Linda, yay on your 4 miles!   .   ... you're right, we are all pretty good at 'stupid'.   it's become, sort of, a specialty.  ;-).   Any updates on your dad?

Roberta, it's good to hear from you.   I'm sorry about all the things you're having to deal with... is this the same DD that had all the health problems during her pregnancy?  I hope she gets over this soon!     Take care of yourself.  Do you eat complex carbs?

HappyFeat, thanks for the (book) recommendation.  I think I've heard before that it's good, not sure where.   I think Nono (you'll meet her on the daily thread ) uses it.  I do have a book on trigger points by Bonnie Pruden, but haven't had the patience to work clear through it.  Maybe the workbook would help.  I try to use the stick regularly, esp. on my calves & shins.  that does help me, & seems to tackle some trigger points.  Well, it might.  Not sure!      I'm so behind... your post was on the 14th.   How did you run the next day go?     

Laurie, have you seen a doctor about your shins?  Where is the pain?  I had a lot of problems with what I called shin splints,  though it's kind of an umbrella term, a while ago.   Stretching my calves helped a lot .  (but I think we've talked about that...)   & again, the stick.  But depending on what's wrong, that could help or hurt.   HappyFeat, what do you think about that?  Sounds like you've had experience with this too....  ( I agree about the ice!!  I carry 4 ice packs with me in a freezer thing when I run, & slap them all over for the drive home. )

My recovery is going pretty well, thanks for asking!   6 miles this morning.  little aches, but no biggies.  I start this week traiining for the Shamrock in March, but still don't know exactly what plan I'm using, so  it's a little weird.  I have books & printed out plans laying all over the place. 

Laurie, thanks for bumping us.   I do need to go back to the old thread, there were some things there that I wanted to answer. 

Teresa... how are you?  

Hi to everybody else.  Hope youa re all well 

Greetings all.  A brief explanation on the sounds of silence on my part.  Hopefully confession is good for the soul and maybe you guys will help keep me in line.  I’m embarrassed because it’s taken me so damn long to start doing something about everything that is conspiring to keep me from running.   And when I’m embarrassed, I clam up.  On-line too apparently, just like real life.  Ask my DW—it drives her absolutely bonkers (polite term--@#$%ing crazy is more accurate)  But I am keeping track and lurking with the spot comment.

I finally got out my list of exercises for knee, shin splints and the core workout that got mentioned here a while back.  I’m figuring on a couple of weeks of no running (on top of the past several weeks of very minor and aggravating running) to work on this and try to make all the x-training a habit before I start up again.  I’m figuring that I will start with the one hour runner plan again to re-re-re-build my base.  It worked well the last time and should be fairly easy to keep up with through the winter.  I missed most of the winter running this past year and don’t want to do it again.  I started with the knee work last night and will work in everything else over the next couple of days.  Coming into the holidays is a great time to start, but I’ve never had great timing. 

Max has been somewhat deprived lately, so I’m also hoping to get a couple miles in with him most nights to keep some semblance of shape.  We shall see.  It does mean that I’ll blow off the Jinglebell Run that I’ve gone to the past couple years (12/13) since I’m not sure I’ll be able to run the whole thing.  I have a faint thought that I’d like to do the Hampton half in February, but that could be highly overambitious.  More realistically is a half in Westfield, MA in early April that I had planned on doing this year (before a-fib intruded)

apple pie and a massage--sounds like a pretty decent way to de-funk.

Sorry--I spent too much time typing about me and it's time to hit the road.  i'll be back later (I hope)

Happy running and recovering to all.

Kevin

Kevin - ahhh it happens.  no worries and {{hugs}}   Sounds like a good plan to get things going again

Morning -

yesterday I did the 5/1 run walk on the program.. feeling good  

Deb - how are you?  Dad is doing better, relaxing & recovering at home.

How is everyone else doing?  Mike?

Kevin - let us know how you're doing, ok?

