I have been in physical therapy for my injuries for about six months now. We finally finished rehabbing a few weeks ago, and now we are focused on prevention. What my therapist calls performance-based therapy has consisted of strength and explosive exercises. The exercises are sport specific, and he observes my running pattern, as well. […]
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Listen.To.Your.Body. Four simple words, and yet they’re so hard to follow. It seems that when I am in the throes of a training plan, I adhere only to the next workout on the list. I silence the aches and pains or anything else that might keep me from my prescribed run and press on. It […]
I don’t just mean that in the sense of I can’t believe that this is my story to tell; I also mean it in the sense that I am embarrassed about what took place this morning and can’t believe that I am willing to share it. So let’s just say that this is one of those […]
You may think it is funny that I am writing about an injury four months out. What sort of milestone is four months, anyway? Well, it’s less scary than six — which is what, in good faith, I would have to call this if I was writing a couple of weeks from now. Because the […]
I am still in physical therapy for the injury that just doesn’t seem to want to disappear completely. Though, I am now well enough to run regularly. And running regularly means my mind is churning with new goals, both long (Ironman, Boston, ultras) and short (a huge PR in the half, fall cross country, another […]
I am not currently in training, specifically. However I am working towards healing my injury and building up my strength, speed and endurance. My focus on endurance training is a bit different from what it was before my injury. My prior strategy was just to hang on for as long as possible. Now, I focus so much […]
I have been known to take a pretty hard stance against wearing race shirts for races that haven’t been run. In my 2+ years of racing, I have missed a couple of races: once for being sick; once for being sore; and thrice (all in 2014) for being injured. I even refused to wear a […]
The past several weeks have been an adventure in getting back to my usual self. I still have a way to go. The past three weeks have woven together in my mind because the recovery process is extremely gradual, and the routine of getting there extremely consistent. Medical At the end of week 2, I […]
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or medical professional. Nothing in this post should be considered medical advice. If you believe you have a running related injury, or any other injury or illness, please contact a medical professional. Reading this now is just depressing. Knowing that I need to rethink all of my fitness goals […]
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