I toed the line today for the Boston Volvo 5K. It was a bit cold at the start, right about at freezing. The start was a bit odd; I heard no warnings, and suddenly we were running. I wasn't even sure the race had started. I have a little bit of a cold, and I felt a little sluggish on the small hill that starts the race. I had intentionally tried to start slow, but still had a first mile split of 7:27 (this was from my Garmin; the race did not have any splits or mile markers!). Second mile was 7:32, third mile 7:38, so I ran pretty evenly. My finish time was 23:23 on my watch. The official time was 23:59, but I lost some time at the start due to not starting right away. This was slightly better than last year's time of 23:34.
This was my first race since turning 50. I was 13th of 58 in the 50-59 age group.
My knee felt fine - I really wasn't aware of it. What I took away from the race is that I need to train more to increase my fitness. I'm not sure when I'll race again. Perhaps some time in December. I am planning to do the Weston Winter Duathlon in early January, which involves a 4K trail run/6K ski/4K trail run.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
a few small injuries
I didn't do much running this week due to an injury I incurred on my cycling vacation last week. On the last day of the trip, I noticed a "cramp" in my right quad about 40 miles in. It didn't go away; in fact, it got a little worse. I was able to finish the ride (110 miles), but when I tried to ride again two days later, it was moderately painful. So, it was a pulled muscle, not a cramp.
I took 5 days off, and when I ran 3 miles yesterday, it did not bother me.
I've also had an odd pain in my right foot for a month or so. It's in the mid-foot area, more toward the top of the foot than the bottom. Oddly, it doesn't really bother me when running or cycling.
I read an interesting article in the New Yorker about Al Salazar, Dathan Ritzenhein, and whether one's natural running form can be changed. Well worth a read.
So, it's on to more running next week. Hope my foot is OK with that.
I took 5 days off, and when I ran 3 miles yesterday, it did not bother me.
I've also had an odd pain in my right foot for a month or so. It's in the mid-foot area, more toward the top of the foot than the bottom. Oddly, it doesn't really bother me when running or cycling.
I read an interesting article in the New Yorker about Al Salazar, Dathan Ritzenhein, and whether one's natural running form can be changed. Well worth a read.
So, it's on to more running next week. Hope my foot is OK with that.
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