Running • Page 35

Personally, I’m trying to lessing my time on my 5k’s while also building more miles to go longer. No matter what mixing it up, for me, keeps it fun/less monotonous. I’m probably going to sub some interval work tomorrow for some hill repeats on a new hill I found out about.

 

dang i stopped getting notifications and thought this thread died. haven't been running much do to a quad strain that wont go away. been alot of cycle classes and laps in the pool for me. i got a new garmin and running shoes for xmas so im stoked af to run.

shout out to all my chorus peeps. join the strava group if you haven't already!!!

 

Don't feel like doing anything for NYE this year so figured out on New Year's Day it is possible to to do my local parkrun in Highbury at 9am and then race to get onto the tube to get to Southwark Park to do their parkrun at 10.30. Sounds like my kind of way to start 2018.

 

I’m doing a midnight 5k(for fun) with my local club on New Years. Snacks afterwards.

My knee has been giving me problems and googling it tells me it’s my IT Band(runners knee). I may stick to the bike and pool the next couple of days and work on stretching it properly and foam rolling. At least that’s what people on YouTube suggest........

 

i had it band issues for years. stay off it and roll/stretch the crap out of it. once it gets worse its hard to get rid of.


also you can look into astym(sp?). its usually done by a physical therapist but i would do it to myself with a spoon and cocoa butter lol

 

Thanks for the tips. It hasn’t been too bad and really just started getting worse recently so I feel I’ll get ahead of it if I treat it right.

This is hot garbage I tell you. If it’s not one thing it’s another.....

 

i've been out of commission since freakin thanksgiving and its driving me nuts

 

I ran into IT band issues a couple years back while training for my first half marathon. I was on my final run before the big day and it felt like someone stabbed me in the knee.

Thankfully the race was postponed due to crazy weather so I had a week to recover and get treatment. The foam roller became my best friend and I was able to finish the race, although the final 3 miles hurt like hell.

Since then I’ve made stretching and exercising it a major point of my normal exercise routine, and I haven’t had any issues since.

Good luck with it! It’s no fun, but some added focus on bringing it up to speed should hopefully prevent any issues in the future.

 

So I managed to go and do 2 different parkruns this morning. I went to my usual one at 9am and got 24.19. I then got 23.51 for the second one, an hour and a train ride later. Nice surprise to be faster for the second one, hard to know why that was because it's not like I didn't put effort into the first one! I think maybe because it was a new park and only 3 laps, whereas my usual parkrun is 5 laps which is pretty boring. Also I'm just not an early morning person so maybe I needed a bit of waking up! Anyway, I'm really glad I stayed in last night as this was a great way to start the new year.

 

2 runs in 3 days. might be pushing it too far

 

After finally kicking off the New Year with 9 miles on Wednesday, I did my first weekend long run this morning covering 14 miles. It’s been stupid cold here (11°F/-12°C Wed, 9°F/-13°C today) so it’s been hard to get out there consistently. I have treadmills in my building but man do I hate those things with a fiery passion.

 

Incredible effort in those temperatures, yikes.

 

I haven’t run in a looooong time. It’s brutal out there.

 

think im comin up on the completion of my recovery. been swimming and biking non stop since thanksgiving. gonna try and give it a go tomorrow.

 

aren't you the dude posting crazy 6 milers at like sub 6:30 on strava?

 

I’m flattered but that’s another Sean, spelt Shawn, I think. I haven’t been out since 12/19 and it sucks.

 

Haven’t run in like a month after hurting my foot. Haven’t been super keen to get back out there even after my foot started feeling better because it’s been like no higher than 5 degrees here for two weeks. Tomorrow should be in the 20s, so I’m going to give it a go then

 

feel spoiled here in utah with the mid 30 degree weather ive been getting

 

So i just got back from my Podiatrist and it turns out I have Morton's Neuroma which is a real bummer, because the only 'cure' is either removing the nerve via surgery or a series of injections. My podiatrist told me to try insert pads first to soften the blow on the ball of my foot while running/playing basketball, so he molded my feet to personalize the insert so it's custom made. No clue how long it takes to get it back. He didn't really give me a clear idea as to how long it takes.

If the insert pad doesn't work (which he said to give it a month or two) then I'm on to the injections and worst case scenario surgery to remove the nerve.

Anyone else deal with this?

 

never heard of it. thats a bummer. stay patient. it gets easier to not run the more you do it.

lots of bike and swim for me :)

 

I have a half marathon lined up for Saturday I signed up for awhile back before my ITB issues. Been nursing it since; strength training the muscles around/connected to it with resistant bands a few times a week and some other exercises, core workouts(not enough though), swimming, elliptical, foam rolling, biking...... not running. Taking cues from @bedwettingcosmo basically. My base is good I think, but not sure if I should go out and do the 1/2 if I haven't actually ran in 2 or so weeks. At least there is a 1/4 option and I may just have to do that. The cool kids are doing the 1/2 and the old folks are doing the 1/4 haha. It was a $15 sign up and no medals so it's whatev.

 

Thing is, I can still run/play bball (and still do) it's just a minor (to sometimes major) annoyance. Been reading up a lot about it. For many, the inserts have worked and they never looked back. Many others chose to do the injections and the pain went away for good. Read a few horror stories that nothing worked. From everything I read, surgery is a huge risk. Even read a podiatrist column on how he won't even do the surgery because of scar tissue risk and healing risks (something my own podiatrist mentioned).

Just got a call from my DR saying my inserts won't be ready for 2-3 weeks. So I'll probably calm it down a little until I get them.

 

Knee still hurts from ITB today after 2 miles or so. I don’t think quiet as much as before though. Really haven’t been doing these strength exercises that long so I guess I can’t expect a miracle.

I can’t get motivation for shit sometimes to actually do them let along quality. Along with a core workout. I have not been consistent. I’ve got to dig in a get it done. At least I’m swimming and biking mostly regular.

 

strength training is impossible for me. it sucks. i have 0 motivation to do weights haha. i'm the same way. cardio all day.

 

Yeah weights. No thank you. *queue up that gif of that dog being disgusted at something in the human’s hand swatting it away making that awful face*