Running Amok - April 7 - 13

[KnottedYet]

I'm having trouble with my left leg again, darn it! (this is why I ended up walking my last tri, and I don't want to walk this one!)

Messed around with the posting pattern on my Superfeet, and will try going out for another run this afternoon.

Yoda, I need you! It's so hard to analyze one's own gait...

Hamstring origin and ankle are grumpy and forefoot is sliding wildly to the outside in the shoe during toe-off. If I hugely internally rotate at the hip, all is well. Thought it was medial ham, but medial/lateral hams are balanced. Hoping maybe I'm getting too strong for my wedges, so I trimmed them down. Keeping my fingers crossed.

[Deborajen]

Did 6 miles yesterday - my weekly long run, slow pace. Felt good but it was a little cold - upper 30's and breezy.

Early in the run, which was in my neighborhood, a group of little kids came into their front yard. A little girl, who was wearing slacks and a short-sleeved shirt, was saying "oooh, it's cold!" She watched me go by and started bouncing around saying "exercise, exercise - "

A little later, I heard a mom tell her little boy, "yes, honey, she's exercising."

Towards the end, a family (dad, mom and two pre-schoolers) were in their front yard playing with blossoms that had fallen off of their tulips. The little boy came out to a few feet from the street and said (with a tulip stuck behind one of his ears) "hiiiiiii" -- and waved - and waved. The dad laughed and said, "Our kids don't get to see people exercising very often."

So I wasn't a runner, a walker or a jogger - I was an "exerciser." Not big news, I know - just kind of funny how it just turned into the theme of the day. I'd never heard that one before. Kind of cute.

Deb

[RoadBunner]

Went out for four yesterday and managed to sprain my right ankle It hurt pretty badly for a few steps and then felt okay so I finished my run. It wasn't until I was done that I realized it was going to be an "injury" versus a bad misstep. So, I'm taking a few days off. Hopefully Thursday or Friday I'll be ready to run again. I'm one of those people who hate taking days off for sickness/injury so it's taking a lot of will-power to skip runs.

Hopefully my ankle will be okay to ride the bike! I'm traveling now so haven't had any time to really get onto the bike but this may be the week to start once I get home. My only worry is I will have a hard time unclipping. I sprained my left ankle a few months ago and when I was at my LBS on the trainer learning how to clip in and out the twisting motion hurt my old ankle injury. I figured, well, I'll just unclip with the right one until the left one heals up fully. Now, I've got two gimpy ankles

[KSH]

Well, I was in Arizona this past weekend to watch IMAZ.

I had a 2:20 run scheduled on Saturday and I got up at 6:00 AM... running by 7:00 AM. Ran 12 miles... and did a 11:40 minute mile with a 5 minute walk/2 minute run combo. Overall did a good job. It was nice to run somewhere new.

[KSH]

Went out for four yesterday and managed to sprain my right ankle It hurt pretty badly for a few steps and then felt okay so I finished my run. It wasn't until I was done that I realized it was going to be an "injury" versus a bad misstep. So, I'm taking a few days off.

Hopefully my ankle will be okay to ride the bike! I'm traveling now so haven't had any time to really get onto the bike but this may be the week to start once I get home. My only worry is I will have a hard time unclipping. I sprained my left ankle a few months ago and when I was at my LBS on the trainer learning how to clip in and out the twisting motion hurt my old ankle injury. I figured, well, I'll just unclip with the right one until the left one heals up fully. Now, I've got two gimpy ankles

Sorry to hear it! Take some time off and let it heal up. You don't need TWO gimpy ankles.