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Hamstring pain

guest — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:26:15 GMT

Hello all,

I've been having pain in my hamstrings for the past few weeks. Right leg is not very bad at all - just a few "twangs" here and there. Left leg is worse. Running hills is painful and it feels tight and sore. I'm pretty sure it's not a tear, as I'm still able to run, but I'm scaling way back. I know these take a long time to heal, is there anything I can do to help speed up the healing? Are compression shorts helpful? I'm icing and taking ibuprofin and only running 2-3 times a week for distances less than 5 miles. Am scheduled for a massage in a few days. Any other insight would be very helpful. Thank you!

Re: 1st real injury

guest — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:26:45 GMT

Hi Ladyphoenix,

I've had small bouts with tendonitis that has kept me off the trail for a few days - but nothing like this. The doctor actually told me that the burisits is likely a symptom of another injury -- likely to soft tissue, muscles, or tendons. Their theory is that it all started with ITB symdrome and just had a domino effect from there. It's been rough. I was very skeptical of chiropractors too -- some people swear by them and some people think they're quacks -- but reading a lot of forums like this one, I came across several posts of people who had a lot of success with ART at a chiro, so I figured I'd give it a try. It seriously has helped me more than anything else. ART stands for "Active Release Technique." Here's a link to a web site with more information. I did a search for chiropractors in my area, found out if they were ART trained, and just gave it a shot. If you live in the Boston area, I can give you his name. I'm going back tomorrow. I'll keep you posted on my progress. As you can imagine, I am SO looking forward to getting back out running again!

http://www.activerelease.com/

Re: 1st real injury

guest — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:03:51 GMT

Hello all,

I'm also suffering from my first real injury -- hip bursitis -- and I haven't been able to run in 9 weeks. Just got word from the doc today it will likely be another 3 weeks. At first I was so depressed, confused, scared and just so sad. Now I've accepted it and have learned to be patient (and like some others have mentioned - I'm almost scared to run again for fear I will re-injur!). But it hasn't been an easy process. In case anyone else is suffering - the thing that has helped me most was seeing a chiropractor who specializes in ART. Has worked wonders. But it sure helps knowing you're not alone out there when you're forced to stop running. I can't wait to get back on the road again!

Happy trails everyone!

Best hotels to stay at for NYC marathon?

guest — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:23:46 GMT

Anyone have suggestions for the best hotels to stay at in NYC when running the marathon? Or know of any good websites too book the hotel? I know they're all expensive, but prefer something close to finish line and as reasonably priced as possible. thanks!

Re: Very ill after running first marathon

guest — Tue, 08 May 2007 14:06:00 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by pismodiver:

Rather than dehydration, it sounds like you may have been suffering from the opposite: hyponatremia from over-hydration. Your symptoms are consistent with it, especially the fact that you had to urinate multiple times after the race despite no intake.

And with you saying you drank water at every single stop? I'd put money on it. Under the conditions this year, no one needed water at every stop. Since you were a non-qualifying runner, were you out on the course a long time?

Here are a few articles about the topic:

http://www.jnj.com/news/jnj_news/20031030_105713.htm[/URL" target="_blank">
http://www.aims-association.org/guidelines_fluid_replacement.htm[/URL" target="_blank">
http://www.marathonguide.com/training/coachmindy/hyponatremia.cfm[/URL" target="_blank">

Thanks for the links to the articles. After reading these, I think you may be right. I didn't consider hyponatremia because I was also drinking gatoraid. But yes, I was out on the course a long time (around 5 hours) because it was my first marathon, but also because I started feeling sick around mile 18. Thanks for the great info!

Re: Music you listen to while running

guest — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:12:00 GMT

augie09 you rock! This is the thread I was looking at before and was trying to find again. I run almost every day so my music gets stale pretty quickly - I'm always looking for new music for my iPod. I'm going to compile a list of my own and post too.... thank you!

Music you listen to while running

guest — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:32:00 GMT

I know this topic has been posted before but without a search function, I can't find the old threads. I'd love to hear people's playlists for running to get some new ideas.....

Re: Very ill after running first marathon

guest — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:08:00 GMT

I just had my typical pre-race meal of a bagel, banana, water and gatorade.

Re: Very ill after running first marathon

guest — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:55:00 GMT

Hi Graciemygirl - you are correct that you have to qualify to run Boston - but they do give out several hundred numbers to local charitable organizations. You can apply to run on one of these charity teams where you are required to raise a certain amount of money (for our team it was $3,000 each) in exchange for a bib to run the race. Last year they raised over 2 million dollars with this program.

Any runners in Boston/Cambridge area?

guest — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:39:00 GMT

Anyone run around the Charles River?