Week Ending 10/04/26 - Started my two weeks of limited running (just 3 miles at lunch). Hoping that'll get me over the hump and on the road to recovery. So, 27 miles for the week but also got in Bike 236.2 miles in 13:16 and Go 38.5 miles in 2:45 (a total of 16 hours).
The outside biking was the best part of the week.
Week – 27
Month (Oct) – 15
Year – 3,108
Life – 170,108
Well, there were moments this week where I almost felt "okay". BOTH of my knees were growling at me by the end of the week and my foot/ankle (arthritis) was also making a statement. I'll get the MRI results on Monday but have a pretty good idea of what is coming. Making the best of it while I can.
Week - 75
Month - 259
Year - 3,081
Life - 170,081
My left knee continues to be quite painful, so I kept to lower mileage. Mixed in more biking and also got checked out by my orthopedic. MRI to follow and follow-up on the 28th with results. I passed 3,000 miles for the year on Sunday and also reached 170,000 miles lifetime. Onward!
Bike – 138.3 miles (8 hours)
Running:
Week – 64
Month – 184
Year – 3,006
Life – 170,006
I broke out my long-sleeve biking shirt in deference to the cooler temps.
Picked up some rocks on the Rockingham rail trail.
I dropped my mileage down this week in hopes of making inroads on the knee injury. Not sure backing off helped at all as my knee feels terrible. Still, it was a fun week with camping in VT and running with many friends!
Week - 51
Month - 120
Year - 2,942
Life - 169,942
Got my consult for rheumatology and will try a couple of things later this month to try and address the arthritis in my ankle and foot. Troubled all week with the foot/ankle and left knee (MCL). Definitely feeling the impact of racing last week. Plan to take it "easy" for a few days while I'm on vacation this coming week.
Week - 82
Month - 69
Year - 2,891
Life - 169,891
A few pics from the race last weekend...
Made it through the week :-)
Foot and ankle really bugging me this week and also wearing a Zio monitor to find out more information about the heart palpitations I've been having. Hope to get results quickly but Dr said "keep doing what you're doing". Got in a race this weekend and decent mileage despite the grumpy foot. The only regret was missing the Sunday ride.
Week - 87
Month - 370
Year - 2,805
Life - 169.805
I struggled with the heat this week, but summer rolls on. Foot was not terrible this week and knee held up okay (I guess). So glad to not have a race in this brutal weather.
Week - 85
Month - 105
Year - 2,544
Life - 169,544
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| Ate an apple straight from the tree at the Londonderry rail trail |
Tough week, with yet another migraine along with getting an eye injection (always stressful). I managed to keep the mileage up and my foot (which hurts quite a bit) isn't any worse. I'll take whatever I can get with some great running weather, a race, some biking, and some yummy dunks. :-)
Week - 86
Month - 315
Year - 2,369
Life - 169,369
Pretty happy about this week, may have turned around from the post-migraine. Got in a little workout, a race, and my third longest ride of the year. Also, got an MRI for my foot/ankle and hope to get results soon...
Week - 88
Month - 229
Year - 2,283
Life - 169,283
Reduced my biking this week and increased my running. Did not feel good. Apparently in an extended post-migraine. Don't recall ever having it last this long or feel this worn out during one. Started to feel a little better over the weekend (although still waking up at 3am with a screaming headache).
Week - 85
Month - 141
Year - 2,191
Life - 169,191
Taking some time to just relax...
I took it relatively easy again this week listening to my foot issues. I also had a migraine that slowed me up and spent a night in the waiting room of the hospital getting my ear checked (I couldn't hear out of one ear). I may need a few days to recover from that.
I dealt with the heat this week, mostly by doing a ride in the afternoon rather than run but still had morning runs with 90+ degree temps.
Totals for the week include running 11:04 (76 miles), biking 7:31 (122.6 miles), and hiking to two town high points and a geocache.
Week - 76
Month (July) - 56
Year - 2,110
Life - 169,110
My foot woes continued so started on prednisone and dropped mileage WAY down to see what might help. May be walking a little better? Foot still very tender, trying to muddle through. Finished the week with a rare 10 mile run and back to back days with outside rides of 50k (which is a lot for me). Not much running for the week but logged 221 miles on the bike over 12:27.
