12-05-2011
Mon-AM: 1:39, 2800' ~ Green Mt.
Up 1st Saddle and down ASG. Particularly crisp morning at +5F or so and with a cold cloud hanging over the mountain. Ran to the base of Amphi, hiked to the top through some thigh-deep snow at times, and then ran all the way down and back home. Shin was definitely a little sore this morning and it's time to back off and inject a little more rationality into the progression. Hopefully I haven't set it back too much and I can get it to calm back down without completely taking time off from the mountain.
12-06-2011
Tue-AM: 1:55, 2800' ~ Green Mt.
Up ASG and down 1st Saddle. Morning started out cold again at +5F or so, but warmed nicely into the 20s. Ran to the base of Amphi, hiked up and down, and then ran home via the streets. Shin was off-and-on, not sure what to think, but do think it's probably time to shift the balance of my activity back more towards hiking for the next few days.
12-07-2011
Wed-AM: 1:55, 2800' ~ Green Mt.
Up and down 1st Saddle. Ran to and from Baseline again with basically all hiking while on the actual trails/mountain. All of the snow is falling off the trees now, laying down a new layer of snow on the trail.
12-08-2011
Thu-AM: 1:43, 2800' ~ Green Mt.
Up and down 1st Saddle. Nice warm day at +30F or so with brilliant sunshine. The single summits have been giving the shin a measure of rest and it seems to be slowly improving. ~28min of actual running today (to and from the trailhead) with nice tacky trail conditions making the Microspikes work like magic on the steeps.
12-09-2011
Fri-AM: 1:52, 2800' ~ Green Mt.
Up and down 1st Saddle. For whatever reason, the shin felt a little twingier than usual this morning, so the running was limited to the first 15min to the base of Amphitheater. Hiked everything else, even the streets back home. Frustrating to not even be running downhill right now as the winter trail conditions on Green are currently at least equal to the best I've ever seen. Temperature inversion today made things chilly back down in town.
12-10-2011
Sat- off.
12-11-2011
Sun- off.
Hours: 9h15min
Vert: 14,000'
Overall, a frustrating week. I'm quite disappointed with myself and my oh-so-predictable lack of discipline. Last week I had some great momentum going with the shin's health, but I took that tiny ray of hope and unconsciously used it as an excuse to overzealously accelerate the run/hike ratio. In hindsight, things are always so crystal clear, which only exacerbates the self-loathing. Looking at least week's log of activity is almost painful in its ridiculousness. I mean, 13hrs of running?!?! What's wrong with me?
But, so it goes, and I like to hope that I have (re- re- re- re-) learned my lesson. The days off at the end of this week weren't out of necessity--I probably could've hiked, no problem--but rather frustration and desperation. In November I was given a promising taste of my shin's current ability to heal itself--given the opportunity--and that is the basis for my current plan: give the shin a few days to calm down completely and then hopefully be granted the opportunity to try once again to ease back into things, this time with more patience and caution. At this point, my sanity depends on it. I have a strong foundation of basic fitness and still plenty of time--now it's just a matter of enforcing a controlled execution in the return to running, and paying such a sentiment more than lip-service. I just have to remember that an injury that's been giving me fits for 11 months (!?!?!) now isn't going to magically be completely back to 100% in a matter of days; and I have to treat it that way once it starts showing improvement.
Worth a listen:
Mon-AM: 1:39, 2800' ~ Green Mt.
Up 1st Saddle and down ASG. Particularly crisp morning at +5F or so and with a cold cloud hanging over the mountain. Ran to the base of Amphi, hiked to the top through some thigh-deep snow at times, and then ran all the way down and back home. Shin was definitely a little sore this morning and it's time to back off and inject a little more rationality into the progression. Hopefully I haven't set it back too much and I can get it to calm back down without completely taking time off from the mountain.
12-06-2011
Tue-AM: 1:55, 2800' ~ Green Mt.
Up ASG and down 1st Saddle. Morning started out cold again at +5F or so, but warmed nicely into the 20s. Ran to the base of Amphi, hiked up and down, and then ran home via the streets. Shin was off-and-on, not sure what to think, but do think it's probably time to shift the balance of my activity back more towards hiking for the next few days.
12-07-2011
Wed-AM: 1:55, 2800' ~ Green Mt.
Up and down 1st Saddle. Ran to and from Baseline again with basically all hiking while on the actual trails/mountain. All of the snow is falling off the trees now, laying down a new layer of snow on the trail.
12-08-2011
Thu-AM: 1:43, 2800' ~ Green Mt.
Up and down 1st Saddle. Nice warm day at +30F or so with brilliant sunshine. The single summits have been giving the shin a measure of rest and it seems to be slowly improving. ~28min of actual running today (to and from the trailhead) with nice tacky trail conditions making the Microspikes work like magic on the steeps.
12-09-2011
Fri-AM: 1:52, 2800' ~ Green Mt.
Up and down 1st Saddle. For whatever reason, the shin felt a little twingier than usual this morning, so the running was limited to the first 15min to the base of Amphitheater. Hiked everything else, even the streets back home. Frustrating to not even be running downhill right now as the winter trail conditions on Green are currently at least equal to the best I've ever seen. Temperature inversion today made things chilly back down in town.
12-10-2011
Sat- off.
12-11-2011
Sun- off.
Hours: 9h15min
Vert: 14,000'
Overall, a frustrating week. I'm quite disappointed with myself and my oh-so-predictable lack of discipline. Last week I had some great momentum going with the shin's health, but I took that tiny ray of hope and unconsciously used it as an excuse to overzealously accelerate the run/hike ratio. In hindsight, things are always so crystal clear, which only exacerbates the self-loathing. Looking at least week's log of activity is almost painful in its ridiculousness. I mean, 13hrs of running?!?! What's wrong with me?
But, so it goes, and I like to hope that I have (re- re- re- re-) learned my lesson. The days off at the end of this week weren't out of necessity--I probably could've hiked, no problem--but rather frustration and desperation. In November I was given a promising taste of my shin's current ability to heal itself--given the opportunity--and that is the basis for my current plan: give the shin a few days to calm down completely and then hopefully be granted the opportunity to try once again to ease back into things, this time with more patience and caution. At this point, my sanity depends on it. I have a strong foundation of basic fitness and still plenty of time--now it's just a matter of enforcing a controlled execution in the return to running, and paying such a sentiment more than lip-service. I just have to remember that an injury that's been giving me fits for 11 months (!?!?!) now isn't going to magically be completely back to 100% in a matter of days; and I have to treat it that way once it starts showing improvement.
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| Fresh coat on the Flatties. |
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| Single-digit temps the first half of the week. |
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| #168 on the year. |
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| Longs Peak peeking through the clouds. |
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| Greenman trail in winter -- packed-out trench. |
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