I saw a similar accident as I walked to my bus stop a couple of months ago. I missed the green light to cross the first street and glad I did because I would have been in the middle of that intersection with the large truck flying right into me! Yikes. I called 911 and ran to see if everyone was ok. Luckily, they were. Same thing - side airbags in a Volvo and a large truck running the red light that hit it. So far, no one called me, so I assume both guys were fine.
Will keep my fingers crossed for your D, Nrdsb!
Off to the beach to sun my bones and fat and maybe swim.
Nrdsb4–happy to hear that your D and other driver weren’t hurt–good luck with it all .
No exercise today–just cleaning up around the house. Going to a two-hour yoga workshop tomorrow–never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined myself doing something like this. Crazy, but I really enjoy yoga.
Today is a mix of cold rain and sleet, so I headed to the gym this morning. 4.1 miles with my friend the treadmill.
Bromfield, our local yoga studio was offering a workshop in “acroyoga” - acrobatics combined with yoga!
Today I am cleaning the office in preparation for setting up our new computer. Lots of shredding going on. Mr. Sabaray redeemed himself for being a layabout by getting me a new car. I feel very sporty - traded in my 12.5 year old Highlander for a new RAV4. It’s even red. I feel about twenty years younger.
Sounds great, sabaray! My H built me a new computer for the house and it actually works! Not that he can’t build them, but you know how it is when you switch computers…something is always a problem.
I’m exhausted from the Vandy double overtime basketball game against Yale today. It took all I had to get that victory! We sit near the visitors’ bench and fans, and the Yale fans (as were the Penn fans) were so nice and respectful. Fun to be around. Wish I could say the same for many of the SEC team fans who come to the games…
Walked a mile to the lunch place (in my new JC slides!) and walked back. Did not order any desserts and did not eat all of the rice that came with the bento box. Trying to convince Mr that we still have room for exercise later today.
Hi everyone. I am training for a half marathon but not sure I am going to make it by March. My exterior of my ankles started to hurt when I jogged the 4 miles. I know I can walk the 13 miles. H got Hokas for his feet but I read they are not good for ankles. I’ll be 59 next month and the only issues I have had is pronating/ roll more times than I care to remember. This is usually not when exercising but on vacations. My work shoes are always casual. I find asics for exercise are stabilizing. I try to stretch after runs and now tried icing. I am going to try ankle wraps tomorrow for support for the 5 mile run.
The motivation when I come home from work at night to exercise is limited. Mentally exhausted. How do you motivate yourself? We have a treadmill and recumbent at home that is very nice and a Netflix to keep me busy . Weekends are fine. Mornings are too hard to get up early. I know most of it is psychological and I feel like I need down time then it is time to go to bed. I really don’t want to go to a gym.
We are trying to follow a 12 week half marathon training schedule for beginners. We did a 10k this summer and it went well with mostly fast walking.
This is like a life goal I am trying to accomplish.
I have been reading your goals and accomplishments and encouragement on this thread and am impressed.
Rockymtnhigh, not much advice for you but adding my support.
Have you tried the run/walk/run method (Galloway)? It really helped me stay less injured. I could go farther, faster and less injured when I was having problems with my training. For a 10k, not a half. I downloaded an app for my phone and really liked that training method.
I took a week off but today’s the day. I was physically and mentally exhausted from the holidays but I think I’m recovering. Signed up for what they call an Irish double for a March race. 8k followed by a 5k. Not sure if I’ll do the 5k, we will see how my training goes. But it was only $5 more for the double so I felt it was worth it. I’m sure I will bellyache about it and will be convinced I cant. But then I will and be happy
Were you fitted for running shoes at a bricks and mortar specialty running store? It is worth it to have a pro help you pick your shoes.
How many days a week were you running when you started the plan? How many days do you run now and what is your longest run?
As far as how to stay motivated, when I was running distance, I posted my schedule on the fridge where all could see and then x ed out the days as they passed. To run a long race, I knew I couldn’t skip days. My kids were little back then, so I had to take advantage of any chance to run I got. I never knew if I would be able to run again later in the day or week. Now that I am older and my kids are more self sufficient, I have more trouble being consistent. It is ironic. These days I find I have to get out first thing in the morning, before anything else can get in the way. I enjoy the time alone to think and plan my day. On those days when I want to roll over and go back to sleep, I tell myself “just ten minutes, just do it for ten minutes.” Inevitably I will finish.
Good luck to you. I hope this will be the first of many.
Hokas are very stable and fine for ankles. The height doesn’t cause roll. I would go to a specialty running store for suggestions. Not Dick’s, Academy or the like.
Agree that Galloway method of run/walk would be great for your goal. You have time.
Lizardly has given you some great advice. Finding the right shoe is key - and just because a brand worked well in the past doesn’t guarantee it will continue to work well, unfortunately. I wore Nike for a long time - then they just didn’t fit the same because of design changes. So, I switched to Asics. My new shoes are the GT-2000 v.3 - and they are the ones giving me discomfort in the ankle/leg area which is why I’ve started using a brace on one ankle. So, I’m back to looking for the perfect pair that may not exist.
