Morning Everyone,

Today was a even harder day for me to run, I know its all mental but being able to trick yourself into not believeing what your hearing is the key for me, or atleast conning yourself through it.

Doreen and I talked about it this morning when I got back from my 6.5 mile run and it has to be my food intake over the last week. It hasnt been even close to being good. I think I went on the kick of well im burning all these calories I can eat whatever I want! NOT doesnt work for me that way so back on the wagon for me.

Anyway enough crying the blues for me, it was fogging and cool again here, I think around 55 degrees. Thank God its almost friday.........

Dennis

silvereagle wrote:

Morning Everyone,

 

Today was a even harder day for me to run, I know its all mental but being able to trick yourself into not believeing what your hearing is the key for me, or atleast conning yourself through it.

 

 

Doreen and I talked about it this morning when I got back from my 6.5 mile run and it has to be my food intake over the last week. It hasnt been even close to being good. I think I went on the kick of well im burning all these calories I can eat whatever I want! NOT doesnt work for me that way so back on the wagon for me.

 

 

 

Anyway enough crying the blues for me, it was fogging and cool again here, I think around 55 degrees. Thank God its almost friday.........

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dennis

 

A month or so ago I had a bad week of running and was totally bonking on runs only 9 miles in length.  It was hot and humid and I wanted to blame it on that.  Liz and I got to talking and she told me she had been cutting back on the salt in the foods we were eating.  This just about did me in.  I eat a very salty diet and need it as I lose a ton of electrolytes when I run.  It so often is the diet that does your runs in and I notice this all the time.  I am religious with good eats Thursday through Sunday so I get the energy foods and the protein to help recover from the long runs.  Good to notice this now.

Also leading up to the marathon carb loading does not mean eating 5 servings when you normally eat 1 it means eat carbs primarily in every meal and eat normal servings.

Jimmy

Good for you Ruby, nothing better for the body than being lazy for a couple of days.  Hope you enjoyed it.

Pokey slow wooded meander after yesterday's quad-trashing adventure, running hard overall and pushing the downhills...........

Rest day for me today. ran 8 yesterday in an 8:45 pace. Felt good all the way through. in the last 1/4 mile I was running at a7:30 pace and felt a little "twinge' on the lateral side of my right knee. At 8 miles i slowed to walk it off and my knee pretty much collapsed. I was in excruciating pain. I almost had to crawl to the car! I was panicked, but in a few minutes it let up. It appears to be my IT band at this point. I took an ice bath and Motrin and felt better. I bought an IT strap. Today i am sore, but much improved. From what i read the best thing is ice, anti-inflammatories and stretching. Info on runners world said ok to run through it. I'm going to likely blow off my scheduled 5 miler tomorrow and look to do my 12 on saturday. Luckily, this is a step back week for me. The bottom of my feet are starting to feel the miles and i believe it's time to think about  some new shoes to get me through the marathon. Gues the miles are just starting to take a toll. It's all good. I ain't stoppin' now!

Kris, be careful, a little rest has never hurt anybody and new shoes are never a bad idea.  I bought 2 pairs a couple of days ago and I'm breaking in one pair for Chicago.  Hope you have a great long run this weekend.  Good luck and hope you're going to be pain free.

Steelers21?????

Who 'dat??????

Glad to see you are back on board and getting back in the swing of things, Tim.