Forums >Running 101>Wheels fell off (Edit: they're back on again)
De-slacking in progress
started running @ age 48 [lost 70#+, quit a 30 year pack/day habit>> ran HM] Ran a few years then quit. Gained 70#+ back and smoking like before. Time to get healthy again @ 52 years over with the C25K program and beyond again. RE-start date 1-13-14
A Saucy Wench
I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
Consistently Slow
Today is monday right? I'd take tuesday and possibly wednesday off, light jog on thursday. Friday do a light jog with a few gentle pickups. If stuff hurts friday I would skip the race. If stuff just feels tired but no pain then go for it, warm up well and kick booty. Tomorrow or wednesday if you can something like a swim might help a lot. Or just take a walk enough to get the muscles loose, but not fatigued.
Run until the trail runs out.
SCHEDULE 2016--
The pain that hurts the worse is the imagined pain. One of the most difficult arts of racing is learning to ignore the imagined pain and just live with the present pain (which is always bearable.) - Jeff
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The taking it easy part is not what's bothering me, it's the mental part- I have a 5K race on Saturday- my last planned race and it's the fastest 5K in N.E. Ohio so I really wanted to see what I could do
LPH
"Today I broke my record for most consecutive days lived!"
Which race is this? I'm in that area, so very curious! I was starting to get a similar feeling and have chalked it up to cement sidewalks and shoes that were getting worn out. What has solved the problem: - new shoes (switched from Brooks to a nice pair of NB) - superfeet green inserts - trail runs (they are slower overall and more technical, but the softness has given me the relief that my legs needed) I've been able to keep up the same "intensity" of run, but with better shoes and softer ground, I've been able to eliminate the pain. ("intensity" is in quotes, since my runs would not seem too intense to many around here. It's all relative, though!)
The muscle was right at the bottom of my calf. Is that the same one bothering you?
Nice Race!