The "Official" Runners thread...

yea...not cool. Im trying to avoid surgery

 

my injuries (which I've not suffered for some time now-knock on wood) tended towards calf and achilles- I foam (very, very firm foam) roll pretty religiously now and it seems to keep those gremlins at bay

 

Ive got a roller that Ive been using for about a month and I love it. I do need a stiffer one though. This one is getting pretty broken in.

 

Most intense roller you can get: black 4" PVC pipe. It hurts so good hahaha

 

haha nice. The cheapest too

 

Anyone get really tight/fatigued hip flexors (front where leg hinges). Usually starts around mile 4-5. was just the right leg so i figured it was a form issue on that side but now it's both? Got my half-marathon on sunday and will prob just take some ibuprofen before but wil need to address this deeper eventually.

 

Things I always do if something hurts: take ibuprofen, roll it out, stretch it, and ice. Also heat before I do my warm up.
If that'd doesn't fix the problem I go and see the trainer. (2-3 days of this is when I normally see at least some improvement)
Or in your case a physical therapist.

Just an idea

 

Foam roll, man. foam roller is a "miracle" cure!
If you're unsure how to use it, check youtube. there are tons of videos on there.

I recently started lifting again and i rolled my legs out last night and I feel much better today after being sore for the last few days

 

Did my first real half last week. It was cold as balls. Finished in 1:38. Pretty stocked considering I was worried all week about the cold. Had gotten to train in anything under 50.

 

Great time!

 

Ya, that's what I'm doing at this point.

Thanks, I was rolling routinely but now only once or twice a week. When's the best time? I heard post run isn't idead due to all the micro-traumas?

Nice job man......that's a great time! I have a 7am start time and it'll be in the 50's, then 80's by late morning (should be done then). Plan is to wear a light jacket and give to wife at first water station 2 miles in. That's cold as hell for the desert dwellers.

 

I'm still on my four day a week running schedule, averaging about 30 miles/week, typically w/ a long run on Saturday in the teens

My mid week runs are in the pitch dark, even though I get off work at 4:30 pm

Using two lamps, one on my head and one on my waist- helps me from wrecking

 

Thats the mileage I'm about to start with. We had our National meet this past weekend in Cedarville, OH. Finished 34th with a time of 26:40 for 8k (the course was a tad long however). As a team we finished 6th which is a heck of a lot better than last year. (They finished 18th.)
Keep in mind this is the NCCAA not the NCAA. Now on to off season training. 1 week completely off and then start running every other day and mountain biking or swimming the other day.

 

Doing AR 50 endurance run on April 6th. Pretty pumped on that

 

Off season training is the best.

 

had to get on the dreadmill today as we're a balmy 3F (-17 w/ the windchill!)- I hate running on a TM, but w/ a week of below 0 temps forecasted I had better get used to it

 

Came across this pic on a running website. Note the truck of choice in the background:

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^ nice I see a lot of Tacoma's and various Subaru's at the trail races I run- they account for the vast majority of vehicles

 

One week until the Texas Spartan Beast. 13+ miles. Im hoping the weather improves!!!

 

Ran 18 miles Sunday and was surprised I did so well. Last few miles were my fastest so my pacing seems decent. Only issue I had was not getting enough GU's in (only 3 total) and bonked hard right at the end.

Def need a better fueling strategy and need to "carb load" earlier than night before as I woke up a little bloated still. It's amazing to think how hard 7 miles were 6 months ago and with steady progress I'm close to being ready for the marathon. I'll hit 20-21 in 2 weeks and taper from there. There's this weird high I'm getting from my long runs. Kind of like this out of body experience where I forget actually running it (like in a traumatic experience but positive) and feel I want to run more just to get the feeling back.

Not sure how often I should fuel with GU's during the race as stations are every 1.5 miles. I'm thinking of fueling every other station (3miles) after first hour? Seems too much though? I'd rather be over fueled than under fueled I guess? Bonking was one shitty feeling.

Any advice?