In the last 24 hours I have practiced "track and field" three times and I am beat!
Tuesday afternoon
6x450m repeats with 350m jog recovery.
I ran with one of the distance girls and I didn't time the runs but it felt like we were pushing it.
Wednesday morning
Starts and resistance running
I woke up early and met the male decathlete (10 events - I am grateful I am a girl) to practice starts out of blocks and then we did resistance running which is just hard to explain.
Wednesday afternoon
High Jump Practice
It was good to high jump again. The bending and jumping made my hip tired and my form got sloppy.
First outdoor track meet is Saturday.
Events:
Long Jump
High Jump
200m
4x400m relay
I am kind of bummed - Since I am just getting back into running with the team and didn't compete in states with the relay team I am not on the 'A' relay now. These first meets are mainly to help everyone get times for events. I am hopeful that I will get my spot back but at the same time I am nervous and worry and that I wont be good enough to get my spot back.
The other interesting part of this is that I am leading off the 'B' relay which means I will be running with/against Abby! My goal is to stay with her and hopefully I can run the 400m in 61 seconds.
In other news, Chic Runner is having a pretty sweet giveaway so go over and check it out! Sorry for the long post! Thanks for reading! Keep running!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Don't puke on me or we can't be friends
A little while back I was boasting (to B-rabbit) that I have never had a workout where I felt like I was going to throw up. Ok so I wasn't actually boasting, more like I was just saying/commenting/talking to myself.
Well I can no longer say that...not sure if this is really a good or bad thing but I am going to tell this story anyway!
It was quite chilly this afternoon so practice was inside at the indoor track (thank goodness - I am sick of cold weather! Where is Summer??)
This was the workout -
Warm up
6x200m with decreasing rest (aka 5,4,3,2,1 minutes)
2x150m strides
Cool Down
The last time I did this workout, it was my last indoor track season workout before having to sit out for my hip flexor injury. This time I actually ran it with Abby and Alison and the rest of the girls. I was a little nervous but the hip felt pretty good.
The first 200m we took it easy and didn't push. We rested for 5 minutes and then ran the second 200m much faster. Rested for 4 minutes then ran the 3rd 200m. Rested 3 minutes and ran our fourth 200m. Rested 2 minutes and ran the fifth 200m. We rested extra for the final 200m - only three of us ran that last one. It was intense!!
After the 5th repeat my butt hurt so much. It hurt more than after racing the 400m in the 4x4 relay! I was like waddling around and my legs felt like bricks on the 6th repeat! The funny/best part of this whole thing is that I actually ran all these repeats at a really good pace.*
Following the 6th repeat, I sat down on the bench on the outside of the track to try and recover before going on to finish the rest of the workout. My stomach did not feel good at all and I was burping a bit. One of the freshman, Lauren, who cannot stand to see someone throw up, was sitting next to me.
Me - "I don't feel well at all, I feel like I am going to throw up"
Lauren - (backing away) "Don't. Don't puke on me or we can't be friends"
I had to laugh at the way she said it. Her comment at least helped me to stop thinking about throwing up! I did not throw up. Just wanted to make that clear!! Overall it was a good day at the track - I pushed hard and have a little more confidence in myself that I can run fast even with this darn hip!
*for the 6x200m repeats -> times in seconds = 33, 30, 32, 31, 34, 35
Well I can no longer say that...not sure if this is really a good or bad thing but I am going to tell this story anyway!
It was quite chilly this afternoon so practice was inside at the indoor track (thank goodness - I am sick of cold weather! Where is Summer??)
This was the workout -
Warm up
6x200m with decreasing rest (aka 5,4,3,2,1 minutes)
2x150m strides
Cool Down
The last time I did this workout, it was my last indoor track season workout before having to sit out for my hip flexor injury. This time I actually ran it with Abby and Alison and the rest of the girls. I was a little nervous but the hip felt pretty good.
The first 200m we took it easy and didn't push. We rested for 5 minutes and then ran the second 200m much faster. Rested for 4 minutes then ran the 3rd 200m. Rested 3 minutes and ran our fourth 200m. Rested 2 minutes and ran the fifth 200m. We rested extra for the final 200m - only three of us ran that last one. It was intense!!
After the 5th repeat my butt hurt so much. It hurt more than after racing the 400m in the 4x4 relay! I was like waddling around and my legs felt like bricks on the 6th repeat! The funny/best part of this whole thing is that I actually ran all these repeats at a really good pace.*
Following the 6th repeat, I sat down on the bench on the outside of the track to try and recover before going on to finish the rest of the workout. My stomach did not feel good at all and I was burping a bit. One of the freshman, Lauren, who cannot stand to see someone throw up, was sitting next to me.
