01-10-2012, 02:03 PM
Hey!!
Hope all is well and you had a good summer!
Nothing exciting to report back. Had a decent summer, no races, but ran on average three times a week for a few months and lost track in August as work and home life got busy.
Hockey season just started up again.
Happy to say I've been pretty much injury free the whole time. No groin issues and the back is good.
Starting to run again this week. Going to do my three days a week.
1. Long run (starting at 60)
2. Pace run (week 1 6x1, week 2 4x2)
3. Short run (starting at 30)
That seemed to work for me last winter going into that March half I did. It's enough that I feel I'm running a decent amount but not too much that I can't work it around my hockey games. So I'll try to do that. Also wanted to add in some hills. Was reading into hills randomly the other day and they sound like a good thing to add in, especially for my hockey (very anaerobic). I live beside a hilly park, there's a steep one right behind my house. Last night I did 8 reps. Probably a 30 second fast charge up the hill and 60 seconds to come down (it's pretty steep so I zig zag down). By the 7th the cramps were incredible and I didn't want to finish the 8th. I'm not sore or stiff today. The whole thing probably took 12-14 minutes. Did a 12 minute warm up first.
I was thinking about doing this once a week and adding a hill each week. Sound like a good idea?
Also read that article about 3 minute hills - but it didn't get too descriptive, how many one should do etc.
Thanks! Have a good week!
Oh, also signed up for another half November 11th.
Hope all is well and you had a good summer!
Nothing exciting to report back. Had a decent summer, no races, but ran on average three times a week for a few months and lost track in August as work and home life got busy.
Hockey season just started up again.
Happy to say I've been pretty much injury free the whole time. No groin issues and the back is good.
Starting to run again this week. Going to do my three days a week.
1. Long run (starting at 60)
2. Pace run (week 1 6x1, week 2 4x2)
3. Short run (starting at 30)
That seemed to work for me last winter going into that March half I did. It's enough that I feel I'm running a decent amount but not too much that I can't work it around my hockey games. So I'll try to do that. Also wanted to add in some hills. Was reading into hills randomly the other day and they sound like a good thing to add in, especially for my hockey (very anaerobic). I live beside a hilly park, there's a steep one right behind my house. Last night I did 8 reps. Probably a 30 second fast charge up the hill and 60 seconds to come down (it's pretty steep so I zig zag down). By the 7th the cramps were incredible and I didn't want to finish the 8th. I'm not sore or stiff today. The whole thing probably took 12-14 minutes. Did a 12 minute warm up first.
I was thinking about doing this once a week and adding a hill each week. Sound like a good idea?
Also read that article about 3 minute hills - but it didn't get too descriptive, how many one should do etc.
Thanks! Have a good week!
Oh, also signed up for another half November 11th.