Scar Tissue

Ok, so I’m going away for christmas to spend time with some family that I don’t often get to see. Some of which I haven’t seen since christmas in 2007!

And let me tell you, I am VERY excited I can’t wait! Although, part of me is a little nervous about how I’m going to go with exercising away from home. I’ve decided to take this on board as a challenge and think of it positively and learn from this, rather than freaking out about falling off the exercise bandwagon.

I read a really really useful post yesterday on Oh She Glows about staying on track during the holidays, and I’m so glad I did because there were some really helpful tips that I will be using.

Firstly, I’ve written out a gear list specifically for exercise, so that I’ll have everything I need to go out for a run or a swim or anything else. So far I have this:

• Running gear, e.g: shoes, socks, shorts (multiple pairs), sports bra, multiple pairs of sports tops, knee sleeve.
• Ipod + Ipod case
• Skipping rope
• Togs
• Weights
• Hydration Pack
• Mesh Hat
• Goggles
• Sports Watch

I know that seems like a lot, and it IS! But it’s all really important to making sure I stay successful and consistant with my exercise during the holiday season. I may shorten the list, or I may not. I know that two areas will definitely be staying and that is gear required for running and swimming.

My cousins house has a swimming pool, so if ever I’m unable to head out for a run during the three days I’ll be at their place, I can just swim laps in their pool for a while.

I’m really excited about this and can’t wait! I’ll be tackling Hamiltons hills when I’m there, my running schedule I hope will stay as consistant as possible. I’ll use MapMyRun to work out routes and speed won’t be an issue as there is a huge park right behind Dad’s house.

I’ll keep you posted!

Anyway, this morning I got up at 20 past 6 and did some speedwork.

it was a truly beautiful morning and the perfect temperature.

I was very tired and it was a little bit chilly at first. I did a warm up by jogging around the track then stretching. After that, it was time to haul ass around that track 8 times as fast as I could go.

IT. HURT.

My hip now hurts so badly I can’t walk. This is BAD. I won’t be doing this kind of speed work again until I speak to Gaz, my trainer. I think it’s because of my running style. Obviously, if you read this post, you know that I visited Gaz and we discovered that there’s a lot I need to improve on in my running technique and that’s why I’ve been getting hip pain.

With speed work, for me, I find it extremely difficult to maintain proper running form. Firstly, you’re sprinting, so it just throws everything out of whack anyway when you’re used to endurance and secondly, you get tired much, much faster, and when I’m tired, whether it be on a long run or in sprints, it’s really difficult to keep my technique together instead of just letting go and slipping back into old habits.

So today I struggled with proper form, and so as a result, badly hurt my hip

I iced it for a solid hour and I think it helped, but I still can’t walk.

FML.

Anyway, that’s all for now. I’m going to go email Gaz now and see what he has to say.

Ciao!

Do you have any suggestions on how to stay on track during the holidays?