I'm here. My running is going pretty well. With ice and massage, I'm down to just one knot in my outer right calf. Last night I got a new pain along the inner right knee from below to above.  (Could be because I was inspired to run 6 miles the night before. Where's my common sense?)  The tendon is taut and painful as can be. I iced last night and will look it up in my book tonight. I'm pretty sure it's from the TM.  I recently lowered the incline and the cushioning both to 0% and I think that is making it more comfortable for now. I'm really looking forward to the weekend and running outdoors in the daylight - yaay!  I watched a scary TV show recently, so I haven't been about to run outside at night for a couple weeks. I'm afraid of the Bogey Man! I'm very grateful that I have a TM, even if it's not as comfortable as the pavement.

DG asked me about shinsplints - I actually have never had that problem, but have probably had every other leg muscle complaint. Ice and massage have been my tried and true solutions. I do know someone who had a longstanding shinsplint problem finally solved by going to a PT who recommended taping for the run, and soaking the lower leg in a bucket of ice water after running. Took a few weeks, but the problem did go away and he didn't have to continue the tape or the ice after that. 

Happy Friday, everyone!

Morning!

Kevin - nope that means 5 minutes run/1 minute walk - it was 3 times... I'm doing a running program to build my stamina & make my footsie happy on the treadmill.  And then I'm trying to run 1 day outside on the weekend and have been doing 2 miles on hills..  I think I may try & do more on the bike path tomorrow (since its flatter) and see what happens...  bummer on the event that happened.  interested to see what the doc says about it.  in the meantime, just be smart about it & listen to your gut feeling.     I am not freaking out anymore about  my dad,   but I'm still worried.  Still very uncertain about the new diagnosis, but will know more when I'm there for Thanksgiving weekend, so am trying to reserve my judgement until then.

Happy Feat - I'm using 0 on the treadmill too, when I tried to move up to 1 my foot wasn't too happy...  guess it just irritates a body part that is healing...  I'm with ya on the running outside at night..

Laurie - congrats to your DD!  so how is the hamstring these days??

Debbie - hey!

Off to treadmill on last day of the 2nd week.. which is 6/1 runwalk 3 times..

Happy feat. My email is laddoms@comcast.net. I cant find an email link on your profile. Otherwise I would email my story. I should just post it here since this gang already knows I am 'out there'. Imagine how much we could get done if we just took time away from computer and email. But I have an excuse...I am stuck here at work and its slow.

Linda, go easy on the hills. Incorporate them after you have rehabbed.

Laurie....will attempt a run today.

hi guys

Linda,  hey.  .   I'm doing ok, thanks!  so glad to hear your dad is doing better.  Let us know how he is when you know more.  If you think it wouldn't sound weird to him, let him know that we all are thinking about him.  You are doing great!  yippee.   How'd it go outside today?   

HappyFeat I know just what you mean.   The computer is kind of like a black hole. Very glad yesterday's run went so well!  I'm working on posture too.  well, always am, but more focused for about 6 months now.  Do you lean from the waist? I think I do that, at least a little.    I've been trying some things from PT (for my S/I joint) which seem to help if I am persistent enough... a variation on the navel to spine thing, they tell you to pull your front hip bones together (sounds weird, but it sort of works).  

Kevin, too bad about the flutter!!  just when you're in bootstrap mode.  Did you start your plan yesterday?  I am the same way about habits, at least a lot of them.  ..I think the bad ones take less energy, you think?  then we need to apply force to create momentum so we can have the good kind of inertia.  ;-)

Laurie,  yay things are going better for you.  pie & a bf.  ! 

hi Mike.  how are you?

and hi to Roberta & Francesre..    haven't heard from you in a while, I hope everything is well.

Eliz, how goes the training plan?   How was your solo?

I ran 11 miles this morning & it went well.  I ran with a friend, which made a big difference in the perception of time.  I wouldn't want to do it all the time, or even often. but it was nice for a change.