Training Log Archive: bunIn the 30 days ending Apr 30, 2012:
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Monday Apr 30, 2012 #
riding 40:00 [3]
(injured) (rest day)
To/from uni
Didn't think 20mins each way would hurt my shin too much.
Worst day ever: don't know why, but I'm doing really terribly at uni this semester despite studying as hard as usual. Really worried my average mark will drop way down and I'll be kicked out of my course...and then won't be able to do the postgrad study I want to.
And had sharp pains in my shin all day, no idea why.
Gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so upset :(
Didn't think 20mins each way would hurt my shin too much.
Worst day ever: don't know why, but I'm doing really terribly at uni this semester despite studying as hard as usual. Really worried my average mark will drop way down and I'll be kicked out of my course...and then won't be able to do the postgrad study I want to.
And had sharp pains in my shin all day, no idea why.
Gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so upset :(
C • uhhh 6
Sunday Apr 29, 2012 #
pool running intervals 1:05:00 [5]
(injured)
ints at AIS, did 2 x 4x4mins with 2min recovery and 4mins between sets. time went pretty quick, and pretty quiet too which meant i mostly had a lane to myself :)
pity i couldnt be outside in the sun doing it!
pity i couldnt be outside in the sun doing it!
pool running 23:00 [3]
(injured)
had a while to wait for my bus to come (which never ended up coming at all, i think i should add) so just did some 'laps'
they had the radio on today so that made it a little more interesting......cant believe i spent almost 90mins pool running. what an achievement!
they had the radio on today so that made it a little more interesting......cant believe i spent almost 90mins pool running. what an achievement!
Strength and Conditioning 35:00 [3]
(injured)
same as previously
havent noticed any improvement yet....pushups might be better but prone holds are possibly worse!!
havent noticed any improvement yet....pushups might be better but prone holds are possibly worse!!
Saturday Apr 28, 2012 #
riding 1:22:00 [3]
(injured)
sooo keen to get out in the sunshine and do some exercise....so spontaneously jumped on my bike and went! ........very foolish. at 40mins both (strangely, usually just left) tibialis anteriors got sore, right up the lateral side of the tibia....worried this is my tibial stress syndrome (aka shin splints) being aggravated, in which case the muscle would be pulling on the stress fracture site (since this is how it came about in the first place).
though i could be wrong, maybe it's just a phantom pain......
anyway, i know i keep saying this but i will lay off the riding!
though i could be wrong, maybe it's just a phantom pain......
anyway, i know i keep saying this but i will lay off the riding!
Friday Apr 27, 2012 #
pool running intervals 45:00 [4]
(injured)
@ ais, did 12344321 with 1min rec
got quite puffed actually.
feeling rather depressed i couldnt do a real run around some single tracks in this lovely weather :(
got quite puffed actually.
feeling rather depressed i couldnt do a real run around some single tracks in this lovely weather :(
Strength and Conditioning 35:00 [3]
(injured)
Same as yesterday but a few less reps cuz I was sore. Did it all while watching game of thrones. Kinda addicted now thanks to Lizzie :P
Thursday Apr 26, 2012 #
Strength and Conditioning 35:00 [3]
(injured)
Strength and stretching
Have become so weak!!
Have become so weak!!
Wednesday Apr 25, 2012 #
Note
(injured) (rest day)
taking it chill (literally, tis cold today!). if i have to have 4 more weeks off i may as well make it count ;)
but seriously, i think if i try and smash out lots of cross training till then i wont be very mentally refreshed....i'd rather do nothing/whatever i feel like so then i'll be pumped and ready to run again when it's time! (plus not sure riding is doing me many favours)
but seriously, i think if i try and smash out lots of cross training till then i wont be very mentally refreshed....i'd rather do nothing/whatever i feel like so then i'll be pumped and ready to run again when it's time! (plus not sure riding is doing me many favours)
Tuesday Apr 24, 2012 #
Note
(injured) (rest day)
not even a ride into uni today as had to carry my bone scans around and didnt wanna squash them til the sports dr had seen them haha.
man it was cold, wearing shorts was a bad choice!
happy with what sports dr had to say: basically i stopped running at exactly the right time as i was on the verge of making it much worse. think he wanted to give me a moon boot, but i (luckily) must have convinced him otherwise by telling him it didnt hurt that much (the truth!).
have to take 4 more weeks completely off (pool running ok), and then only start running again very very slowly i.e. 2x15mins runs in the first week back and build SLOWLY from there.
may have all stemmed from biomechanical issues....have had most injuries to my left leg so should sort out something there. orthotics may also help.
man it was cold, wearing shorts was a bad choice!
happy with what sports dr had to say: basically i stopped running at exactly the right time as i was on the verge of making it much worse. think he wanted to give me a moon boot, but i (luckily) must have convinced him otherwise by telling him it didnt hurt that much (the truth!).
have to take 4 more weeks completely off (pool running ok), and then only start running again very very slowly i.e. 2x15mins runs in the first week back and build SLOWLY from there.
may have all stemmed from biomechanical issues....have had most injuries to my left leg so should sort out something there. orthotics may also help.
