"Will certainly consider..will know in about a month or two. Just coming off horrible injury and easing back into running "Eric" style... slowly, focusing on foot strengthening, stretching and run form. LOL Would be awesome to do those with…"
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"Hi Lori..happy new year.. This years goals...26.2, 50, 100. Not sure I can make it but I am going to try!"
I'm a Physical Therapists Nightmare!
Three months...for three months I couldn't run. I felt like I was in prison. I didn't know it at the time but I had a torn soleus calf muscle and some other weird strain I'd never hear of. I gave my doctors holy hell and my physical therapist too. I whined like a baby to anyone who'd listen to my woes.I'd show up for physical therapy and they'd ask me "How do you feel?", and I'd reply with "I just tried to run and it hurt so bad I had to stop". Good god if you only heard their scolding "YOU DID…See More
Mark Lofquist commented on Barbara O'Connor's blog post AlterG Treadmill...anyone ever try it?"you should be seeing DRs with 100mile'r belt buckles on their walls. convincing most DRs that running is actually a natural occurrence for humans is surprisingly hard!
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Richard McGaha commented on Barbara O'Connor's blog post AlterG Treadmill...anyone ever try it?"Hey Barb,
Sorry to hear about your injury. I had a friend who used it for rehabbing a torn achilles. As I understand it, it works on reducing the pressure on your legs so you can get the cardio benefits w/out the pounding on your…"
Lori Enlow commented on Barbara O'Connor's blog post AlterG Treadmill...anyone ever try it?"Haven't heard of it, but sounds cool! Sorry to hear about the injury, but hang in there and listen to your body!"
AlterG Treadmill...anyone ever try it?
Suffering from a very angry strained soleus calf muscle and achilles tendonitis. Haven't been able to run for 6 weeks, and Physical Therapist said I'll be lucky if I can in 6 more..but not to count on it. This one's a "doosey"...So I told him..how am I going to run 100 miles if I can't even run 1? Let's just say...I spent the rest of my session educating him on ultra marathons, my running goals and convincing him I'm not crazy..LOLAnyways...he jumped on my band wagon and did some research and…See More
Eric Orton commented on Barbara O'Connor's blog post My Born 2 Run Shoes, Drink Mix and Strengthening Program Have Arrived!"Funny Mark! I thought the same thing!"
Mark Lofquist commented on Barbara O'Connor's blog post My Born 2 Run Shoes, Drink Mix and Strengthening Program Have Arrived!Mark Lofquist liked Barbara O'Connor's blog post My Born 2 Run Shoes, Drink Mix and Strengthening Program Have Arrived!Profile Information
- How many years have you been running?
- I've been running on and off since I was 10
- What is your goal race for the year?
- If I could run a marathon I would be ecstatic!
- What is your greatest running accomplishment?
- My greatest running accomplishment so far has been continuing to run after my knee surgeon told me I wouldnt be able too
- What is your "ultimate dream" running goal?
- To be a real competitive runner some day!
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I'm a Physical Therapists Nightmare!
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:30pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Three months...for three months I couldn't run. I felt like I was in prison. I didn't know it at the time but I had a torn soleus calf muscle and some other weird strain I'd never hear of.
I gave my doctors holy hell and my physical therapist too. I whined like a baby to anyone who'd listen to my woes.
I'd show up for physical therapy and they'd ask me "How do you feel?", and I'd reply with "I just tried to run and it hurt so bad I had to stop". Good god if you only heard…
ContinueAlterG Treadmill...anyone ever try it?
Posted on October 13, 2012 at 7:11am 3 Comments 0 Likes
Suffering from a very angry strained soleus calf muscle and achilles tendonitis. Haven't been able to run for 6 weeks, and Physical Therapist said I'll be lucky if I can in 6 more..but not to count on it. This one's a "doosey"...
So I told him..how am I going to run 100 miles if I can't even run 1? Let's just say...I spent the rest of my session educating him on ultra marathons, my running goals and convincing him I'm not crazy..LOL
Anyways...he jumped on my band wagon and did…
ContinueMy Born 2 Run Shoes, Drink Mix and Strengthening Program Have Arrived!
Posted on July 31, 2012 at 2:00pm 4 Comments 3 Likes
Super excited, my shoes have finally arrived. Perfect timing. It's coming up on the end of my work day and I'm ready for my run!
I also ordered the Verde Go Running Drink mix and the strength training level one program.
Check out these bad…
ContinueLast Minute Weekend Success! My First Half Marathon...86.9 more miles to go!
Posted on May 7, 2012 at 8:00am 4 Comments 1 Like
Sunday May 6, 2012 is a day I'll never forget. But the story around this day and its success started 4 days prior. At work some coworkers and I were having a team lunch. I was excitedly telling my co-workers about the 5k I ran the weekend before and how I placed 4th in my age group even though I was sick as a dog and had to stop 3 times to cough up a lung. Feeling "high" from that day I decided I was going to run another 5k with a friend of mine this upcoming weekend feeling confident I…
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- At 6:31am on June 5, 2012,
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- Going to Scott Jureks book launch (Eat and Run) in Manhattan today!! Hopefully getting Chris McDougall to sign my Born to Run book as well :)!!
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