I might have permanently f-ed up my knee playing volleyball! Jebbus Cripes! I’m starting training this Monday, so we’ll see, but I’ve had unas problemas since then. I feel like I have much to say, but it’s way too damn late…I should have paid better attention. Here’s to a weekend of “debauchery,” leading up to a few months of living like a monk….
Monthly Archive for January, 2010
Hi ladies and lumps, thank you for your responses. I realized that maybe I feel so pre-defeated because every time I start to get fit, I get injured. I started running in high school because of a soccer injury! (Both wrists. Day after my 16th birthday. Yeah, I know.)
The most successful running plan I ever had was last spring. I printed out a list of all my workouts for the week, but not what days to do them, so I had to balance my needs for flexibility and procrastination to get them done. A bit like what Aunti and Toots said about glazing over the details/individual workouts: the plan was set, and all I had to do was make a line through the workouts. Loved it till ITBS felled me in June.
Soooo once the weather warms up and my sinus infection cures itself (in the meantime: 30 Day Shred, anyone?), I’m going to try that checklist-style workout plan again. And of course…weekly updates so y’all can keep my accountable, slash join me on a slow run sometime?
I’m loving this video, btw. Happy weekend!
Heyo everybody,
I need some advice. This is something I’ve been struggling with for a veryvery long time. And as you are more experienced with running than I, maybe you have some advice. Or can at least commiserate.
You see, I am one of those all-or-nothing people. To whom the slightest deviation from a plan is spelled F-A-I-L-U-R-E. Who is paralyzed into zero action when large, perfect action is not possible, due to weather or finals or a cold virus or you know. Life.
My struggle with AON has led me through much soul searching, web surfing, and the indices of undergraduate psychology textbooks. I’ve created backup plans, contingency plans; I own stock in White-Out. But none of that has allowed me:
- to go on a shorter run, or walk, or bike ride when I planned that route around Lake Harriet
- to forgive myself for not going on a shorter run, let alone for not going around Lake Harriet
So over time I end up less fit and more full of Cheetos Puffs, albeit more educated about sports medicine and sports psychology than many people who get paid for it.
Have any of you struggled with this? How do you deal? Short of paying someone to boss me around until I get permanently hooked on running despite mild discomfort and laziness (which I would totally do except: unemployed grad student here), what are the best strategies for kicking one’s own ass?
Thanks!!
P.S. Awesome link of the day: Emily Richmond is sailing around the world, solo. I’m obessed with Into the Wild and with internet communication, so she is totally my hero. See also: large perfect action, ability to deal with setbacks.
I’m about to do another little Lake Harriet loop with Dawg. The knee is pretty good, the wind is blowing somewhat hard, and she’s getting antsy. The dog, not my knee. I wonder if any other runners will be out right now?
Lumpy and I (AHEM, LUMPY!) start training for the Minneapolis marathon in one week. I’m looking forward to it, which is always a good sign. I’m also starting Spanish 2 and Yoga Power 1. Not sure if I’ll have any success at yoga, but I am trying out lots of new things. I’ll let you’uns know how it goes.
yet another load of sweaty laundry, I beg the question:
“How many times do you wear an article of running clothing before you wash it?”
Heyo, everyone, I’m Claudia. I met Sally during last fall’s women’s running group and, despite being terrible at running, I’m addicted to thinking and talking about it — and occasionally doing it — so here I am, the newest member of the T&S family!
And as such I am injured. From sledding. Yeah.
Anyway, I’ll be blogging here about my 8 millionth attempt to make running a habit (helloooo, ITBS). I’ll also share my thoughts on some of the running/fitness/nutrition wisdom I read: ChiRunning, Born to Run, and randomness from the New York Times.
Hooray, I’m excited! See you all soon.
I’ll admit it, this post is about me. #5 is The Indiscriminate Spitter. You can trade spitter for farter, snot blower, or if you look at my performance at our recent race, puker.
The Indiscriminate Spitter will be trotting along and what to you appears to be out of the blue, spits, and it lands right on or near you. If it’s the Snot Blower, it’s the same with a snot rocket flying across the path landing directly on your person. The Farter leaves a trail of ass, or lets out a sudden burst, just when you are about to go around them.
The fact that it’s 20 degrees warmer this week may not seem like much to Antarctic rockhopper penguins, but is sure makes life a helluva lot easier for me. No spongy lungs, no bloody noses and I swear, I saw pavement today – real, live, pavement under that ice – whoo-eee! 5.5 miles on Wednesday, 6.5 miles on Friday and 4.5 today. I just may be on a roll (and I’m not just talkin’ about the one around my waist!)
How does one spell skis? Not sure here, but no red lines are showing up. I’ve not been able to run, but Lumpy and I took wunderhund and skied on Lake Harriet today.
We’re members of the Arboretum and will be skiing there tomorrow. I’m glad to be able to DO something, though my knee is sore on the top of my patella, and not quite yet in running form. I think I’ll try to play this Tuesday, anyway. I miss ball. I miss playing ball A LOT. I was really, really good in my heyday and I am not looking to recreate, simply to emulate. Even just to have some damn fun moving my body in a different way.
Off to snowy fun tomorrow…
