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: Progress Report
google images My first full hour of myofascial release with Notorious, Dr. Miracle’s partner in, well, miracles, started off with what looked like a mini yoga mat covered in…wait for it… …on second thought, make sure you’re sitting down… …needles.If you’re joining us late and need to know what the heck I’m talking about, please [Read More]
Injury’s Silver Lining
It’s been a trying couple of days.Last night:Thing 1: “Mom the lights on the tree outside are sparking.” Screams. “Now they’re on fire!”This morning:I got an email telling me Thing 2 spent $100 on iTunes for Bakery Doodle coins. Wait it gets better:I entered the password without looking to see what she was buying when [Read More]
Birthday Week This and That and a Winner
Yep, smack in the middle of holiday chaos, yours truly is getting…even…Older! Actually I never minded as a kid because things were so festive and fun and my birthday often fell on class party day. But now? Well it beats the alternative I guess. Thing 2: “Mom who do you want on your birthday cake: [Read More]
Injured Reserve Redux
Last week was a cutback week and oh yes, I cut back alright.Here’s how it went:Monday: A slow, 6-mile recovery run after last weekend’s 5k (where I reinjured the ornery hammy/glute) and half marathon (where the injured h&g hurt like hell but, in my infinite wisdom, I pushed through anyway.) Wednesday: At it again, this time I [Read More]
Thursday 3
JackedI definitely re-pulled my hamstring in the race(s) last week. I cut yesterday’s run short because no good was going to come of going longer or faster. Thankfully it was mild–if you call 28 degrees mild–so I bailed to the bike. No worries, hell or high water, I’ll be ready for Carlsbad in January! It’s [Read More]
Race Report: Turkey Trot Half Marathon
And so it ended much like it began. It’s funny how things come full circle sometimes. This half marathon was so much like the first one I did this year it was uncanny. This point-to-point race was done on forest preserve trails. I’d spent almost 10 years of my life living within a mile of these [Read More]
The Post I Hoped Not to Write
I attempted 22 miles on Saturday. Weather was perfect and cool. I felt great. I’d hydrated, eaten well, rested as if this were the actual marathon. I took it nice and slow. I REALLY felt this was going to go well. The pain started at mile 4.The tears started at mile 5 when my pace [Read More]
Channeling 22
Google Images After Monday’s yoga incident, I unwisely got out bright and early Tuesday morning to test the hamstring and assess the damage. I managed five leaden, pathetic miles, which, save for a few jolts from the hamstring when I stepped ‘wrong’, were painfree. However I may or may not have been gimping the last mile or [Read More]