Week - 51
Month - 272
Year - 2,034
Life - 169,034
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| Made it through a 10m run during a tough week |
I took my podiatrists advice and backed off from running for 10 days following the shot. Good timing with vacation and my planned bike across VT. Ended up with 10:47 biking over 142.7 miles along with 76 miles of running. I was on the fence about doing the CARS race and ended up doing it. Foot was not good but made it through. Final activity of the weekend was another fantastic ride. Great company and perfect temperature. Can’t beat that!
Week – 76
Month – 221
Year – 1,983
Life – 168,983
Rough week with my foot/ankle feeling much worse. Saw my podiatrist on Thursday and got 3 cortisone shots. Xrays showed severe arthritis which wasn't a surprise but probably now at the point where I'll need to do something else. Hoping the shots offer some relief and will get an appointment with a rheumatologist. Also struggling with a huge (and deep) blister on my heel. So, with the shots I needed to back off a bit for at least a few days. I bumped up the biking as a result, which wasn't bad timing as I'd planned on a long ride this coming week. In addition to the running this week I got in 9.5 hours on the bike. Onward.
Week - 61
Month - 145
Year - 1,907
Life - 168,907
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| A rare ice coffee on Friday |
Another week of limping on an arthritic ankle. Haven't been able to shake it (yet). I reached the Mendoza line (8 min miles) near the end of the week. Felt very good running on the Rockingham rail trail and balanced that with feeling terrible the next day on the Freeman rail trail. Such is the way of things. Had another very nice ride on Sunday, really enjoying the time on the bike. Hoping to ride the Lamoille on vacation.
Week - 84
Month - 84
Year - 1,846
Life - 168,846
I made some modifications to my training this week (cutting out the afternoon run and mixing in a Ride & Go). My goal was to get over the calf strain that has slowed me down over the last couple of weeks.
Week - 80
Month - 246
Year - 1,678
Life - 168,678
Calf improved during the week as I closed in on 8 minute pace for my shorter runs.Got in 21 miles on the Go (1:30), 29.8 miles on the Spin bike (1:30) and 15.6 miles on the outside bike (1:06).
Week Ending 05/17/26
Not the week I was hoping for. I had a couple of days of improvement and was feeling a lot better on Wednesday, but may have pushed the calf too much and was very sore on Thursday (and really for the remainder of the week). I eased back on the mileage and mixed in some biking and ElliptiGo. I’ll probably skip the afternoon runs this coming week and stay on the Go/Spin bike. That doesn’t seem to bother the calf and I need to do some time in the saddle as the ride across Vermont is now less than a month away. Week featured 11:57 running, 2 hours outside bike, 1:30 on the Go, and 1:30 on the Spin bike.
Week – 80
Month – 166
Year – 1,598
Life – 168,598
Not the week I’d hoped for. Started off with great hope to do a fast workout on Wednesday but ended up taking my first day off (2) since August of last year. Ugh! Monday I had a quicker lunch run (3 in 730s) and felt good. Solid run Tuesday morning and a 718 pace for 3 at lunch, again feeling good. Went out for an afternoon 4m and after an 823 opening easy mile my right calf started to knot up. I eased up but by the end of the run I was limping. “Mild” strain of the calf so took Wednesday and Thursday off (well, no running…instead I hit the bike and ElliptiGO. I started back to running on Friday morning and it wasn’t too bad, so I was able to run over the weekend (8m each day).
Totals for the week, run 7:17, Go 2:30 (35 miles), Spin 4:00 (76.5 miles), Bike outside 2:46 (35.95 miles)
Running odometer:
Week – 50
Month – 86
Year – 1,518
Life – 168,518
Not a bad week, some quick running including a “tempo run” on Friday. I also got in my first Orienteering meet in a year (and paid the price with very sore ankles after). Closed out the week with a great 2 hour ride that included a visit to the farm with Highlands Cattle and a bunch of goats. Great fun!
Week – 92
Month – 327
Year – 1,378
Life – 168,378
How have I been doing with sticking to my 80 miles per week cap? Not so great recently. This was a 90 mile week but mostly due to the race on Friday which gave me a 19 mile day. Probably not the best idea to get to the starting line having run 14 miles that day, but I do enjoy running and like my pattern. Hopefully I won't have any more night races this year. Good week with the exception of the "bleh" race. Fun weekend with the race already done :-)
Week - 90
Month - 235
Year - 1,285
life - 168,285
