It's been mostly my quad injury leftover from the said attempt at the Salt Lake Marathon in April. However, I dealt with some IT Band issues after Ragnar Wasatch Back and then broke my toe right before Spudman. Unfortunately, I was still dealing with the remains of all these injuries going into training for Ragnar Colorado.
I knew I needed to do something. I was breaking. But, what to do? Short of complete rest (not an option -- and something I had already tried for a couple weeks), I wasn't sure how to better my situation.
Until I read this post by my new #highnuun teammate, Rebekah.
I am considering getting a coach [ahem, if any of you have recommendations I'd love to hear them] to help me qualify for Boston in 2014. But, for now, I was simply intrigued that her coach advised her to use her heart rate monitor.
I owned one. Still in the package.
Why not give it a try?
I removed it from the plastic, strapped it on, and started running by heart rate zone, rather than pace [via pace wheel].
It made me slow down by 30 seconds per mile, at first. This was discouraging, but I stuck with it. AND, I am so glad I did... because, it's working... [Knock on wood]
I finally got back in the 7 minute per mile range, for my tempo peak miles, last night and I feel injury free.
I am so excited.
Ragnar Colorado is going to be SO. MUCH. FUN!
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