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| March 18, 2012 |
After 2 weeks of recovery and contemplating if I am going to continue "My Journey," I finally registered to participate at the Honda LA Marathon. Blood and other lab tests do not show any disease associated to my cramping. I am also going to start a PT session tomorrow.
I resumed slow running a week ago with a new style of shoes "Brooks PureFlow". It's light compared to ASICS Nimbus## , a type of shoes I been wearing since I started running. Today, I will test run it for a 13 miles slow run/jog and hopefully Brooks PureFlow is the answer to my problem.
Test Run Update:
10:00 a.m - Just finished a 10 miles test run of my new Brooks PureFlow shoes.
No cramps, no calves and knees pain/soreness. Things are looking good.
Distance: 10 miles
Time: 1:44:01
Pace: 10:23
My Journey Schedule:
Stage 1 .............
Stage 2 .............
Stage 3..............
Stage 4 ............. 02/05/2012 ...
Stage 5 ............. 03/18/2012 ... Honda LA Marathon
Stage 6 ............. 05/06/2012 ... OC Marathon
Stage 7 ............. 07/29/2012 ... San Francisco Marathon
Stage 8 ............. 09/26/2012 ... Santa Rosa
Stage 9 ............. 10/07/2012 ... Long Beach International Bank Marathon
9 Marathons within 365 days. In between Stages, I might do some 10K and HM events.
Hi Arthur,
ReplyDeleteGlad your cramps are fading! PT very useful make sure you don't have any trigger points in your calves...
Those green shoes make it look like your legs are bright red!
Glad you have 9 races lined up..having one reserve is prudent.
LA next! Another point to point course, like CIM and no pesky half marathoners 8). Like CIM some ups and downs along the way. The last 2 miles is a gradual downhill to the finish which is very nice.
It's a La Nina year so I don't think you'll have mega rain like last year.
Weather in Southern California is crazy. Cold in the morning and very hot at mid day. My goal is still the same, try to run 20 miles and suck it up the last 6 miles.
DeleteRead your blog and its very educational. Question: How do you train between races if you are doing 8 to 12 within 365 days?
Good luck at Eugene.
I have heard a lot of good things about those shoes. Hope PT goes well. Wow, so many marathons. That is very impressive.
ReplyDeleteThe gel cushion is on the midsole unlike the asic nimbus which is at the heel. With my shuffle and short strides, I think it will help solve my cramping and knee problem. The shoes is only good for 200 miles though.
DeleteRun safe, Kepa!