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To put it mildly, the last couple of weeks have been challenging. I am about 10 weeks out from my 50 miler and 188 days (as of today) out from my 100 miler. I have been sick and not been able to train with the exception of a run on Thursday that was excruciating. I have missed three of my long runs, two due to illness, and the one today because there are 65 mile an hour winds going on outside and they are going to last until tomorrow. I am feeling better, but maybe it is the type A in…
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It is interesting that Eric and others have started to talk about doubts and fear. These are very real emotions for me at the moment as the registration for my Cool Impossible approaches on Feb 1. Ever since I decided to do this race I have been racked with doubt: Am I too fat? Am I too slow? Am I strong enough? Am I just freaking crazy? I have shared these doubts with my friends ad nauseam. One of my friends who patiently listened and was supportive finally cracked and said "Just shut…
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Hi All,
My name is Rich and I have been a part of Eric's site for a long time. Recently I was having trouble with tightness at the front of my calf, just outside of my shin bone. After trips to the doc etc, I am now doing physical therapy. What is interesting is what the PT told me and what he is having me do. He told me that strength and balance are two of the most important things that runners need and that proper form is crucial to running injury free. To that end he…
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Well, it was bound to happen, didn't realize it was going to happen so soon. I am changing part of my schedule for the 100 mile race. I am changing the race itself, instead of the Cascade Crest 100 in August 2013, I am going to run the Lumberjack 100 in April 2013. Yes, I know that only gives me 10 months to prepare instead of 14 months. I talked to a couple of people who had run the race and they kept emphasizing how hard the Cascade Crest 100 was with its 20,000 feet of elevation…
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Thanks Richard and good luck to you in Chuckanut in March. It's right around the corner.
Hi Richard,
I recognize your name from some of your posts. I didn't know you were in the neighborhood, though. I work in Port Orchard, live on Fox Island, and do most of my training on the trails at Pt. Defiance Park. I, too, am considering the Chuckanut as my first attempt beyond the marathon. I have heard that it sells out quickly so I think a back up plan would be wise. See you on the trails.
What a bummer about the shin splints. I'm sorry that you had to go through that. I suffer from these too. I've found taping helps me quite a bit. This area is notoriously slow to heal and tape helps with increasing blood flow. I have a pic here:
http://www.runningwitheric.com/photo/photo/show?id=3202872%3APhoto%3A54586&xgs=1&xgi=3o2qUyd9u4hb1w&xg_source=msg_share_photo
My doctor gave me a couple of exercises. One involves walking around on my heels. The other involves securing an elastic band around my foot with the other secured to the couch. Bend your foot toward you then release. Rinse and repeat a trillion times. Switch feet.
Or you could go to the doctor and get some real advice. :-)
this is an example of running through the busy streets of my area. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/52121519
(512ft elevation gain)
i'm jealous you have such nice natural terrain around you. i have some hilly roads, but i'm mostly running in heavy traffic during the week :(.....
I read a post that mentioned that you were a life long smoker, and also saw that a dream of yours was to run an ultra.
I smoked over a pack a day for 17 years. I loved smoking and still do love smoking. I chose to quit 2 1/2 years ago, and started running, on September 6th, will be two years. I just started with a mile and a half, next thing I know, I'm wanting to run a marathon.
I ran my first marathon a little over a year after I started running, and I even qualified for Boston with my time (I didn't go to Boston and don't have any plans on it, but it's nice knowing I was fast enough). After that, I went straight to the ultras.
I don't say any of this to brag, but just to say that you can do whatever you want to do. Don't let anything hold your dreams back.
To this day, I love running, but I also still crave smoking and would love to go back, but I choose every day to not smoke. I also choose to try and eat right. That's a battle as well.
Keep going, and I can't wait to see you fulfill your running dreams.