Lizardly and I would be great training partners, I think - I schedule a time for exercise and my day is always better when I exercise first thing in the morning. I posted my schedule on the refrigerator and crossed off the workouts as I did them. I also run with a group 3 to 4 times a week - when people are expecting you, it’s a lot harder to sleep in. I also want to recommend the Galloway method, as deb922 and MOWC have- those scheduled run/walk intervals work really well for a longer distance (speaking from personal experience!).
You can do it and we will definitely encourage and cheer you along!
Rocky you need to determine the type of shoe you need before brand of shoe. Here is a good place to start http://m.runnersworld.com/shoe-finder/shoe-advisor . A good running shoe store should ask all these same questions.
Brooks has officially ended the amateur sponsorship program which I was chosen for the last few years, so I’m on my own (really, we weren’t locked into Brooks shoes after the first year when it was a higher level sponsorship). I still would recommend the Brooks Transcend for Rockymtn or anyone looking for a little support that doesn’t really feel like support.
I also used to be a big fan of Saucony Triumphs. I got away from them with the Brooks sponsorship, but I recently got back into the Triumph ISO and it is an excellent shoe. It feels light but is supportive and well made.
I am a huge Hoka fan, though, and for an older runner I just think it’s the way to go if the shoe works for you. There are now a ton of Hoka models, though, so be careful. The Huaka and Clifton are wonderful- but lighter shoes more for faster running or races up to half marathon (or marathon if you are fast and light).
I am enjoying my ON Cloudsurfers that I got at Ironman, but they are bad for traction on wet pavement. Very odd shoe.
rockymtnhigh, it’s impossible to give you solid advice about the pronation and ankle pain without direct observation. There are so many places along the kinetic chain from your pelvis down to your feet that could be involved. It’s kinda like the old “hip bone’s connected to the thigh bone…” bit. It could be as simple as needing to strengthen and stretch the muscle compartments in your lower leg to needing to address rotations and compensations higher up. While new shoes may be of value, they could be an extrinsic mechanical fix to some underlying postural, stability and mobility dysfunction that could also be addressed through corrective exercising. My suggestion would be to go to a local specialist who can do a complete postural, mobility and stability assessment so that you know what the underlying picture is. I suggest this because the temptation of a quick, simple fix can often mask an ongoing problem that comes back and bites you in the butt down the road. This is particularly important given your age, the duration of the pronation and your intent to train for a half marathon. Your ankle pain is sending you a clear message. I would look for a long term solution to support your continued long term involvement in your sport.
As to your motivation, I can really empathize with your dilemma. During the work week, I am not an early morning before work exerciser. I wake up with too much stuff on my mind and have trouble clearing my head to focus on the workouts. After work, I have the same battle you have - the desire to decompress and then it’s suddenly 9:00 at night! For me, I find what works best is to take a half hour to relax when I get home and then go down to my basement gym. I have dinner after I work out and then unwind until bedtime. One of the things I also find important is to structure my workouts so that I intrinsically enjoy them. If all of my workouts are structured to be intense extrinsic goal driven workouts, it’s easy to become mentally burned out and the workouts become a chore. Give yourself permission to ease up (and you should anyway with your ankle situation) and maybe it will be easier for you to adhere to a regular schedule.
Another strong vote for going to a local running store (not a big box store like DIck’s) for shoe AND running advice. Our running stores actually have clinics you can go to and they will watch you run and make suggestions based on what they see regarding tips for where to place your arms/hands, if you should kick up more or less, longer/shorter strides, etc. And they are pros at fitting YOUR feet. Worth the extra $$$ on the shoes - and I say that knowing I am cheap!!!
Regarding schedule - it’s good you’re being honest. But think about it - if you don’t want to run mornings, don’t want to run at night and don’t want to join a gym - well, you’ve got a problem! You have to commit to a routine. What part of the country do you live in - is outside weather a factor? Find the 30 mins - 1 hour you need somewhere. Cook ahead so you don’t have to worry about dinner prep or go to bed 30 mins earlier so you can get up 30 mins sooner and run in the morning. Run on your lunch break if that’s possible. You have to figure it out - hit or miss will not work!
My friend Jen is nearing the end (I hope) of her first 100 mile race. It’s in east Tennessee somewhere, and it apparently stormed so hard last night while they were running that the path flooded in parts. A lot of people dropped out or dropped down to shorter distances (they had 50K, 50M and maybe 100K). It’s called The Pistol and is a popular Ultra. She is still chugging away, but we haven’t had an update from her boyfriend (crew) who is the Crazy who did the Triple Monkey in November (3 back to back 26.2 Monkey Marathons- 2 of them overnight). Anyway, I’m thrilled for Jen. She and I ran Bob Potts Marathon in York, PA together in May 2013 and she and my daughter ran Monkey together in November. I’ve done a 50 miler and 100K back in the day, but running overnight for 100 miles seems really scary to me.
