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Tag: Injury
June 3, 2013
Back On My Feet
I wasn’t sure what I was going to do tonight. Being the control freak that I am, not having a plan is disconcerting. When I lack a plan I usually wind up wasting time on Facebook or a video game or something. But, true to my word of reclaiming my life through baby steps, I decided I had to do something! Earlier in the day I considered going for a swim. But my membership at the pool has lapsed, and I’d have to dig out all my gear, and it’s chilly. The whole thought process was self-defeating. Then I thought[…continue reading]
May 7, 2013
Preliminary Diagnosis: I’m An Idiot
A lot of people have been asking me about my injury. I know a lot more now than I did when I had to stop running a month ago. I’ve gone through a battery of tests and seen a few specialists and I think I have a preliminary diagnosis: Posterior tibial impingement, compartment syndrome and tarsal tunnel syndrome. Let me go through the whole story… The Meandering Trail to Diagnosis The major symptom was that I felt numbness and burning in my calves and feet, particularly my left calf and foot, after running about 2km. I had a long[…continue reading]
April 18, 2013
How much is too much?
I’m trying to find that fire and motivation that pushed me so hard a couple of seasons ago. But, maybe I shouldn’t try to push so hard. There’s risk in a sedentary lifestyle and inactivity, but I imagine being overactive can be similarly destructive. As I mentioned a long time ago, there seems to be an unrealistic ideal for fitness and body image. And while it’s inspiring to try to look like Superman or Arnold Schwarzenegger in his prime, such a push can be dangerous. Such external pressure to live up to some ideal can lead to really dangerous things.[…continue reading]
