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Help! Calf tear

guest — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:26:02 GMT

Thank you so much. I know you guys are right and I will have to postpone the marathon to let this leg heal. I guess that is taking more courage for me than running it at the moment. Feel like a waste, not being able to run. I am cross training and will have to continue to do so. My chiro says he thinks 6-8 week is a good time frame, and that is seeming what is here also. Thanks for helping me put into perspective. I really appreciate it.

So if I have been off of it for 3 weeks non-running do I need to keep icing it?

Help! Calf tear

guest — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:55:37 GMT

During a 6 mile run I managed to tear my calf muscle. It's the gastrocenimus muslce. I have a partial tear. I am wondering how long I should stay off of it before continuing to train for my marathon?

Brief history: Torn at end of fist week in Jan. I stayed off it for two weeks, then did an 8 mile run and ripped it again. Been doing Rest Ice Compresion Elevation.

Dying to run.. help!!

Re: Chemical burn/allergic reaction

guest — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:06:50 GMT

Wow thank you BOTH for the good information.

It isn't itchy, just painful, but has scabbed over and is healing itself.

I will watch for it!

Re: rash...help!

guest — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:16:29 GMT

Thanks for the help! It does not itch- actually the red is from where the chemicals have burned away my skin.

I'm putting benadryl cream on it!!

Re: rash...help!

guest — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:18:44 GMT

Ok, thanks Len! I posted it there too!! :) Didn't know that was a thread! Good to know!!

Chemical burn/allergic reaction

guest — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:15:51 GMT

Hi everyone!

Coming accross a problem here:

I noticed that my sports bra didn't rinse all the way in the laundry. There was a round "stain" of laundry soap. Not thinking anything of it, I wore it on a ten mile run.

Now I have a spot on my back where my skin is very irritated... rash/burn.

It has a white spot on the middle followed by red all the way around it. It is painful, like it's eating away at layers of my skin .

Has anyone ever experienced this? How to I help it heal? Some type of cream?

see attached picture..

Thanks!

rash...help!

guest — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:55:13 GMT

Hi everyone! I am not new to running (been running a few years) but came across a new problem.

I noticed that my sports bra didn't rinse all the way in the laundry. There was a round "stain" of laundry soap. Not thinking anything of it, I wore it on a ten mile run.

Now I have a spot on my back where my skin is very irritated... rash/burn.

It has a white spot on the middle followed by red all the way around it. It is somewhat painful.

Has anyone ever experienced this? How to I help it heal? Some type of cream?

Thanks!

Re: Lehigh Valley Half Marathon, Anyone?

guest — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 03:24:13 GMT

Yes, I am training for the half marathon! I'm very excited. I am a Lehigh Valley native, and ran the St. Lukes half in May.

I'm hoping this race is great--- seems as if most if it is by the river, so it should be scenic (but maybe buggy)

We should start a thread for this race and we can encourage eachother. I could surely use some encouragement!!

Re: Great Quotes

guest — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 11:59:45 GMT

"Races always evoke some dread about pain that will come. But we can't escape the fact that the more discomfort we accept in a race, the faster we will run. Successful racing means courting the pain." -John Elliott

Re: After race drink...

guest — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:16:14 GMT

How did you get that signature at the bottom of your post? The race stats....