Me - "I don't feel well at all, I feel like I am going to throw up"
Lauren - (backing away) "Don't. Don't puke on me or we can't be friends"
I had to laugh at the way she said it. Her comment at least helped me to stop thinking about throwing up! I did not throw up. Just wanted to make that clear!! Overall it was a good day at the track - I pushed hard and have a little more confidence in myself that I can run fast even with this darn hip!
*for the 6x200m repeats -> times in seconds = 33, 30, 32, 31, 34, 35
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Spring Rain
My training schedule called for a run and some hills yesterday and although it was a super fabulous day outside I decided to put off the run until today.
I had looked at the weather so I knew it was supposed to rain today and that kind of excited me.
I wanted a rain run, I was craving a rain run!!
The only problem facing me before this run was that my hip was aching and kind of hurt. I set out for a nice long warm up and followed a 3 mile loop. At around 2 miles it started to sprinkle and at the 2.5 mile mark I got to "the hill".
I did 7 hills and it was raining up a storm!! I was completely drenched before I even had two hills done! But it was totally awesome - I was all by myself, just me and the rain!
Funny thing - the hips feels better now that I went for a run. I feel like my hip has its own personality! Or I just needed to stretch and get the muscles going in my hip! I hope everyone had a great weekend!
**I finished my book - For Women Only and it was really good. Not everything applied to me but it did help me understand men better and how men sometimes perceive things differently than women!!
I had looked at the weather so I knew it was supposed to rain today and that kind of excited me.
I wanted a rain run, I was craving a rain run!!
The only problem facing me before this run was that my hip was aching and kind of hurt. I set out for a nice long warm up and followed a 3 mile loop. At around 2 miles it started to sprinkle and at the 2.5 mile mark I got to "the hill".
I did 7 hills and it was raining up a storm!! I was completely drenched before I even had two hills done! But it was totally awesome - I was all by myself, just me and the rain!
Funny thing - the hips feels better now that I went for a run. I feel like my hip has its own personality! Or I just needed to stretch and get the muscles going in my hip! I hope everyone had a great weekend!
**I finished my book - For Women Only and it was really good. Not everything applied to me but it did help me understand men better and how men sometimes perceive things differently than women!!
Friday, March 27, 2009
Photo Friday
This is the sunrise when I went to California a few years ago for a basketball tournament.Update on workouts - The hip has been hurting so I am taking it slow for a few days. Next Saturday is our first meet and I would like to be able to run without any pain.
Nothing special planned for the weekend except watching the NCAA tournament games!! Have a good weekend!!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
TIART: The Need for Speed
Ok so I made a reference to Top Gun - I am not going to hide it! I just got out of psychology class (yes I am a 5th year student in a freshman class - it is sooo easy!) and today we learned about subliminal messages so that is all I can think about now!
My Top Gun reference has to do with Take it and Run Thursday at Runners' Lounge and the topic for this week being tips to satisfy the need for speed!
I am a firm believer that all of us have some type speed inside of us. The key is to find a way to bring it out. Here are a few ways to make sure that you increase your speed and don't injury yourself.
First - Set a pace you want to run at, a pace that you know you can run at.
example - 5k pace of 8 minutes per mile
Then run a set of repeats at that pace.
example - 3x400m repeats at 2 minutes each for above pace
This will set a base for you as a runner - the key is to not do too much at one time. When I started track back in October we did 3x400m repeats on the first day. Each week we added one more repeat.
Another key thing to remember when running repeats for speed is that you should either increase the number of repeats or increase the speed at which they are run.
NEVER increase both because this puts too much strain on your body and muscles and actually is more detrimental.
I usually try to include my speed workouts from track (see Labels for Track workouts on the side bar). Before starting track I wasn't such a huge fan of speed workouts but over the past six months I have seen how much they have helped me to become a better runner! I encourage anyone to include them into their workouts because I am sure that you will see a difference in your running!!
Keep running!!
My Top Gun reference has to do with Take it and Run Thursday at Runners' Lounge and the topic for this week being tips to satisfy the need for speed!
I am a firm believer that all of us have some type speed inside of us. The key is to find a way to bring it out. Here are a few ways to make sure that you increase your speed and don't injury yourself.
First - Set a pace you want to run at, a pace that you know you can run at.
example - 5k pace of 8 minutes per mile
Then run a set of repeats at that pace.
example - 3x400m repeats at 2 minutes each for above pace
This will set a base for you as a runner - the key is to not do too much at one time. When I started track back in October we did 3x400m repeats on the first day. Each week we added one more repeat.
Another key thing to remember when running repeats for speed is that you should either increase the number of repeats or increase the speed at which they are run.
NEVER increase both because this puts too much strain on your body and muscles and actually is more detrimental.
I usually try to include my speed workouts from track (see Labels for Track workouts on the side bar). Before starting track I wasn't such a huge fan of speed workouts but over the past six months I have seen how much they have helped me to become a better runner! I encourage anyone to include them into their workouts because I am sure that you will see a difference in your running!!
Keep running!!
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