4.5 Training Run

Schedule called for a 4.5  miles. I tweaked my ankle around  mile 3. Isn't that lovely?  I can totally tell that I haven't improved my time because I haven't done fartlek or hills in a while. I'm pretty upset about it, but I can wallow in my upset-ness or change.

I'll pick the later.

My "local" Nike Run store had speed training this past Sunday but due to ridiculous gas prices, I'm in California, so its highest in the country, I decided not to go. I say "local" because its the closest Nike store to me that has a run club. Its pretty far tho.  I feel the need to insert this disclaimer: SoCal far & NorCal far are very different. NorCal means distance far.  SoCal far means time. I travel back & forth the two, and me and a friend had a late night discussion on this. It was hilarious, but to us it makes sense. I'm still laughing about it.

Anyway, back to speed training. A friend suggested we do this at the track:

I'm the type of person who is down for anything! And if you don't know what that is, its a running parachute. Goes around your waist and the parachute creates resistance. Its pretty much resistance training for running! The more you train with it, the faster you'll be with out it! Makes for great sprinters and to just build speed. I of course being the Nike fan girl, has to have the Nike one. I hope I can hunt it down. I tried one that is generic, but it looks like a circus tent. It went back to the store. Like I said I'm pretty much down to try anything, but I'm afraid that when I "for serious" do the chute, as oppose to half hearted tries, when the chute opens, it will pull me back instead of me pulling the chute! This can created 15lbs of resistance. But I know as I build more muscle and drop some more fat, I'll be more compact. Not necessarily lighter, but more compact! If you know where to find these Nike chutes for the cheap, let me know!

So yeah, speed training will occur! But today, I just ran until I tweaked my ankle. It hurts, I'm about to wrap it right now when I find my bandage. Its one of those things that will go away over night but for now it hurts. I wanted to do the last mile up and down the steep stairs at the park, I did one round and my ankle was in pain.  I'm probably going to switch up my shoes too so that my feet don't get to used to the support of the Glides and I can correct my form. I'm thinking that its my pronation as well. I was able to correct it and I'm probably just being dependent on the support of the glides. So I'll use my Pumas or Kinvara or even my Frees to remind myself to land right. If not, whatever. I'll be okay!

Pre-run! I had work early morning and last I ate was at 9:15 am, I ran around 3. So I needed that GU. I used to train fasted all teh time. I'll just eat a GU. I can't eat anything 2 hours before a run, I just feel nasty. I didn't run with the hat tho, I always dress too warm when I run and I get irritated and go home. I'm anemic so I get cold easily, but I always end up getting super warm during my run.

Post run I had this:

I was really hungry and was looking for a bigger meal but this hit the spot for some weird reason. Two slices of cinnamon raisin bread, the Ezekiel kind, a wedge of brie, almonds, & ham. I don't normally eat pork but I wanted some meat.

Then I had to do this:

Because I get cold post workout. I was reading about it, and it just happens to some people. It was a very cool scientific explanation. I'll look for the link again, but it has something to do with the body trying to protect itself.

Anyway, later lovely people!

Have a strong day (-;