<p>Sounds owwie, MOWC. Hope you feel better soon.</p>
<p>I must have missed something. Where did the sore ribs come from?</p>
<p>BCE- I took a dive at mile 16 of my 21 mile run on Sunday and hit the asphalt. Skinned and bruised elbow and shoulder and landed on my arm high on rib cage and have some bruised ribs. Lying flat hurts and deep breaths hurt. Running is dangerous. 
Finished the run, though.</p>
<p>Pretty nasty stuff. Only time I had rib damage was diving for a tennis ball and some really bad colds that lasted a few months. Good abs make rib injuries easier to handle but it’s hard when some level of breathing causes pain.</p>
<p>It might be a good time to take it easy.</p>
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<p>That’s an injury! Don’t let your runner buddies fool you. Runners sometimes think that anything not requiring crutches or a wheelchair just means you need “better stretching”. Exercise is not supposed to cause pain in tendons or joints!</p>
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<p>Heal up quick. That must have been some kind of dive you took. I’ve been amazed at how battered and sore I feel after each of my several face plants. I guess that’s probably the biggest difference between us geezers and the young’ins. </p>
<p>The dive I took hiking a month or so back left me with a sore shoulder. I have no idea how. Knock on wood, I haven’t come close to stumble since I’ve been wearing the mid-height hiking boots. Probably just lullin’ me into complacency, setting me up a fall. Seems to be the way it works… :)</p>
<p>Thanks. I’m actually surprised I’m not more messed up since this was asphalt. The scrapes on shoulder and elbow aren’t that bad and I managed to miss getting my knees this time. It’s not fun, for sure. By the way- running 21 miles isn’t so fun, either! It helped to have the group out there, even though they weren’t my pace. I’m still tired from it all.</p>
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<p>Yeah, but the forecast is still holding strong for my hiking on Friday and Saturday. Sunny, 0% chance of rain, and a high of 72 in Lincoln on Friday. I’m thinking I’ll do the easy Rattlesnakes Mountain overlooking Squam Lake on a gorgeous fall day. Somebody here (was it Bromfield) did this one earlier this summer.</p>
<p>Partly cloudy, 0% chance of rain, and a high of 75 on Saturday. I’m probably going to take advantage of an early start (the trailhead is 5 miles from Waterville Valley) and try to get to the summit of Mt. Osceola (4300 feet). </p>
<p>[View</a> from Mt. Osceola](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTWQxxU6yZ4&feature=player_detailpage#t=363s]View”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTWQxxU6yZ4&feature=player_detailpage#t=363s)</p>
<p>It’s the easiest 4000 footer in New Hampshire in terms of terrain, but fairly long (for me) at 6.4 miles round trip. I’m thinking that the best I can hope for is about 4 hours up and 2 hours coming back down. There doesn’t appear to be anything ridiculously steep or challenging. Just rocky, but what else is new?</p>
<p>You should get a blog with the NH Dept of Tourism.</p>
<p>iDad, when are you going to get a hiking buddy?</p>
<p>Yes, I’m a mommy. That means I’m composed of at least 1/3 worry wart.</p>
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<p>Oh, believe me, I’ve already figured that out! My limit is about 1.5 miles a week, no more than a quarter mile at a time! :)</p>
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<p>[Faraday</a> the Blob Archive 146. The Exercist](<a href=“Faraday the Blob » Archive » 146. The Exercist”>Faraday the Blob » Archive » 146. The Exercist)</p>
<p>I think I need a session on one of those.</p>
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<p>I thought Saturday would be the day I hike with the over-50 hiking group. Staying in a hotel means I could get to their hike without getting up ridiculously early. But, the hike they are doing just isn’t very interesting. No waterfalls. No particularly good mountain top view. If I’m going to trudge up and down in the woods with 20 pounds on my back, I want some kind of scenic payoff! It’s not a hike I would pick when there are so many really fantastic looking hikes I haven’t done yet.</p>
<p>I’d rather take advantage of the early start to try something a little higher on the list of “cool” hikes on my list. It would be fun to bag a 4000 footer. I hiked 3 hours uphill on a steeper rougher Falling Waters Trail two weeks ago and wan’t too beat up. I only turned around because of the time, so I think I’m ready for this one. I don’t like to push anywhere near sunset, so getting started earlier is a good idea for a longer hike. I like to be back in the car by 4 pm to leave some cushion.</p>
<p>I’ve yet to go on a hike where I’m not seeing people on the trail.The Frankenstein Cliffs part of the hike last week was the closest I’ve come to having the trail to myself. I only passed four other hikers on the first half of the hike. But, there were dozens coming and going to Arethusa Falls later in the hike. I expect Mt. Osceola to be crowded on Saturday.</p>
<p>MOWC–hope you mend quickly. I feel your pain–I think I mentioned that I wiped out after a long bike ride a few weeks ago. Hate it! </p>
<p>I woke up with a sore neck yesterday, mostly on my left side. It’s a dull ache, but feels better when I walk, which I did yesterday (2 miles). Today I went to the gym and did an hour-long TRX small group class. Sat in the sauna afterwards and the heat felt great. Not sure how to treat it. I’m thinking I strained a muscle in my neck.</p>
<p>Whenever I wake up with a stiff/sore neck, I just have to wait it out for a few days. I’m guessing that it’s muscle spasms protecting against inflammation around a nerve root. The soreness is probably a symptom, not necessarily the cause. Beats me. I’m just happy that goes away in day or two…</p>
<p>I haven’t had a stiff or sore neck in a few years.</p>
<p>It might be the running as that’s what I’ve done most consistently the last few years. Perhaps the body uses the neck to brace the head when running.</p>
<p>I also use buckwheat husk pillows which are good at keeping the head stable and support while sleeping. I’ve never tried a memory foam pillow but I’ve heard that they work well too.</p>
<p>My favorite. Burpee Fusion. 108 kettlebelll swings. 54 burpees. One the minute, every minute. </p>
<p>Sometimes you get the bear and sometimes the bear gets you. I got mauled. At least it was over in 23 minutes.</p>
<p>A week in the Southwest at resorts. Wow. Sun is a really good thing. It felt wonderful. I hiked in the desert. I swam in the pools. I ate enchiladas. I drank margaritas. Just wow. Feeling very good.</p>
<p>Still catching up on everyone, but quickly-- hope you heal up quickly, MOWC.
Deborah, curious to what you will decide gym-wise?
sewhappy–fantastic! THIS!:
Wonder if BB will be doing the “big hike”?
Burpee Fusion–I think I just burned massive calories just thinking about it…</p>
<p>No workout for me, yet again. Readjusting schedules, out of town visitors imminent, etc. Just focusing on the nutrition like a laser, cuz I want to pull a Bromfield!</p>
<p>Cals 1352
Fat 88 g
Carbs 29 g
Fiber 25 g
Protein 112 g
Sugars 5 g</p>
<p>Fat 56%
Protein 33%
Carbs 9%</p>
<p>Hiking in the desert, swimming in pools, eating enchiladas. That sounds OK in my book. </p>
<p>I can’t even imagine how gorgeous it must be for BB hiking in Hawaii.</p>