By Tin on March 20, 2010 ( Leave a comment )

This Must be Love!—when Running is Not Enough —

TUESDAY night at the Ultra: After a 2 kilometer warm up, our group started with a Strengthening/Conditioning Workout…….I thought it was good – no intervals, no speed, easy night! I just realized we are up to something when we started with – – – – push ups – – – – and that was just the beginning!

Push ups, Leg Workout, Pelvis Workout, Ballet Moves, Yoga Moves...even James Bond Moves...Name it - we did it!

It was a painful yet a fun workout. Several times, I would look at the other group of new members (mostly girls) listening to Coach Titus’ lecture and would wish I was there. Still tried to keep up with the boys though and follow the instructions of the Elite Team.

Some motivations from the elites:

“Pag ginawa niyo ito, lalakas yung mga weak muscles niyo…”
Don’t push if hindi kaya ….(which made you wanna push it…)
Eto, nakaka-develop ng abs….(inspired by Derek Ramsey’s appearance at Ultra that night huh!)
Lalakas kayo tumakbo niyan…(I wonder if we could ever chase these guys in this lifetime…)

And the favorite line for the night – “Running is not Enough” (from Medel of the Elite Team Bald Runner) – kailangan i-strengthen niyo ang core and ang legs. (That will be your foundation.)

It was a relief when the workout ended, had another 30 minutes run, stretching then I’m headed home. (after some chikas)

Everything was fine, until I woke up on Wednesday and felt tightness on my inner thigh. (Mucsles recovering and building up? — I’m fine! —- This is nothing and off I went to my daily routine.)

WEDNESDAY night at the Ultra again. I was late so I cut down on my warm up and stretching and got excited to join the 400meter speed workout. Kept mum about my cutting the warm up to the Coaches. I could feel my inner thigh tighten in the middle of the run but tried to keep up. I slowed down from a 1:39minutes start to 1:50 and then 1:57 at the seventh. I knew I had to slow down or else I would pay for it.

love the intervals!

THURSDAY Morning. This is it! I woke up with sore thigh. I hated the stairs…I couldn’t walk straight. Having this feeling for the first time since May 2009 (when I started getting serious about running), I was on panic mode. I called Coach and he told me to ice it as soon as I get home. I did just that and it felt better.

FRIDAY. This is gonna be a busy day. I feel better though but I’m still not walking straight. Too bad, I had to miss on a friend’s fashion show in the afternoon partly because my schedule ran over each other (and mainly because I couldn’t walk straight). Yes, I still went to Ultra just to check on if I can still run with the pain. As soon as my feet got on my rubber shoes, my thighs started to become friendly. I can actually walk straight. And even could afford a 2-k warmup. Good excuse! I didn’t do the 200m-speed training. I ran around the oval field along the grass (so it would be less straining) with one of the elite runners Medel for another 30 minutes. After some serious stretching, I knew I am cleared. No injury, it’s just my muscles acting up.