So the weigh-in this week was ... eh ... not so good. I gained 3.4 pounds but it's not about what happens week to week but what happens in the long term, right? Maybe over the course of a month, two months, six months or a year? That's what I'm telling myself now at least!
My week was good but seemed to fly by. My training went well this week as I logged a couple of really good runs including a shiny new PR at the Bucktown 5K. I also spent some time in the gym working on my strength training. This is still a little odd to me since I'm pretty new to it but I definitely feel good once I do it. Overall I know that the increased mileage and strength training is going to help me in my running.
My coach has also given me some new stretches to do because I've been battling a slightly angry IT band. There is one pose that she wants me to do that has me convinced she thinks that I'm a grasshopper! Oh well... the stretches (or the version that I am able to do) seem to be helping because my IT band doesn't seem quite as angry even though I'm upping my mileage. This is quite a big relief!
How was your week?
I'm having a rough week (since last Wed) trying to fight off a cold/funk. I'm trying to rest & get lots of fluids but am still logging miles, albeit slower than I'd like.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see pics of the grasshopper! :)
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Ugh - I hate trying to fight being sick and still training. I'm really hoping that any serious illness (or Crohn's flare) will hold off until mid to late December when I'm done racing and training!! Best of luck to you and I'll try to find a photo of the pose and post it.
DeleteHey Jill - check out the one legged pigeon pose.
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My weight has pretty much stayed in the same three pound range for the past two months- since I started training for the half. With of course the exception of last week with the move and eating out almost every night for like 5 days straight. Thankfully I am back into my 'normal' range again. I have conceded to the fact that during the next 6 months I will probably not lose weight. I have read so many times that you shouldn't expect to loose, or at least not loose much, while training for a marathon. I was hoping that wouldn't apply to me since I am still overweight but it looks like that might be true. So, my focus between now and Febraury 17 is training; rest, recovery, eating good foods, and treating my body right. If come marathon day I still weigh what I weigh today I won't care. Well I won't care as long as I finish that marathon. :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck in your training. Keep up the stretching. I checked out a DVD of yoga for runners that really helps me get a good stretch in on weeks where I don't go for thai yopga therapy. Maybe something like that could help.
That was the exact same thought that has been rolling around in my head. I know there are days when I am just hungry and I'm eating healthy things -- protein, fruits/veggies, etc... so I figure that I am truly hungry and that my body needs extra nutrients while training. Who knows... I guess only time will tell.
DeleteYou are so right looking at the long haul. I just made lifetime last week and will have been a Weight Watcher for nine years this fall. I never quit and the way I see it as long as you are heading in the right direction it is all good. It is for a lifetime so just keep getting back on track when the bumps occur. You will get there. It is more about the journey anyway.
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