Week 3 of marathon training really sucked, since my right hip and left shin are still giving me problems. Honestly, I got mentally off my game more than anything, so didn’t spend nearly as much time on the elliptical as I should have… and certainly not as much as I feel like I did! Monday: [...]
SF Marathon Training Week 3: HELLiptical!
April 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments
It’s Too Early for this Crap!
April 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment
So, week two isn’t going as planned. I had to abort yesterday’s scheduled 8 mile run just .15 miles in because my right hip flexor and left shin were getting trapped in an excruciating Giggle Loop whereby one would prompt the other to ever-increasing levels of suck. I’ll be on the eliptical today, if my [...]
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Temporarily Hitching a Ride on the Brokewagon
January 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments
So, there was a lil’ bit of an issue on my 15 mile run on Sunday. Namely, my ankle, which had previously been only a “whiny bee-yatch” on the Smurfway Express to Half Marathon Greatness, decided to completely crap out on me at mile 10 or so. This could have been blamed on any number [...]
Does Anyone Know about Stress Fractures?
July 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments
So, my left foot has been hurting pretty badly since I went for a massage a few weeks ago and the guy kinda squeezed it funny. (Really? “Squoze” isn’t a real word? Are you kidding me?) It’s been bugging me since then, but I’ve been running on it OK- no pain during, but pain after. [...]
Hip Flexor Pain from Running? Think Again!
June 23rd, 2008 · 4 Comments
So, I had a pretty sucky few days last week. Starting Tuesday, every time after my run, I would have shooting pain in my left hip flexor. I thought it was the beginning of the end of my brief-but-illustrious recreational running career. I took a day off, to no avail. Rob stretched me out good, [...]
