Baowolf's Mentor Group- Closed (Page 15)

Originally posted by squirt

Mike, ugh, sorry to hear that your hammy has flared up. Can you tell if cycling aggravates it as well as running?

Mitzi, I would rinse the wetsuit out/off after using it, whether in the pool or the lake. Ha, pretty much anything I don't rinse out after being in the lake here turns green.

And agreed...getting older brings new challenges, some of which are "fixable", and some not so much. Spending lots of time w/ my 94 year old FIL makes me realize that. But as another friend put it, I plan to keep wigglin' as long as I can in whatever way works best . Speaking of which, off to take the dog to the park, and also plotting a trip to the pool at lunch.

Originally posted by KWDreamun

Samantha! I'll be praying for you too. Like Steve and Carol said, anit-inflammatary pills and ice. Also maybe putting your feet up.

Ok, Mike's race is next weekend and Samantha is the next weekend, correct? Anyone else?

Jay, yes I've got experience with a chip in the bone. When I was 19 and my body should have been at the prime of healing. It was in my foot, not the andle. No case but I was given crutches and told to use them - no weight on the foot. I didn't listen and I paid later. Nothing debilitalitating but I experienced aches for about 15 years at various times. Plz have your wife do absolutely everything that they tell her and maybe even more.

Loved the discussion into how being old sucks. My scary age (Ladies, there was a Sex in the City episode about scary ages) was 40. The day after I turned 40, I realized that it was awesome!!!! Best thing I had ever done and I wished I could have lived my 30s as a 40 y.o. So my pea brain decided that 50 was be even more amazing. Er, not so much. Damn.

Today was different and fun. Son had to be at the baseball field early so I planned to do some running while they were warming up. As we got near the school, we saw "Race in Progress" signs. Huh, what race? Then I found that it was a 5K in support of the school's girls volleyball team. Hubby wanted to join us but he only had crocs with him because his plan was to go to the pool. So I joined the race. Slight warmup and I got 3.5 miles today in. Not the 6 miles I wanted but it forced me to run harder and Lawsy, this race covered every hill multiple times while I would have skipped some of them if I was doing my own route. Glad the money was for a good cause.

Mitzi, you talked about finding ways to keep your mind occupied on the road. I bargain with myself constantly. I saw "Well, I'm gonna run up this hill and then I can walk". Of course when I get up the hill, I don't want to walk then because I need to use the gravity and foot turnover then. Another hill, same deal. Rinse and repeat. Or I say I'll run for x min or x miles and then walk. Once I get to x spot, I say 5 more minutes, etc. Make up games for yourself. I practice calculating pace. Also (Steve cover your eyes or maybe close your eyes) I use music for training runs (one earbud only so I can hear traffic, etc.). I have it low but it's still motivating to me. In races, it's easy to get caught up with the other runners or the spectators and music isn't needed then.