Well the result in California was definitely not what I was looking for. I did not realize how much toll my allergies where taking on my body. As I mentioned in my previous post, I was trying to tell myself I was healthy and ready to go but in reality I was not. For the two days before my race I was stuck in my hotel room trying to sleep off my head congestion/pressure/allergies. My symptoms for the last 2 weeks are ear pressure, stuffy nose, red eyes, sore throat and headaches. I thought by going to California my allergies would slowly go away but that was not the case. So when I took the line on Saturday I felt like I was running on 5% body energy and that definitely showed. I got to 600m and just felt dead. I could not get in oxygen and therefore my body went into oxygen debt way earlier than I should. But all in all there are still some positives to take out of this weekend:
1. First race jitters are out of the way.
2. Mentally Im still confident as my workout results have been the best ever.
3. I can cross off "getting last in a race" of my bucket list.
4. Worst is out of the way after the first race.
5. The Canucks are eliminated.
So even though, right after the race, I wanted to be frustrated I realized that it would only lead to negative feelings when in reality I ran as fast as my body could let me go on that day so I need to be content with that. It is a quick turnaround as this Sunday I am at Stanford to race again. I am doing my best to reboots my immune system and get healthy. Hopefully I'll be healthy to finally get a productive time out!
Over and out,
JD
Tuesday 24 April 2012
Thursday 19 April 2012
California State of Mind
On Tuesday night I arrived in LA and on Saturday I will be opening up my season at Mt Sac relays. I spent the last few days getting accustomed to the weather (and the beach) and to get some much needed track work in on a full size 400m track. Obviously due to the snow I was still training on the indoor 200m track in Edmonton. The race can be seen on Flotrack.org at 12:30 pacific time.
The last few weeks of training has been good. I finally feel that I am on the upswing of my injuries. I was able to do some much needed over distance work with little to no pain. Some people have asked what does my average week of training looks like so I will give you a brief rundown. Monday, Wednesday and Friday I do a morning run (which ranges from 15-30 mins) and then a track session at night. Tuesday and Thursday consist of a weight session and long run (40-60 min) and then Sat or Sun I do a long run of 60-90 min. Obviously my weeks do not always look like this but it stays close to this format throughout the months of training.
Currently I am struggling with some allergy problems but I am excited for what this season to start on Saturday! I have not raced since August and I am excited to get this race rust off! My strategy going into races is too just go out and have fun. I found that it does no good to stress/worry/doubt as that does nothing but hinder your performance. I can only control what I do and the biggest thing is to run free and to run because you love it!
Oh also a big shout out to Dr. Rick Rana (Chiropractor, acupuncturist and IMS practitioner) and Janice Kalyta (massage therapist) and to all those who have helped support me! I would not be here if it were not for y'alls help.
Ill post this weekend on the race. God bless!
Stay classy.
Jaden
The last few weeks of training has been good. I finally feel that I am on the upswing of my injuries. I was able to do some much needed over distance work with little to no pain. Some people have asked what does my average week of training looks like so I will give you a brief rundown. Monday, Wednesday and Friday I do a morning run (which ranges from 15-30 mins) and then a track session at night. Tuesday and Thursday consist of a weight session and long run (40-60 min) and then Sat or Sun I do a long run of 60-90 min. Obviously my weeks do not always look like this but it stays close to this format throughout the months of training.
Currently I am struggling with some allergy problems but I am excited for what this season to start on Saturday! I have not raced since August and I am excited to get this race rust off! My strategy going into races is too just go out and have fun. I found that it does no good to stress/worry/doubt as that does nothing but hinder your performance. I can only control what I do and the biggest thing is to run free and to run because you love it!
Oh also a big shout out to Dr. Rick Rana (Chiropractor, acupuncturist and IMS practitioner) and Janice Kalyta (massage therapist) and to all those who have helped support me! I would not be here if it were not for y'alls help.
Ill post this weekend on the race. God bless!
Stay classy.
Jaden
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