Chanticleers Team Thread (Sept Run Challenge) (Page 7)

Go Steve Go! 

I won't tell the secret either...read his log.

I use the stick for rolling on my muscles.  It's really helpful for working out knots.  Not ITB specific, but you can use it on your ITB to help work out the stiffness.  It looks like this:

A foam roller looks something like this:

You lay on your side on top of it and roll along your leg.  It hurts really bad, but it is great for helping with ITB problems.

Using both of them has pretty effectively taken care of the problems I started having this year.

Me either.  Go Steve!!

I hope it isn't cheating to count warmup and cooldown in my miles.  In any case, it looks like I can actually run now, which makes me really happy.  12 minute pace was nothing exciting, and I'm really not sure if it did anything for me besides the much needed confidence boost right now.  I think I'm going to bump up my speed .1 mph per run for the rest of the month, as long as I keep finishing runs feeling this good.  Still far from the 7:59 pace I ran before my injury, but I think I've learned my lesson about building up too fast.

 Jen, thanks for those pictures.  My friend mentioned the foam roller last night, so I think I'll pick one up as soon as I can.  I'll also check out the stick.  

I hope it's not cheating either - I use these in mine!

BTW:  I use the Stick too - LOVE IT!

Great news Steve!  Fast, slow, whatever.  Miles are miles whether you are walking, jogging, or running them.   This is a hobby for most of us and as long as you find a way to enjoy the training then it's all good! 

Todd

The pain started coming back a bit, but I redid the stretches that seemed to help the most, and now I feel fine.  It looks like I'm going to be stretching every 2-3 hours for the next few weeks to keep my knee happy.  If I can keep running as I recover, I'm going to be pretty happy.

In other news, I also signed up for my school's cross country team last night.  I just joined the recreational team, not the competitive one, but the only differences are that I don't get a uniform, don't have required practices, and don't get to compete in the collegiate races.  I'm not too worried about the races this year, since the season will probably be over by the time my knee is back to normal anyway.  They run 12 practices per week,  so I'm sure I'll be able to  get some good training in.

I got mine at 's Sporting Goods. I think Target might also have them.

Hahaha!  The name of the store got erased.  Didn't make it pass the filters.  Arg! 

Good thing we don't have a Richard on our team   Would never be able to type who we're talking to. 

No kidding! 

Two loops around my neighborhood just works out to that.  I just run and use the route that's in my route tracker in the log with my timex watch.  I don't think about it at all.  If I run with my Garmin or footpod or something, I HAVE to run to something that ends in a 0 or a 5. 

Wow, that sounds rough.  I've had to take a couple of breaks since I started in July because of ankles, but new shoes have seemed to help.  I was very careful about recovery there.  With the ITBS, I specifically asked the doctor if I could keep running and she said yes.  Same answer from my friend.  I just need to listen to my body with regards to the pain.  The worst point on the run today was about a 2/10 in pain, and that was over in about ten seconds.  It didn't happen til I'd been running 48 minutes already.  Trust me, if the pain gets bad during a run I'll be off the treadmill in seconds, and if stretching the ITB doesn't help I'll be done for the day.  I really miss pain free running at this point, and I want to get back to it as soon as possible.

Oh, and every time I get some pain or injury from training that wouldn't have happened even 2 years ago, I feel pretty old myself at 27.

29, 27...

IS EVERYONE HERE UNDER 40???

 I'm feelin' sooooooooooooooooooooooo   OLD!

just FYI:  the old lady's 41!