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Down again

Kansur — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:36:54 +0000

So last Sunday, I went out for my long run. Now I usually go out on Saturday morning to the Puddingstone Resevoir in San Dimas, but decided not to this time.

I decided to run around Alhambra. I’d run to Fremont, over to Mission, to Garfield, to Huntington, back to Fremont and back home. Easy right? For a total of 7 miles.

At least I thought it would be easy. Since these are fairly busy streets, I decided to run on the sidewalk. BIG mistake. The sidewalk hurts! It’s a lot harder than the streets, so my shins started hurting in my first mile. I had to get back on the streets if I was going to complete the 7. So I ran at the near edge of the street, hoping back onto the sidewalk whenever a car was coming by. I did this for the first 6 miles.

As soon as I came to mile 6, which is on Fremont near Walgreens, I thought I had it in the bag. Then BAM. I fell. Rolled my ankle and scraped my knee. Sunday was 4 days ago. And my ankle still isn’t completely healed. The wife got me a ankle wrap and I’ve iced it, but it still has some pain. I don’t have full rotation yet. And it’s bothering me. I want to go and run so badly, but I know that if I do, it’ll just make it worse.

So I haven’t ran/walked all week. Here’s hoping I can heal up by next week so I can get back on track with my training…

February Goals

Kansur — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:23:59 +0000

I didn’t win the weight lose competition at work, but I did lose 3.5 pounds. Not enough. I need to pick it up this month and the following months.

My running is going great! My long run is at 6 miles now and it is increasing every week. It’s extremely hard to run long distances near home only because there’s so much traffic. I can weave in between blocks but that only gets me so far and the scenery is pretty boring. So I’ve joined some friends running at the Frank Bonelli park in San Dimas. We meet up at 6am and off we go! This weekend will be 7 miles, and I’m looking to run around the lake, which is 7.5 miles. Should be fun!

My training schedule I posted previously has me running only 3 times a week. I want to add in another day. Probably Sunday and make it an easy run since it is the day after my long run. Maybe do a quick 2 miles loop in my neighborhood. I have to admit, I have kept up with the running, but nothing else. I have really been cross training, which I should do to help with my speed. 14-15 minute a mile is tough and tiring! But I’m getting better everytime. And I’m doing better than those sitting on the couch!

So February, I want to lose at least 6 pounds. That should really help. I haven’t been until 230 lbs in a long time. I’ve already noticed that I have room in the waist of my “skinny jeans”. Time to put more space there…

Pain…

Kansur — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:13:18 +0000

So after I posted my schedule, I bruised my foot or something. I have pain just walking, but it’s not a sprained ankle. Maybe a sprained foot? Who knows, but it is getting better. The pain is not as intense. Hopefully, my training will start next week. Since the schedule has my long runs on Saturday, I want to keep that schedule, so I will rest until then.

On a side note, I entered a weight lose competition at work. Whoever loses buys the winner lunch. It’s only 3 people, and lunch at Flame Broiler is $5. I seemed to have gained 6 pounds over Christmas, so I’m now at 236. Need to lose a lot more…

The Schedule

Kansur — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:17:02 +0000

My training schedule started on January 1st. I ran 2.6 miles just to see how to felt. The Garmin Forerunner 305 is awesome. Runkeeper, you are dead to me. But I will continue to use it just because you can post to social networks…But I will never trust your accuracy…

Here’ is the schedule. CT = Cross train, which I will most likely use my elliptical.

Week	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1	Rest	2 mi	Rest	2.5 mi	Rest	3 mi	20-30 min EZ run or cross-train
2	Rest	2 miles	Rest	3 mi	CT or Rest	4 mi	20-30 min EZ run or cross-train
3	Rest	2.5 mi	CT	3 mi	Rest	5 mi	20-30 min EZ run or cross-train
4	Rest	3 mi	CT	4 mi	Rest	6 mi	20-30 min EZ run or cross-train
5	Rest	3 mi	CT	3 mi	Rest	7 mi	30 min EZ run or cross-train
6	Rest	4 mi	CT	4 mi	Rest	8 mi	30 min EZ run or cross-train
7	Rest	4 mi	Rest	4 mi	CT	9 mi	30 min EZ run or cross-train
8	Rest	4 mi	CT	3 mi	Rest	10 mi	30 min EZ run or cross-train
9	Rest	5 mi	CT	4 mi	Rest	11 mi	Rest
10	30 min EZ run or cross-train	4 mi	Rest	3 mi	CT	12 mi	30 min EZ run or cross-train
11	Rest	CT	Rest	3 mi	CT	5 mi	30 min EZ run or cross-train
12	Rest	2 mi	20 minutes	Rest	20 minutes	Race Day!	Rest Day!

Merry Christmas!

Kansur — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:26:06 +0000

Merry Christmas everyone!

I just wanted to say that I love the support that I have from my family. I got some great running gifts from my entire family. My wife and daughter got me the Garmin Forerunner 305, my aunt got me a camelbak and headlamp, my sister is contributing to our jogging stroller, and my parents will be there at the finish line waiting for me!

All this love and support motivates me so much. I will finish. I will be a healthier person. I will live longer. And all thanks to these very important people in my life.