The Running Thread - 2016

[disneydaydreamer33]

Day 2 post-sports chiro visit and I finally feel like a normal person again.

Hip pain is still slightly there, but nothing compared to before. Four miles on the treadmill today and feeling good! Gonna hit the trail for a minimum of eight tomorrow - will be my longest run in a couple of weeks!

Yesterday, I was pretty beaten up and in pain EVERYWHERE. Not normal pain, but just like overuse/soreness pain from all the work that had been done to various muscles and joints. Like, Little Dog hopped in my lap at one point yesterday and I started crying - a five-pound dog broke me!

But today? Today is WAY better.

For those curious, I had an adjustment on my SI joint and hips, and then focused sports massage/A.R.T. on various muscles (again, mostly around the SI joint in my back and the TLF(?) around my hips, as well as my hamstrings and IT band on the left side). I've got some serious bruising going on (I bruise like a banana), but other than that - it was the best $100 and 90 minutes I've spent recently.

Glad you're feeling better! that does sound like money well spent

 

[jhorstma]

@LSUlakes .....hope your weather improves soon.......you can always come visit us in Virginia if you need a break.

I have a race to add........9/17.....Dulles Runway 10k (Sterling, VA) goal 55 minutes

Me too! See you there! I wonder if they'll mind if I run counterclockwise instead of clockwise...

 

[LSUlakes]

So it stopped raining here and we live far enough away from the rivers that are backing up that we should not have any problems. A lot of folks aren't so lucky.
My usual running spot is under water which I have never seen before. It's really bad for a lot of folks in south Louisiana.

 

[Waiting2goback]

Day 2 post-sports chiro visit and I finally feel like a normal person again.

Hip pain is still slightly there, but nothing compared to before. Four miles on the treadmill today and feeling good! Gonna hit the trail for a minimum of eight tomorrow - will be my longest run in a couple of weeks!

Yesterday, I was pretty beaten up and in pain EVERYWHERE. Not normal pain, but just like overuse/soreness pain from all the work that had been done to various muscles and joints. Like, Little Dog hopped in my lap at one point yesterday and I started crying - a five-pound dog broke me!

But today? Today is WAY better.

For those curious, I had an adjustment on my SI joint and hips, and then focused sports massage/A.R.T. on various muscles (again, mostly around the SI joint in my back and the TLF(?) around my hips, as well as my hamstrings and IT band on the left side). I've got some serious bruising going on (I bruise like a banana), but other than that - it was the best $100 and 90 minutes I've spent recently.

That's good news Keels. How often do you have to go? Insurance doesn't cover the visit? Did you ask their opinion on yoga possibly helping as well?


I had an interesting day. My "wife" comes up to wake me up this morning. I was already up but dread going downstairs with this cast on so I was laying here. She says, "We have a bat in the sink". Huh? "We have a bat in the sink". She was doing dishes and she saw a bat in the sink so she covered it with a bowl. I come down and managed to get it out of the house and then we find out that we all need to go to the ER to get rabies shots. So all 5 of us (my 8 year old slept at her friend's last night so she missed out) hit the ER at 11:15 this morning and we left about 5 pm. We all had to get rabies shots because there is no way of knowing if we might have gotten bitten in the middle of the night. I am usually good with pain but I needed 6 shots and the medicine is very think and it burned going in, big time. The best part is, we each have a $200 co-pay with the insurance company so it cost us $1000. Now we need 3 follow up does over the next 13 days.

 

[Waiting2goback]

 

[roxymama]

@Waiting2goback Yikes!!! that's terrible luck. hang in there (that's a bat pun)

I went out running but wanted to get home before the men's 10k. Well...they beat me. Literally walked in the door right after so I'll be rewinding. I won't mention how much of a head start I had.

