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Tag: Injury
February 5, 2015
Plan B: The Silver Lining
I was pretty dour when I posted last week about my new injury. And there are some various cons to being unable to run due to medical reasons. But, I’m starting to see some marginal benefits to being “benched.” The cons of being sidelined due to injury were pretty obvious: -I can’t run -Soreness and pain -Potential weight gain because of calories not burned -Missing the comradarie of a group run -Low mood because of missing endorphins One would think I’d have a bunch of free time, but since I’m the clinic instructor, I still have to see the group[…continue reading]
January 30, 2015
Injured Again
I was in a bit of a lecturing mood for the last week or so, telling any runner who would listen too take it easy because injury is awful. It turns out that I was indirectly trying to preach to myself. My clinic did speed intervals on Tuesday, January 20. After warm-up, we did 4×2 minute intervals with 2 minute rests. I told them that this workout is a high-risk/high-reward kind of workout. Everyone was wrecked after the workout: All were sore, a couple were discouraged, and one guy was so exhausted by the run that he had his best[…continue reading]
January 7, 2015
Blue Pill or Red Pill?
This came across my Facebook feed a couple of weeks ago. I thought it was interesting to think about, and the reaction comments were even more interesting! The text reads: Take the “blue” pill and you will able to run injury free with your current abilities for the rest of your life Take the “red” pill and take 1.5 hours off your fastest marathon time, with an additional 5 mins each year afterwards, but you will stop running completely in 6 years. For those if you that don’t recognize it, the Red Pill/Blue Pill choice is a reference to[…continue reading]
