Etikettarkiv: swimtraining

#week 11

Rehab exercises that I will do this week

1. Squats from a chair

2. Gliding bridges with both legs

Rest week where I will have a running free week and no gym

Monday

Slept one hour longer this morning, no gym before work

Then after dinner I did the two rehab exercises

Tuesday

Good workout in the pool, not too crowded, maybe due to the grey rainy weather but it worked for me 🙂

Last week I felt a bit in my right shoulder. Too much paddle exercising can cause that, I changed to smaller and have more shoulder exercises at the gym to build up strength.

So I was not sure about how 3×500 m paddles and buoy would work for the shoulder, decided to start with paddles and buoy on the first 500 and see how the shoulder would respond, it did not complain at al during the three 500’s 🙂

Distance: 2075 m, pace: 2’34 /100m, time: 53’29.3 min

After work I did the rehab exercises

Wednesday

No swim training

Rehab exercises after work

Thursday

During the afternoon the phone rang, I did not recognize the number but got voice mail and listened and realized I have totally forgot my massage time but I was asked if I would be able to get there asap and get 45 min so I biked in super speed to massage, got some water and then got my massage and apologized more than once. I was stiff on my calves, hips, butts, back and neck.

Rehab exercises after work

Knee feels much better, not so sore anymore.

Friday

Ob boy was I tired when the alarm went on in the morning, part of me wanted to go back to sleep but realized that I had Yoga which motivated me to get up.

I really enjoy this PowerYoga 2 before work Friday mornings.

Focus was on hips

Rehab exercises after work.

Saturday

Finally I could join Openwaterswimclub group training, it has been awhile since last time since I had to prioritize my running.

Different techniques with a great bunch of good swimmers.

Got some cramp during fin training, first in one of my toes on my right foot but then cramp in my left calf.

Distance: 2550 m, pace: 2’29 /100m, time: 1:03’41 h

Next week I am back with a regular training week where I will test to run two shorter hilly runs before the longer trail run.

 

#week 10

Rehab exercises that I will continue with

1. Squats from a chair

3. Gliding bridges with one leg

4. Lunges backwards

Monday

This morning I did not forget the towel so I could do the rehab exercises at the gym.

Focus on biceps, triceps, back, legs, hips and core

Nice to see the rolling wheel which I love to use for the core

Foamrolled both hips and calves.

No running after work since it is a race on Friday but went out for walk during lunch and after work to get my 10000 steps.

Felt something under my right foot after the run this weekend so I did some foot exercises, like moving in a towel, pick up metal letters into a box and foamrolled my feet

Tuesday

Good workout in the pool where I mainly was using a buoy to not get my legs tired, thinks this is also good for my knee who needs circulation.

Distance: 2150 m, pace: 2’30 /100 m, time: 54’13.4 min

After work I went out for a walk to get my 10000 steps

Rehab exercises after work.

Wednesday

Good swim training before work. For Warm Up it was technique and after that swimming mostly with buoy.

Distance: 2125 m, pace: 2’35 /100 m, time: 55’11 min

Thursday

Gym before work this morning.

Focus on shoulders but had to have lighter weights since I twisted the shoulder, have not figured out yet what happened. back, legs and core.

Did the rehab exercises.

Friday

Finally my first IRL ultra race since the pandemic started. Last year I ran this race as virtual (ran it by myself, suppose to be 50 but ended up being 58K), then ran it again virtuak in March where I ended up with 44K)

I started at 1.04 pm and knew that I would threw in the towel somewhere, my overstrained meniscus would not handle the 20K hilly part at the end, hoped that I would get to Arild and would get longer than 22K.

Some asphalt and dirt roads that I had to walk on. Ended up with 29K and am super happy.

Next week I wil take time off from running and just swim, get massage and do Yoga.

#week 9

Rehab exercises that I do not have to do every day anymore.

1. Squats from a chair

3. Gliding bridges with one leg

4. Lunges backwards

Monday

Was at the gym early before work. Focus on biceps, triceps, back, legs, hip and core.

Also the rehab exercises.

Nice to see the rolling wheel, a favorite core exercise.

After work it was time for dark running to get ready for Kullamannen Nov 5th and I did double circle around the bog, one clockwise and one counterclockwise, knee did not complain.

Distance: 5.19, pace: 6’51/km, so nice to be under 7 min/k 🙂

Tuesday

So nice to wake up and not have a sore knee, so much has happen lately with my knee but I will continue increase the distance slowly and now test to run a bit more on the dirt roads to see how my knee responds.

Swim training before work and this morning the three musketeers reunited, we three girls got to know each other in the pool before the pandemic but the third girl did not show up til last week, everything was back in order 🙂

Distance: 2150 m, pace: 2’31/100m

Rehab exercises after dinner.

Wednesday

Swim training before work, decided to cut the distance since I got the information that it would not be any warm water after 8 am so I did

4×100 with fins as (25 swim, 25 single arm right, 25 single arm left, 25 swim)

6×200 swim with paddles and buoy

Distance: 1600 m, pace: 2’27 /100 m, time: 39’28.3 min

Thursday

Gym before work, reaized when I got to the gym that I forgot to bring the towel so no rehab exercises.

Focus was on shoulders, legs, back, hips and core.

Decided to add two exercises that are good for my swimming, I have not done them in a while due to my knee but this morning I did lunges with a 10 kg which I moved to the side of the front leg and then I did a exercise where I have my neck on the pilates ball with a 2 kg weight and then I twist my body the sides and the weight to the other side.

