be a better runner

miles today and not really that fun, but it is in what we do habitually that we achieve goodness..

32:05.

Yeah it’s not fast, but it is my PR. and it’s not bad. Every 5K this year has been a PR. It was a good race, flat and blah, but excellent for a PR. They have a series in this town, and I think I’ll run the one in October as well. hoping to get to 30 min by then, but we shall see. I’m running better this year.

This race was run at a Retirement village, I am not in this photo but I love it because the cheerleaders were out in full force!!!

Well, I have recovered from my hip surgery.
PR in the 5K at 32:45 or so…

and now a PR in the Half Marathon at 2:31.

No injuries.

I’m getting better…

today. I ran another Ten K and hoped to PR, but missed by about 10 seconds. BUT. I did run the first mile in 10:47 and was actually slowing down the whole way through. So I guess despite my screwed up hip labrum, I am improving….

Prior to this my fastest mile this year was a 10:55 with Monotreme at the Marathon. I am a slow turtle, but getting speedier.

in the 10K. I knocked 2 mins and 30 sec off my old PR. Guess I am getting better!

with Hemant seems to be paying big dividends…If only in my confidence. I
m really curious to see what my next Half Marathon time will be….

to work out with hemant for the next month or two. he can be difficult and I can be cranky. BUt I think my running shall speed up significantly. Stay tuned….

My pace has been improving, to finally under the 12 min mile mark….
for the past three weeks. I believe it is due to the very long long runs I’ve been doing they aren’t fun but the results are nice…

I have been on a prednisone pack for my hammer toe, and of course it affects the whole body. I’ve noted that the last 2 runs I seemed to have much m ore endurance and the ability to run longer and longer without breaks. Not faster and faster, but longer and longer. Today as I was running and my legs were hurting I realized that the endurance was not from the legs, but that my lungs were functioning much much better than normal. Soooo, I think the pred pack has demonstrated that I do apparently have some mild asthma. Going to call for an appointment and hopefully get on something like singulair. If I could breathe like that all the time, it would improve my exercise tolerance!

saw a podiatrist in the ED when I was at work (not a patient, I work there…) He said I have the beginning of a Hammer toe which is a fairly common injury in people who run, and is actually painful. He splinted the toe and told me to keep the splint on for 2 months and it should heal without surgery. THe good news is that I can still run, and so even if it doesnt heal up I can still run my marathon. THe bad part is that if it does not heal in the 2 months, I will run that marathon with the sensation of a pin being stuck under my toenail…you bet I am wearing the splint. I will see a different Podiatrist (the one I have an appointment with on Monday and see what his opinion is. I see on the net that have actual splints one can purchase and I think if possible I’d prefer that, because when I tape it, I am unsure if I am splinting it down enough or not…