Team #3 - August 4 is More Challenge (Page 12)

Slugger - 2009-08-13 11:30 PM

owl_girl - 2009-08-13 11:50 AM

My running analysis went good.  It was a short session to check out my cadence and foot strike and upper body movement.  He just looked at the big picture.  Turns out that my running form is right on.  No problems with upper body and my cadence is a perfect 90.  On hills, he wants me to take baby steps so I can keep my cadence at 90.  He also suggested that my shin splints could be due to a muscle imbalance.  He gave me a shin exercise.  I'm supposed to report back in a few weeks and we'll go over some more things.  I'd like to work on speed work.  I think that's where my form falls apart.  I need to get these shins under control first.

Great news! Good luck getting through those exercises. Did he show you the dixie cup trick for icing? Take one of the small bathroom-sized dixie cups (trust me, you want the SMALLEST you can find!), fill it with water, then freeze. Rub and and down your shins (towel/bucket underneath ), peeling away the paper, until it is gone. Pain like you would not believe, but it works!

Oh yeah!  I've been an icer forever.  That's why we have 3 freezers!  Ice in one, vegis and such in another, and fish, deer and elk in the other.

I didn't get my bike ride in yesterday.  My baby must be going through a growth spurt because he's nursing non-stop!  I'm exhausted!  I swear his clothes are tighter in the evening when I change him for bed.  If I'm not watching, he might do an Incredible Hulk move and completely rip out of his onesie!

Yeah--the wife wants me to get a tat after my ironman.  I'm not certain about this....

Good luck!!!

barqhead - 2009-08-15 9:37 AM Yeah, my tat is IM themed, but it is an original design. You would have to look pretty hard to know that an M-dot is incorporated in it, at least from the drawing. It is really nifty and I'm excited to have it on my bod. I was lukewarm to the idea of having just an M-dot permanently etched on me. I'm getting the tattoo as a concrete reminder of the training, the journey, the race, and the strength, courage and perseverance required to get there

That's so cool!  I can't wait to see a picture of it.  What body part will it be on?  I have a couple of tattoos myself.  I'm planning on getting more.  I love designing them myself!  So much more personal and special that way.

I'm still not feeling great after being sick.  It really took a lot out of me.  I plan on getting a short run or ride in today, though.  Have a great day everyone!