Welcome wreck runners! Tell us about your training week and goals.

(I realise this is probably a waste of time, but you never know...) ;-)

Tim
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Tim+ <tim.downie@gmail.com> wrote:

Welcome wreck runners! Tell us about your training week and goals.

(I realise this is probably a waste of time, but you never know...) ;-)

Tim

I'm currently training for a half marathon coming up January 20th in
Austin, TX. I've been doing pretty well. My breath is coming easier and
my body is getting stronger, but I'm having trouble with my right knee
and ankle. It's really frustrating. I know that I would be able to run
farther and faster if it wasn't for that stupid knee. It has always
given me some trouble, and I believe it's been from poor running form
when I was younger that went mostly unnoticed because of padded running
shoes. Since I've switched to running in homemade sandals, I've done
much better with my form but the knee still gives me trouble after 4-5
miles. I'm currently taking a few days break from running (plus I'm just working too much to find the time). Hopefully that will help along with
adding in cycling and light cross-training. The goal is to one day run
an ultra, but I have to get this knee thing figured out.

So anyway, there's my story.

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Tim+ <tim.downie@gmail.com> wrote:

Welcome wreck runners! Tell us about your training week and goals.

(I realise this is probably a waste of time, but you never know...) ;-)

Tim

Monday : easy run 3.5 miles
Tuesday: club session WU 6x0.75 mile 3 min recs WD
Wednesday : rest
Thursday: Hill run 8 miles 370 metres elevation
Friday: rest
Saturday: parkrun 5K TT. Twisty course but ran a PB for time and age grade. Sunday : LSD 17 miles trails

Working towards getting my sub-20 5K legs back for our club TT on the 11th December. A few ultras planned for 2019.

Tim

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downtime <downtime@workstation.localnet> wrote:

Tim+ <tim.downie@gmail.com> wrote:

Welcome wreck runners! Tell us about your training week and goals.

(I realise this is probably a waste of time, but you never know...) ;-)

Tim

I'm currently training for a half marathon coming up January 20th in
Austin, TX.

Think I need to do another half. I tend to avoid distances between 5K and ultra. A bad habit I’m trying to break. ;-)

I've been doing pretty well. My breath is coming easier and
my body is getting stronger, but I'm having trouble with my right knee
and ankle. It's really frustrating. I know that I would be able to run farther and faster if it wasn't for that stupid knee. It has always
given me some trouble, and I believe it's been from poor running form
when I was younger that went mostly unnoticed because of padded running shoes. Since I've switched to running in homemade sandals, I've done
much better with my form but the knee still gives me trouble after 4-5
miles. I'm currently taking a few days break from running (plus I'm just working too much to find the time). Hopefully that will help along with adding in cycling and light cross-training. The goal is to one day run
an ultra, but I have to get this knee thing figured out.

So anyway, there's my story.

You can only work with what you’ve got. You just have to make the best of things. I feel extraordinarily lucky to not have any medical or
biomechanical issues at 62. Good luck in your half marathon. Now you’ve started, why not keep us up to date with your training? ;-)

Tim

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Working towards getting my sub-20 5K legs back for our club TT on the 11th >December. A few ultras planned for 2019.

Nice, Tim! Just back from a 2000ft gain jog up the trail here, after a dusting of snow. There's a trail fatass 50k on Jan1 I've done a few times
in past years, and considering another whack at it. I did 6 or 7 races this year on trail&pavement, including a 50M earlier in the month. I'm not competitive tho, mostly just keeping the weight down, and running helps with depression.

rms

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, but I'm having trouble with my right knee
and ankle.

There are a few things that helped me address knee pain: First is
evaluate yourself to identify leg imbalances, weak muscles, and overly-tight muscles. Leg strength routines can effectively address most of these; for instance, knee pain is often from weak muscles that attach to the knee, not
the joint itself. Here are a couple no-equipment strength routines I do at least a couple times a week. One is just a core strength one, the other is
a mountain running workout: https://trailrunnermag.com/training/cross-training/the-5-minute-leg-circuit-for-mountain-running-strength.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VsDP584zyQ core workout

rms

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On Monday, November 26, 2018 at 12:55:15 PM UTC-5, Tim wrote:

Welcome wreck runners! Tell us about your training week and goals.

Mon 0.00 rest
Tue 6.77 ez
Wed 4.14 ez
Thu 7.05 lt 3 up, 3 @ LT, 1 down
Fri 0.00 rest
Sat 5.17 ez
Sun 12.00 med. long
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Wk 35
Yr 1619

Nothing exciting. Just slow mileage buildup. Enjoying the cooler temps in Atlanta GA after a grueling summer of heat and humidity.

Thanks for listening.

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rms <rsquiresMOO@mooyossmanmoo.net> wrote:

, but I'm having trouble with my right knee
and ankle.

There are a few things that helped me address knee pain: First is evaluate yourself to identify leg imbalances, weak muscles, and overly-tight muscles. Leg strength routines can effectively address most of these; for instance, knee pain is often from weak muscles that attach to the knee, not the joint itself. Here are a couple no-equipment strength routines I do at least a couple times a week. One is just a core strength one, the other is
a mountain running workout: https://trailrunnermag.com/training/cross-training/the-5-minute-leg-circuit-for-mountain-running-strength.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VsDP584zyQ core workout

rms

Thanks for the articles! I like the Trail Running Mag article and I've
already started incorporating some of those exercises and similar
exercises into my routine. I do one that I call Step Over using a
cinder block. I lay it on its side, stand facing it, step up and over,
then reverse the movement all very controlled. For whatever reason, I
got out of the habit of doing Step Overs even though I've know it to
help a lot. I'm also getting my bicycle tuned back up for longer road
rides. Cycling always helped my knee in the past and I feel like it's
good cross training anyway.

Trail Running Mag looks like a pretty cool publication. Do you subscribe
to it? I think I may. I'm really more interested in trail running than
road running.

That YouTube channel looks pretty amazing too. That guy is ripped! His
ab routine is pretty gnarly. I haven't tried it, but I'm pretty sure
I'll hit "extinction" in the first rounds. lol. I'm going to stick with
yoga and Pilates for now.

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