<p>They are very similar to the exercises in the warmup/mobility routines I do to start every workout.</p>
<p>On plantar fascitis, i’m pretty sure that a variation of that caused excrutiating pain in sports shoes and boots for me for about 40 years. My simple cure was SuperFeet insoles. I have experienced zero pain since I started wearing them. </p>
<p>At the same time, I became fanatical about having a wide enough foot box in my shoes so that my toes are never pressed together.</p>
<p>6.07 miles at 79 degrees. Definitely sweatier than I’m used to.</p>
<p>I’ve noticed sweat stains on my white running shirts. I looked around the web and found that Shout pre-laundry treatment seems to work very well in getting these out. On cotton shirts, I’d just use liquid bleach but apparently liquid bleach destroys or damages tech shirts. So we’ll give Shout a try.</p>
<p>I need a few more very light shirts for warmer weather runs. I found a very nice Nike Running shirt at Marshalls this morning but it was a spring/fall weight. Nothing against them - I have a few of them which I like; but not for running when it’s warm out. It will just be a matter of luck finding one. BTW, the price was $12.99 - pretty amazing. Anything with Running on the inside collar from Nike at Marshalls is usually $16-$20. Finding a running shirt at the price of a Dri-Fit is a find.</p>
<p>They had winter tech long-sleeve shirts too. $7. Maybe something for DadII?</p>
<p>My TJMAXX had nothing really interesting. They did have some nice 5-inch Nike running shorts in various colors, but no pockets and I’ve already “invested” a kings ransom in new shorts this spring, so I passed. Everything else was the current trend towards capri length shorts for men – one of the most unfortunate fashion trends since the hip-hop brimmed baseball cap… if there is anything less attractive than a pair of below the knee khaki shorts or b-ball workout shorts on a guy with a big ol’ beer gut, I’d like to know what it is…</p>
<p>They did have a bunch of Nike and adiddas tech shirts, but I don’t really need any and none of them were irresistable.</p>
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<p>Oh, and before I forget… Happy Mother’s Day to all the CC moms!</p>
<p>I did the trifecta today - Marshall’s, TJ maxx and HomeGoods - my favorite good deal spots. Marshall’s had LOADS of activewear - for women anyway! I tried on a couple NorthFace Tshirts but I’m picky about tshirt fit. Picked up another New Balance dri fit and some sports , um, undergarments. D picked up some nice New Balance running shorts - had boy short light spandex as an under layer which she really liked. SO much stuff to choose from!</p>
<p>Buying exercise clothing was as close to exercise as I got today (except for 1/2 hour dog walk, which I don’t count!). But none the less I am fully going to enjoy a piece of apple pie in a bit - every bite!!!</p>
<p>Stuck to my running schedule religiously this week. We decided to go to the park for a bike ride/run, but the truck battery was dead. By the time we pushed the beast out of the garage, jumpstarted it, stopped by Costco to get a new battery and replaced the old, it was well past noon and past the usual lunch time. I ran my 7 miles on empty, dreaming of the water bottle I left in the truck! The gorgeous 75 degree weather was not helping my running, so I averaged 8:20 pace. Ugh.</p>
<p>Abasket, enjoy the pie! No pies here, but I’m making tri-tip kabobs with side green salad for dinner and will have a slice of tiramisu cake with my evening decaf coffee :D</p>
<p>Thank you, iDad. Nice day, very warm–90–full sun. H and I rode our bikes to a nature preserve and hiked a few miles, grazied on huckleberries and wild blueberries, photographed the plants, and rode home. I could really feel the six miles of yesterday’s run/walk in the biking today. Whew.</p>
<p>It dawns on me that I “know” most of you only for your diet/exercise habits - yet this is CC! If you care to share, please share your current status as a college involved parent - I realize I know nothing about this from most of you!!</p>
<p>Myself - my oldest graduated from college in 2007. S just completed junior year in college. D2 is finishing up sophomore year high school - oh goodie, one more college search yet to complete!!!</p>
<p>Son graduated a few years ago and is almost done with his masters which he is taking part-time. He works full-time in bioinformatics. Daughter graduates with an ASCS in two weeks if we can get a minor admin problem fixed. They claim that she has one requirement graduate that they don’t see her having taken. She’s taking it right now and studying for the final.</p>
<p>abasket, D graduated from college a year ago, bio major and neuro minor, and is now working as a research assistant for MIT. S1 graduates from college next week, double of computer science and physics, and has a job lined up as a computer software developer. S2 graduates from high school in two weeks and is set to go to college in the fall, in one, two, three months…but who’s counting? :)</p>
<p>Abasket, my daughter graduated this weekend. She planned carefully, was able to keep a portion of the AP and college credits she completed during her high school years, and graduated in three years with both a major and minor. We’re very proud of her. I loved getting to spend the time with her this weekend!</p>
<p>Good learning article on pronation - when I was fitted with my first running shoes I was told I would benefit from shoes build to help me with pronation - they also recommended a few exercises to help strengthen my ankles and to monitor my foot strike which I believed helped. Would be curious to see if running in less “built” shoes would be ok for me now 6 months or so later as I have build up my leg strength.</p>
<p>I am a 2010 graduate with a degree in athletic training. I work in a PT clinic and run a fitness center in addition to working with high school athletes. I’m currently pursuing a Masters Degree through the University of South Florida (Go Bulls!) with an emphasis on pediatric sports medicine.</p>
She planned carefully, was able to keep a portion of the AP and college credits she completed during her high school years, and graduated in three years with both a major and minor. We’re very proud of her. I loved getting to spend the time with her this weekend!</p>