Ok, so i was planning on going into a long description of my running for the past week but I've decided to skip it for a week and just type out some random running thoughts.
It feels very good to take your running shoes off after a 32k run. It feels almost as good as stopping. It's like my feet go "ahhhhhhhhh, free at last."
7 more long runs until the Bluenose marathon, 3 of these are of the long variety. 31,32 and 34k. The rest are easier, less than 25k. Funny how running 25k seems easier, when a month ago even that amount seems daunting.
4 more weeks until tapering begins.
Drivers' please keep an eye out for pedestrians in crosswalks, I'm running out of spit for your windshields.
In yesterdays 32k run, I burnt 2000 calories and took close to 40,000 steps.
Why is it that most non runners believe that running is hard on your knees? Studies have shown that running actually strenghtens the muscles and ligaments around your knee. What is hard on your knees is carrying around extra weight.
I've had many a conversation with people regarding running and knee injuries and they mostly boil down to this.
"so you're a runner"
"yup"
"you're going to ruin your knees doing it"
"i doubt it"
at this point I'll usually mention the studies proving otherwise
"well I couldn't run anyway, even if I wanted to"
"why's that?"
"i've got a bad knee"
"oh that's too bad, how did that happen"
"bad genetics, it runs in the family"
"oh"
it's usually at this point that I've already noticed that they're overweight and I'll
just let the running conversation die out. what i'm thinking is something different. Sometimes I'd like to say that i'd love to go back to sitting on my arse, watching tv and stuffing my face with ice cream, chips and chocolate but I've heard that its bad for the knee (not to mention everything else).
I never started running right off the bat when I was fat, it took a year to lose weight to the point where I even considered running. Doing so while being overweight would have likely meant a death sentence for my knees as well.
Its been 2 years since I've started running.
3 years, 4 months since the start of the lifestyle change (please don't call it a diet).
I'm not sure what the worst invention for our health has been, the tv or the automobile.
Another tough week coming up. 62k total, 31 of which will be this Sunday.
I feel fitter than last year at this time. My recoveries are much faster. Last year, my long runs were made upfrom the Running room program of running for 10 minutes and then walking for 1 minute. This year I'm doing it without the breaks while keeping the same pace and heart rate. That means a lower anerobic threshold and less lactic acid buildup. In simpler terms, I can run faster, for longer distances with less pain. All good!!
Maybe next week I'll get back to my normal blog, that depends on how much my mind wanders on the long run. lol
onward and upward
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