Off-season Training Bloggers (Page 2)

Hi all,

I log my training here, and toss in a few comments about life in the gym and house moving chaos, but I don't think of that as blogging.  It's just a training log with a little extra somethin'...and I appreciate any comments on the race calendar and training plans I'm putting in there.

Anyway, I look foward to following your progress and wish you all the best in the off-season.

I'm going to keep working in the off-season at

• getting strong enough to do pull-ups
• getting fast enough to race longer than a 5K at an 8:00/mile pace

Cheers, -Sunny

Not much of a blogger but I utilize the planned & actual training calendars for logs...good stuff there. I'll get back to blogging Jan 1 w/a HIM training plan in prep for the Disney HIM in May.

I log my training and plan on the following race schedule through the winter and next summer.  I'll be logging some serious running miles getting ready for these ultras.

50k in December (Sunmart - Huntsville, TX)
50 mile in February (Rocky Racoon - Huntsville, TX)
50k in March (Waco Five-0)
HIM in April (Galveston)
OLY in July (Irving)
Redman Ironman in September (Oklahoma City)

Is it something along the outside of your knee on the side?  Could be an inflamed ITB.  If this is the case the best advice I can give you is to quit running COMPLETELY for 6-8 weeks.  I had what I believe to be an ITB problem last November and tried taking a week off, then 2 weeks...no dice.  So I finally decided to cut running completely for 2 months...not a step.  When I started LSD base training again in Feb everything was good and I've had smooth sailing through a fairly intense training/racing season.

It started on the inside, then moved to the outside, now its outside and kneecap. I think its the patellar tracking whatever its called and possibly ITB too. I think its my own stupid fault, not getting massages after my iron, just taking a couple weeks off then running again. I had IT issues in the spring and rest and massages did the trick.

Dr. appt tomorrow because it got so bad I couldn't run a mile.

I've hooked up with a couple of IM whackos who have taken me under their wings, and who repeatedly beat me up for two hours each morning, and 3-4 hours on the weekends! I'm working harder in the off season than I did last summer, and feel my fitness level rising! Putting in lots of base miles. The ultimate goal is IM in 2007.  Maybe Wisconsin, maybe Lake Placid.  

Am looking to finish Spirit of Racine with grace and style. (!!!) Also looking to do another Half this season, as well as several other smaller races for fun. Woooo Hoooo!

Nope...I could bike, swim, elliptical, and lift all I wanted with no problems.  I could run for 10-15min before I would feel anything then within 5min I couldn't run another step without some serious pain.  But that doesn't mean that you don't have an ITB issue.  I'd be inclined to GUESS that since you only have problems on the bike you need to have your fit looked at.  Do your pedals have any float?