YardCrap Running

NOVEMBER WAS HARD

I only got in 21 days this month. I only got in 87 miles, had planned on 130. I started out kinda lazy, and then as I got better, the left hamstring went out again.  I had to walk home a couple times.  I think all these problems on my left side go back to September when I strained my back re-building my boat.
The last 5 days have seen me back on the treadmill where it is flat.  I am doing better.  I strap up the hamstring before running and then re-strap for the rest of the day to keep compression on it.  So far so good.
I expect December to get me back to form.

DIST TIME PACE AHR ELEV DATE
6.21  64:59 10:28 145  444    01/11/15
3:00  33:05 11:02 ???  1TM   04/11/15
6.22  71:07 11:26 136  471    05/11/15
3.11  30:37 9:50   139  243    06/11/15
3.12  34:12 10:58 130  227    07/11/15
6.21  62:56 10:08 143  456    08/11/15
6.22  66:47 10:45 147  472   10/11/15
3.11  31:48 10:13 139  234   12/11/15
6.21  64:53 10:26 139  461   13/11/15
3:11  29:20   9:25 143  248   14/11/15
6:22  62:43 10:05 136  445   15/11/15
3:11  31:36 10:09 131  240   16/11/15
4:00  48:07 12:00     ? 1TM   18/11/15
3:11  33:10 10:41 131  253   19/11/15
6:21  63:23 10:12 145  469   21/11/15
6:23  61:39   9:54 143  514   22/11/15
4:08  42:56 10:47 129  292   23/11/15
3.10  33:37 14:17 138  250   26/11/15
3.00  43:22 14:17     ? 1TM   27/11/15
3.00  41:16 13:38     ? 1TM   29/11/15
4.00  49:34 12:30 115 1TM   30/11/15

Endeavor To Persevere

I have been in stage one - building a base.
After 7 months, I have improved greatly from where I started which was just walking to my mailbox and back ten times.

I really wanted to be doing much better.  I even expected that.
I am not where I thought I would be. (poor me)
My old body keeps breaking.
My oxygen transport system is not what it was when when I was 60.

My plan from day one was to begin to build some toward a race effort with hill repeats beginning January.
I still hope for that, but my base is not near where I hoped for.
My experience has been that the better base you start race training from, the better you do.

I had believed that this month I would be doing a modest 35 miles each week with a long run of 10 miles.
Instead I am on the treadmill so far this month in a struggle to get in a few miles as my hamstring screams at me.  The last two times I tried running out side, had to walk home.
It seems that I am presently unable to hit on my heel, and downhills are impossible for me.  I am a solid heel striker, but now must land flat to toe hence the need for the flat treadmill.  It is that or nothing.  I am hoping for 20 miles this week.
My leg is sore from the hip to the knee, and I try hard not to favor it as I jog.  The treadmill helps there because if you start to limp, you fall off one side.

No matter.  My goal is to give an "honest effort".  I am certainly doing all possible to accomplish that.  The game is still afoot.

It does appear less likely I will be a threat to the geezers this Spring, but hey - first race will hopefully be one of many to come.