Monday Apr 23, 2012 #
riding 1:00:00 [3]
(injured)
to uni, from uni to AIS pool, from AIS pool home
think it was prob about an hour in total.
think it was prob about an hour in total.
pool running intervals 55:00 [4]
(injured)
more pool running ints
this time did 2 x 8 x 90sec with 30sec recovery and 2min between sets.
not as fun as last time, though the time went soo quickly.
this time did 2 x 8 x 90sec with 30sec recovery and 2min between sets.
not as fun as last time, though the time went soo quickly.
Sunday Apr 22, 2012 #
riding 45:00 [3]
(injured)
To/from ais pool. Cut through oconner ridge which was really nice :) might venture onto some single tracks next time!
C • uhhh 4
pool running intervals 1:00:00 [5]
(injured)
Pool running at ais, did 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 all with 1min rec. legs were tired! Yesty must have been more taxing than I thought.
Actually really enjoyed it :)
Shin felt twingey during ints (pushing harder against the water)...bit strange. Don't think it could be making anything worse though!
Actually really enjoyed it :)
Shin felt twingey during ints (pushing harder against the water)...bit strange. Don't think it could be making anything worse though!
Saturday Apr 21, 2012 #
pool running intervals 55:00 [4]
(injured)
pool running @ ais
caught the bus there, and got the times off google transit.....which were WRONG so i had to sit around waiting for my bus for ages! forget this not riding business...next time i'll take my bike!
good session, did 6x5mins w 1min rec.
dunno how much time i'll have to take off yet (find out tuesday), but am going to be quite generous. had a bone density scan not long ago which showed my bones are extraordinarily dense, and (quote sports dr) 'stress fractures should never be a problem for me'. so i figure if despite that i got one, my legs must have been under a lot of strain.....so a lengthy rest is in order!!
caught the bus there, and got the times off google transit.....which were WRONG so i had to sit around waiting for my bus for ages! forget this not riding business...next time i'll take my bike!
good session, did 6x5mins w 1min rec.
dunno how much time i'll have to take off yet (find out tuesday), but am going to be quite generous. had a bone density scan not long ago which showed my bones are extraordinarily dense, and (quote sports dr) 'stress fractures should never be a problem for me'. so i figure if despite that i got one, my legs must have been under a lot of strain.....so a lengthy rest is in order!!
Friday Apr 20, 2012 #
Note
Got my bone scan results this morning: from what I understood from the report I've got shin splints and a stress fracture in my left tibia :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(
Note
(injured) (rest day)
not riding for a week or so as it's hurting my shin.
hopefully get some pool running in during the week.....
hopefully get some pool running in during the week.....
Thursday Apr 19, 2012 #
riding intervals (Trainer) 1:00:00 [5]
(injured)
Another hard session on the trainer, did proper intervals though:)
Sweated so much, must have been working hard!! Hopefully sweated out all the radioactive stuff they injected me with for my bone scan.
Sweated so much, must have been working hard!! Hopefully sweated out all the radioactive stuff they injected me with for my bone scan.
Wednesday Apr 18, 2012 #
riding (trainer) 1:00:00 [5]
(injured)
sorta the same as yesty (on the trainer). intensity 5 again as i havent really worked out how to take it easy! that prob makes no sense....but just spent the whole time going pretty hard. will do some proper intervals next time, just sussing it out at the moment.
bit of a mix-up with my appt for CT spect scan (not the first time they've screwed me over for an appt) so am getting it tomorrow morning instead. dont think i'll know the result till next tuesday anyway so guess it doesnt matter! gahh gotta be patient....
bit of a mix-up with my appt for CT spect scan (not the first time they've screwed me over for an appt) so am getting it tomorrow morning instead. dont think i'll know the result till next tuesday anyway so guess it doesnt matter! gahh gotta be patient....
