Comments on: Workout Frustrations

By: heather

heather — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:28:16 +0000

please please please please tell me we can go get fro yo when im in town.

ive never been to redmango, but my mouth is actually WATERING as i sit here and think about it.

wait.
i just remembered.
babcock.
chocolate shoppe.
michaels frozen custard.

oh my gosh. im going to be eating frozen treats for EVERY MEAL.

By: kelsey

kelsey — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:09:23 +0000

I know! It makes me wonder if certain bodies are just more prone to injury/not made for long distance running… I felt the same way when I kept getting injured at the same place in my training. Makes me just want to work harder though. :-/

By: Retta @ RunRettaRun

Retta @ RunRettaRun — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:49:28 +0000

I don’t have any advice for you but wanted to wish you good luck! I am training for my first halfie as well. I get hip and knee pain pretty often. I have to ice and stretch like a banshee! Oh and I love Cacao Bliss!!

By: Jenna @ Health and Happiness

Jenna @ Health and Happiness — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:35:17 +0000

I am training for my first half marathon as well I have a bit longer than you though. 3 more weeks… But I have been having hip pain whenever I run more than 3 miles. I did some research and found out that I really needed to modify my warm up routine. What I was told to do by a trainer at my gym is to walk about half a mile at a brisk pace and then stretch since the muscles will be warm. This decreases running injuries by an insane amount! I really haven’t had any problems with my hip since warming up after walking. Try this out! I hope your injuries subside!

By: Julie @savvyeats

Julie @savvyeats — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:18:42 +0000

Thanks, Feest. Apparently, UHS has free (for students) drop-in appointments with sports therapists Monday-Thursday, so I’m going to try to go between class and SWE tomorrow. Hopefully they’ll help me figure out what to do so I can still run!

By: Julie @savvyeats

Julie @savvyeats — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:17:44 +0000

Exactly! The friends I am running with have gotten up to 10-12.5 miles in their training, and I’m only up to 7. I haven’t tried biking, but I did some incline walking today, which hurt much less than running.

Thanks for the advice!

By: Julie @savvyeats

Julie @savvyeats — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:16:43 +0000

I think Eliza is right, too! University sports doctors will tell me tomorrow, hopefully.

And yes, there was a rock, paper, scissors tournament. They set up a bracket and everything!

By: Julie @savvyeats

Julie @savvyeats — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:15:15 +0000

First, thanks for coming out of the woodwork and leaving a comment!

Second, I think you may be on to something here! Beneath it all, my IT band has been tight, so you’re probably right about the compensating thing. I’ll be seeing a sports therapist at the university health office tomorrow to see what they suggest for my IT band!

By: Julie @savvyeats

Julie @savvyeats — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:13:48 +0000

Seriously? Please tell me you took pictures. That is adorable.

By: Julie @savvyeats

Julie @savvyeats — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:13:32 +0000

Great idea, Kristie! I was in a lot of pain as soon as I started to run this morning, so I switched to incline walking for an hour, which didn’t hurt much at all. Thanks!