They’ve certainly had their share of great players & teams over the years, but it’s been a while! I was there way back in the incomparable “Flying Illini” years...ah, memories...like of losing to UM in the Final Four. 

That should have been the championship game.  Nearly every player on the floor went on to the NBA. The Illini beat M twice in the regular season but M got the breaks, and the put back at the buzzer, in the Final Four.  33 lead changes during the game. That was a magical run for Michigan with Steve Fisher the interim coach.  I have that recorded on tape somewhere; need to have it transferred to DVD.

I'll be rooting for the Illini Friday and any other game where they're not playing Michigan.

The new floors match the piano pretty well.

 

looks really nice!

 

You and me both!! I'd think it was climbing-related except it started bugging me on Saturday, and I hadn't been climbing since Wednesday. This is the same arm that has a years-old RSI in the wrist that just never really got better, so it might be related, but I have no clue.

I had LEFT elbow and hand injury problem and it wouldn’t  go away, doc injection, pt, it wouldn’t go away.... long story, I figured it that driving with left hand (and rest left elbow on car door) was keeping it irritated... road vibration!  Really awkward driving with right hand

 

I had LEFT elbow and hand injury problem and it wouldn’t  go away, doc injection, pt, it would go away.... long story, I figured it that driving with left hand (and rest left elbow on car door) was keeping it irritated... road vibration!  Really awkward driving with right hand

Huh! Never heard that one before.

Changing how you drive is HARD. Before I got my own car, I would use my parents', and I was accustomed to a steering wheel like this, and I'd hook my thumbs through the hole on the bottom.

The steering wheel in my car looks like this. It took FOREVER for me to get used to it, and it still annoys me.

I hear you guys on the steering wheel woes. I like what I like, haha.

Wolvmar, nice effort today. I'm going more towards effort based and not pace based (in my head, at least, since i Haven't been running much lately, haha).

Whiskers, maybe same with you? In any case that looks like a good workout! Plus, running fast is hard. My "strength" is definitely more endurance based, not speed.

Docket, nice floors (and piano!)!

The only elbow pain I've had is what I think is called "Tennis elbow" aka some sort of tendinopathy due to weight training (when I used to lift heavier, and more frequently).

I did a 30 min body weight strength activity this morning, followed by core work. And, I also saw my wonderful PT today. She did an assessment and also dry needling (omg ow). Onemile, my one calf is already super sore. Tomorrow should be fun. But, holy cow, I already feel SO much better. My homework for the next week is to do ankle mobility work (it is woefully incompetent on my right side), calf strengthening activities, toe yoga, and stretching/rolling. I'm actually really hopeful that this won't take forever. Plus she likes some stress to the tendon, so running is okay as long as it's not painful (tightness and discomfort are okay to run through). Me right now:

And, I also saw my wonderful PT today. She did an assessment and also dry needling (omg ow). Onemile, my one calf is already super sore. Tomorrow should be fun. But, holy cow, I already feel SO much better. My homework for the next week is to do ankle mobility work (it is woefully incompetent on my right side), calf strengthening activities, toe yoga, and stretching/rolling.

I actually thought mine felt WORSE after having it done because prior to having it done I was walking pain free and after holy crap my calf was hurting just walking a limping shuffle.  But then when I ran (after another day off) it was completely pain free and has been since.

Hope yours works as well!

what happened to FS's dry needle appointment?

 

I like effort based generally. However, I've found that when running in the dark (like headlamp dark), I have a hard time gauging effort. Especially since most of my chosen routes are alongside 4-6 lanes of traffic. Add in the noise, wind and thousands of car headlights, and my brain just says wtf with effort sometimes .

It is more effort to hit the same paces in the dark for sure. I am always slower.  I don't think the track / vs flat road vs paved flat path matters much to me but trying to run fast in the dark -ugh.  Esp when there may be ice, you have a headlamp but it's very dark out and you are trying not to trip or slip and fall bc you can't see your footing very well

I was super happy to run after work yesterday without a headlamp - just about an hour of daylight now.