FitLifeSF

I’ve been looking forward to July 26, 2009 for the past year.  Last year, marathon Sunday found me nursing a stress fracture of my left foot after only a few months into my new “hobby,” so Rob and I went to Pork Store on 16th for breakfast and to spectate.  I committed that, on July [...]

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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: Upper [...]

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This week was week two of 18 on my way to the San Francisco Marathon July 27.  And it blew.  Royally.
As I mentioned last week, I did ONE stinking workout wrong, then powered through the rest of the week on tired legs and ended up with a supremely tweaked right hip and sore left shin.  [...]

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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 hip [...]

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Seven months ago, I joined Athletic Endurance to have a consistent, solid training schedule, make new friends among runners, have a reason to wake up at the ungodly hour of 6:30 AM on Saturday mornings.
One month ago, I stopped five miles into a ten-mile run with a gasp and a lightning bolt of pain.
Three weeks [...]

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