tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028056313301187822011-11-27T20:18:39.787-05:00The misadventures of a frequently injured runner.injured_runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12529377029407858614noreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402805631330118782.post-4628482425502953202011-05-08T21:33:00.000-04:002011-05-08T21:33:19.813-04:00

The day started at 4:15.  I didn't get to bed til around 11 and was restless until about 12.  Finally got to sleep and Mel go up to pee and woke me at around 3.  Got back to sleep for that extra hour.  Had all my stuff packed and laid out, got ready after coffee, yogurt and a PB & Nutella sandwich and was on my way around 5:15.  Decided to drive to Fort Lee, right near the finish area instead of

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Busy.  That is the word to best describe my life at the moment.  I have a lot I want to do and not a whole bunch of time to do it. Training properly for GFNY is one of those things I want to do but struggle to find time for.  Maybe it’s a lack of motivation.  I’ve managed to squeeze 3 bike sessions in so far this week, 2 of them being outdoors and the other on the rollers since Mother Nature

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2010 was a disappointing year for me.  I started off the year with high hopes.  I had a relaxing December 2009 and kicked off the new year by giving the 30-30 Challenge(30 runs of at least 30 minutes for 30 consecutive days) a second(really a third) attempt.  I got through January with one of my highest mileage totals since I had started running again, even eclipsing the heavy months of my

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I haven’t written a blog in a really long time.  This is due mostly to my inactivity through the end of December and part of January, but also because I am currently in class to earn an Advanced EMT certification.  It requires 3 hours a night, 2 nights a week of classroom time, plus a half-hour commute both ways.  On top of that, it also requires 139 hours combined of clinical rotations in a

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I never wrote about it hear, but after reading a post by another blogger, TriTawn regarding her dropping caffeine I decided to give it a shot myself.  I was starting to 'need' coffee post-lunch and I am not a fan of drinking coffee post lunch.  At the time I wasn't feeling overly tired, anymore than usual that is, but the craving (do addicts crave?) caffeine in the afternoon was not what I wanted

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I ran for the 2nd time this week and I was pleasantly surprised.  For the first time for the entire summer I was able to get through 2 runs in a week and not feel like my calf was going to fall off afterwards.  This is now my 3rd run in the last 9 days and things are starting to look better. I've been doing some foam rolling for my calves and quads to try to keep them loose.  My calf felt as

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The hardest part about being a runner is not being able to run.  I’ve continued to be on and off with running.  My left calf continues to be the culprit that keeps me from running and why is still a mystery.  I haven’t gone to see a doctor yet.  I keep yo-yoing back and forth about if I should or not.  On one hand I want to figure out what’s up and if I have a functional issue that keeps bringing

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All training has its ups and downs.  What little training I have done so far this summer has all been down.  Well I'd say that greater than 50% has been down.  I started trying to do some easy runs about 2 months after my painful half marathon thinking that 8 weeks of rest with only 2 short and very EASY runs thrown in would be enough time to heal.  I went for a few consecutive runs and was

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What a busy few weeks it has been.  With the sudden decision to move, the previously planned trips and trying to settle in at my new place I've been quite busy.  Working out has been tough lately but I manage to get a few workouts, most notably the 40 miler last weekend. My girlfriend and I decided that we'd go help our friends in their continued effort to renovate their house.  Our friends live

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This blog is not about running, cycling or exercising (physically at least) in anyway.  It's about the end of LOST.  A series that has captivated me for years ever since I saw Season 2 Episode 1.  The rest is history.  LOST has been a staple in my life for all these years.  It's survived 3 girlfriends the current of whom made the extra effort and watched all 5 seasons through this past January

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I finally got out on my bike this weekend for a short 'get to know you' ride.  I rode with a friend, Dave, from my volunteer fire department who has done a few shorter triathlons so that I could feel a bit more comfortable.  It was nice of Dave to ride with me but I could tell by 3 miles in that I might be a bit too fast for him.  I don't know if he was holding back for me, but I found myself not

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Steve is officially with bike. I went down to the bike shop on Monday afternoon and got my second fitting.  It was yet another pleasant experience.  I went down after work (love a store with hours past 6) and said hello to Linda the 'everything else' person.  We chatted for a while with a father-daughter pair before Doug (the fit guy) came up after finishing another bike.  He was hauling my bike

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One consistent theme in my running since I started to seriously run again over a year ago has been injury.  It hasn't mattered how slow I have increased my weekly mileage, or what shoes I've been running in.  At some point my left calf has failed me.  It's frustrating and a true motivation killer.  I thought I had the injury issues under control but unfortunately the set back I suffered at the

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I don't like the heat.  I don't like being in the heat.  I don't like humidity. Running in the heat, especially when 4 days earlier it was barely 50 degrees doesn't make me like it any better. Race day was balmy.  Temperatures in the 70s and 80s, sunny and high humidity.  More like a day in July, not the first weekend in May.  I had previously moved down from the full marathon and elected to

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My calf has been feeling good.  I haven't felt any soreness or any twinges for a few days.  I wanted to give running a try yesterday in the nice weather, but I decided that another day of rest would be better.  I put off my run until this morning and after spending some time on my feet I decided it was time to try the calf. I put on my calf sleeve and some running clothes and ventured out.  

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The one thing I dislike about my job is that at times it requires me to be on my feet for hours on end, wearing big clunky steel toed boots walking around construction sites.  This is also something I really like about my job, so I am torn when I need to rest my legs to help them recover but am stuck onsite walking.  I also don't like being stuck at a desk from 9 hours a day and presumably that

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I started this blog last year with the intention of writing posts to share between my Runners World Blog and here.  I got behind early and neglected this blog due to restrictions at work while I was able to update for Runners World.  With no export features for that blog I neglected to transfer them over until it was too late.  I hope to get in a better habit of updating this through my next

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At the risk of jinxing myself and suffering a new and substantial set-back I am going to say it.I think I might be getting on track in regards to me legs. 2 runs so far this week. 7 miles on Tuesday and 8 today. Both went w/o incident aside from some post run soreness and some tightness early in the run. I iced for my shin splints as well.I've also introduced a more substantial core session

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Ah so a bit of an update after my short, angry and fed-up post from last Tuesday.Well as was likely obvious, I took off the remainder of the week from running. I let my calf rest and luckily all was well this past Saturday for my first 5k of the year. Actually, I didn't work out at all. Not just avoiding pressing my legs, just plain old took off for a few days. A lot was going on personally

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And still the battle goes on. As I sit here icing I wonder exactly what is wrong with my calves. Is it a stride issue? Is it my heavier weight?My right calf is still bad after a week of no running. Icing it now and hoping for the best after another few days of rest.

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Well with every new run comes another new pain. The newest pain is now in my right calf, on the outside, just behind my tibia. I was doing great in my run on Sunday. I was about 7 miles in and the pain started. I'd done some decent running that day. It was cold and blustery, a lot of the run was into the wind and I had a few decent hills to climb. I kept my pace controlled (or so I thought.

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Well here we are at the end of February. It's been 2 solid months of running, after trying to attempt a "beginners" training plan. And it has been a battle the whole way.My calves...they nearly rival the disasters which I call my shoulders. To put that in perspective, I dislocated my shoulder the other day, in bed, while sleeping. Who does that? The right isn't enarly as bad but I can't do a

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