<p>You guys are shaming me.</p>
<p>I did my walk and then so-called “intervals” on the treadmill yesterday. Did 2.2 miles in 30 minutes. For me, that’s a good day. </p>
<p>I’m beginning to think I can’t do that jog three times a week, however. We’ll see.</p>
<p>Truthfully, I’m not complaining. I’m probably fitter than 98% of the women my age. But there’s no way I can keep up with you guys any more!!</p>
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<p>You must have incredible joints and muscles to move at that speed. It’s one of those things that I (and probably 80% of the population) have difficulty imagining.</p>
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<p>Another two weeks. I’m actually getting a bit tired of running almost everyday - it’s more because the guys that I usually play tennis with are not around. They’ve been doing a lot more traveling than usual, which, for both of them is good.</p>
<p>Wow, Ohio! Congratulations, that is just amazing!!
And I love the fact, that are very own interesteddad played a role in your motivation, that is so great!
VeryHappy – I was in my pjs until noon and then lounged by the pool the rest of the day. Feel better now ;)?</p>
<p>Wow, great job, everyone! Ohio, you rock! </p>
<p>Ran, ran and ran some more this week, but have been too busy to post. The reading material is driving me bonkers!</p>
Ohiopublic-congratulations. A bunch of my running friends here did the senior Olympics regional and are planning on continuing on. Sounds fun!
I wore the little bitty shorts today and liked them, but they were soaked at the end. We take a complete change of clothes and change in the car so we can go to breakfast without dripping all over the place!
<p>ohiopublic:</p>
<p>Congratulations! And, I’m glad I could provide a little bit of inspiration, although I get a chuckle out of “me” inspiring someone who runs like you do! :)</p>
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<p>Probably a smart decision. Chocura looks like a pretty heavy-duty hike. The views from West Rattlesnake looks fantastic, overlooking Squam Lake (“On Golden Pond”). My “hiking” today was driving up to Eastern Mountain Sports to look at trekking poles. All the geezers on these mountain hikes I stop and talk to all tell me they make a big difference on the hills.</p>
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<p>Hah. I was wrong. They actually stuff up a little smaller than that. Nicely rolled, either the pants or the jacket fill fit comfortably in a little nylon ripstop stuff sack, 4 in in diameter and 8 in long. No excuse not to have them in the pack for the inevitable day that the skies open up.</p>
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<p>Yep. That stuff is fantastic. I did my down sleeping bag with the down wash and waterproofer. And, I did all the waterproof DWR jackets with the Nik-wax. Stuff works really, really well.</p>
<p>Happy dance for Ohiopublic. Awesome achievement!!!</p>
Did my weights workout today, after being bad and missing 4 days.
Does anyone know anything about active release technique, or have an opinion on whether it is helpful or not for soft tissue injury? I’m trying to figure out if some type of professional can tell me when it is ok to start running again.
<p>70 minutes of tennis practice indoors. It felt like a sauna due to the humidity. It was a nice no-pressure workout. I did not feel tired at all.</p>
<p>ART is pretty good if your PT/chiro is good at it. I know it’s helped my son and me before. It isn’t that different from PT that uses manipulation and pressure. It sure could help with your injury.</p>
<p>4.4 miles this morning for another 41 mile week. The humidity broke just a tiny bit. Legs are trashed from the hills yesterday.</p>
Blankmind—I’ve tried ART, but I felt my practitioner wasn’t that great. I’m guessing you’ve seen the same ART research that I was googling 6 months ago when I was having my calf problems. I had knots/adhesions that was contributing to my calf problems, in addition to a calf tear from popping a muscle 15 years ago (that’s another story!). Eventually I found that a massueuse and deep tissue massage that made me cry was the answer. Now I go every other month and use my rolling stick daily. I was also using kinesio tape for a little while. Think it helped but to be honest just liked the way it looked!
<p>[ASTYM</a> - soft tissue treatment and therapy practice for tendonopathies and scar tissue](<a href=“http://www.astym.com/default.asp]ASTYM”>http://www.astym.com/default.asp)</p>
<p>This is the last thing my PT did for my hamstring stuff and it really got me back on the road.</p>
<p>No workout for me today. Rearranged schedule to go hiking tomorrow as it is looking like the best weather day for a while. Doing the [Mt</a>. Morgan/Mt. Percival loop](<a href=“http://www.hikenewengland.com/MorganPercivalNH090510.html]Mt”>Hike New England - Mount Morgan and Mount Percival Loop) overlooking Squam Lake. It shares a parking lot with West Rattlesnake Mountain in Holderness, NH that Bromfield hiked on Saturday, but this route is across the road from that trail.</p>
<p>5.5 mile loop up to the top of Mt. Morgan, then across to the top of Mt. Percival, then back down. This is the one with the ladders, which I’ll size up when I get there and either climb them or take the Wimp By-Pass. :). I’ll definitely by-pass the crawling craves on the way down.</p>
<p>All in all, should be pretty comparable to my first two hikes.</p>
<p>Yes ohiopublic, I’ve googled myself into a minor despair about whether I’ll ever get over this calf thing. I’m sure you’ve seen all the calf heart attack discussions, which make it sound like once this happens to you, you’re done. It’s a bit depressing. </p>
<p>MOWC, thanks for that link. I’ll look into that too. I miss my running.</p>
<p>Blankmind- don’t be too discouraged (easier said than done). I think you can get over this. I’ve seen runners come back from a lot of really bad injuries.</p>
<p>Blankmind — one night I was convinced I had compartment syndrome after a google session. Have you had a good gait analysis? One of the key findings of my analysis was over striding and was corrected by simply running more upright.</p>
<p>blankmind, I am trained in Graston Technique. It is similar to the ASTYM that MoWC posted above, except GT uses stainless steel instruments whereas ASTYM uses plastics. I am sold that if your muscle injury cannot be fixed with instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (which they both are) then you’re in some serious trouble. That said, I have had EXCELLENT results using it. Both on myself and on my patients. </p>
<p>What these techniques do is break up adhesions. So if you feel like you have a knot in your calf or your calf feels really tight, you sound like a great candidate for IASTM.</p>
Your massage therapist can also do cross fiber friction with his/her hands to break up adhesions.
[Supraspinous</a> Ligament Friction Massage Techniques with Dr. Ben Benjamin - Video Dailymotion](<a href=“http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqyyh1_supraspinous-ligament-friction-massage-techniques-with-dr-ben-benjamin_lifestyle]Supraspinous”>http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqyyh1_supraspinous-ligament-friction-massage-techniques-with-dr-ben-benjamin_lifestyle)
<p>Attempted to do some version of a workout in the recreational-size pool yesterday. Kickboarding seemed to be the most effective thing. I would love to put in an endless pool unit, but looks like it would be too $$$ and probably incompatible with the current pool design.</p>
<p>Today’s Workout</p>
<p>500 m row
2 rounds
Samson stretches
20 double unders
10 push ups</p>
<p>4 rounds
82 jump rope
21 KB swings (16kg)
12 pull ups (band assisted)
400 m run</p>
<p>34 mins w/30 sec sprint at the end.</p>