renovations. Pictures of the house will follow when closer to completion.
I do have to say this is somewhat a blessing in disquise, I've been working on my house trying to finish things off for some time, still a long way to go. If it wasn't for the injury allowing me the time to actually work on my house I'm certain it wouldn't be completed till 2012, and that would not bode well with Lindsey, as all married men could imagine.
We'll here is to staying off the feet from running and allowing me time to fnish all my major renovations. Pictures of the house will follow when closer to completion.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Missing the Trails
It's been two weeks and I finally had a chance to go for a 60 minute run this morning. West Vancouver boardwalk was the perfect place for my first run since I had a grade 1 tear to my hamstring. It was very slow going and the terrain could not have been flatter, it still didn't feel 100%, but I guess that would be wishing for a miracle. I'll keep doing what I'm doing and go for a few light runs during the week, hopefully I'll be able to start to increase my times again very soon...
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Week 5
Week 4, I was feeling pretty good, running well and my legs were feeling strong. This being a rest week with a 90 min run and 2 hr run back to back, looking at my schedule things were going to get interesting as my training was starting to ramp up.
Week 5, 6, 7 and 8 calls for a 4 hr run and a 3 hr run back to back, plus all the usual weekday track workouts and regular speed work. My first long run didn't go as planed. Everything was going well for the first 3 hrs, it was a beautiful day and the trails were perfect, minus the small amount of snow on them, which doesn't seem to bother me. On my way back I was starting to climb one of the long hills in the Baden Powell and I felt something burning in the back of my leg, knowing that I still had 10km to go and most of it being all uphill I was trying not to think about it. but I could tell that it was more than just tired legs.
A day later and some research online I'm almost 100% sure I have suffered a pulled hamstring. If it's not one thing its another, I feel like I was just getting over my hip flexer "injury", all this took was some stretching and some strengthening. now I'll be making another appointment with my physio to see what I can do about this injury. No one said running an ultra would be easy, I just hope that all these injuries eventually get better and I'm still able to run my first ultra in 11 weeks.
Week 5, 6, 7 and 8 calls for a 4 hr run and a 3 hr run back to back, plus all the usual weekday track workouts and regular speed work. My first long run didn't go as planed. Everything was going well for the first 3 hrs, it was a beautiful day and the trails were perfect, minus the small amount of snow on them, which doesn't seem to bother me. On my way back I was starting to climb one of the long hills in the Baden Powell and I felt something burning in the back of my leg, knowing that I still had 10km to go and most of it being all uphill I was trying not to think about it. but I could tell that it was more than just tired legs.
A day later and some research online I'm almost 100% sure I have suffered a pulled hamstring. If it's not one thing its another, I feel like I was just getting over my hip flexer "injury", all this took was some stretching and some strengthening. now I'll be making another appointment with my physio to see what I can do about this injury. No one said running an ultra would be easy, I just hope that all these injuries eventually get better and I'm still able to run my first ultra in 11 weeks.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Training Update
It has been a tiring 2 1/2 weeks;
Training schedule to date:
Week 1
Cycle to and from work total 168 km
Run 265 minutes approximately 53 km as I am running a lot of steep trails it is hard to judge distance.
Week 2
Cycle to and from work total 84 km
Run 350 minutes approximately 70 km
My long runs right now are 90 min on Saturday and 3 hrs on Sunday and with the trails that I have been running, the Baddan Powell heading west towards Cypress Mountain, lots of elevation gain.
I am now on week 3 and will hopefully be getting into a rhythm of all this training because as of now, I am extremely tired and finding it hard for my body to adjust.
Training schedule to date:
Week 1
Cycle to and from work total 168 km
Run 265 minutes approximately 53 km as I am running a lot of steep trails it is hard to judge distance.
Week 2
Cycle to and from work total 84 km
Run 350 minutes approximately 70 km
My long runs right now are 90 min on Saturday and 3 hrs on Sunday and with the trails that I have been running, the Baddan Powell heading west towards Cypress Mountain, lots of elevation gain.
