Sunday, June 29, 2008
Trail Grit 2
ok, so we are now in ohio, and i did not get all the grit out. my knee resembles hamburger meat at this point, and is still pretty tender. Used a spray bottle of surgical water or some deal that got some more of the stuff out. wrapped up and good to go. No exercise today, just drove 350 miles. Looks like some manual labor tomorrow, (will have to count as cross training) and may run on tuesday. Have a fircraker 5k to run on friday to keep somewhat fresh for.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Trail Grit
Ok, so i am counting my official training as July 5, but i am trying to get in every little bit i can to help me through. We left today on a 2 day driving trip with our triplet 3 year olds and my older son headed for Ohio. I thought i would get a quick run in first thing this morning, and headed out around 6:30 for a trail that is close to my house. It is one that i can run on a dam for a local lake, then head down the back side of it to run a trail and then hit some hill repeats to finish it off.
I was well on my way, and was crossing a wooden bridge that, along with everything else was wait from the rain last night.......now you see where the title is coming into play...i have a sharp turn coming off the bridge, and lost my footing and went knee and elbow first to the rocks....
"Does a runner make noise in the woods when he falls on rocks?" Hell yes he does! Anyway, i didn't want to look and limped back into my run....glanced a couple of time and say the blood running down my leg....great....by the end of the run, i needed a red sox hat for my performance and red sock from the blood.....
didn't have time to go to the doctor, had to pack the car and get on the road....i do believe and my wife agrees that a few stiches would have been appropriate.....i kept finding some "trail grit" today, and i finally just used the shower spray to blow it all out of there. That was not the most comfortable way to do that. I am welcome to alternative methods if anyone out there has some good stories. I have modified butterfly band-aids now, so we will see how it goes...hope this is not a sign!
I was well on my way, and was crossing a wooden bridge that, along with everything else was wait from the rain last night.......now you see where the title is coming into play...i have a sharp turn coming off the bridge, and lost my footing and went knee and elbow first to the rocks....
"Does a runner make noise in the woods when he falls on rocks?" Hell yes he does! Anyway, i didn't want to look and limped back into my run....glanced a couple of time and say the blood running down my leg....great....by the end of the run, i needed a red sox hat for my performance and red sock from the blood.....
didn't have time to go to the doctor, had to pack the car and get on the road....i do believe and my wife agrees that a few stiches would have been appropriate.....i kept finding some "trail grit" today, and i finally just used the shower spray to blow it all out of there. That was not the most comfortable way to do that. I am welcome to alternative methods if anyone out there has some good stories. I have modified butterfly band-aids now, so we will see how it goes...hope this is not a sign!
Monday, June 23, 2008
first post, first blog
So here it goes. I have been running for about 6 years now, and have, for racing, usually stuck to the 5k distance. In training i have run longer distances, up to 10 miles, but it is a different ballgame during the real thing.
This blog is intendeed to keep me honest on my training and my diet (harder of the two). Since i have been running, i have mainly fell into that "Clydesdale" category of runners.
I am running the first annual Bass Pro Shops Marahon and Maynard Cohick Half Marathon in Springfield, MO. http://basspro.com/fitness Why you may ask? It is close to home and a relatively flat course. It fit will with a training schedule (officially starts on July 5th). I am going with a 16 week program officially, but have been running and lifting consistenly over the last few months.
I ran a local 5k on Saturday, and clocked a 22:12 (3rd in the 35-39 age group).
This blog is intendeed to keep me honest on my training and my diet (harder of the two). Since i have been running, i have mainly fell into that "Clydesdale" category of runners.
I am running the first annual Bass Pro Shops Marahon and Maynard Cohick Half Marathon in Springfield, MO. http://basspro.com/fitness Why you may ask? It is close to home and a relatively flat course. It fit will with a training schedule (officially starts on July 5th). I am going with a 16 week program officially, but have been running and lifting consistenly over the last few months.
I ran a local 5k on Saturday, and clocked a 22:12 (3rd in the 35-39 age group).
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