Well, that’s a wrap.
I’ve officially had it with being injured. I’m done.
Thankfully my ankle agrees that it’s time to get back on the trail. I know it’s only been a month but it feels like forever since I ran consistently. When you’re used to running four or five times a week, it’s challenging to completely “forget” running. Something always seems off or missing.
Last week I ran a whopping 20 kilometres over three runs – Nose Hill, Brentwood and Glenmore Reservoir.
Yesterday I ran 10K at South Glenmore Reservoir. I haven’t been here since I ran Eyeball the Wall in 2016. This was a lovely spot to test out the ankle. I feared running on Nose Hill wasn’t helping too much so I thought I would drive down south to access the trails. (I’m not 100 per cent familiar with the trail systems yet in Calgary so don’t judge me for driving 20K so I could run 10K.)
My ankle felt fine. However, my glutes were still a little sore from Friday’s workout, and I felt sluggish/out-of-shape. I guess that happens when you’re nearly a slug for a month. I kept a steady pace and didn’t push myself (meaning I wasn’t out of breath when I climbed the random hill).
This coming week, I’m going to increase my distance. I feel like I am starting at square one again with running so my focus will be building endurance and keeping a steady pace. I want to run in some other parks in Calgary so if you have any suggestions, please let me know. If the weather holds up, I may head to the mountains on Friday for a little therapy.
When not running …
I have been keeping busy with workouts at the Deerfoot City and Northland Village Goodlife Fitness. I am over the “eek” factor of working out at Northland after I found a nice, clean corner to throw down. Also I am really enjoying the body combat classes. It’s true – the more you go, the more confident you become. Like anything, consistency does the trick. This Saturday’s class was probably my best class to date.
I have been wanting to check out the bodypump class and I finally got my act together on Sunday morning. The “original barbell” class is built around using light weights and high reps. I talked to the instructor before class, who explained it’s a class that builds endurance and some strength. I always need to know the purpose of a class or training in order to focus.
As instructed, I used super light weights for the exercises. We did squats, upright rows, push press, push ups and more. It was a lot of fun. I have to tell you .. my forearms were freaking sore after “pulsing” when doing chest press. I would definitely do another class. It was over before I knew it. Many people stayed for the next 30-minute class. I needed to run so I called it quits after this class. Yes I would definitely go again, and I would take a longer class. I left the class thinking .. I was just warming up.