44 Days
That's how long its been since my last run. 'Luckily' half of that I didn't even feel like running, a bout of bronchitis that had me coughing just about all night every night for 3 weeks and waking up feeling like absolute crap.
Even though the sports doc said I can run a slow 10 to 20k a week I'm not, and the physio thinks that's a good idea. My pgm of strengthening exercises he gave me takes about an hour. Of course I've built up to more reps and added my own stuff in and find I can easily spend 90 minutes at the gym most days doing it all (add an extra half hour or so when I do upper body weights). The iPod also gets a good workout.
I've been hitting the pool at another Fitness First centre - its free with my membership, indoor (no sunburn), clean, warm, and always virtually empty ... of people, not water :) Not as much fun as running but not as boring as I thought it would be - the waterproof mp3 player helps. Yesterday I managed 1500m and will try to do that or more at least 3 times a week.
As for cycling I'm not too sure. I did a couple of spin classes, the first I took very easy as I hadn't done it in years. The next one I worked hard and the hammy was sore afterwards :( I think when the doc said I can cycle he meant just sitting on the bike peddling.
Not sure how much longer I'll be out. There has been a slight improvement. I'm supposed to see the sports doc again in a few weeks but I might delay the appointment until that improvement feels more than slight. The goal is to be back in action in time to do some training for Kurrawa (25k) in December.
At least I'm getting my money's worth from Fitness First, and catching up on all the gym goss. And I'm listening to lots more music. And I don't have to wash my hair so often. And my car smells less like a runner's car than it usually does.
Its not all bad.
Even though the sports doc said I can run a slow 10 to 20k a week I'm not, and the physio thinks that's a good idea. My pgm of strengthening exercises he gave me takes about an hour. Of course I've built up to more reps and added my own stuff in and find I can easily spend 90 minutes at the gym most days doing it all (add an extra half hour or so when I do upper body weights). The iPod also gets a good workout.
I've been hitting the pool at another Fitness First centre - its free with my membership, indoor (no sunburn), clean, warm, and always virtually empty ... of people, not water :) Not as much fun as running but not as boring as I thought it would be - the waterproof mp3 player helps. Yesterday I managed 1500m and will try to do that or more at least 3 times a week.
As for cycling I'm not too sure. I did a couple of spin classes, the first I took very easy as I hadn't done it in years. The next one I worked hard and the hammy was sore afterwards :( I think when the doc said I can cycle he meant just sitting on the bike peddling.
Not sure how much longer I'll be out. There has been a slight improvement. I'm supposed to see the sports doc again in a few weeks but I might delay the appointment until that improvement feels more than slight. The goal is to be back in action in time to do some training for Kurrawa (25k) in December.
At least I'm getting my money's worth from Fitness First, and catching up on all the gym goss. And I'm listening to lots more music. And I don't have to wash my hair so often. And my car smells less like a runner's car than it usually does.
Its not all bad.
posted by Tesso at 7:34 AM
29 Comments:
And you'll be ready for your triathlon debut once your hammy is fixed :-)
You'll be a tri show pony before you know it Tess. :)
Nice attitude, stay positive, you'll bounce back. Great seeing you at GH and Syd mara.
It's all good Tess - you're posting again!
At least it's not 44 Days and 44 Nights. Now that would be really hard to take.
I hope you've been working on the biceps and abs for the next gut-punching session.
Heaps of cross training and stregthening sounds all good. Waterproof MP3 player?? that would take the borrdom out of swimming.
Glad you are on the improve, and you remember who I was at Glasshouse. You are going better than CJ, she's stuck in a gym with guys who have "bad hair days"
take it easy on those spin cycles - and if you start getting bored at the pool, try swimming across the lane ropes. always good for a laugh
I see you at Pats and breaky with the running buddies...so is hard to recall that you didnt actually run that day!!!
It will be so good to run Kurrawa - either race or even just a training run. It is sort of like my goal that I will be back to a runners level of fitness...instead of the part-timer I am now.
It is always a good race to aim for because we all get out of town for it, have loads of fun and run hard! Nothing wrong with that.
I can't believe you use a waterproof MP3 player!!! That is awesome!
Now now, be positive: only a few days to a big celebration.
AND lock in Monday 06/10 lunch with the BB's at Gold Coast (somewhere).
AND focus on more important things, like brushing up on Brady knowledge...
That bug was nasty.. took me out for a couple of weeks. Hope the hammy starts to really improve soon... not running sucks!
Stick with it kid. Just think how cool it will be to come back stronger than ever.
Can anything make swimming less boring? Mind you, I reckon the novelty of a waterproof mp3 player would work for a while! One question, how do you keep the ear phones in? ;)
a waterproof mp3 player!?! didnt know they existed.
Hope the coughing clears up, sounds pretty bad, our 1 year old has been pretty bad with stuff like that lately...its an unhealthy world these days, which seems to be getting worse.
Keep going strong with the swimming, sounds great! Perhaps give the spin cycling a miss, and start on some slow runs perhaps, and keep going after that upper body weights work...that'd be my thoughts...
All the best with the Kurruwa plans, remember to ease into it, patience now will see you running without a breakdown later...
great to see some blogging again too...Keep going strong. Well done!
Not having to wash ones hair does sound enticing. And chorine does have a nice whiff to it, but all things considered we would rather have our smelly Tesso back on the roads ;)
oh my god, you're hanging with the gym-bimbs now? will you ever want to hang with people with missing toenails?
I forgot to say, Happy Birthday for the 2nd Tesso! I know you will make the most of the year/s ahead.
Good luck with the injury and hopefully catch up with you at K to D!
Just keep posting !
Every cloud has a silver lining Tesso. At lest it always seems to for you. I love your attidue. Keep smiling.
Happy Birthday.
You better keep up the swimming. JD & I are brewing up a special mix.
hey nice to see you on the weekend tesso.
soon you will be back running and the 44 days will be a distant memory.
let me know when youre back and we can go for a trot.
work on the core in the meantime and we can have our own little 6 pack challenge.
...and happy birthday.
Just keep on swimming, keep on swimming, swimming,swimming.
And it will be great when you are back running regularly again!!! I hope you are much better now given that this post was written in september.
I think this year hasn't been great health and injury-wise for quite a few of us. Things can only get better - that's my mantra!!!
As you are clearly a running legend, if you don't mind I'll keep tabs on your blog as you resume running and pinch motivation from it as I attempt my comback.
So will we see some posting here soon??
2009 will be better, Tess! Have a very happy one & sure hope to see you on the roads again somewhere.
A belated Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Tess. So what's going on?? I've been gone for 3 months. How is the running going??
ahem.
Hang in there, Tess! Hope things are coming along nicely, nicely!
Checking in,
How are things going???
Let us know.
Missing you R2B
It's coming up 2 years now since you last posted. Do you think you'll ever get back to the blog Tesso?
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