I am now on week 3 and will hopefully be getting into a rhythm of all this training because as of now, I am extremely tired and finding it hard for my body to adjust.
Monday, January 31, 2011
First Ultra Registeration
I am officially registered for my first Ultra, the Tenderfoot 50 miler; May 14th 2011, it starts in Squamish BC and goes up to Whistler BC, should be interesting.
www.trailwhisperer.ca/Tenderfoot/Tenderfoot.htm
www.trailwhisperer.ca/Tenderfoot/Tenderfoot.htm
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Life as it passes
Well it was a busy 2010, and it appears to be an even busier 2011 to date. You'd think that we would stay put for more than a year but Lindsey and I purchased a house in North Vancouver :), at least we're not moving cities again. We'll be happy to be close to all the things we love to do, running trails, skiing, hiking, not to mention to own a house in Vancouver is a feat on its own...
Now, this means a few things, my commute to work for the 3 years that I will be on my project will be a little longer, instead of the 12 km each way it will be 26 km each way. Not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing yet. I had a little bit of a scare, scare might be a somewhat of an exaggeration. I've been having issues to the inside of my hip for some time now, the longer runs that I've been doing (32 km) seemed to be aggravating it, so I finally decided to meet up with my Physiotherapist before I go ahead and register for my first ultra. Well after one session of Intramuscular Stimulation treatment, which means "PAIN", long needles inserted into your tight muscles to try and get them to release, 7 needles to be exact, it appears everything is fine. All I need to work on is spending some quality time stretching.
The good news means I get to register for my first ultra, the 50 mile race which takes you from Squamish BC to Whistler on trails and side roads. This will be interesting to say the least. The race is scheduled for May 14th, 2011. Training starting January 17th, the weekend after our move to North Van. My running significantly increases, I go from running 3 days a week to running 5 days a week. I plan is to incorporate my running with my cycling to work, I'm certain that if I don't incorporate the two I'll be burnt out in no time.
I have exactly 16 weeks to prepare. I thought I was busy before, add a new house, a million renovations to complete and an ultra on the list, I'm not too sure what that is called but I have heard "insane" being thrown around a bit. I sure am glad my wife is understanding and supportive, if it wasn't for that, my life would be a lot different. Starting next week I'll be posting my weekly run summary, more to keep me on target of my scheduled race.
See you in the trails!!!!! A lot......
If you haven't realized I am in the construction industry, I thought this was a pretty funny video.... enjoy
Now, this means a few things, my commute to work for the 3 years that I will be on my project will be a little longer, instead of the 12 km each way it will be 26 km each way. Not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing yet. I had a little bit of a scare, scare might be a somewhat of an exaggeration. I've been having issues to the inside of my hip for some time now, the longer runs that I've been doing (32 km) seemed to be aggravating it, so I finally decided to meet up with my Physiotherapist before I go ahead and register for my first ultra. Well after one session of Intramuscular Stimulation treatment, which means "PAIN", long needles inserted into your tight muscles to try and get them to release, 7 needles to be exact, it appears everything is fine. All I need to work on is spending some quality time stretching.
The good news means I get to register for my first ultra, the 50 mile race which takes you from Squamish BC to Whistler on trails and side roads. This will be interesting to say the least. The race is scheduled for May 14th, 2011. Training starting January 17th, the weekend after our move to North Van. My running significantly increases, I go from running 3 days a week to running 5 days a week. I plan is to incorporate my running with my cycling to work, I'm certain that if I don't incorporate the two I'll be burnt out in no time.
I have exactly 16 weeks to prepare. I thought I was busy before, add a new house, a million renovations to complete and an ultra on the list, I'm not too sure what that is called but I have heard "insane" being thrown around a bit. I sure am glad my wife is understanding and supportive, if it wasn't for that, my life would be a lot different. Starting next week I'll be posting my weekly run summary, more to keep me on target of my scheduled race.
See you in the trails!!!!! A lot......
If you haven't realized I am in the construction industry, I thought this was a pretty funny video.... enjoy
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