February Recap

I might not have blogged much in February, but I was still getting my workouts in!

Miles: 89.09 (+ ~42 miles in the pool)

X-Training:  8 swims

Rest Days:  4

Race(s): None

New gear: Newtons! Of course I actually got these in January, but didn't get a chance to run in them until this month.  So far I'm really liking them, but I'm limiting myself to one run a week.

Workout goals:
Smart return to running - My original "return to running" plans were derailed when I still was having butt pain when I started running again after my three week break.  I started PT and am working diligently to get my right glute to do what it is supposed to do.  Fortunately the PT didn't tell me that I needed to stop running, so I've delayed my return to the track and logged lots of easy miles.

Swim - I'm happy to saying that I met my goal of swimming 2x a week.  I'm finally getting back to a happy place with swimming and I like it.

Planks and strengthening exercises - It wasn't quite what I envisioned, but my PT assigned me a number of daily strengthening exercises and stretches that I've been doing religiously.

Non-workout goal: Continue the apartment cleanup - I didn't get much done with this.  I'm not sure what happened, but the month got away from me.

February was most certainly not the month that I was expecting.  I was looking forward to a glorious return to running and had planned that by the middle of the month I'd be back at track and tempo workouts.  Unfortunately, my body had other plans and I started PT instead.  Given that "situation," I'm very pleased with the month I had.  I still managed to run almost 90 miles and finally got myself back into a good swimming routine.  I feel like I'm making progress in PT and I'm committed to doing whatever it takes to get my right glute working like it should.

March Preview

Workout goals:
(All of these are going to sound familiar)

Keep swimming! - The 2x a week schedule is working out well and I plan to keep it up in March

Smart running - I'd like to increase my mileage this month and keep on steadily working on my base. I feel like I'm close to the point where I could introduce a bit of speed back into my running schedule.  I know that I need to be very careful about this and hyper-aware of how my body is responding.  There's no need to rush this and cause more problems down the line.

Stretching and foam rolling - I'm not sure how many more weeks of PT I have ahead of me, but I know that even once that is over, I am going to need to keep up the stretching routine.  I also know that I need to be better about using my foam roller on a regular basis

Races: None. I do plan on getting out and spectating some local races this month!

Non-workout goal: One of my "personal" goals for 2012 is to volunteer more.  I have a few places in mind, but so far I haven't taken the time to reach out and get started.  I will do this in March.