ILX running running thread

have been in a great groove lately. Cooler weather has helped a lot. im back up to 25 mi/wk, hopefully will get to 35 in a month or so. Loving it.

^co-sign. loving autumn. back to running ~three times a week. hoping to increase distance significantly over the next few weeks. then work on my speed.

What happened to your hand Hunt3r??

Did my first half-marathon for a couple of years yesterday. Have only been doing slow runs recently so had no idea how to pace myself, but when I went through the first two miles in less than 12 minutes, I knew I had overcooked it a bit! Ended up with 1.31 which was okay for a fairly undulating course. My hamstrings are don't feel very happy today though, I can hardly walk at all.

not sure how but managed to strain my achilles (i think) & havent run in 2 weeks, almost definitely the longest ive not run in 10 yrs. might be slowly driving me mad

did see a doctorb who just said to ice it & rest and did also prescribe some physical therapy <---anyone have any experience w/ this? i guess i'll do it, im frustrated that it just hasnt improved w/ time

Most things I've read about achilles strains recommend doing eccentric calf raises. Look them up on youtube!

great real names
eccentric calf raises

not that sort of calf u big silly!

it's a portrait of syntactical ambiguity! an exercise in vocabulary development! a head missing a tail! i love it. going to use it as example in class.
sorry this has nothing to do with running.

i have not been running very much, lots of walking and biking. i think it turns out that i only enjoy running in colder temps.

it is good: i have raised my calves eccentrically

I let them sleep in my bed!

LOLOLOLOL

Xp great job on half nickb sounds like you did well fixing your pace.

I broke a few bones in my hand in a bike crash. so they did surgery to put metal bits in, then another to take some of em out, now I'm learning to make a fist again- about 3/4 of the way there. Even running wasn't so great for it as it sorta made my hand swell up.

Ow! Hope it's not too long before you can hold yr bars again. What the heck happened?

i rode into a parked car in a bike lane at about 13 mph while looking at my phone (i could try to polish this turd by explaining circumstances, but no, really, i was THAT stupid). don't know when i can ride for real again, probably another month at least. i've been riding one-handed to the rail station and on errands with kids, but that's it.

Ach, bad luck and a great many curses on cycle lane parkers.

i did 2 sets of the eccentric calf raises last night and it really feels not perfect but a lot better today. the body is kindof amazing to me.

also spoke on the phone to my buddy who is a PT and former athletic trainer who said it prob isnt an achilles strain and marginally freaked me out by knowing too much, asking if my back hurts cuz of how nerves are linked, etc

a guy i started running with back two or three years ago kept it up when i stopped, ran a half marathon in 1.20 over the weekend, ffs

Holy shit you guys are fast.

a guy i started running with back two or three years ago kept it up when i stopped, ran a half marathon in 1.20 over the weekend, ffs

plz tell him to slow down

johnny crunch, i've read a lot of reports from people saying that after two weeks of the calf raises they never had achilles troubles again, so i hope it works for you too! i only know about them cos i've had strange twinges every now and then but they never really turned into anything much

if i could catch him i would, i'm sticking with five a side these days

man, I love playing football but i totally shudder at the thought of the injuries there [/risk-averse old man]

i stick to football with my two boys and their friends but as soon as they're big enough to be able to swing a foot anywhere near my balls then i am definitely quitting that shit

thx nickb -- the PT friend i have, who also runs a lot, did know abt them and thought that and icing could be all i need, whatever it is

sortof suspect it could have been brought on by my playing tennis a lot this summer in addition to running, different kind of impact than running 4 sure

absolutely killed it this morning, 7.5 miles in just over an hour. came from nowhere too, had about 6 pints of beer last night and a mate texted at 0830 asking if i wanted to go for a run, ten mins later i was out the door.

absolutely killed it this morning.

what a great feeling!

so good. i have total post-run euphoria now.

Marathon tooooooooomorrrroooowwww

yeah dawg

good luck jeff! don't know if you get pre-race nerves, but it's always such a relief when the gun finally goes off and you start running the race. that first mile with the crowds and nice fresh legs and everything - BEST THING EVER

Slightly nervous. But I'm much more prepared for this marathon than I have for my previous two, so I should be good.

Good luck Jeff!!

I just got back from a sunny brisk 45 min out there. Best weather!!

go for it Jeff!

Headed out the door for 10 miles in blustery Fall weather. should be perfect.

just did a lil hill/plyometrics/pull ups routine IN DA RAIN, p dope

i dodged like 50 mtn bikes on trails this morning (mountain bike race). they were like wtf and i lold. SORRY ABOUT UR TIME GUYS.

haha

man i love icing, yall ice yrselfs down

i once had a runner push me off my bike without warning during a very steep ascent- he didn't call track or jack shit. so when i inadvertently elbowed a runner in the head on a descent after calling track, i didn't sweat it. it's all in the game.

(jk i don't elbow people, but i did get pushed off bike without warning- what a weirdo)

btw have a great run jeff!

so weird injury dampens my buzz about the run i mentioned earlier. basically if you drew a straight line downwards from the front of both ankles, the sole and side of my leg is aching as i walk. only came on about 5/6 hours after my run but it's the most acute injury i've ever had, could barely walk home from friend's house just now. i've never had any pain in this area before.

no real idea what to do, any general first response advice? i couldn't have prepared for this really, i felt perfect for the entirety of my run today and it only kicked in after.

i don't really know what that is, but someimes those sorts of pains just disappear as quickly as they came. maybe a nerve thing?

Yeah, I wouldn't sweat it unless it stays for a couple of days.

after a bit of googling it sounds like peroneal tendonitis, my mate's a doc and he said basically just ice/elevation/anti-inflam meds

once this doesn't curb my exercise for too long i'm fine with it. meant to be rehearsing for a play today, perhaps a sitting rehearsal.

xpost good luck today jeff, btw

Thanks! Waiting around right now. Have to getting big city marathons so early.

yeah, have a great run jeff! hows the weather?

43degrees now. Shouldn't get out if the 40s the whole race. Pretty much ideal.

sounds lovely! also, KICK SOME ASS

ow my foot

does anyone here run in minimalist shoes? i was thinking of ordering a set of the new balance minimus 4mm drop trail shoes, then i saw some reduced 0-drop sauconys in a running shop yesterday and am fighting temptation to go back and get them

i have the sacucony hatoris, i really like them, its all abt fit tho theyre just the right shape for my foot