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All Clear for Running! 4/26/10

After my last Physical Therapy appointment on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, Travis declared that I am clear for beginning my running regimen! He also video taped me in shoes and my Vibram® Five Fingers. It was so telling and painful to watch for me. You can be the judge for yourself as soon as I get it up here 🙂

Anyway, I have been working out at least three times a week. I did do a walk 1/4 mile, run 1/4 mile, walk 1/4 mile, and run 1/4 mile on Thursday, but it was a little too much. So, the prescribed program below will, hopefully, work better:

Week 1

Day 1 – Walk (brisk) for up to 1 mile, within the mile of walking, run ¼ mile (1.25 total, 0.25 run)

Day 2 – Rest

Day 3 – Walk up to 1 mile with ¼ mile run within this mile (1.25 total, 0.25 run)

Day 4 – Rest

Day 5 – Walk ¼ mile, run ¼ mile, walk ¼ mile, run ¼ mile, walk ¼ mile (cool-down) (1.25 total, 0.5 run)

Day 6 – Cardio – bike, stairmaster, swimming, etc.

Day 7 – Rest

Yes, folks, that’s it. Easy-peasy, right? Well, we’ll see. As I work to increase my stride (I apparently run like a little old lady without moving my legs very much), it will be more difficult than you might think. It turns out that a good stride makes you more efficient and faster in the long run. Haha – no pun intended.
Yesterday, I hiked up a 2.2 mile trail (4.4 miles total). Today, my left sesmoid bone was a little sore as was my posterior tibial tendon. I iced this morning before starting my day, and I will do the first walk/run this afternoon. Surely the one mile walk, 1/4 mile run will not be too much….

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  1. #1 written by Andrew April 26th, 2010 at 17:19

    I also got a pair of Vibram® Five Fingers, the Men’s KSO, all black.

    I wore them during a recent three day camping trip and loved them. Went to the beach, even in the water. They were great in the woods also.

    RE Q

  2. #2 written by admin April 26th, 2010 at 17:26

    Be careful not to wear them too much at first, but I think that you probably have a good set of sturdy feet, which will do fine in those wonderful shoes. Wasn’t it neat to feel the variations in the ground? I can only imagine how cool it was to walk in the water as I have not done that, yet.

    RE Q

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