It's decision time. I've decided that to cap off this half marathon training that I'll do the Maritime Race weekend again. Last year's performance sucked, especially after the 15km mark, so this year I am determined to get it right and finish somewhere in the range of my previous half marathon times (anywhere from a speedy 2:15 to a respectable 2:45). I'll be running this one alone, which might be best since I tend to push myself harder when I'm by myself.
So to meet this ambitious new end, I've set up a new training plan on Runner's World's Smart Coach app and see that today's run is scheduled to be an easy 5km at 8:30 per/km. I can do this.
My run commuting/Pokémon hunting has been going pretty well. I've discovered the most ghetto of places in north end Dartmouth are filled with the nicest (and most curious) people. I've managed to get to level 5, which is apparently pretty freaking slow since I met a few other players at a pokestop on Friday that were at level 10 already! Sheesh, I'd better get my pokebutt movin'! Today I'm going through a more northerly route since I've bagged most of the pokemon to the south of my work.
Last week, after four miserable, pain filled days I cracked. I bit the bullet and went to my GP. I explained that normally I wouldn't bug her about this, but after four constant days of pain I didn't know what else to do. So, she put me on an anti-inflammatory pill. I take it twice a day and it gives me horrid stomach cramps, but it does help with the knee swelling and therefore, the pain. It's helped so much so that I don't need to wear KT tape constantly, so my skin is certainly happier. I still cramp up and get the occasional pseudo locking thing but it isn't anywhere near the level of pain I was in last week. So we'll see how this goes. If the GI pain turns out to be too much of an issue my GP has told me to try seeing my chiropractor again. I'm in no rush to have more deep tissue message so hopefully this pill helps long term.
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