tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post1731486503994786534..comments2024-03-04T19:58:44.025-05:00Comments on Racing Stripes: Future Race PlanningElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-81440313873949993182018-07-01T13:08:18.713-04:002018-07-01T13:08:18.713-04:00All of these are excellent points, particularly if...All of these are excellent points, particularly if you don't know how long the injury or illness will last. You definitely didn't know what you were walking into with your hamstring injury, but hopefully soon you will have a better idea of when you can expect normal training to resume. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-316853845851988022018-06-30T19:03:27.602-04:002018-06-30T19:03:27.602-04:00Before grumpy glute (My affectionate name for a &q...Before grumpy glute (My affectionate name for a "low grade, partial tear of the proximal hamstring tendon"), it depended on the injury for me. If I had an injury that would likely resolve itself in X weeks, then I'd have a rough race calendar etched out. A lot of injuries are like this... clear cut, you know what you're dealing with, and even if something doesn't heal quite on schedule (say it takes a stress fracture 8 weeks to heal instead of 6), you usually don't miss TOO much more running than planned. On the flip side, I suppose injuries could heal quicker than normal but I've never experienced that. It sucks that you're going through this virus issue (I hate anything "idio"), but if it's any consolation, you know what you're dealing with, you've overcome it before, you know how your body reacts, and you will get through this again. <br /><br />I think for a lot of people it helps to have something on the calendar, even if you don't have a time or PR goal in mind. Sometimes a goal to just get through the training injury-free and complete the distance is okay, especially if it's a longer distance or you've been out for a long time. Amy Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197087030892201936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-29618309819725964422018-06-26T23:32:32.361-04:002018-06-26T23:32:32.361-04:00Glad to hear you are improving, and at least now y...Glad to hear you are improving, and at least now you know yourself well enough to avoid setbacks while recovering. Who knows, perhaps this rest will be a good thing for your next few races? Meanwhile, I think we're running marathons on the same weekend! I am eyeing Rocket City! Graciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641028266038110278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-59702135510259481272018-06-26T14:58:58.981-04:002018-06-26T14:58:58.981-04:00Regarding your Mindset to plan for the future befo...Regarding your Mindset to plan for the future before you recovered...well...you know what works best for you in keeping self and perspective positive! I would shift my focus more towards planning what and how to approach rebuilding condition once the illness is considered closed and you fully recovered. Not so sure you don't do races in summer...you just don't "race" them at "full-effort" if the temps and humidity parameters exceed conditions that you seem to know what they are. You can still run the race...just taper back the effort that it won't strain the immmune system. Or walk it just like your pic shows with you smiling nicely! When it hot and extreme...you can walk...maybe do some slow running and walk and so on...and that is not going to be enough stress to compromise your immune system. Conversely...just because you don't race or even train hard in summer and focus those efforts for fall or spring...doesn't mean you won't encounter high temps and humidity late or early season. Pin down those temp and humidity parameters that stress you out and/or lead to poor, competitive race results, and use that as your yardstick to determine what you do going into any specific race. Maybe an approach like that would work well for you? So despite "plans"...you run the race according to the eviron conditions you will face in the race...and if they extreme in the heat end, adjust the effort downward to whatever point that you avoid straining that internal physiological system to the point your immune system compromised. If your able to dial down and taper back when the heat's on...you will be able to smile like you are in the walking pic! Good luck...glad to hear your illness is in waning phase!Froggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269761005612834052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-42350544255500112552018-06-26T13:15:41.983-04:002018-06-26T13:15:41.983-04:00I'm considering the Cherry Blossom 10 miler. I...I'm considering the Cherry Blossom 10 miler. I've never been to DC and 10 miles is my sweet spot! I can't plan too far ahead because I never know what RA is going to throw at me. I sure hope you start feeling better. Good luck with your recovery. Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-60717386746186064642018-06-26T12:31:30.237-04:002018-06-26T12:31:30.237-04:00Hey Elizabeth,
I'm sorry to hear about your il...Hey Elizabeth,<br />I'm sorry to hear about your illness but your attitude to keep going mentally is uplifting. I'm currently on day 12 of not being able to run due to a "stuck pelvis," which apparently is a real thing. I've been riding a stationary bike in the meantime but it's nowhere near the same feeling. I started PT last week and she says I should hopefully be able to run again in 3-5 weeks. I have a 10K in exactly 2 months, so I hope I'm back to normal by then.<br /><br />Anyway, I enjoy reading your posts. We all go through different things as runners but when I read about what others are going through, it helps keep things in perspective.ad24rousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16454630335517985924noreply@blogger.com