I hadn’t run the entire time on vacation, despite bringing my running clothes and having access to a “fitness center.” It wasn’t that the one treadmill in the “fitness center” wasn’t good enough – but that the walking I did…
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Listening to my body, even when it seems lazy.
Two miles on the Dread-mill last night. This allowed me to appreciate one aspect of “starting over” — a 2 mile run on a treadmill is easy to deal with. 20 minutes comes and goes fairly quickly, especially when compared…
On the road again… I just can’t wait to get on the road again…
So, on my before-last post – I was talking about doing the couch to 5k.. And here is what I discovered. I can’t do it. It was BOOOOORRRRRIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!! And exceedingly aggravating. Now Mind you, I’m not saying it isn’t a…
I got to see my skeleton today.. Did YOU do anything that exciting?
So, today I had a bone scan done – it was a pretty cool experience. I had to go in at 8:30 am, and they gave me a shot of radioactive material (my son is going to be so jealous.) …
Tagged with: Gamma ray, Radionuclide, Shin-Splints, stress fracture
Posted in running injury, running shoes, vibram five fingers
Posted in running injury, running shoes, vibram five fingers
On the road again…
So saturday was the big day – time to head out and put some pounding to the pavement and see how my calf was. I started the morning by running out and picking up some more KT Tape (I was…
Cursed!! CURSED I TELL YOU!!!!!!
So.. I am really starting to wonder if there is a hex on me. Friday my calf was feeling well, so I figured a nice slow 1 or 2 miles on the treadmill could be perfect to see how it…
Posted in bad run, Other Exercise, recovery, running, running injury, running shoes, vibram five fingers
A new era in training… Using rather old technology..
So, with my penchance for injuring my calves – leading to down times of running of several weeks – I have decided I need a bicycle. So doing the wise thing I posted on Facebook and Craigslist that I was looking for a…
Tagged with: asics, Bicycle, Craigslist, Cycling, Facebook, Wal-Mart
Posted in Cross Training, Other Exercise, recovery, running injury, vibram five fingers
Posted in Cross Training, Other Exercise, recovery, running injury, vibram five fingers
Saturday’s 12.2 miles – my longest run to date!
So, although I already posted about Sunday’s run – I thought I would come back to saturday. I will admit – it wasn’t nearly as exciting however, it was noteworthy! On Saturday, I ran the farthest I have run to…
Someone told me that Runners need to do more than just run.
So, last night I had a 5 mile run lined up – per Hal Higdon’s plan. This is how the evening played out. (Did you notice the clever attempt at foreshadowing, reading you – the reader – to wonder if…
Tagged with: cross training, running, Vibram Five Fingers, Weight lifting for runners
Posted in Cross Training, running, running injury, vibram five fingers
Posted in Cross Training, running, running injury, vibram five fingers
2013 Was an amazing year, for me, So I am really looking forward to 2014!
Once and Future Runner 