Time to post again
It’s has been a little while again since my last post. I’m 10 days away from my “A” race for the fall. I will attempt to blog all this week around the race. I won’t try and catch up on everything that has happened since Edmonton in August.
So a couple of points to start:
1. My Lactate Acid accumulation tests taken in September show that I am where I need to be to run my Boston time. This is good.
2. Two weeks ago I found out that my iron levels where very low. I went to see my doctor who in turn sent me for tests. The results where that my iron level is 24 when a normal male is 40. Bring on the iron supplements.
I talked to the pharmacist to see how much iron I could safely take each day for the 2 and ½ weeks before my race. We agreed on 1 more tablet than was subscribed. This means that I’m getting 100 mg per day plus Lactoferrin(sp?) to help with absorption in the stomach . It won’t be resolved in this time frame but if it helps, great.
3. Since the first week in October I’ve been working through some hamstring issues. Just when I think their okay, they come back. Touch and go to say the least. Fortunately it’s just the left side. My stride has somewhat been compensating for the imbalance. During the last 2 weeks I’ve been trying to keep the string consistent, even and fluid; especially fluid.
4. The train during this block has been really good. Not that it has been easy but I felt that we’ve genuinely progressed since Edmonton. My long zone 2 runs have really helped on the mental side.
Okay so those are the basic points.
Today is a day off. I’m off to see Paula my message/ART person shortly. This stuff really helps.
Last night was 10 min. warm up and 45 minutes @ 4:15-4:20. This is half the time of my longest run at this distance and wasn’t as hard to work up to. The shorter time is part of the taper.
So I’ve got runs from here until we leave next Thursday morning. All of them short, some with intensity. At least the taper runs don’t take too long.
This is a good start.
So a couple of points to start:
1. My Lactate Acid accumulation tests taken in September show that I am where I need to be to run my Boston time. This is good.
2. Two weeks ago I found out that my iron levels where very low. I went to see my doctor who in turn sent me for tests. The results where that my iron level is 24 when a normal male is 40. Bring on the iron supplements.
I talked to the pharmacist to see how much iron I could safely take each day for the 2 and ½ weeks before my race. We agreed on 1 more tablet than was subscribed. This means that I’m getting 100 mg per day plus Lactoferrin(sp?) to help with absorption in the stomach . It won’t be resolved in this time frame but if it helps, great.
3. Since the first week in October I’ve been working through some hamstring issues. Just when I think their okay, they come back. Touch and go to say the least. Fortunately it’s just the left side. My stride has somewhat been compensating for the imbalance. During the last 2 weeks I’ve been trying to keep the string consistent, even and fluid; especially fluid.
4. The train during this block has been really good. Not that it has been easy but I felt that we’ve genuinely progressed since Edmonton. My long zone 2 runs have really helped on the mental side.
Okay so those are the basic points.
Today is a day off. I’m off to see Paula my message/ART person shortly. This stuff really helps.
Last night was 10 min. warm up and 45 minutes @ 4:15-4:20. This is half the time of my longest run at this distance and wasn’t as hard to work up to. The shorter time is part of the taper.
So I’ve got runs from here until we leave next Thursday morning. All of them short, some with intensity. At least the taper runs don’t take too long.
This is a good start.
posted by --brian @ 2:40 PM
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