Training Log Archive: lorrieq

Sore lower back all day but disappeared for the run

Short and easy on grass.
Quads absolutely fine today which was surprising as walking downstairs yesterday evening was a struggle.

Strava

Watch missed 500m at the start. Planned to go out for a steady run and plotted a nice route with a bit of climb in places. Ran a new trail out near Fuso de la Reina which turned out to be pretty muddy and looked fairly unused which was nice. Felt my glutes a bit on some of the climbs, positive.

Feeling pretty good, comfortable. However my quads didn't take long to get sore again, not as bad as during the weekend and not injured sore, just battered from impact. Steady on mainly asphalt is probably asking for that but they were sore within 5km which is no time at all. Maybe asking too much for the mileage I've been running.

Strava and plotaroute always give such different figures for climb which is annoying. Strava says 334m and plotaroute 470m!

Played padel

Strava

Same run as yesterday and moving at a similar pace.

Strava

Wanted an easy run but to be out for a bit longer than an hour. Running to the AS-242 and back usually takes an hour so started heading towards Sardín after that where there's a nice short windy climb on trails and then turned around. It's a nice amount of climb to get on a lunch run, actually thought it felt like more climb than that.

This was the first run in about as long as I can remember (probably 2 years since I blew out my knee) that I felt my glutes working on a run. Finally some normal biomechanics happening. Still work to be done. Activate the glutes!

Core. 45s plank and both sides side plank, 3 times. Started about two weeks ago on 30s, probably ready for 1 minute now. I was getting lower back pain on longer runs and even during the day sometimes. This basic routine seems to be helping already. Hip exercises later.

Hip exercises

Core and hip exercises. Tough but definitely noticing more stability during the hip exercises now.