Last week, by the numbers: clamshells: 1400 donkey kicks: 700 bridge marches: 420 knee-to-chest single-leg bridges: 504 standing hip extensions: 420 “chair of death” squats: 240 single leg balances: at least 2-4 per day, per side miles ran/walked: 22.5 miles…
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Clamshells & Gossip Girl
Tagged with: Anatomy for Runners, Gossip Girl, rehab, running buddies, San Leandro Marina, SF1HM, treadmill
Posted in Injuries, Training
Posted in Injuries, Training
A quick update
I wish I could report that my return to running last week was all unicorns and rainbows…alas, it was not. Here’s what I did last week, exercise-wise: Tuesday: Ran 3 miles at Lake Chabot. Wed: Swam 1000 yds. Thurs: Ran…
Tagged with: hip, injuries, Lake Chabot, Pigeon Point, SF1HM, stationary bike, swimming
Posted in Injuries
Posted in Injuries
Glass Half Full
Some runners get really depressed when they can’t run. I admit that I got a little blue at the prospect of taking a little break from my favorite means of acquiring endorphins. However, there have been some good things that…
Tagged with: Big Basin, cross training, hip, injury, positivity, swimming
Posted in Injuries, random
Posted in Injuries, random
My First DNS
I wish that my run this morning went so well and so painlessly that instead of writing the following post, I was writing a race preview for Big Basin Marathon. Unfortunately, after 6 days off from running, multiple sessions of…
Diagnosis
Following a sad and painful run on Tuesday, I made an appointment for Wednesday (yesterday) to see Dr. J, sports chiropractor/ART therapist extraordinaire. I reminded him of our first appointment, how he worked on my left hip, but now my…
Tagged with: ART, Dr. J, hamstring, hip, injury, massage, pain, strengthening, stretching
Posted in Injuries
Posted in Injuries
Cross training and Hip Update
Hi there! First, I want to thank everyone who commented on my last post re: “Are marathons bad for your health?” So many insightful comments and valid points! So, what have I been up to? Well, as promised, I did…
Tagged with: cross training, elliptical, hiking, hip, hot yoga, injury, stationary bike, swimming
Posted in Injuries
Posted in Injuries
Let’s Discuss: “Are marathons bad for your health?”
This isn’t so much a blog post, but more of a musing — one that I hope will generate some interesting discussion in the comments section. Even before I came down with this hip thing, and actually before I ran…
Everything But the Kitchen Sink
Last week, I was full of complaints about aching hips. I’m sorry to say that the saga continues. Here’s what happened this week in the Land of Angry Hips: Monday: Running rest day #2! I did get myself to yoga…
Tagged with: ART, chiropractor, cross training, hip, hot yoga, injuries, massage, swimming
Posted in Injuries
Posted in Injuries
Recovery: A Tale of Two Marathons
Earlier in the year, when I first realized that I’d only have 5 weeks between the Oakland and Big Sur Marathons, I was a little scared. Would I be recovered and ready run another marathon in a relatively short amount…
Weekly training recap: SF2HM Week 5
*SF2HM = San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon Get ready for the shortest weekly training recap ever! Mon-Wed, Fri: Rest due to a strained ankle. It was just as well considering that we were experiencing a huge heat wave, which made…
Running Tangents 