Take your log to the doc! (Read 818 times)

Hey, guys! One of the great things about having a running log like this is it lets you print out and take with you what you've been up to when you have to go visit the doc... Wish I didn't know... But in general docs seem to appreciate being able to see in graphs and numbers just what you've been doing to hurt yourself... I mean to exercise... well, you know what I mean...

He is not a runner, and he just had no concept of what all the miles meant. Maybe a graph would have made it easier

This makes me chuckle. I had a couple of people congratulate me on finishing my first "marathon" after I ran my 5k last weekend. I was sorta embarrassed to point out that a 5k is only about 3 miles and a marathon is over 26.... k

I told him that I had run 5 marathons during the year since my previous visit. Nothing....

That's absolutley shameful! It's amazing how little some health professionals know about running! To some degree, it's understandable, as there are somethings that can't really be fully comprehended until you experience them (like the gnawing desire to keep running even when you know you're injured). But sometimes it is ridiculous... I had a MD lecture me about the negative health effects of distance running (not kidding) and I could still smell the cigarettes on her breath. However, when you find a doctor who is a runner/swimmer/cyclist, they are amazingly understanding and helpful!