Bike: 22:21min
To East Rock; then to PT. Wind made for a cold ride. Walked backward on the treadmill for 5min.
Hike: 40:49min
Summit: 20:11 up; 20:37 down. Felt quite strong. It's just a matter of time before I'm quicker coming down.
Tuesday, 2/14/12
Bike: 30min
Tight afterward. Stretched out well and did the hamstring exercises.
Wednesday, 2/15/12
Bike: ~21min
To East Rock.
Hike: 40:30min
Summit: 20:04 up; 20: 26 down. Stiff getting started. Likely due to a combination of the more challenging exercises introduced at PT on Monday and overdoing it on the bike and with stretching yesterday. I'm trying not to be too aggressive with the stretching, but I really need to get my right hamstring/hip/side stretched out. There's an enormous difference in flexibility between my right and left sides.
Thursday, 2/16/12
Hike: 41:24min
Summit: 19:43 up; 21:40 down. Felt really good heading up and broke 20min for the first time! Switched on the headlamp on the way down. Rainy. PT earlier in the day. Walked backward on the treadmill for ~8min.
Friday, 2/17/12
AM: Hike: ~42:00min
Summit. Forgot my watch. Didn't have the same pep as yesterday.
PM: Bike: 10min
Core, other exercises, and stretched out. Tried some single-legged squats.
Saturday, 2/18/12
Hike: 2hr 19:03min (~5mi in West Rock; ~1mi in Woodbridge)
Started at the north end of Lake Wintergreen. Red to White to Purple to Regicides--down the west side of the ridge and then back up (Woodbridge trails)--to Orange to White. Hadn't planned this longer outing but took a wrong turn and had to double-back. Most of these trails are not really runnable, so I didn't feel too bad having to hike. Still, these trails do not in any way shape or form compare to the trails that we've hiked/run in Montana. They're full of leaves and broken glass. I'm itching to get back out west and hike some real trails. I felt pretty good. Let's just hope I'm not paying for it the next few days. Making steady progress on training my right leg to work more like my left leg. That is, using and getting more into the glutes/hips, landing directly under my hip and center of gravity, etc. Since the surgery, I've been paying much more attention to the way my legs work, and I've noticed that my right leg does not swing directly from front to back, but internally rotates, at the hip, causing a cross-over gait, over-striding, etc. It was a complete disaster.
Friday, 2/17/12
AM: Hike: ~42:00min
Summit. Forgot my watch. Didn't have the same pep as yesterday.
PM: Bike: 10min
Core, other exercises, and stretched out. Tried some single-legged squats.
Saturday, 2/18/12
Hike: 2hr 19:03min (~5mi in West Rock; ~1mi in Woodbridge)
Started at the north end of Lake Wintergreen. Red to White to Purple to Regicides--down the west side of the ridge and then back up (Woodbridge trails)--to Orange to White. Hadn't planned this longer outing but took a wrong turn and had to double-back. Most of these trails are not really runnable, so I didn't feel too bad having to hike. Still, these trails do not in any way shape or form compare to the trails that we've hiked/run in Montana. They're full of leaves and broken glass. I'm itching to get back out west and hike some real trails. I felt pretty good. Let's just hope I'm not paying for it the next few days. Making steady progress on training my right leg to work more like my left leg. That is, using and getting more into the glutes/hips, landing directly under my hip and center of gravity, etc. Since the surgery, I've been paying much more attention to the way my legs work, and I've noticed that my right leg does not swing directly from front to back, but internally rotates, at the hip, causing a cross-over gait, over-striding, etc. It was a complete disaster.
Sunday, 2/19/12
Bike: 18:53min
To East Rock. Love riding when there's no one on the road.
Hike: 21:11min
Shake-out. Kept to the flatter sections. Definitely some soreness from yesterday.
Total Time: 7hr 4min
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