Stay cool, Terrell. . . looks like you should have warm, warm weather in Richmond. Can't complain here. . . it's pretty wet, but in the high 50s. I hope it stays in the 60s all through the month of November! ) Reading the Book of Kel, short blurbs by Amby Burfoot and Gail Kislevitz. Very inspiring for runners! :)
I just finished a five-day vacation in NC ... high-school football game to see granddaughter in color guard at halftime, FSU-Wake Forest game on Saturday, pumpkin-carving on Sunday (while daughter’s boyfriend smoked pig for sliders, Monday we had lunch with grandson in his elementary school cafeteria, Tuesday we spent an hour at a cat cafe and Tuesday night put on costumes older daughter and son-in-law had ... I was a knight on a dragon and wife was a cow ... handing out candy to I swear, between a hundred and two-hundred kids. Came home to one day in the office followed by two shots (Covid booster and flu) ... now I’m down for the count ... vegging on the couch!
So, I try to run three times a week, 4-6 miles these days. I've run longer distances, but lately can't seem to find the motivation. Anyway, last Friday after one mile my hip began to hurt a lot! I continued on for another four miles and it has been painful since. Tried to run today and could only do a mile. I have been walking, hiking, but it's painful. I think I have hip bursitis. I had that quite a few years ago. Anyone else familiar with this injury? If so, what did you do? I really don't want to start with physical therapy, hoping it goes away on its own . . .
tomorrow starts week 7 of LA marathon training! i've been really able to stay on top of weekly runs, weekend long runs, with the help of my husband and family. we have a 16 mos old son and on top of my horse, FT work, high energy dog PLUS training for a marathon.. gratitude doesnt begin to explain how i feel so far with being able to train for the LAM on top of everything! i'm giving myself grace to politely bow out if i have to, but i'm not so secretly hoping i can crush the training week by week. my husband leaves for 2 months in jan/feb so that should prove challenging but i'm hoping with some fine tuning in my schedule and flexibility i can conquer this.
Hi everyone. After running for 47 years, I have been unable to this year because of medical problems.
It has been difficult as I am a very active person. So I try to keep a positive outlook. The Friday Open Thread really helps. Also, to keep my spirits up, I have gone back through my running logs - been keeping one since 1978 - and reviewing some of my favorite runs, two of which I will share with you today. During a business trip to France years ago, I was able to take a day to visit the beaches of Normandy and stayed in a quaint hotel in Arromanches (Gold Beach). I got up early and did my run along the top of the cliffs at sunrise - it was beautiful and eerie -I could almost hear the battle.
The other great run was in Svalbard (78 degrees North) while visiting friends. It is basically an arctic desert. It was a cool morning and once out of the town, there was no sound other than my footsteps and breathing. Fantastic run. The next run was in the opposite direction , same weather conditions and I ran by a herd of reindeer. So my thoughts stay positive and look forward to getting back on the road next year.
I was looking at my options to watch the NYC Marathon on Sunday, it use to be on a regular sports channel...not any more. As I flipped through trying to find the easiest way, I came across an article on what they now call the super shoes put out by all the shoe companies now. They explained in detail what their made of and how they are designed to work. They said the professional runner will get a 4% boost in his times. I remember back a while ago, they banned a few shoe models for that reason. Are the world records that now seem to be broken at every major...except Boston, the work of the better athlete or what he's wearing. The shoes made special for the elete runners cost the average runner somewhere in tha area of $500 on the market. My point is, is it cheating? Or is this the way the sport is going... Just a thought.
The half I ran in Biloxi was on the road, but parallel to the beach all the way. In the first mile we passed some probably homeless men camped out on the sand. One yelled at us, not uncommon in my experience. But he yelled "slow down, you're missing the best part" And that cracked me up. It also made me look up, and he was right, I got a nice picture of the lighthouse with the sunrise behind it.
Good afternoon. Been soooo busy lately that haven't even been able to read the blog, much less reply. I've got my first half of the season coming up 11/19 and, in SW Florida, finally getting cool enough to run outside before dark. Could not make the Richmond run...
My thing this week is that I'm pretty much in taper mode for the Athens (Greece) marathon a week from this Sunday. So, at this point, I'm mostly focused on not screwing anything up. I've got nothing but easy runs between now and November 12. Help me remember: I can't gain speed at this point. Right?!
My exciting achievement of the week: Running 10k at my fastest pace yet! Yay!
My not-so-great news: Getting back MRI results on my knee and learning I have a new meniscal tear and bone spur that have been causing my recurrent knee and IT band pain.
I had surgery on that knee to repair a torn meniscus 3 years ago. The orthopedist says it's not to a point where he thinks I *need* surgery, but that it's my call—especially if the pain management route doesn't seem to be working.
So, now, I wonder ... Do I give up running? Do I go through with the surgery (again) and recovery time (again)? Do I tough it out?
I don't think I'm looking for any answers or advice necessarily. I'm just feeling upset and frustrated by this news.
I'll kick it off. What are some weight training exercises people here swear by? I'm pretty good in general, but sometimes I feel heavy or stiff when I'm running after doing weights. But, all the experts say weights are essential to getting better at running.
