made with my sh.ty camera phone while on the job
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
friday's session
went out tonight as well even though it was very hot. it felt much worse than the heat spike two days ago but it was only 31 vs the 35 celcius before.
it was a different route as i left the dog home in this heat. knew that it will be longer than this weeks's previous 4k runs and will some climbs as well after the relatively flat runs.
also i bought my first pair of real trail shoes today. they are the adidas response trail, gray and orange edition. they were chosen from the big collection of futaneet.hu. very comfy, loads of traction. less dumping and ankle hold then my saucony pro grid 5 pair.
all around it was a good run. i managed to keep the hr in the planned zone (in the 70% range) as well which is quite unusual for me as i tend to push too much.
5.7k total in aerob mode.
it was a different route as i left the dog home in this heat. knew that it will be longer than this weeks's previous 4k runs and will some climbs as well after the relatively flat runs.
also i bought my first pair of real trail shoes today. they are the adidas response trail, gray and orange edition. they were chosen from the big collection of futaneet.hu. very comfy, loads of traction. less dumping and ankle hold then my saucony pro grid 5 pair.
all around it was a good run. i managed to keep the hr in the planned zone (in the 70% range) as well which is quite unusual for me as i tend to push too much.
5.7k total in aerob mode.
back in the saddle
it's been quite a ride these past months. everything went very well until end of april. then the usual kicked in again. had to do a lot of stuff around the house, at work so running became the thing to dump. but in my mind i was already set that this year quitting is not an option.
june started with two, great paced run. short, 5k each but caused a knee pain that i've never experienced before. of course i pushed too hard after a month break but this is just how i am. so i had to rest to get my legs back.
june passed. got emotional that if faith does not let me run than i shouldn't push too hard.
but this year i wont quit!
so this week is about coming back. slowly and running short (<5k)>30 celsius) we (me and the dog) go out. we'll go again tonight...
june started with two, great paced run. short, 5k each but caused a knee pain that i've never experienced before. of course i pushed too hard after a month break but this is just how i am. so i had to rest to get my legs back.
june passed. got emotional that if faith does not let me run than i shouldn't push too hard.
but this year i wont quit!
so this week is about coming back. slowly and running short (<5k)>30 celsius) we (me and the dog) go out. we'll go again tonight...
Friday, February 06, 2009
Starting
Let's start this baby.
I decided to start an online diary apart from my twits that would document my running efforts.
These are not easy exercises for now. As the title suggest I became a runner but was dormant from time to time. In my early days I was a very active Kyokushin warrior up to the age of 18. Then usual teen stuff kicked in and I abandoned sports completely. I gained a lot of weight. To a point where lacing my shoes became a burden. I was 31 and living in Switzerland.
Then I switched hard. Daily workouts for about 4 months. I lost 20kgs (from 105 to 85). Started running as well as using my MTB more often. Already had a heart rate monitor, a Polar 520s as it had biking features built in. But as it's normal at the start the pace my HR would've allowed me felt too low. I was too proud to go that slow. So I pushed harder. Not that I did not develop, I did. But the road was painful and injury full (leg, knee, back pains).
After about 6 months of hard training I moved back to Hungary, got a new girlfriend and was intoxicated with power. I started eating unhealthy again, left workouts behind so basically destroyed all what I've built up so hard.
Two years later motivated by boredom and fatness I started exercising again. This time spinning and some running on the menu. Luckily I learned about a colleague who was a long time runner and he started to motivate me. So much that I actually participated in a race. I ran a hill half marathon with the time of 2:13 which is not that back looking back at the trianing methonds (still pushing too hard, very little rest and recovery).
Of course because of that gaps in preparation this lead to an injury, I could hardly walk after an easy run just over a week after the race. So much pain that I had to stop running completely.
Picked up roller blades instead and starting to ride horses. This was two years ago. Last year we bought a house, was busy with that.
Than came 2009, the Year Of The Great Plans. I restarted after a long-long wait. So far it seems that my legs and all other organs can handle the stress. Of course I am going easy now, building milage and aerob basics for spring.
I decided to start an online diary apart from my twits that would document my running efforts.
These are not easy exercises for now. As the title suggest I became a runner but was dormant from time to time. In my early days I was a very active Kyokushin warrior up to the age of 18. Then usual teen stuff kicked in and I abandoned sports completely. I gained a lot of weight. To a point where lacing my shoes became a burden. I was 31 and living in Switzerland.
Then I switched hard. Daily workouts for about 4 months. I lost 20kgs (from 105 to 85). Started running as well as using my MTB more often. Already had a heart rate monitor, a Polar 520s as it had biking features built in. But as it's normal at the start the pace my HR would've allowed me felt too low. I was too proud to go that slow. So I pushed harder. Not that I did not develop, I did. But the road was painful and injury full (leg, knee, back pains).
After about 6 months of hard training I moved back to Hungary, got a new girlfriend and was intoxicated with power. I started eating unhealthy again, left workouts behind so basically destroyed all what I've built up so hard.
Two years later motivated by boredom and fatness I started exercising again. This time spinning and some running on the menu. Luckily I learned about a colleague who was a long time runner and he started to motivate me. So much that I actually participated in a race. I ran a hill half marathon with the time of 2:13 which is not that back looking back at the trianing methonds (still pushing too hard, very little rest and recovery).
Of course because of that gaps in preparation this lead to an injury, I could hardly walk after an easy run just over a week after the race. So much pain that I had to stop running completely.
Picked up roller blades instead and starting to ride horses. This was two years ago. Last year we bought a house, was busy with that.
Than came 2009, the Year Of The Great Plans. I restarted after a long-long wait. So far it seems that my legs and all other organs can handle the stress. Of course I am going easy now, building milage and aerob basics for spring.
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