Tuesday Apr 17, 2012 #
running 20:00 [3]
(injured)
rang sports dr this morning and managed to score an appt this arvo. yay!
went for a small test run out of curiosity - shin doesnt hurt to walk on anymore but could feel it during the run. havent done anything for a week though....
hoping for some good news this arvo.....surely my extremely-above-average bone density means i cant get a stress fracture ;)
went for a small test run out of curiosity - shin doesnt hurt to walk on anymore but could feel it during the run. havent done anything for a week though....
hoping for some good news this arvo.....surely my extremely-above-average bone density means i cant get a stress fracture ;)
riding intervals (trainer) 1:00:00 [5]
(injured)
bike ints on the trainer. never used one before but they make intervals so good! you can push so hard.....though time does go slower, listened to a lecture i missed and it seemed to take foreverrrrr.
sports dr appt as expected: cant tell anything until i get a scan (having CT scan tomorrow morning) but could be a) stress fracture b) shin splints c) compartment syndrome.
doubt it's (c) - doesnt feel like that, surely can't be (a) either......so that leaves shin splints!
will have to wait and see......
sports dr appt as expected: cant tell anything until i get a scan (having CT scan tomorrow morning) but could be a) stress fracture b) shin splints c) compartment syndrome.
doubt it's (c) - doesnt feel like that, surely can't be (a) either......so that leaves shin splints!
will have to wait and see......
Sunday Apr 15, 2012 #
Note
(injured) (rest day)
Skipped all races on the weekend, which I'm obviously cut about. Sharp pain in shin when walking (very localized pain, right in the middle of tibia) so don't think running would do any favours, plus I'm getting very suss that this is more than just a muscular injury....
Plan to have a bone scan/MRI when I get home
Plan to have a bone scan/MRI when I get home
Thursday Apr 12, 2012 #
Note
(injured) (rest day)
Did pretty much nothing all day :)
Sorry to everyone who reads my log but more whinging about my shin is in order (for my record): v sore today, sharp pain when walking. Hmmmmmmmmmf
Feel better when I think about the situation poor Josh is in though :( :( :(
Sorry to everyone who reads my log but more whinging about my shin is in order (for my record): v sore today, sharp pain when walking. Hmmmmmmmmmf
Feel better when I think about the situation poor Josh is in though :( :( :(
Wednesday Apr 11, 2012 #
orienteering 55:00 [4]
Event at cascades. I looooooove cascades, it's prob my favourite map in aus, so was super pumped to be able to do a race here.
Shin not feeling good so dropped out of 8km to 6.5km but even on the way to number one I was in a lot of pain so cut it a little short (prob ended up 5km?). May have been foolish to run at all considering how bad tib ant was, but really really wanted to get out.
Starting to find it hard to be positive - getting so frustrated. Need to force myself to have 2 weeks no running. Hope this shin pain isn't a stress fracture.........
Shin not feeling good so dropped out of 8km to 6.5km but even on the way to number one I was in a lot of pain so cut it a little short (prob ended up 5km?). May have been foolish to run at all considering how bad tib ant was, but really really wanted to get out.
Starting to find it hard to be positive - getting so frustrated. Need to force myself to have 2 weeks no running. Hope this shin pain isn't a stress fracture.........
Monday Apr 9, 2012 #
running warm up/down 10:00 [3]
Hardly did any warm up and no warm down haha
orienteering race 56:00 [5]
Last day of Easter, on a really cool map today!
Started ok, caught Lauren at 5 or whatever the end of the long leg was and she totally threw me. She must have been standing so close to the control but didn't see it, so I thought it wasn't down there and looked around some more boulders. Lost a couple of mins.
Afew controls later Vanessa and ilka caught us and we all made a big mistake (no8??). Annoyed at myself cuz I knew I should have done my own thing but decided the others would know where they were going. Lost quite a bit of time there.
The rest were good - just really slow in terms of running speed. Feel so unfit and shin hurty :(
Need to learn to ignore others around me and trust my own navigation!
Really dissapointed in my results this Easter, hard to put my shin injury and consequent lack of fitness out of my mind. but feeling positive that I've still navigated well to most controls so should be getting back into it when my shin comes right.
Started ok, caught Lauren at 5 or whatever the end of the long leg was and she totally threw me. She must have been standing so close to the control but didn't see it, so I thought it wasn't down there and looked around some more boulders. Lost a couple of mins.
Afew controls later Vanessa and ilka caught us and we all made a big mistake (no8??). Annoyed at myself cuz I knew I should have done my own thing but decided the others would know where they were going. Lost quite a bit of time there.
The rest were good - just really slow in terms of running speed. Feel so unfit and shin hurty :(
Need to learn to ignore others around me and trust my own navigation!
Really dissapointed in my results this Easter, hard to put my shin injury and consequent lack of fitness out of my mind. but feeling positive that I've still navigated well to most controls so should be getting back into it when my shin comes right.
Sunday Apr 8, 2012 #
Note
(rest day)
long today but didn't run on account of shin being sore. wouldn't have been life threatening if i had run, but my main priority right now is to get it fixed - realised it's been hurting since January (!), which is a bit ridiculous.
also, sounds like today was a good day not to run....sounded pretty epic! though i would have loved to give it a crack....
also, sounds like today was a good day not to run....sounded pretty epic! though i would have loved to give it a crack....
