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A hiccup and a PR: Marathon Training Recap Aug 19-25

August 26, 2013 By: project30in201220 Comments

Well, this was an interesting week. I mentioned in last week’s recap that I’d been experiencing some odd ankle pain. Unfortunately, it had to get worse before it could get better. The wheels fell off on Wednesday and I spent most of the week trying to heal my weak ankles. I purchased resistance bands and KT Tape and even took a sick day on Thursday when I couldn’t put weight on my right ankle without crazy pain. By the end of Thursday, my ankles felt better, but I was really unsure of how Sunday was going to go. I decided to rest until race day, with the hope being that I could finish in roughly the same about of time it took me to run Cherry Blossom in April. Amazingly, I cut 5 minutes off my Cherry Blossom time. What a weird week!

Monday: rest day

Tuesday: 3.62 miles with BGR. My ankle hurt, but it was a good run otherwise. In retrospect, I probably shouldn’t have run…35:51

Wednesday: 1 mile run that nearly brought me to tears. I ran 1 mile to meet another BGR group but the run there was on an uneven surface and it HURT so bad that I knew I couldn’t continue. I walked for 3 miles, then biked 1 mile home. To add insult to injury, it started raining on my way home. Ouch. 10:21 for 1 mile, remaining miles untimed

This perfectly describes how I felt.

This perfectly describes how I felt.

Thursday: Rest day – I tried to rehab my ankle through RICE + strengthening exercises. As a result, my ankle felt MUCH better than the day before but I decided to be smart and rest until my race Sunday.

Friday: Resting the ankle.

Saturday: Resting the ankle.

Sunday: Annapolis 10 Miler. This race will get a post of its own, but suffice to say, I’m glad I ran it and I’m glad I ran it with a friend.  (Also quick sidenote…on the Annapolis 10 Miler results page, the average pace is calculated from gun time, not YOUR net chip time. I almost had a heart attack because based on the gun time, my pace is 11:xx – and as you’ll see below, I ran all my miles well under 11. I won’t go into detail about the huffing and puffing I did before I figured out it was gun time, NOT chip time :)) 1:46:16

Here are my splits from Sunday’s race:

Annapolis 10 Miler Splits

Annapolis 10 Miler Splits

How was your training this past week? Did you race?


Comments

  1. Emily says

    August 26, 2013 at 8:21 am

    Congrats on a great race!

    Reply
    • Eat Pray Run, DC says

      August 26, 2013 at 8:33 am

      Thank you Emily!!

      Reply
  2. Amanda Bumgarner says

    August 26, 2013 at 11:18 am

    Awesome! That would have given me a heart attack too. For sure.

    Reply
    • Eat Pray Run, DC says

      August 26, 2013 at 11:44 am

      Thanks! Haha, it’s such a silly thing but I worked hard for that time and was like, no way! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Betsy says

    August 26, 2013 at 1:47 pm

    Sounds like a good week! Great job on the 10 miler!

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    • Eat Pray Run, DC says

      August 26, 2013 at 2:47 pm

      Thank you Betsy! It ended up being a good week, even though the start was rocky!

      Reply
  4. Nikki@the fit foot says

    August 26, 2013 at 4:19 pm

    Congrats on your race. You are lucky if I am having ankle problems I am usually out of commission for a while.

    Reply
    • Eat Pray Run, DC says

      August 26, 2013 at 5:36 pm

      Thanks Nikki! Going to see a doc tomorrow just to make sure everything is going to be okay 🙂

      Reply
  5. runawaybridalplanner says

    August 26, 2013 at 4:29 pm

    Very glad to hear the injury let you run Sunday and seem’s to be pretty much better! Congrats on your finish!!!

    Reply
    • Eat Pray Run, DC says

      August 26, 2013 at 5:36 pm

      Thank you! I’m seeing a doc tomorrow just to make sure 🙂

      Reply
  6. RunGirl. says

    August 26, 2013 at 5:35 pm

    Congrats on the PR! You were smart in resting/rehabbing your ankle the way you did. I hope your running continues to improve. I like the idea of writing a training recap. I think I will do the same on my blog. Thank you for the running (and blogging) inspiration!

    Reply
    • Eat Pray Run, DC says

      August 26, 2013 at 5:36 pm

      Thank you! Can’t wait to read your training recaps 🙂

      Reply
  7. Alicia says

    August 26, 2013 at 7:07 pm

    Congrats on a great race! Hope your ankle is okay!

    Reply
    • Eat Pray Run, DC says

      August 26, 2013 at 10:37 pm

      Thanks — congrats to you on your 10 miler as well!! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Kristy @PghRunner.com says

    August 26, 2013 at 10:43 pm

    Congrats on the PR! I hope your ankle feels better!

    Reply
    • Eat Pray Run, DC says

      August 27, 2013 at 9:17 am

      Thank you Kristy! Ankle still feels a bit tweaky so getting it checked out today 🙂

      Reply
  9. emma @ a mom runs this town says

    August 27, 2013 at 6:29 am

    Hope that ankle’s 100%! Too many hills in that race for me!

    Reply
    • Eat Pray Run, DC says

      August 27, 2013 at 9:17 am

      Thanks Emma – heading to the doc because it’s just a bit tweaky. BUT it feels much better than last week! 🙂

      Reply
  10. Jen says

    August 28, 2013 at 12:47 pm

    Nice run, hope the ankle is feeling better 🙂

    Reply

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