Training Log Archive: runninghilsIn the 1 days ending Apr 6, 2014:
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| « | » |
| » now | ||||
| |||||||
| Su |
Sunday Apr 6, 2014 #
4 PM
Mountain Bike (roads - hills) 1:31:15 [3] 18.2 mi (12.0 mph)
West Branch road ride - hit the big hills. It was pretty warm and sunny, but the trails in the woods are still ice/snow covered.
I had a massage this morning with the whole hour spent on my back of my legs and my tight spot on my back. Jerica confirmed that my hamstrings were ridiculously tight. They were feeling good after the massage and after not running for two days. I set up another massage for Wednesday evening.
An hour into the ride, hammies started to tighten up. I tried to do some on-bike stretching here and there. Don't really think it helped. The hills were good, though. Rode harder up the hills and recovered on the flats and down hills.
I had a massage this morning with the whole hour spent on my back of my legs and my tight spot on my back. Jerica confirmed that my hamstrings were ridiculously tight. They were feeling good after the massage and after not running for two days. I set up another massage for Wednesday evening.
An hour into the ride, hammies started to tighten up. I tried to do some on-bike stretching here and there. Don't really think it helped. The hills were good, though. Rode harder up the hills and recovered on the flats and down hills.
Run (Run/walk) 1:01:34 [3] 4.5 mi (13:41 / mi)
After the ride, I transitioned to the run. Supposed to be 1.5 hours. After 22 minutes, I realized that my hamstrings were not going to loosen up. In fact, they were getting tighter as the run went on. So, I turned around and started to run back. When I got to the base of the fairview hill by the gravel pit, I realized that I needed to walk. It was super frustrating because I wasn't tired and my quads felt great. I just felt like someone was pulling my hams tight from both ends. I walked most of the way back with a short bit of running after the top of the hill. Choked back the tears while I was walking. I just wanted to run - why won't my legs just work the way they should? They must be back at 100% by Saturday. Must.
I called Anna on the way home and she gave me some tough talk on letting them recover and some things to do to aid that process. (It's nice when your friend/running buddy is a sports doctor.) On the plus side, maybe this means that I'm using them more? Maybe that's why they're still a mess - because these formerly neglected muscles are actually getting activated. I've been typically quad-dominant, so in the long run, if I really start using my hams and glutes in running that would be a good thing.
I called Anna on the way home and she gave me some tough talk on letting them recover and some things to do to aid that process. (It's nice when your friend/running buddy is a sports doctor.) On the plus side, maybe this means that I'm using them more? Maybe that's why they're still a mess - because these formerly neglected muscles are actually getting activated. I've been typically quad-dominant, so in the long run, if I really start using my hams and glutes in running that would be a good thing.