At 6 weeks to the race.
Like an old friend. How much I motivated for the training, that's how much the loyalty of injury measured.
Noticed some twitching light pain at left shin during last Saturday 5 km time trial.
Last Sunday long run turn recovery run due to tiredness.
Monday consider a rest due to extended shift at work.
Tuesday, feeling the dull light pulling pain, but continue to 6x1000m interval after the pain went away.
Wed, 24km medium long run just try to tell myself see it's ok.Feel the pain during slow jog at the start and end.
Thought twice that day, do I want to wait till the pain get worse and again postponed the race (like Taiwan)? or I call a stop now and see how it recover?
Thurs, Fri, Sat and today - no run.
It is the same site that cause a stress fracture at year 2012.
This few days was like compensation of a super exhausted state for all the tiredness from few months of training.
I have no guilt for not able to train (change in motivation?), I was like accept that I have nothing else to do.
No active recovery.
I ate, and I slept.
A lot of worrisome in the mind. Will I able to make it this time?
Tuesday met with Dave at Padang Polo after interval. It's good to have people to chat with especially people who knows what you are doing. We talked about hot weather, race, injury, landing, etc. That day I continue post interval cool down run without even worry the time. Just run run run and back to the place I stay.
6 weeks to go and how to deal with this?
At this phase aerobic workout consider completed. No more tempo run. This is a sharpening period with interval and long run to maintain endurance. If I rest I'll lost some aerobic fitness and less prepared. If I able to recover, I might able to finish the race. If I continue to train, I might not even able to run.
I remember the last time I had injury at the ankle I said I'll rest few days and it become months.
If this is life, so be it.
This isn't the first time.
Revise plan. Lower target. Postpone. Cancel.
For the record, the percentage of my planned marathon not work out is high.
It is not as unacceptable as the first time.
Still, wish for the best this time.
| Week -5 (03-24-14 to 03-30-14) | ||||||
| Day | Distance | Time | Speed | Route | |||||
| Mon (Mar 24 14) | Rest. Extended shift at work. | ||||||||
| Tue (Mar 25 14) | 5.1 kilometers | 29:15 min | 5:42 min/kilometer | ||||||
warm up, Notes: before interval
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| 14.2 kilometers | 1:19:06 min | 5:34 min/kilometer | |||||||
VO2max, Notes: 19 km with 6x1000m at 5k pace target 3:54/km splts: 3:50, 3:52, 3:47, 3:50, 3:50, 3:49 Feeling mild pain at shin but went away after few km warm up. At first decided to omit but then continue. Approach landing different light on the step - which is not good. Probably due to 2 days of rest, the pace is faster, and the effort is less to achieve the pace. The heartrate unable to bring up to target but didnt push further due to worry on the left shin. However, worry for the shin condition get worse.
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| Wed (Mar 26 14) | 24 kilometers | 2:01:26 min | 5:03 min/kilometer | ||||||
Medium-long run, Notes: Kris-Bot smallx9-youth-polox6-rose-kris Can feel the mild pain at the shin at the start but disappear after warm up. Keep thinking to give up the run or not. Start easy and keep it through the whole run, due to worry for the shin.
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| Thu (Mar 27 14) | Rest | ||||||||
| Fri (Mar 28 14) | Rest | ||||||||
| Sat (Mar 29 14) | Rest | ||||||||
| Sun (Mar 30 14) | Rest | ||||||||
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