Hope To Run Again Before End Of The Year

Swim & Aqua Jogging

I am not sure if I am doing the aqua jogging correctly or not, but I gave an honest effort.  I just move my legs in a running form and use my arms in a treading form.  While I can feel the resistance on my legs, the hardest part is keeping my head above water.  My arms may have been more tired than my legs.  I have ordered a belt to help me float.  I believe I will go with the belt, no belt, intermittently.  I think my heart rate will be higher when I do not use the belt.

200 - 100fr/100br - before and after each aqua jog

5x6:00 of aqua jogging

4x100 i.m.

400 - 200fr/200br

30 minutes of aqua jogging and 2000 yards (1.13 miles) of swimming in 37:03.

 Anyone out there use an elliptical trainer?  I have never tried one, but the gym I go to has one.  I might try it.  But I am going to wait at least 2 weeks before any type of running.  Except for the aqua jogging, of course.

2

Worked Midnight Shift last night, and will have tonight off.  My sleep is so screwed up right now.  I slept from 10am to 3pm today after being awake for about 25 hours.  I felt pretty good though on the workout.  But I had to cut it a little short because I had to get home before the wife and kids.

1200 yards - 22:12

Swam 200yds (100fr/100br) before and after each aqua jog.

5x6:00 (30min.) of aqua jogging, no belt.

My sleep will be messed up until next Monday.  After being off tonight, the next 5 are all Midnights.

3

I was a little discouraged today.  I have not run since Saturday, but the pain in my leg still feels the same.  It usually would decrease after one or two days off from running.  Also the inside of my right ankle has been hurting since the race.  I figured I was kicking it again and it was just bruised.  But yesterday and today it has been swollen.  I hope I have not caused another injury while compensating for the other one.  But if I did, at least I am taking enough time off to heal them all.  I hope.

Another day in the pool.  When I was leaving the house, I was surprised to see that the UPS guy had been here.  He brought my floaty belt for the aqua jogging.  It is not an actual belt for aqua jogging.  But it does provide enough buoyancy to relieve some of the effort my arms used to keep me above water.  I was able to concentrate more on my running form.  My stride was longer and less choppy than before.  It felt more like real running than treading water.

2000 yards swimming - 36:09

5x6:00 aqua jogging

Mixed in swimming in between aqua jogging.

4

Worked Midnight shift last night, and did not feel like working out at all when I woke up this afternoon.  But I went to the pool anyway.  I warmed up with 250 yards.  Then aqua jogged for 45 minutes.  Then a 250 cooldown.  This is the longest aqua jog session I had done at one time.  It was boring.  Then I ran out of time and had to hurry home.  Unfortunately I left my towel there.  So I had to shake like a dog, then drip dry.

I am curious though.  My heart rate goes higher with swimming more than the aqua jogging.  But I am using my leg muscles in a running way when jogging in the water.  I wonder which is better for my overall fitness while I am recovering.  Or should I just keep mixing the two together like I have been.

250 - 150fr/100br

45 minutes aqua jogging - with belt

250 - 150fr/100br

500 yards total for the day - 9:04

5

Had to work over an extra two hours and got to bed late.  When my alarm went off, I had only slept 5 1/2 hours.  Knew that would not be enough to carry me through the next night, so I went back to sleep.  No workout today, but I get in trouble when I fall asleep at work.

The pool is too crowded on the weekends to swim.  And I did no workout yesterday.  Since my quad injury I had been purposely staying away from my bike just in case it was muscular.  And when the doctor said it may be a stress fracture I still was unsure about riding.  Now it has been seven days since my last run.  The pain hurts the same as it did when I was running.  So one week down and no change in the way it feels.  Feeling guilty about missing two days in a row I decided to do an easy ride.  My cycling skills are terrible.  I do not sit very aerodynamically and my pedaling technique, going by the things I have read, is not correct.  But I have always rode my bike for enjoyment and as a another way to help my running.  Usually I ride for only 30 minutes to an hour.  So on today's ride I knew I would take it easier than normal.  I stayed seated for the whole ride so as not to put anymore stress on the leg.  I also relaxed on the uphills.  I gave a little more on the flats and downhills.  

8 miles - 28:18  - out and back course

Interesting that both 4 mile splits were 14:09.  I never looked at my watch until the ride was over.