Stay cool, Terrell. . . looks like you should have warm, warm weather in Richmond. Can't complain here. . . it's pretty wet, but in the high 50s. I hope it stays in the 60s all through the month of November! ) Reading the Book of Kel, short blurbs by Amby Burfoot and Gail Kislevitz. Very inspiring for runners! :)
I just finished a five-day vacation in NC ... high-school football game to see granddaughter in color guard at halftime, FSU-Wake Forest game on Saturday, pumpkin-carving on Sunday (while daughter’s boyfriend smoked pig for sliders, Monday we had lunch with grandson in his elementary school cafeteria, Tuesday we spent an hour at a cat cafe and Tuesday night put on costumes older daughter and son-in-law had ... I was a knight on a dragon and wife was a cow ... handing out candy to I swear, between a hundred and two-hundred kids. Came home to one day in the office followed by two shots (Covid booster and flu) ... now I’m down for the count ... vegging on the couch!
So, I try to run three times a week, 4-6 miles these days. I've run longer distances, but lately can't seem to find the motivation. Anyway, last Friday after one mile my hip began to hurt a lot! I continued on for another four miles and it has been painful since. Tried to run today and could only do a mile. I have been walking, hiking, but it's painful. I think I have hip bursitis. I had that quite a few years ago. Anyone else familiar with this injury? If so, what did you do? I really don't want to start with physical therapy, hoping it goes away on its own . . .
tomorrow starts week 7 of LA marathon training! i've been really able to stay on top of weekly runs, weekend long runs, with the help of my husband and family. we have a 16 mos old son and on top of my horse, FT work, high energy dog PLUS training for a marathon.. gratitude doesnt begin to explain how i feel so far with being able to train for the LAM on top of everything! i'm giving myself grace to politely bow out if i have to, but i'm not so secretly hoping i can crush the training week by week. my husband leaves for 2 months in jan/feb so that should prove challenging but i'm hoping with some fine tuning in my schedule and flexibility i can conquer this.
Hi everyone. After running for 47 years, I have been unable to this year because of medical problems.
It has been difficult as I am a very active person. So I try to keep a positive outlook. The Friday Open Thread really helps. Also, to keep my spirits up, I have gone back through my running logs - been keeping one since 1978 - and reviewing some of my favorite runs, two of which I will share with you today. During a business trip to France years ago, I was able to take a day to visit the beaches of Normandy and stayed in a quaint hotel in Arromanches (Gold Beach). I got up early and did my run along the top of the cliffs at sunrise - it was beautiful and eerie -I could almost hear the battle.
The other great run was in Svalbard (78 degrees North) while visiting friends. It is basically an arctic desert. It was a cool morning and once out of the town, there was no sound other than my footsteps and breathing. Fantastic run. The next run was in the opposite direction , same weather conditions and I ran by a herd of reindeer. So my thoughts stay positive and look forward to getting back on the road next year.
Goo luck to all of you running races.
I was looking at my options to watch the NYC Marathon on Sunday, it use to be on a regular sports channel...not any more. As I flipped through trying to find the easiest way, I came across an article on what they now call the super shoes put out by all the shoe companies now. They explained in detail what their made of and how they are designed to work. They said the professional runner will get a 4% boost in his times. I remember back a while ago, they banned a few shoe models for that reason. Are the world records that now seem to be broken at every major...except Boston, the work of the better athlete or what he's wearing. The shoes made special for the elete runners cost the average runner somewhere in tha area of $500 on the market. My point is, is it cheating? Or is this the way the sport is going... Just a thought.
The half I ran in Biloxi was on the road, but parallel to the beach all the way. In the first mile we passed some probably homeless men camped out on the sand. One yelled at us, not uncommon in my experience. But he yelled "slow down, you're missing the best part" And that cracked me up. It also made me look up, and he was right, I got a nice picture of the lighthouse with the sunrise behind it.
Good afternoon. Been soooo busy lately that haven't even been able to read the blog, much less reply. I've got my first half of the season coming up 11/19 and, in SW Florida, finally getting cool enough to run outside before dark. Could not make the Richmond run...
My thing this week is that I'm pretty much in taper mode for the Athens (Greece) marathon a week from this Sunday. So, at this point, I'm mostly focused on not screwing anything up. I've got nothing but easy runs between now and November 12. Help me remember: I can't gain speed at this point. Right?!
My exciting achievement of the week: Running 10k at my fastest pace yet! Yay!
My not-so-great news: Getting back MRI results on my knee and learning I have a new meniscal tear and bone spur that have been causing my recurrent knee and IT band pain.
I had surgery on that knee to repair a torn meniscus 3 years ago. The orthopedist says it's not to a point where he thinks I *need* surgery, but that it's my call—especially if the pain management route doesn't seem to be working.
So, now, I wonder ... Do I give up running? Do I go through with the surgery (again) and recovery time (again)? Do I tough it out?
I don't think I'm looking for any answers or advice necessarily. I'm just feeling upset and frustrated by this news.
I'll kick it off. What are some weight training exercises people here swear by? I'm pretty good in general, but sometimes I feel heavy or stiff when I'm running after doing weights. But, all the experts say weights are essential to getting better at running.