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Sunday, December 8, 2024

Track practice with the team this morning. I completed the workout with the distance runners--the whole workout! I was really challenged today. We did 15 x 300 meters in three sets. Most of the group were running around, maybe 63-64 seconds? I was steady at 66-67 seconds for each 300 (though my last was 63 seconds! [which means the group was probably under a minute for their last, since I still finished "alone" at the back of the pack]). We rested 30 seconds-ish between each (we jogged the 100 meters to start again), and rested 2.5 minutes-ish between sets. I thought I would quit after 10, then I thought I'd try to finish the last 5 at a much slower pace, but I asked teammate Alison for advice, and she suggested I just try "one more" at the same pace. I did that 5 more times. It was an accomplishment for me, as I was very tired at the end. I keep mentioning in these posts that there are a few 65-year-old distance runners on the team who are in excellent condition--great cardiovascular ability. They blow me away. The other distance runners are younger--forties and early fifties--so I get how they leave me in the dust (great shape for sure, but also the advantage of younger age). 

I missed track practice last week, as we were away for Thanksgiving. This past  Tuesday I ran 800s on the track at Penn. It was cold--30s with wind--so I ran bundled up. I did 5 x 800s at an average of 3:27 with 5 minutes between. The Tuesday before Thanksgiving, I did stadium stairs--30 minutes worth at Penn. The days after, I could barely walk (especially descending stairs!), my calves were so sore. 

I have been doing the latest series of the PT exercises Dr. Josh gave me, and I like them a lot. I have also been seeing Dr. Aaron each week for acupuncture and cupping. And, of course, my regular Pilates reformer lessons and daily mat routines. My hammy has been "quiet", so I guess this means it is healing. I am coming up on five months since the last "re-injury" at Nationals. 

Here is a 48 second video of me on the stadium stairs:


And here is a pic of me doing 800s in the cold! In just one week, from short sleeves to multiple layers and sweat pants . . . 






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