Thanks for info, and glad you’re improving and have no major issues.
I’m just starting PT and it seems like they’re starting me with stuff similar to what I’ve read and been doing a bit of on my own, like that direct quad work with slow cadence reps (although they’re saying only on the eccentric; I’ll probably go slow both ways on my own still). Also working a lot of single-leg stuff since I’m noticeably shaky and unstable on my left side doing things like step-ups, split squats, single leg RDLs, etc., thanks to the other issues.
Excessive rest and icing supposedly won’t help, as the issue with the tendon isn’t specifically inflammation (which is why they try to more accurately refer to it as tendinopathy and not -itis these days). I’m thankful it seems relatively minor, as I really only have pain in that really specific range of flexion under load, no pain going down stairs or walking around etc.
From what I’ve read I’m just gonna have to be patient, as it’s usually several months of work at minimum to get rid of. But it would be nice to have measurable progress along the way in terms of how that little pain tweak presents itself.
Suzzer. I fucking love you. And I fucking love these elbow braces.
First work out today. Much less pain while squatting.
Even better, I’m getting little bits of movement feedback. Moving plates around I often used to get little tweaks of pain, today I didnt get the the pain, but did feel a little twist in the brace.
This reinforces the idea that my biggest issue is shoulder instability causing twisting in the elbow at full extension, which in turn is putting pressure on the tendons between my elbow and wrist.
I’m signed up for an early October marathon, and it’s fair to say I’m going to be significantly under-prepared. I had a health issue in late May and then went on a ~2 week trip to Europe in July with a lot of walking each day, but only one short run on the entire trip.
So rather than aiming for a PR, I’m just aiming for survival. This is probably a bad idea, but I decided to parachute into a Hansons plan midway through. (That is, lining up the end date with the race, and starting in like week 8 or whatever.) And it turns out this is a pretty tough plan! For reference, my prior marathon training was not really well structured–basically, just try to get a decent amount of miles in at a relatively low heart rate, and make sure to hit at least one long run of 18-20 miles.
This Hansons plan has long runs that top out at 16 miles, but the overall weekly mileage is still pretty high (I hit 50 this week) AND there’s actual speedwork. This week’s schedule:
Monday: 5 easy miles
Tuesday: 1.5 mile warm up, 5x1km @5k-10k pace with 400m jog rest in between, 1.5 mile cool down
Wednesday: off
Thursday: 1 mile warm up, 8 miles at marathon pace, 1 mile cool down
Friday: 6 easy miles
Saturday: 5 easy miles
Sunday: 15 miles
I converted the Tuesday speedwork to an easy run, because I think it’s more important for me to work on an aerobic base than speed. But I did do the Thursday run, and man that was no joke; I did the 8 miles at an 8:00/mile pace and am not sure how much faster I could have done it. (I don’t even think I’ll come close to averaging that pace in a marathon, so it was probably over-ambitious.) And I’m dreading Sunday–15 miles on no rest is going to be extremely challenging.
I’ll bet that this is a perfectly good plan for people who follow the whole thing correctly, and maybe I’ll try that at some point in the future. But I wish I had actually done a structured training block for one of my first ones, when I was young and single and full of energy and endowed with lots of free time. Because now I’m none of those things.
Good luck to you. I am registered to do a 150k bike race in three weeks. Mostly I feel good about it, but at the end of every long ride I think „How am I supposed to do this for two more Hours?“
It’s definitely overpriced–it’s just a cheap water bottle with an attached strap. But that cheap strap makes all the difference, because I don’t have to exert any thought or grip on actually holding it. I’ve taken it out on most of my recent runs, and (not suprisingly!) being better hydrated has left me feeling better afterwards.
I may not be prepared for the upcoming race, but at least I’ve got a new accessory.
fucking guy got me good at the gym the other day, i’ve been doing the hand gripper thing whenever i walk/ride the bike, partially bc this 76-year old beast had forearms the size of popeye.
anyway, he told me last week he had a grip strength test he was gonna bring in, monday when i walked in, him and another guy had it out. so i squeezed it as hard as i could and got 57 or something.
they both hand-waved and lol’d me and said they both were just over 100. well, fuck. i was bitching to my gf monday night and squeezing the fuck out of my grippers yday/today.
i’m sitting on my deck just now and he randomly texted me saying he must have missed me today, and played a trick on me. didn’t really understand what he meant, then my phone rang.
this fucker PUT MINE ON KILOGRAMS. so my 57 was 57kg, or 125 LBS! his total was ~106 pounds…
maaaaan if he was in front of me i mighta grabbed him
so the whole time i was stronger than both of them by almost 20lbs
I’m on vacation at the beach this week. Got up to do a tempo run before 7 this morning, and it was already 78F and 90% humidity. It was tough but I got it done. Really looking forward to cooler weather.
I have the opposite problem - we’ve been enjoying some nice cool mornings that are great for running, and I’m got a nagging knee pain that I don’t want to run on.
