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Good Bad & The Monkey
Off season swimming pools work great!
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
Hawt and sexy
TMI...jeez. Save it for the swamp baby.
I'm touching your pants.
Bugs
Um, Bugs. Are we talking about the same thing here?
Wear a hat. Enter slowly. Add ice. Dig Deep.
uncontrollable
peace
OK, so I didn't do a true ice bath. I filled it with cold water, got in, then added a bowl full of ice. Wore a hoody and listened to my sons ipod tunes for 15-20 minutes while the ice cubes slowly melted. Not that hardcore, but it seemed to work. Went skiiing 3-10 last night after my long run, and my legs felt OK. Legs were not that sore for my 5 miler this morning either. It seemed to help. I wasn't full hardcore, it was softcore. What are we talking about again?
Some of you people are just crazy.
This is the right way of doing it. Jumping into ice water is just plain CRAZY! You get in to luke warm water and add ice slowly until the ice isn't melting as fast anymore... that way you can stand it. Some of you people are just crazy. That said, I'm new here....
E.J.Greater Lowell Road RunnersCry havoc and let slip the dawgs of war!May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back, may the sun shine warm upon your SPF30, may the rains fall soft upon your sweat-wicking hat, and until you hit the finish line may The Flying Spaghetti Monster hold you in the hollow of His Noodly Appendage.
After a long run, I'll turn the shower as cold as I can and just spray my legs - it helps a bit. After a brutal run (18-20 mile progressive run or HM or longer race) I'll bit the bullet, fill the tub up with cold water, drop in two bags of ice and sit for 10 minutes. It does help./