Should I give up SCKLM this year?
I've given up one race per year for the past 2 years.
After the excitement of 1st marathon on 2011, I injured on the early of 2012 due to the training.
Manged to train back on the second half of 2012 and completed Macau Marathon, then successfully completed another training cycle for SCKLM 2013, which then ended up didn't participate in due to the postponement of the event. Consider this is the longest 1 year training duration I manage to complete.
After that, while preparing for Taipei Marathon, I injured again and give up the race. That makes no race in 2013.
Rested for about half a year and managed to complete the training to Rotorua Marathon on 2014. There's interruption during third part of training for Rotorua Marathon due to injury but luckily able to recover in weeks.
And this time again.
My feeling is that the injury is the incomplete healing from training to Rotorua Marathon. During the build up phase after Rotorua Marathon, the injured site somehow feel weird. When the training started, it got worse when intensity and volume increased. By around week 4 into training, the pain start to interrupt the run. Although I stopped and did the water running in pool, I guess the rest was not enough. When I feel better I went back to run, and it came back. I rest again, longer, and return to road even slower, even in run-walk fashion. When just enough to build back the mileage, it hurt again. The rest become longer each time. However, when the mileage and intensity increased, it came back. I thought I'll be able to come back in a few weeks, but it kept on extending. The rest is longer than the one during preparation to Rotorua.
Although I've been active during these period, my confidence on the road decreases day by day. Without the long run, I don't feel I'll be able to take the distance.
As weeks passing by, it's entering race preparation mesocycle. I've missed lots of tempo and long run. And to go back to full training does not seems to be in near weeks.
I've registered myself for two tune-up races, which is Delta Eco Night Run and SP Half Marathon. I was so anticipated for it when I registered as finally I had a few tune up races to run before the main race. However, I won't able to make it, I guess.
The talking to myself occur again. Step back and look at the big picture.
Ya I guess there's no more reasons for me to push for it.
There's many races go around recently around the country.
All type of updates on the Facebook.
Driving at the crack of dawn on Sunday and saw people running in packs, I slowed down just to share the running atmosphere. It must be so much of fun to be able to run.
| Week -8 (08-11-14 to 08-17-14) | ||||||
| Day | Distance | Time | Speed | Route | |||||
| Mon (Aug 11 14) | 1:05:31 min | ||||||||
Water running, Notes: 5 min warm-up 3 sets of 8x1:30 hard 30 sec easy recovery 2 min easy btw sets 5 min cooldown
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| Tue (Aug 12 14) | Attending course at Ipoh | ||||||||
| Wed (Aug 13 14) | Too tired to train | ||||||||
| Thu (Aug 14 14) | 8 kilometers | 43:59 min | 5:29 min/kilometer | ||||||
Recovery
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| Fri (Aug 15 14) | 18 kilometers | 1:36:59 min | 5:23 min/kilometer | ||||||
General aerobic, Notes: First try at botanical garden. Pace was at faster side at botanical loop, with no pain on left shin. More tired when came to padang polo.
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| Sat (Aug 16 14) | 8 kilometers | 44:39 min | 5:34 min/kilometer | ||||||
Recovery, Notes: Speed play on the last two km
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| Sun (Aug 17 14) | 1:09:12 min | ||||||||
Water running, Notes: 5 min warm-up 8x5min hard 1 min easy recovery 10x45 sec hard 15 sec recovery 5 min cooldown
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| 300 meters | 8:40 min | ||||||||
Pool
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| 26 kilometers | 2:16:19 min | 5:14 min/kilometer | |||||||
Medium-long run, Notes: A day thought to enjoy workout to the fullest. Thought for a recovery pace but end up the faster and longer run after the injury. Leg was not really have the same power. However the shin not causing much problem today.
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| Week -7 (08-18-14 to 08-24-14) | ||||||
| Day | Distance | Time | Speed | Route | |||||
| Mon (Aug 18 14) | 1:03:31 min | ||||||||
Water running, Notes: 5 min warm-up 50 min steady 5 min cooldown Body was tired after Sunday double workout. Feeling breathing was deep. Decided to do steady pool run.
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| Tue (Aug 19 14) | 11 kilometers | 1:03:49 min | 5:48 min/kilometer | ||||||
Recovery, Notes: Shin was ok but leg was tired.
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| Wed (Aug 20 14) | 21 kilometers | 2:02:32 min | 5:50 min/kilometer | ||||||
Medium-long run, Notes: Weather near raining when start. No work on the next two days so the run was no rush and relax. Ran around botanical, shin was ok though lack of power, decided to run big loop since the pace cant pick up. Ended up ran the big loop two times. Went to padang polo continue the rest. It started to rain and I was no in a hurry. The shin started to feel tight and painful when stopped. However it disappeared when start to run. Continue this to the finish.
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| Thu (Aug 21 14) | 45:40 min | ||||||||
Water running, Notes: 5 min warm-up 1 min hard, 1 min easy, 2 min hard, 1 min easy; 3 min hard; 1 min easy; 4 min hard; 1 min easy; 5 min hard, 1 min easy; 4 min hard, 1 min easy; 3 min hard; 1 min easy; 2 min hard; 1 min easy; 1 min hard 5 min cooldown
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| 500 meters | 13:26 min | ||||||||
Pool
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| Fri (Aug 22 14) | 1:07:20 min | ||||||||
Water running, Notes: 5 min warm-up 1 sets of 9x1:30 hard 2 sets of 8x1:30 hard 30 sec easy recovery 2 min easy btw sets 5 min cooldown
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| 500 meters | 12:50 min | ||||||||
Pool
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| Sat (Aug 23 14) | 50:30 min | ||||||||
Water running, Notes: 5 min warm-up 2 sets of 6x2:30 hard 30 sec easy recovery 2 min easy btw sets 5 min cooldown
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| 1100 meters | 32:01 min | ||||||||
Pool
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| Sun (Aug 24 14) | 1:10:59 min | ||||||||
Water running, Notes: 5 min warm-up 8x5min hard 1 min easy recovery 10x45 sec hard 15 sec recovery 5 min cooldown
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| 500 meters | 15:45 min | ||||||||
Pool
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