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January 8, 2008
A Little Slice of Heaven
65 degrees here in Pittsburgh. What. The. Heck?!
When I was running this morning it felt like a little slice of heaven. I was just so happy to be running AND to be running on my favorite (non-snowy) trail AND to be running on that favorite trail with the sun in my face and wearing shorts and a t-shirt. What a blessing. What a BIG HUGE WONDERFUL blessing! What a way to start off the day!
In other news, I just got back from another PT appointment. Although I haven't written much about it, I've been going to PT for a couple weeks to work on the foot and (mostly) the hamstring. Both are doing pretty well. Actually, the foot is doing really well. I think I averted disaster in the nick of time with it. It was just about to start up it's nasty tendon thang when I swooped in and put a halt to the badness! HA - take that!
The hamstring, on the other hand, is a bit of a bugger. The PT is convinced there is so much scar tissue in there from years of abuse, that it's just going to take some time. Some time to break things up, stir things up and get some mobility back! It's doing better, but it's flexibility is not near the other hamstring's flexibility. It's a little funny actually.
But I'm bound and determined to stay healthy ALL season long. This will probably be my biggest challenge honestly. I'm working harder at it then I ever have though - stretching even more than usual (and trust me when I say I probably stretch more than 99.999% of the world's population), strengthening exercises, core exercises, icing, heating, massage, proper rest and recovery. You name it, I'm on it. And I wish I didn't have to spend so much time on these things but the reality is I do. So I will. Because I don't want my hard work to go to waste because of injury and something I might have been able to prevent.
So that's my story for today! Hope everyone has their own little slice of heaven in some form or another today!
Posted by beth at January 8, 2008 3:37 PM
Comments
i second that motion to stay healty ALL season long...
Posted by: Kranky C Dale at January 9, 2008 12:44 PM
Beth,
Can you pass along any advice from your PT about hamstring issues? Mine's still bugging me. Thanks.
Posted by: brian at January 9, 2008 1:00 PM
YIKES! I too am on a mission to go injury free all season! Last season was the first full year of my life that I never had any pains. I HOPE & PRAY you get feeling better quick!
I don't know if this helps at all but I was talking with my coach last night about staying uninjured again this season and he told me as long as I first make the engine strong (weights, core, hills, paddles) then build it big (endurance, base pace) and after all that add some speed (faster, shorter intervals) than I could have another good season... with epson salt baths of course and massage! GOOD luck with it BETH!
Posted by: Bree at January 9, 2008 1:40 PM
Sorry, one more thing... I know you have been a runner way longer than me so you probably already know that the elliptical and aqua jogging are really good choices when needed to take run breaks. Lisa Bentley has aqua jogging sessions every week! I would aqua jog with you if I lived in your neighborhood...ha ha
Posted by: Bree at January 9, 2008 1:43 PM