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Sorry to read about your husband.  It sounds like he recognized some habits that needed changing and has even more motivation now I suppose.  I hope he recovers well.  

I've read about people who alter their diets and successfully reverse cardiovascular disease.  One personal example is a co-worker (young guy, late 30's) was diagnosed with a blocked artery.  He's turned vegetarian overnight and is on a good track to change things for the better.  Lost 20 lbs in 2 months. He's got a baby boy and I think is motivated to see him grow up.  

Hi, sorry to hear about the pains.  Don't get discouraged.  In my opinion, these things happen to all runners.  The pain may be in a different area for different people, but it's like a rite of passage that you must go through.  Some people figure it out and go on to bigger and better running levels and some people don't make it through. It could be shoe fit, running volume, running form, running frequency, etc, etc.  The causes are so varied that it is hard to diagnose without more information, but there is always an action to take to resolve the problem.

I think the key is to follow some common-sense advice about injuries and pain.  I recently found this short blurb about running and pain.  Maybe you'll find it useful. I did.

http://running.about.com/od/injuryrecovery/f/runpain.htm

Other things to consider are shoe fit.  If you haven't, find a shoe store that will do a free running gait analysis to make sure you have the right kind of shoe for your personal running gait.  It could also be that your shoes are tied on too tight.  Or just the wrong size (too small). 

Experimentation over the years has been a big thing for me personally.  I've gradually found what works and I do more of that and what to avoid which I do less of or eliminate.  Pain is a good thing. It tells us we need to modify something.  Stay after it and you'll figure out the problem.

EP

I'm heading out to do a 5k for time.  It's part of the endurance nation first week of tests.  I'm having a bit of hamstring soreness, so this might not be the best idea...Although, if my time stinks, at least I'll have an excuse  I know a few others signed up for the fast camp; how are your tests going?

Good luck on the 5k TT.  I did one a couple weeks ago.  They can be tough.  I'm excited for you to do the 8 week Fast Camp.

So, I won't say exactly that Ive fallen OFF the bandwagon...but its definately been a kinda off few weeks.

I was hoping that once I got to Utah my workouts would kinda kick into full, awesome mode. I finally have access to a gym, my bike is outta storage, and hubby is home from to korea to help watch the babe...

BUT...the gym with the pool is closed for renovations, Im adjusting to the high altitude, I still dont have a bike trailer, so I havent been biking, and when running the other day, something weird happened in my knee AND my jogging stroller got a flat

I mean, I know these are all excuses, and I still am confident I'll get there, but it has been discouraging. So ...yea.

Plus...I love cookies way to much to go paleo lol.

My 5k TT was a failure.  First, i went swimming yesterday instead of taking a rest day as suggested in the weekly workout.  then i did 500 yds worth of kicking.  When I started the TT, my glutes let me know they had gotten a bit of a workout, but it wasn't too bad.  Unfortunately, a bit over a mile into it, my left glute/high hamstring started hurting and being an idiot I kept running.  By mile 2 my form started to go south as a result of the hurt and my pace dropped.  At 2.6 miles I had to stop.  I am now limping as a result.  I'm not very smart

I took your advice and am taking a few days off to rest up my ankle problem.  I am going to a running store this weekend to have a gait test done.  When I bought my running shoes, I went to our local sporting goods store, told them about my knee and he recommended the shoe I bought (Asics Gell 1140).  My run club director told me that was a stupid way to buy my running shoe.  So hopefully this might solve the problem.

Don't feel bad.  Stuff happens.  Just start new.  Set a new goal, take baby steps if you have to and get going again.  Good to hear from you.

Yeah, that 5K TT can be a killer.  I actually blew my first one of the season back in January.  You can use a recent race result to get your VDOT for the run workouts.  You probably don't need to do another 5K TT.  That's what I did.  I used a 5K race result from November to get my VDOT which I used for all my run workouts up until I did another 5K TT.

It's a learning process!!

With a month to go till my tri I'm just trying to keep my head down and stick with my training plan. Some mornings it's tough to roll out of bed at 5 am to spin, but I'm always so glad everytime I get done with that class. It's true that the only workout you regret is the one you don't do.

Now I need to get my bike out of the garage and tuned up so I can start riding "for reals". The weather here in Virginia has been gorgeous, so it's time to get outside with the workouts. We had a high of 79 (SEVENTY-NINE!) degrees yesterday. Global Warming, if loving you is wrong, I don't wanna be right...

Sounds like people are getting out there and working out.  That's great!  

I have a 12K tomorrow, but I have not tapered a darn bit.   So we'll see how it goes.  It's a really nice course starting in Sausalito then crossing over the Golden Gate Bridge and into SF.  We run through the Marina and then over to Aquatic Park.  Really nice course.... 

Have a nice weekend Everyone!

LOL...well 'running boy' is a woman, and my mommy raised me to good to hit a woman.  Besides she really didnt call me stupid...just that how I bought my shoes was stupid.  She's right, I am usualy so investigative about things that I Google and explore all options first.  Guess I was just in a rush to get started.

Thanks, if it was easy, everyone would be doing triathlons.  I know Im going to have to pay my dues, and earn my bruises and sore feet like everyone else.  Im sticking with this...Im going to cross the finish line at the tri in August even if that means using a hover-round!  Failure is not an option.