Saturday Apr 7, 2012 #
running warm up/down 30:00 [3]
orienteering race 44:00 [5]
middle / easter day 1
made a big mistake to no1: drifted on compass and ended up running much further than i wanted through the vague stuff. lost 4mins :(
the rest was scrappy but not too bad - some small mistakes and misses.
really enjoyed it though, especially the last section of rock clumps.
felt so bleh running again (aka slow). wore my orthotics today and shin/calves good! but feet got numb....
anyway, enjoyed the challenge which was my aim :D
shin didnt hurt during, but could def feel it after. not sure about running the long tomorrow....
made a big mistake to no1: drifted on compass and ended up running much further than i wanted through the vague stuff. lost 4mins :(
the rest was scrappy but not too bad - some small mistakes and misses.
really enjoyed it though, especially the last section of rock clumps.
felt so bleh running again (aka slow). wore my orthotics today and shin/calves good! but feet got numb....
anyway, enjoyed the challenge which was my aim :D
shin didnt hurt during, but could def feel it after. not sure about running the long tomorrow....
Friday Apr 6, 2012 #
running warm up/down 20:00 [3]
orienteering race 21:00 [5]
easter prologue on a cool granite map.
had a pretty bad run - one large mistake plus numerous other small ones that would have added up to a lot.
most of all i just felt physically blah - felt like i was moving like a gumby and L tib ant / gastrocnemius not terribly happy either.
was quite upset afterwards for having such a bad result.....but after a bit of thought i cheered up. just want to enjoy my orienteering for a while, without any pressure of self-expectations on me...soo for the rest of the week am going to just try to have fun and not get too cut if im 20mins behind the winner or if i came last :)
had a pretty bad run - one large mistake plus numerous other small ones that would have added up to a lot.
most of all i just felt physically blah - felt like i was moving like a gumby and L tib ant / gastrocnemius not terribly happy either.
was quite upset afterwards for having such a bad result.....but after a bit of thought i cheered up. just want to enjoy my orienteering for a while, without any pressure of self-expectations on me...soo for the rest of the week am going to just try to have fun and not get too cut if im 20mins behind the winner or if i came last :)
Thursday Apr 5, 2012 #
Note
(rest day)
would have liked to have done a little run but spent all day driving.
ah well.
ah well.
Wednesday Apr 4, 2012 #
riding 40:00 [3]
To/from uni
Sooooo soooooo pumped to be on holidays!!!!!
Sooooo soooooo pumped to be on holidays!!!!!
Tuesday Apr 3, 2012 #
riding 25:00 [3]
To/from Bruce ridge
running intervals 43:00 [5]
Mona fartlek on Bruce ridge, so fun!!
Despite wearing blister protection plus five pairs of socks, blisters still rubbed!
Tib ant ok. Bit sore sometimes.
Despite wearing blister protection plus five pairs of socks, blisters still rubbed!
Tib ant ok. Bit sore sometimes.
riding 40:00 [3]
To/from uni
Monday Apr 2, 2012 #
riding 40:00 [3]
to/from uni
so tired from a full-on 8-5 day at uni. sooo keen for the holidays!
blisters throbbing like crazy today - hope they don't get infected.
so tired from a full-on 8-5 day at uni. sooo keen for the holidays!
blisters throbbing like crazy today - hope they don't get infected.
mental training 1 [3]
Haven't done this or strength and cond in ages cuz I've been too tired to do it when I usually do!
Concentration: 4
Needed this as a de-stress so bad. In an awful awful mood !
Concentration: 4
Needed this as a de-stress so bad. In an awful awful mood !
Sunday Apr 1, 2012 #
running warm up/down 20:00 [3]
long warm up along the river with gin. we walked some. and stretched. but that all counts ;)
orienteering 55:00 [4]
event @ tharwa
mmm...heard lots of people whinging about this so wasnt sure what to expect...actually enjoyed the first half even though it was all through long grass and i felt stuffed running. and i made a big mistake to no1.
wore my orthotics today and re-opened all my partially healed blisters which was agony, and eventually caused me to pull the plug - as well as the fact that i had just made a huge huge error aaaaand was stuck in some horrible green.
felt like a massive softy but when i got to the finish heaps of other people had also pulled out....
stilllll not feeling very good about this session. should have hardened up!
mmm...heard lots of people whinging about this so wasnt sure what to expect...actually enjoyed the first half even though it was all through long grass and i felt stuffed running. and i made a big mistake to no1.
wore my orthotics today and re-opened all my partially healed blisters which was agony, and eventually caused me to pull the plug - as well as the fact that i had just made a huge huge error aaaaand was stuck in some horrible green.
felt like a massive softy but when i got to the finish heaps of other people had also pulled out....
stilllll not feeling very good about this session. should have hardened up!