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Well, I’m back agan

Posted by chrisp On February - 26 - 2010

So weekly updates didn’t last too long, did they?  Sigh.  I’ll just plead life and know you all understand.  This will be a quick one but here’s what’s been going on:

Sven the trainer is still awesome.  Last week, I emailed him and told him I was game to up the intensity of the workouts. He answered that with a workout yesterday that left me in a sweaty puddle on the floor at times.  It was one of those intense, push yourself to the limits workouts where you are so fatigued yet have a huge grin on your face because you are enjoying every minute of it.  It truly was awesome and I look forward to what he has in store for me next week.  And, the workouts are working.  I have muscle definition in my shoulders and back  for the first time that I can remember.  If I could lose the excess pounds around my middle, I have a feeling there are some toned ab muscles under there.  I can see a hint of the muscles so that’s exciting.  Muscles in my stomach?  Who would have guessed!

On a different note, I did suffer an injury 2 weeks ago.  L and I had a 2o mile training run scheduled and she had to cancel at the last minute.  I was dressed and ready to go so I figured why not, I’ll go alone.  I hadn’t taken a day off in over a month and was achy and tired when I started out.  About 8 or 9 miles in, my back started to hurt.  By mile 16, I was in agony and had to quit.  By Tuesday, I was unable to get out of bed because I couldn’t sit up or roll over due to the insane pain.  I was unable to bend over and put my shoes on.  But, you know me, I still went to run. I gritted my teeth through the first 30 minutes and then slowed to a walk.  After another 30 minutes, that was it. I couldn’t move another step. The next day I tried to walk a mile just to loosen the muscles and then went and iced it for 20 minutes.  I worked out with Sven on Thursday and managed to get through the workout but was in a lot of pain when I was done.  (And, yes, when I told Sven yesterday that I had hid the pain from him, I was in trouble.)  I took a couple of days off and pounded ibuprofen and by Sunday I was able to run 13 miles and am almost off the ibuprofen now.   Thank goodness.

And now for something exciting! I was able to put together a team of 12 runners and we all signed up for the Ragnar Relay Northwest Passage Run.  We’re running 187 miles over two days from Blaine to Langley.  I am psyched!  And the relay race ends on my 40th birthday.  How exciting would it be to run the final leg and cross the finish line on my 40th?

Next time: An update on the relay team and I’ll fill you all in on what’s been going on regarding the diet and nutrition side of all this training.