månadsarkiv: januari 2022

#week 15

Rehab exercises that I will do every day this week

1.Squats from a chair 3×10

2. Lunges backwards 3×10

3. Gliding bridges with one leg 3×10

Monday

Tonite after work it was time for interval training.

I am getting ready for Torekov Båstad race, 21.4K which is March 26th and they have a training program where I plan to do the interval.

So it was 10×1 min intervals with 1 min rest between where after 5×1 it was 3 min rest. When Suunto decided to get rid of Movescount and continue with the Suunto app it has not been possible to create workouts but some weeks ago I found out that I could create custom workouts in Runkeeper. The plan was to try this out tonite but I could not find the custom workouts in the dark and froze without gloves so I just had to start a regular run and keep track of the minutes, during the first 5×1 min intervals somewhere I got lost in the minutes so I had 2 min rest between the fives instead of 3 min.

Distance: 3.81K

Tuesday

The plan was to head out on a 5K run but my knee is a bit sore, not the whole time and less than last year so I decided to head out on 1 hour walk in the dark so I can test hilly intervals on Thursday.

Wednesday

The original plan was to get to the pool and have swim training but I was still coughing last night and then I am staying out of indoor training activities so after work I decided to head out on a 1 hour walk in the dark.

Thursday

After work it was time for my first hilly intervals this year.

6×2 min hilly intervals and decided when I created the Custom Workout on Runkeeper that it would be 4 min rest between.

The first interval I got further than I thought I would get, second interval I got tired legs early and did get as far as I thought I would get when I started the intervals. At the end I got longer than the second time.

Felt that I have not done hilly intervals in a while, I did not do any intervals due to my knee last year so it feels nice to be able to do them now but Pulse based has to wait because that is on asphalt.Even if it was windy it was not too bad.

The rest was too long so next time I will have 3 min rest and see if that works better.

Distance: 2.80K

Saturday

This morning it was time to head out on my trail run, it was time to increase the distance.

When I woke up it was raining, you never know if the weather would change when I got to Frostavallen but no such thing.

Just to put on the clothes for the weather and head out. Goo and wet was back 🙂

Since I have gained weight due to five weeks lack of exercising it took a bit longer, some hills that I usually run up on I had to walk up on, my legs just stopped but I also ran up some hills that I actually thought that I would have to walk up on.

Some walk on some flat parts where I got a bit too breathless. Knee got a bit upset but I did not have to cut the distance.

So glad that I can borrow a car so I can change to warmer clothes, dry socks before I drove back home.

Since I have started to exercise more this week the weight was not so depressing this morning

Weight Journey

-0.7kg this year so far


#week 14

Thought that I would get rid of the cough this weekend but no such luck so I continue with my rehab exercises while waiting to get ready for exercising again which I am planning will happen this week.

Rehab exercises that I am doing this week every day

1. Squats from a chair 3×10

2. Lunges backwards 3×10

3. Gliding bridges with both legs 1×10 and one leg 2×10

January 19th I started doing Glididing bridges 3×10 with one leg

The plan is get back with my trail running and then starting doing different types of intervals, still avoiding running on asphalt and hard dirt roads. And after the rehab exercises will have a knee that won’t protest too loudly

Saturday

Finally I could head out on my first run this year after several weeks of cold. Decided to run the green marker to not push it too hard.

Knee have been resting and I have done 2 weeks rehab exercises.

Cold but I had such a great run, knee was happy. Have gained weight but I could still run up all the hills except one that I normally run up on. Some walking on some flat parts where I got a bit breathless and needed to catch my breath.

Ran a bit more on the dirt roads to test my knee but it did not complain. It is definately going in the right direction

Distance: 9.52K, time: 1:29’37 h, pace: 9’24/K

Sunday


I have promised myself to be open with my weight. This is really depressing but after several weeks of cold it is expected. I have a goal to get under 60kg and get back to 54kg but then the ocerstrained meniscus made me gain weight last year even if I exercised reguarly. These colds did not make it better.

But now it is time to get back with training so I also can come back as a ultrarunner.

#week 13

Since Dec 12th last year I have dealt with two colds so training has been put on hold.

But the cough is decreasing every day.

Last week I started with my rehab exercises again to get ready for the trail running when I am ready.

3 days rehab last week where I used both feet during the Gliding bridge exercise.

This week

Rehab exercises that I am doing this week every day

1. Squats from a chair 3×10

2. Lunges backwards 3×10

3. Gliding bridges with both legs 2×10 and one leg 1×10

Saturday Jan 15 and Sunday 16th I did Gliding bridges with both legs 1×10 and one leg 2×10