holiday crash
i was hopeful that the holidays would allow me to train more. however, since i was away in china on vacation, training became the last thing on my mind.
not being exposed to winter weather, i had high dreams of training in winter during my break. of course, all thoughts of running outdoors disappeared the first time i was hit by -9 degree weather right smack in the face. so i confined my running indoors.
it was a good thing my friend had a treadmill in her home and she also got me a ten-day free session at her local gym. at least that allowed me to keep running, albeit at a slower pace due to a myriad of reasons. first off was this blasted left knee that has been bugging me since november. there is pain during my first few steps and when i go down any stairs. it's not constantly there, but it comes and goes often enough to bug the daylights out of me.
second off the excuse list was the sightseeing i wanted to do. it was my first time to see beijing and tianjin, and i wanted to squeeze in as much activities as i could. of course all of this came at a price. waiting for cabs in sub zero temps and foregoing running sessions at the heated gym but it was worth it.
at least until i got home and took my first run back last night.
my entire timing was off, my legs felt like lead and i could barely finish my 5k run. in the end, i ended up walking and running. i knew there was hell to pay for that turkey-sheperd's pie-brownies-mcdonald's-and-yam binge during my vacation. the good news though is i was able to run without much pain on my left knee (and without my trusty knee support) for the first time in almost two months.
so there. my intended holiday crash training became simply a holiday crash. i'm not complaining. i had a blast during my vacation. but fun days are over. time to regain what i lost during the break. that's just how it goes, i guess. you train and rest and train again. like what my battered old Nike baseball cap says, "there is no finish line". i just need to keep on running.
welcome back everyone! happy training!
not being exposed to winter weather, i had high dreams of training in winter during my break. of course, all thoughts of running outdoors disappeared the first time i was hit by -9 degree weather right smack in the face. so i confined my running indoors.
it was a good thing my friend had a treadmill in her home and she also got me a ten-day free session at her local gym. at least that allowed me to keep running, albeit at a slower pace due to a myriad of reasons. first off was this blasted left knee that has been bugging me since november. there is pain during my first few steps and when i go down any stairs. it's not constantly there, but it comes and goes often enough to bug the daylights out of me.
second off the excuse list was the sightseeing i wanted to do. it was my first time to see beijing and tianjin, and i wanted to squeeze in as much activities as i could. of course all of this came at a price. waiting for cabs in sub zero temps and foregoing running sessions at the heated gym but it was worth it.
at least until i got home and took my first run back last night.
my entire timing was off, my legs felt like lead and i could barely finish my 5k run. in the end, i ended up walking and running. i knew there was hell to pay for that turkey-sheperd's pie-brownies-mcdonald's-and-yam binge during my vacation. the good news though is i was able to run without much pain on my left knee (and without my trusty knee support) for the first time in almost two months.
so there. my intended holiday crash training became simply a holiday crash. i'm not complaining. i had a blast during my vacation. but fun days are over. time to regain what i lost during the break. that's just how it goes, i guess. you train and rest and train again. like what my battered old Nike baseball cap says, "there is no finish line". i just need to keep on running.
welcome back everyone! happy training!
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1/10/2009 10:12:00 AM
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