Piriformis Syndrome Strengthening.
Having a few minor piriformis issues. I’ve already begun incorporating the “bridging” exercise from this site, but also need to add the “side to side with pelvic tilt” exercise.
Tags: injury, piriformis, strength
So far, I’ve only missed one day since December 27, 2008. (That was two days ago).
I am now up to 244 pushups in one session. Today’s sets were 9×25 and 1×19, for 244 total, finishing in roughly 35 minutes.
Tags: 1000pushups, pushups
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Ran in running shorts + compression shorts, ear warmer, and Under Armour Cold Gear mock turtleneck shirt and Under Armour Cold Gear gloves. I started out dressed for the mid-teens temperatures from this morning (same as above + a pair of pants, an extra shirt, a extra pair of socks, and cotton gloves over my Under Armour gloves). By the time I got to run at 11:30am, it was 25′F.
The weather started out overcast and calm winds, but by the last few miles, I was running into a 20 mph headwind. There’s nothing more frustrating than having completely exhausted legs and having to kick with everything you have left just to move forward.
Pretty good run, had moderate burning pain in the front part of my plantar fascia miles 9-12. Had an intense pain in my SI joint for a second around mile 13. Legs felt like lead for most of the rest of the way. Of course, I’ve never known the last few miles of a 60 mile week to be all that comfortable for me. I’m hoping I can hit this weekly mileage mark (or better) a few more times before the Louisville Triple Crown of Running. I hate the crowds, but the timing of the races fits well into a mid-spring marathon plan.
| Mile | Total Time | Lap |
| 1 | 08:55.21 | 08:55.21 |
| 2 | 17:51.12 | 08:55.91 |
| 3 | 27:08.28 | 09:17.16 |
| 4 | 36:39.33 | 09:31.05 |
| 5 | 46:00.71 | 09:21.38 |
| 6 | 55:06.84 | 09:06.13 |
| 7 | 01:04:25.22 | 09:18.38 |
| 8 | 01:13:58.96 | 09:33.74 |
| 9 | 01:23:34.35 | 09:35.39 |
| 10 | 01:33:13.60 | 09:39.25 |
| 11 | 01:43:03.29 | 09:49.69 |
| 12 | 01:52:32.16 | 09:28.87 |
| 13 | 02:02:13.97 | 09:41.81 |
| 14 | 02:11:43.54 | 09:29.57 |
| 15 | 02:21:11.55 | 09:28.01 |
| 16 | 02:30:38.52 | 09:26.97 |
| 17 | 02:39:50.85 | 09:12.33 |
| 18 | 02:49:16.12 | 09:25.27 |
| 18.01 | 02:49:27.79 | 00:11.67 |
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Flying Pig '08 was + 1/4 mile
How long was your marathon? It’s a question that annoys the slightly-less-than-novice marathoner. There’s an air of offense that comes in response to the question: “How dare you not know how far I ran? It’s a marathon. Worship me.”
But there’s not that much that is special about finishing a marathon, because in reality, many marathons have a 14 1/2 minute- to 17 minute- mile cutoff for finishing–often easily within a walkers’ ability.
I’m almost to the point where I would rather just be left alone to train and run my marathon in peace than answer questions about my running. I still want acknowledgment of my accomplishments, but I don’t want to answer the same question over and over, nor do I want to hear admonitions about my knees.
All this being said, I find it a little annoying that someone would attempt to make money off of participants in a sport without knowing enough to represent the official distance. (A half-marathon is 13.1 miles, not 13.3.) But that’s not a running thing–that’s a ignorant profiteering thing.
The story behind the image in my post? The 2008 Flying Pig Marathon was diverted at around mile 22 due to a large structure fire along the course, adding an extra 1/4 mile. It’s still my best marathon time by 50 minutes, out of 4 marathons in the last 14 months.
There *have* been badly measured marathon routes, up to a mile too long (Lakeshore Marathon).
Tags: annoyances, marathon, races
I ran in the 45 degree rain this morning, starting about 8:30 in the morning. I had originally intended to run with a group from work this morning at 8 am downtown, but the thunder, lightning, and downpours canceled that. However, by 8am at the house, things had cleared up enough to go running.
There was still a steady rain when I started, which continued until about halfway through the run. I overdressed slightly (I wouldn’t wear a mock turtleneck or long sleeve in 45′F weather, normally) to make up for the fact that I’d be soaking wet for most of the run.
My target pace for my easy/long runs has been 9′13″, but in planning today’s run I expected about a 9′30″ pace, considering I already had 39 miles in 5 days, and this 16 mile run would make 55. I started out a little fast, but slowed down as I had a couple of hills to climb around the 3rd mile. In the tenth mile, a medium sized dog on a leash lunged and snarled at me, causing me to dodge and land awkwardly on the left leg, making me feel my SI joint injury from last August. That was enough pain to get me fired up to stay under 9 minute miles the rest of the way.
At mile 15, I realized that I could hit a 9 minute pace for the entire run if I just ran that mile below an 8-minute pace. There was plenty left in the tank to hit that time, and it felt good to be able to finish strong on my longest run in a while.
| Mile | Total Time | Pace |
| 1 | 00:08:53 | 08:53 |
| 2 | 00:17:37 | 08:44 |
| 3 | 00:26:45 | 09:08 |
| 4 | 00:36:06 | 09:21 |
| 5 | 00:45:22 | 09:16 |
| 6 | 00:54:37 | 09:15 |
| 7 | 01:03:54 | 09:17 |
| 8 | 01:13:16 | 09:22 |
| 9 | 01:22:38 | 09:22 |
| 10 | 01:31:46 | 09:08 |
| 11 | 01:40:44 | 08:58 |
| 12 | 01:49:41 | 08:57 |
| 13 | 01:58:37 | 08:56 |
| 14 | 02:07:23 | 08:46 |
| 15 | 02:16:02 | 08:39 |
| 16 | 02:23:43 | 07:41 |
| 16.26 | 02:25:55 | 08:28 |
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