31 July 2008

Twist And Shout Curse

This evening, I went to an osteopathic physician in Mt. Carmel, IL to have him take a look at my back. As it turns out and is usually the case with me it seems, nothing is as simple as expected. My back is very tight, my hips are out of whack, and I have muscle imbalances in my legs, adductors in particular. I do feel somewhat better now, but am supposed to go get fitted for shoe inserts (cool) or orthotics (ugh) and running shoes and also go get a series of x-rays on my back and hips to see what's going on. I also have a sheet with more strengthening exercises for my ankles, some hip stretches, and instructions to strengthen my adductors. I was there with the doc for about an hour and a half. Apparently, I'm (ok, my biomechanics are) a bit of a challenge and are thus interesting. Hmmm. I just want to not hurt anymore.

Workout

July 31
7:15 a.m.
Warm up: .45 mile walk.
Run 34:53, walk 3:30, [run 3, walk 1] x7 , run 4:37.
Distance: 5.98 miles.
Duration: 1:11:15
Pace: 11:54
HR: ave 157, max 177.
Cool down: .45 mile walk.
@start: 73, 92%, cloudy, calm.
@end: 74, 91%, mostly cloudy, NW@3.

For this run, I wanted to cover about 5k without stopping but also without red-lining and then do some run/walk. After the 5k, I wanted my heart rate to recover to below 125 (halfway between my resting and max HR) before running again. It was pretty hot and sticky. Outside of the very top of my head, there wasn't a spot on me at the end that wasn't dripping.

Happily enough, my ankle feels pretty good. I ran with the support again (as I've done all week). I think for the race I'll leave it at home, though. It's a little uncomfortable, and the race course is smooth. The forecast, though, for Saturday is pretty sucky at 8am: sunny, 76°F/79°F, 79%, NE@3.

I checked water loss again today. Starting weight was 149.4. I drank 14 oz of water before heading out and 8 oz during the run for 1.375 pounds. So, 149.4 + 1.375 = 150.775 - 148.2 = 2.575 pounds [41.2 oz] of water lost during the workout.

Food

Today, I'm listing some of the nutritional information for the food I usually eat.

Breakfast@8:45 a.m.: fruits salad - blueberries, banana, red grapes, clementine; 1/2 oz almonds.
                CALS  FAT  SOD  CARB  FIB  PRO  CALC
114g Blueberries    65  0.4  1.0    17  3.0  0.8     7
 94g Banana         84  0.3  0.9    22  2.0  1.0     5
 62g Clementines    29  0.1  0.6     8  1.0  0.5    19
110g Grapes        76  0.2  2.0    20  1.0  0.8    11
 14g Almonds       81  7.0  0.1     3  2.0  3.0    36
TOTAL:            335  8g   5mg   68g   9g   6g  76mg


Morning Snack@10:30: Vault Zero
CALS  FAT  SOD  CARB  FIB  PRO  CALC
1 can Vault Zero  6 0.0  44.0  0.3  0.0  0.0     0
TOTAL:             0   0g  44mg  0.3g  0g   0g   0mg

Lunch@12:45 p.m.: big salad - baby spinach, mixed baby greens, kiwi, tomatoes, cauliflower, mushrooms, carrots, celery, bell pepper (green, red, yellow, orange), onion, ground flaxseed, feta, sunflower seeds, balsamic vinegar. It usually takes me a good 35-45 minutes to eat this salad, particularly when I take the time to carefully chew each bite. I don't chew it to liquid, but I do make sure everything in the bite has been chomped before swallowing it.
                                    CALS  FAT  SOD  CARB  FIB  PRO  CALC
 85g Baby Greens    14  0.0  67.0    4  2.0  0.9    57
 90g Spinach       21  0.4  71.0    3  2.0  3.0    89
 64g Kiwi          39  0.3   2.0    9  2.0  0.7    22
 90g Tomato         16  0.2   5.0    4  1.0  0.8     9
 70g Cauliflower    18  0.1  21.0    4  2.0  1.0    15
 60g Mushrooms     13  0.2   3.0    2  0.6  2.0     2
 32g Carrots       13  0.1  22.0    3  0.9  0.3    11
 34g Celery         5  0.1  27.0    1  0.5  0.2    14
 28g Green Bell Ppr  6  0.0   0.8    1  0.5  0.2     3
 28g Yellow Bell Ppr 7  0.1   0.6    2  0.6  0.3     2
 56g Red&Orange BP  15  0.1   1.0    4  0.5  0.6     6
 28g Onions         12  0.0   0.8    3  0.4  0.3     6
 10g Flaxseeds      53  4.0   3.0    3  3.0  2.0    26
  1T Balsamic Vngr  15  0.0   0.0    3  0.0  0.0    60
 11g Feta          29  2.0 123.0  0.4  0.0  2.0    54
 14g Sunflower Sds 80  7.0   0.4    3  2.0  3.0    16
294g Cantaloupe    100  0.6  47.0   24  3.0  3.0    27
TOTAL:           456  16g 394mg  72g  20g  19g 418mg

Afternoon Snack@5:00: edamame.
                CALS  FAT   SOD CARB  FIB  PRO  CALC
 58g Edamame        85  4.0     9    6  2.0  8.0   114
TOTAL:           85   4g   9mg   6g   2g   8g 114mg

Supper@5:30: black beans, steamed collard greens, apple.
CALS  FAT   SOD CARB  FIB  PRO  CALC
129g Black Beans   110  1.0   370   19  7.0  7.0    60
174g Collard Grns   54  0.0    33   11  7.0  4.0   218
250g Apple         125  0.4     2   33  6.0  0.6    14
TOTAL:             289   1g 405mg  63g  19g  12g 292mg

Evening Snack@9:05: black beans.
CALS FAT SOD CARB FIB PRO CALC
129g Black Beans 110 1.0 370 19 7.0 7.0 60
TOTAL: 110 1g 370mg 19g 7g 7g 60mg

CALORIES FAT SODIUM CARB FIB PRO CALC
DAY TOTAL: 1281 30g 1227mg 229g 57g 52g 960mg

For the skeptics who tell me I'm going to get osteoporosis because I don't eat much dairy, you're wrong. Beans and greens!

Morning Stats

weight: 149.4, post-run 148.2
bf: 29%
bp: 105/64
pulse: 50
bg: n/a

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