7 tonight

 

Saw the new Tarantino movie. Typical Tarantino and I loved it. Still laughing.

I have a friend who just saw it and really liked it as well. I told him I’d see it, if he assured me there was no violence or profanity.

So I did 8 miles with 10 strides today. The strides felt like my body was going through the motions of running fast, but not actually moving any faster. Oh well, it’s a process. The main thing is that it didn’t seem to aggravate any injuries, so that’s good.

 

Seems like a lot of people have, Baboon most recently. I believe he reported it to be significantly more painful than the injury itself, but effective.

 

I am glad everyone else seems to have positive PT experiences. Mine have all felt like a waste of time and money.

For me, the PT was only necessary when I didn't know what was wrong, or couldn't figure out how to fix what was wrong. In both cases, once you figure it out or have a handle on the injury, it's deuces (slang for peace out).

I did spend 4 months one summer working on strength training with a PT. That was an invaluable experience. I learned a lot and my body benefited from those sessions. But that's not something that's required.

13 with RP at 6am,  should have done 530am. Super humid. Had 6 mi progression MP to HMP which I almost bailed on 265 times. 

Those days are tough. I have never figured out if it's better to bail or complete the workout. I mean, if your mind is telling you not to do some shit, generally speaking, it knows you shouldn't. But in our sport, we're taught to overcome mental obstacles, so it's somewhat of a quandary. 

Nice job getting it done. You've earned the, "I ain't trying to hear that stupid shit today coach" medal the next time she woofs at you for slacking.

I ended up taking a nap. My legs were throbbing so bad I got up and left the house! Shit, it's better to be walking around than lying in agony.

I've found PT treatment helpful when it involves dry needling/graston or chiropractic adjustment but not when it's an evaluation of your running gait, muscle imbalances, prescribed strengthening or stretching exercises etc.

The PT I had for my shoulder helped, because I got the exercises I needed that eventually led to healing. The machines they used didn't really seem to help much (ice, e-stim) and after a while my progress slowed down so much I stopped going and just kept working the routine myself, which did the job. For my hamstring, I went to someone a few years ago and the exercises he prescribed actually did help. I only went to him once because insurance didn't cover it. Unfortunately, I stopped doing the exercises and the hamstring pain came back when I had ramped up the miles for marathon training. The guy I went to for the hamstring/glute pain most recently didn't really have any helpful exercises (he gave me 3 which require equipment I don't have) but he told me what was causing my dizzy spells (BPPV) and mostly fixed that, so it was worth the $85. The Graston he did felt good, but I wasn't willing to pay $85/session for more when the pain isn't that much of a problem.

I've had PT prescribed on several occasions. In only one did it not seem effective, but I was never able to get a definitive diagnosis that time either despite seeing competent doctors, having an MRI and going through other tests as well.  Oddly it seemed to heal itself after I stopped formal PT but continued a couple exercises that I thought had helped a little.

6 hours running in the heat. It was a nice 73 when I started at 7:00 am, but by the time I finished at 1:00 pm it was upper 80s.  Ran 23+ miles including a lot of walking when the heat and sun hit.

George - nice going in the conditions. Your training races seem to be going well this year.

I ran 6 late this afternoon. It was warm (88) but the humidity was low so it wasn't bad as long as I kept to the shade.