It was a good week on the comeback trail. While my long run is nowhere near where it “should” be at this point in the Berlin marathon training cycle, I’m cautiously encouraged that I’ve been able to run completely pain-free now for 2 weeks and built my long run back up to 10 miles. Monday: [Read More]
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Injury Update and Some Goodness Too
I really thought this injury was going to be a minor one. After a week or so of rest I thought I might be able to get back to running the tiniest bit. Not super far but possibly a mile or 3. Last week I thought I’d give the ole tendon a test run. If [Read More]
I is for Injury
Before I get to the injury report and the rest of the week’s happenings, here’s how the week in workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Yoga Wednesday: Run 6 miles Thursday: Bike 10 miles swim 850 yards Friday: Strength Saturday: Bike 20 miles Sunday: Strength and Swim I’ll cut to the chase. My hip decided to be [Read More]
Hip Opening Yoga for Runners
Did you know that we hold stress in our hips? Neither did I until I started watching Gaiam’s My Yoga TV. That’s why hip-opening yoga is so important for runners, especially. Have you gotten your free 30-day subscription to Gaiam TV from Stayfree yet? If not, do it, (I told you how here) I promise [Read More]
Top 3 Injury Prevention Tips for Runners
Kids please welcome Igor to the blog! He’s a personal trainer talking about something near and dear to my heart: injury prevention. Enjoy! You’re a passionate, devoted runner. You love running, and it feels good. But when you’re talking to other runners, they always seem to be recovering from some injury. Whether it’s shin splits [Read More]
Yoga For Runners and Injury Update
It was a fabulous, fallish weekend here in the Chi-town boonies with excellent running and racing weather. It’s amazing the difference 20+ degrees makes. I felt like a new woman. My cranky hip cooperated for a 13.25 mile run. That was a huge confidence builder for the RnR Denver on 9/22. As far as marathon [Read More]
5 Things I Learned About Injury the Hard Way
What is the worst injury you’ve ever sustained? 2007: ITBS. This happened 2 weeks post Chicago Marathon (my first). Extreme heat threw a real kink in the day and I was out for revenge. I ramped up mileage again with plans to run RnR Las Vegas 6 weeks later. In retrospect there were warning twinges at [Read More]
Tale of an Angry Ham: Injury Update
Google Images Finally seeing Dr. Miracle yesterday was like coming home as I hadn’t been in since the achilles fiasco pre-Boston 2010.I resisted the urge to collapse into his waiting arms sobbing as I shared details of the utter shambles this entire racing year has been. Honestly I had other things on my mind, namely [Read More]
Test Lab Thursday: Aftershokz Wireless Headphones
Time for another edition of Test Lab Thursday! This week I’m excited to tell you about AfterShokz Titanium Wireless Stereo Headphones. AfterShokz Trex Titanium Wireless Headphones I already told you all about the United Relay of America, which started in Seattle on April 27, went through Chicago earlier this week and is making its way all [Read More]