 

[Disney at Heart]

Since I had the only race today, I will do my first race report ever! It was warm and humid, even on Table Rock Mountain. The 5k started 7 minutes after the 15k and had one water stop. The race starts on the road for about .7 miles according to the race director and the hits the trailhead. The short trail (Carrick Creek Trail) itself is 2 miles according to the website, then back on the road for the .7 mile return. Keels can check my math, but I believe that adds up to more than a 5k! My Map My Run app (yeah, I don't have a fancy Garmin) actually clocked in at 3.9. Anyway, the road part has several good hills, and they are much steeper on the way back (not really). I think all races should end with the last half mile being downhill, but I digress. The first mile of the trail is mostly uphill, with a couple of creek crossings and some steps made by roots, stones, or lumber brought in. Then you hit the water stop, and I mean STOP! I and several others near me stopped and drank before we moved on. No pinch the cup and run for us. The speedsters in the front probably did that, but my group was "intermediate" runners. The next 1/2 mile was up and down and the last 1/2 mile of trail was mostly downhill with lots of roots, stones, and downhill "steps" carved into the trail. I let my little pacer group get a little ahead because, as I wrote last October, I fell on a downhill of a trail and hit my head and knocked myself out. I was fine, but the ambulance and emergency room bills were not, so I try to be more careful! Anyway, before we got back to the road, I caught up and actually smoked them at the end. Very gratifying since they were half my age. Well, I finished in 50:44 according to my time. Only 44 seconds over my goal. I'm happy with that. Meanwhile, DH finished the 15k which REALLY climbs the mountain. Several finishers of the 15k said, "never again," and one passed out at the finish from overheating. Yeah, did I say it was warm?

ATTQOTD: I always sign up for races ahead of time!

 

[dis_or_dat]

@LSUlakes glad you and your family are safe. I read about the flooding, it's awful!

 

[keahgirl8]

I keep meaning to order one of those because I have been wearing a visor on top of my bondiband and the visor is tight to begin with. I almost can't velcro it shut over the bondiband... it's very tight.

That's the other awesome thing about those visors...they velcro in the back! They are so comfortable!

I can't finish a 5K as fast as that. That was crazy. She didn't even look like she was working that hard.

I know, right? That was crazy! She looked like she was out for a leisurely run. The American runner (I can't for the life of me remember her name right now) broke the American record and came in 7th. She said "A 5K in 15 minutes? I can't run any faster than that."

So it stopped raining here and we live far enough away from the rivers that are backing up that we should not have any problems. A lot of folks aren't so lucky.
My usual running spot is under water which I have never seen before. It's really bad for a lot of folks in south Louisiana.

I have a friend whose yard is under water. I think her house is going to be okay, but I hope it doesn't get in her car.

 

[Slogger]

I had an interesting day. . I come down and managed to get it out of the house and then we find out that we all need to go to the ER to get rabies shots. So all 5 of us (my 8 year old slept at her friend's last night so she missed out) hit the ER at 11:15 this morning and we left about 5 pm. We all had to get rabies shots because there is no way of knowing if we might have gotten bitten in the middle of the night. I am usually good with pain but I needed 6 shots and the medicine is very think and it burned going in, big time. The best part is, we each have a $200 co-pay with the insurance company so it cost us $1000. Now we need 3 follow up does over the next 13 days.

Yikes. Sorry to hear that......sounds like a rough day. Hopefully the bat didn't leave any of its "relatives" behind.....any idea how it got into the house?

 

[Kristina685]

No one around me cares about running so I figured I'd come on here to share...for the first time EVER in my life I ran 10 miles. Yes it was on a treadmill (heat index was 110 degrees yesterday) and yes it took me 2:09:08 to finish it but I don't care. I felt so accomplished! And I finally feel like running my first half in a month will actually be doable. Just figured that if anyone understood my excitement, it would be you guys!

 

[DopeyBadger]

No one around me cares about running so I figured I'd come on here to share...for the first time EVER in my life I ran 10 miles. Yes it was on a treadmill (heat index was 110 degrees yesterday) and yes it took me 2:09:08 to finish it but I don't care. I felt so accomplished! And I finally feel like running my first half in a month will actually be doable. Just figured that if anyone understood my excitement, it would be you guys!

Congratulations! I am proud of you and I know you can do your first half! Bottle that feeling, it's truly special! And anytime you want to share your accomplishments no matter the distance or the pace feel free to keep sharing here!

 

[roxymama]

No one around me cares about running so I figured I'd come on here to share...for the first time EVER in my life I ran 10 miles. Yes it was on a treadmill (heat index was 110 degrees yesterday) and yes it took me 2:09:08 to finish it but I don't care. I felt so accomplished! And I finally feel like running my first half in a month will actually be doable. Just figured that if anyone understood my excitement, it would be you guys!

