RunningAHEAD - Topic: Forget to stretch? (page 2)

jlynnbob

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posted: 4/4/2007 at 6:23 PM
modified: 4/4/2007 at 6:24 PM

Quote from Jeff on 4/3/2007 at 1:53 PM:

Every day. I hardly ever stretch. It never seemed to do any good for me... Are there any other non-stretchers out there? By the way, I'm not usually this disagreeable. I'm usually a peace-loving hippie. I swear.

Non-stretcher here!

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muse_runner

keep running.

posted: 4/4/2007 at 7:39 PM

I am the dork you see stretching at the intersection stoplight Black eye

. Basically I have a mandatory stoplight that is 1.2 miles after my run begins. Perfect time to stretch! I totally do the quads and calves and arm stretches. I use the metal post of the walk sign as my calf stretcher. I don't do hamstrings or glutes though. i should but I already feel weird enough! If I don't go that route I always stop about 1.5 miles into my run and stretch. I can't just keep running without stretching... Smile

running until I hit 1900 miles for the year. whether fast or slow I will just run.

CallieB

posted: 4/4/2007 at 7:53 PM

I'm really bad about stretching after a run, and I hate stopping my run just to stretch. It messes with my rhythm and, well, I just don't wanna. However, I do a yoga workout every Thursday night and one specific 1 hour full body stretching workout every Sunday. I've been doing it for a month, and I have defintely felt a difference in my flexibility.

"Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?' " - Peter Maher, Irish-Canadian Olympian

Chenille

posted: 4/4/2007 at 8:05 PM

I should have mentioned that the main stretch I need to do are the calf stretches and ITB - but I always do quad and hams just because they feel good. Muse - I like how you stop to stretch into your run - when I restart running - I think I'll call it "run/stretch" instead of "run/walk" Smile

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RunChicRun

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posted: 4/4/2007 at 9:31 PM

This reminds me that I just forgot to stretch. Oh well. I was good about it for the first few months of running and have stopped, unless I run longer or harder than usual. I think I do notice a difference after long runs, though.

deb

surfsong12

posted: 4/4/2007 at 9:43 PM

Never stretch. Sometimes if I'm lying on the floor reading I like to stretch out... Smile

But not usually in conjunction with a run. I got a month pass to a yoga place once, ended up doing yoga 1-2x a day for a month. Yup, got pretty flexible & it was fun.. but it didn't make me any faster. I don't tend to notice much difference with stretching and soreness, either. If I'm gonna be sore from a hard workout, I'll be sore whether or not I stretched. Ice baths or hot baths are usually the only things that make a difference on level of soreness. for me Smile

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