"These go to eleven"
I made sure not to be overly afraid of eating on Friday so I could front-load on carbs. It caused my weight to zigzag over the weekend between 186 and 188. I expected it, though, and I'm confident the weight will come back off in a few days as I realign my calorie intake with my dieting goals.
The extra food helped immensely as we did our eleven-mile run on Saturday. My time was 2:06:16 (11:29 pace), including rest stops. It was really hard to stop and start again, so next week I might keep going regardless of what the rest of the group does. Deanna fell down today and got some leg scrapes after the dogs pulled her a little too fast down a hill, but she continued on ... inspiration for everyone else! Before I realized it we'd already gotten to 9 miles without much difficulty. I maxed out the capacity of my hydration belt to 58 ounces of fluid and it turns out I didn't need it all. I did have some problems, though. First off, I experienced some tingling sensation in my extremies at the end of the run, which was a sign that I was in danger of suffering hyponatremia (low blood sodium levels). Accelerade was insufficient to offset my sodium loss, so I'll be looking into electrolyte pills in the near future. Deanna and another runner (I should've remembered his name - Paul?) recommended eating salty meals both before and after each Saturday distance run. I've also been experiencing some inflammation lately. Last Monday, my right shoelaces started pinching the top of my foot. I was clueless as to why and kept trying to loosen and retie my shoe without much help. On Wednesday I strained the back of my right knee a little bit because the pinching was affecting my gait.
On a hunch I decided to feel the upper part of my right foot and compare it with my left. Sure enough, the top of the right foot was ever so slightly inflamed. I somehow strained the foot-flexing muscle in front of my ankle (the extensor digitorum longus?) but it wasn't even painful or sore. I was a little upset when I discovered the problem because I couldn't for the life of me figure out when I might've injured it.
In any case, the inflammation on my foot is slowly going away, but the outside of my back knee is still a little strained (the oblique popliteal ligament?). It doesn't feel painful when I'm walking or jogging about, but it's enough that I can't croutch all the way down on my right knee. I'm going to have to slow down a little bit as my knee recovers. Also, in a bit of a rush I'd been skimping on some of my stretches, so I'll have to make sure to plan extra time accordingly.
On a good note, my patellofemural syndrome is almost gone. It's at the point where I could probably dance a few songs or run short distances without my knee brace, but I still wear it so that I don't risk re-injury – and of course because of the swelling on the back of my knee. Thank goodness we only have eight miles to run this Saturday.
The extra food helped immensely as we did our eleven-mile run on Saturday. My time was 2:06:16 (11:29 pace), including rest stops. It was really hard to stop and start again, so next week I might keep going regardless of what the rest of the group does. Deanna fell down today and got some leg scrapes after the dogs pulled her a little too fast down a hill, but she continued on ... inspiration for everyone else! Before I realized it we'd already gotten to 9 miles without much difficulty. I maxed out the capacity of my hydration belt to 58 ounces of fluid and it turns out I didn't need it all. I did have some problems, though. First off, I experienced some tingling sensation in my extremies at the end of the run, which was a sign that I was in danger of suffering hyponatremia (low blood sodium levels). Accelerade was insufficient to offset my sodium loss, so I'll be looking into electrolyte pills in the near future. Deanna and another runner (I should've remembered his name - Paul?) recommended eating salty meals both before and after each Saturday distance run. I've also been experiencing some inflammation lately. Last Monday, my right shoelaces started pinching the top of my foot. I was clueless as to why and kept trying to loosen and retie my shoe without much help. On Wednesday I strained the back of my right knee a little bit because the pinching was affecting my gait.
On a hunch I decided to feel the upper part of my right foot and compare it with my left. Sure enough, the top of the right foot was ever so slightly inflamed. I somehow strained the foot-flexing muscle in front of my ankle (the extensor digitorum longus?) but it wasn't even painful or sore. I was a little upset when I discovered the problem because I couldn't for the life of me figure out when I might've injured it.
In any case, the inflammation on my foot is slowly going away, but the outside of my back knee is still a little strained (the oblique popliteal ligament?). It doesn't feel painful when I'm walking or jogging about, but it's enough that I can't croutch all the way down on my right knee. I'm going to have to slow down a little bit as my knee recovers. Also, in a bit of a rush I'd been skimping on some of my stretches, so I'll have to make sure to plan extra time accordingly.
On a good note, my patellofemural syndrome is almost gone. It's at the point where I could probably dance a few songs or run short distances without my knee brace, but I still wear it so that I don't risk re-injury – and of course because of the swelling on the back of my knee. Thank goodness we only have eight miles to run this Saturday.
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