I care and am super impressed! I think 10 miles on a treadmill sounds harder, so way to go!!!!!

 

[Kristina685]

Congratulations! I am proud of you and I know you can do your first half! Bottle that feeling, it's truly special! And anytime you want to share your accomplishments no matter the distance or the pace feel free to keep sharing here!

I care and am super impressed! I think 10 miles on a treadmill sounds harder, so way to go!!!!!

Thank you both SO much!!! It's been a long journey so I appreciate the congrats!

 

[derekleigh]

No one around me cares about running so I figured I'd come on here to share...for the first time EVER in my life I ran 10 miles. Yes it was on a treadmill (heat index was 110 degrees yesterday) and yes it took me 2:09:08 to finish it but I don't care. I felt so accomplished! And I finally feel like running my first half in a month will actually be doable. Just figured that if anyone understood my excitement, it would be you guys!

Way to go! Hitting double digits for the first time is thrilling! If you hit 10, you can do a half!

 

[jhorstma]

That's good news Keels. How often do you have to go? Insurance doesn't cover the visit? Did you ask their opinion on yoga possibly helping as well?


I had an interesting day. My "wife" comes up to wake me up this morning. I was already up but dread going downstairs with this cast on so I was laying here. She says, "We have a bat in the sink". Huh? "We have a bat in the sink". She was doing dishes and she saw a bat in the sink so she covered it with a bowl. I come down and managed to get it out of the house and then we find out that we all need to go to the ER to get rabies shots. So all 5 of us (my 8 year old slept at her friend's last night so she missed out) hit the ER at 11:15 this morning and we left about 5 pm. We all had to get rabies shots because there is no way of knowing if we might have gotten bitten in the middle of the night. I am usually good with pain but I needed 6 shots and the medicine is very think and it burned going in, big time. The best part is, we each have a $200 co-pay with the insurance company so it cost us $1000. Now we need 3 follow up does over the next 13 days.

Yikes - I'm very sorry to hear about that. Thank you, though, for sharing this story, as if I'm ever faced with a similar situation I'll now know to do what I can to hang onto the bat so it can be checked for rabies before having to go thru the shots (and the cost).

 

[jhorstma]

No one around me cares about running so I figured I'd come on here to share...for the first time EVER in my life I ran 10 miles. Yes it was on a treadmill (heat index was 110 degrees yesterday) and yes it took me 2:09:08 to finish it but I don't care. I felt so accomplished! And I finally feel like running my first half in a month will actually be doable. Just figured that if anyone understood my excitement, it would be you guys!

Congrats! Just think of the half as a 5K with a 10 mile warm-up and you'll be good to go!

 

[keahgirl8]

No one around me cares about running so I figured I'd come on here to share...for the first time EVER in my life I ran 10 miles. Yes it was on a treadmill (heat index was 110 degrees yesterday) and yes it took me 2:09:08 to finish it but I don't care. I felt so accomplished! And I finally feel like running my first half in a month will actually be doable. Just figured that if anyone understood my excitement, it would be you guys!

Well I understand! That's amazing!

 

[LindseyJo22]

No one around me cares about running so I figured I'd come on here to share...for the first time EVER in my life I ran 10 miles. Yes it was on a treadmill (heat index was 110 degrees yesterday) and yes it took me 2:09:08 to finish it but I don't care. I felt so accomplished! And I finally feel like running my first half in a month will actually be doable. Just figured that if anyone understood my excitement, it would be you guys!

I totally understand - I hit 9 miles the past 2 weeks and it really makes a difference. I now feel like I can actually do my half And it's such a great feeling - congratulations and seriously great work on doing that run on a treadmill. That is tough!

 

[Slogger]

No one around me cares about running so I figured I'd come on here to share...for the first time EVER in my life I ran 10 miles. Yes it was on a treadmill (heat index was 110 degrees yesterday) and yes it took me 2:09:08 to finish it but I don't care. I felt so accomplished! And I finally feel like running my first half in a month will actually be doable. Just figured that if anyone understood my excitement, it would be you guys!

Totally Awesome!!!! Way to go. 10 miles is huuuugge! You will be ready to rock your half next month!