Then the stretch exercises for my shoulders was the Revolved Side Angel Pose and Needle and thread

After dinner I started the squat from a chair, one of my rehab exercises. Forgot to do the rest

Friday

Was a bit tired this morning when I woke up at 5 am, had breakfast and then it was time to bike to the PowerYoga 2 class.

Appreciate this Yoga class on Friday mornings, very nice way to start the morning and then get to work.

Saturday

Lovely trail run this morning with all the Fall colors and the sun.

I wanted to increase the distance and tested starting on green, got over to white and the blue part up til the first dirt road and back again and then white again and then continued on green.

The knee got a bit sore Turesday afternoon but not due to any running but I could still run where I could run, the knee got a bit upset because I bumped into some stones.

Last run before the race November 5th where I will see how long the knee will let me run. I do not think that I run through the finish line, found out the other day that the distance will be 58K instead of 50K. It will go slow since I won’t run on any asphalt and probably some of the dirt roads. The main goal is to geto to Arild, should be between 30-35K. I have a B plan if my knee is still fine when I get to Arild.

Distance: 15.03K, pace: 9’19 /km, time: 2:20’01 h

#week 8

Rehab exercises that I do not have to do every day anymore.

1. Squats from a chair

3. Gliding bridges with one leg

4. Lunges backwards

Monday

Gym before work where focus was on biceps, triceps, back, legs, core and hip

Foamrolles my calves and did my rehab exercises

After work it was time for a short dark run out on the bog, beginning of November I will run a ultra race and will for sure run in the dark.

Distance: 2.95K, pace: 7’07 /km, time: 21’01 min

Tuesday

Good swim training and nice to see Maria, one of my swim buddies I have not seen in a very long time but she was back.

Distance: 1850 m (think it was more because Suunto has a hard time with the distance when I am not moving my arms and I had 4×50 6-3-6 where 6 is 6 side kicks), pace: 2’56 /100 m, time: 55’24.5 min

Wednesday

Good swim training and it was not too crowded, nice to have a session with paddles and buoy 600m-400m-200m,100m

Forced myself to do one of my not favorite exercises sculling

Distance: 2250 m, pace: 2’27 /100 m, time: 55’32.5 min

Thursday

Started the morning with gym where focus were on shoulders, legs, calves, hips and core.

Did my rehab exercises.

Also foamrolled my back thighs and calves

Friday

Started the morning with PowerYoga 2.

My knee felt really good doing the dove pose, that is a pose that tells me if what shape my knee is in, it did not complain this morning.

Saturday

This morning it was time to increase the distance and see how my knee would respond to a little more hilly trail run last times around Frostavallen. Also tested to run a little on the dirt roads.

It was extra gooey and wet so I challenged myself to run through all the goo and water ponds.

My knee did not complain. I had a lovely dirty trail run. Next week I will increase the distance further

Distance: 10.19K

#week 7

Rehab exercises that I do everyday

1. Squats from a chair

3. Gliding bridges with one leg

4. Lunges backwards

Saturday after the race I decided not to do any rehab exercises and do make  up for them another day

Monday

Gym before work this morning with focus on biceps, triceps, back, legs, hips, calves and core

Rehab exercises where I decided to just do no 3 where I do the gliding bridges with one leg and not both anymore.

Nice to see the rolling wheel to do one of my core exercises with, it is not always there when I want it.

After work it was time for indoor bike ride where I now had made sure that I had attached the bike properly into the trainer so I do not get bruised again, black and blue now on the inside of my left knee, the black and blue on my both under arms have started to disappear.

Distance: 50.06K, speed: 25.3 km/h, time: 1 h 58 min

Sunday I just did the squats so after the indoor bike ride I did the lunges backwards and gliding bridges for Sunday.

Did some extra stretch exercises for my back thighs and butt and foamrolled my calves.

Tuesday

Really tired legs after yesterday’s bike ride.

Swim training before work this morning.

Good that it was mainly buoy and buoy + paddles.

Interesting with different swimmers, in the slow lanes there was one breaststroker and we were first two, a third came and asked me if I could swim closer to the rope because it was even one more swimmer who could have gone over to the slow lanes.

Worked on speed.

Distance: 2150 m, pace: 2’33 /100 m, time: 54’56.9 min

Rehab before I went to bad.

I was suppose to bike after work but after yesterday’s I felt it in my back after the aggressive position so I ended with to lay on the nail mat

Wednesday

Swim training before work, it was a bit chillier when I biked to the pool

Worked on form.

A bit crowded but I made room.

Distance: 2150 m, pace: 2’37 /100 m, time: 56’07.5 min

Then well deserved 1h massage in the afternoon. I was especially extra stiff on my right calves, back thighs, hips

Still a sore lower back and it is not a very good idea to exercise after massage afterwards, tried being at the gym once and it was not a good experience so rehab exercises after dinner.

Thursday

Biked to the gym before work where focus was on shoulders, back, leg, hip and core.

Did also the rehab exercises.

In the morning I had an appointment with my physiotherapist where I informed him about my last two runs in the forest where I could first have a normal pace and then on the second run could run faster than normal pace without any protest from my knee.

I also told him that I was super happy with the race Oct 9th where I did not think that I would run through the finish line but did. Did not suffer afterwards.

So now I do not have to come and see my physiotherapist if I do not run into any set back 🙂

Will continue with my rehab exercises but do not have to do them every day

Friday

Nice with PowerYoga 2 before work.

No running this weekend because we are visiting my parents for the first time since the pandemic and I have decided to leave my running shoes home.