Yep, nothing wrong with that. Live to fight another day and get through it without consequences for the future.I’ve had a cold this week and haven’t been able to run all week. My body is really worn down. I think that lack of sleep caught up with me.
I’m basically realizing that between the knee injury and the lack of training, my half marathon later this month will involve a lot of walking. But I’m ok with that.
Glad to hear. Keep taking it easy and sensible while you are dealing with these issues. I'm just looking forward to hearing when you've done and survived the half marathon (walking part is fine if needed) without any bad effects so you can focus on recovery again without any pressure.Feeling better as of yesterday, so I went out late last night and got in a 5 mile run. It felt great. The knee got tight a few times but I was able to rub it while running and kept the blood flowing so that it didn’t swell.
In all, it was a good run. Went with a good, mellow playlist of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, and a little OutKast to spice things up.
Great progress. After my disc issue, it took me two years till I could shoot a three pointer because I’d lost so much strength in my right arm. So your progress is awesome!i was able to cut my front yard and my side yard and the curbs today without stopping. big win for me (and my back)
also, this weekend we had a girls trip to washington dc and in the 2 days i walked almost 20 miles each day was a record high for me in steps since my back surgery. just trying to keep getting stronger and now i want to start slowly working on getting more of my flexibility and stamina back. i'm about 7 months out from having the surgeries so i'm more in the "safe zone" now and less at risk of undoing what they fixed
Great progress. After my disc issue, it took me two years till I could shoot a three pointer because I’d lost so much strength in my right arm. So your progress is awesome!
Do you have any numbness or nerve damage? I still have spasms from time to time in my right tricep and lose feeling in three of my fingers on my right hand.
I mowed my lawn today then did a 2.5 mile run.
Good luck.5.25 miles tonight. Six days away from half marathon!
Wishing you the best mate.5.25 miles tonight. Six days away from half marathon!
Sounds like good progress if you were able to do all that and come away fine. Great to hear.i was able to cut my front yard and my side yard and the curbs today without stopping. big win for me (and my back)
also, this weekend we had a girls trip to washington dc and in the 2 days i walked almost 20 miles each day was a record high for me in steps since my back surgery. just trying to keep getting stronger and now i want to start slowly working on getting more of my flexibility and stamina back. i'm about 7 months out from having the surgeries so i'm more in the "safe zone" now and less at risk of undoing what they fixed
Congrats mate!! So glad you got through it and at least didn’t suffer any injury that will be a big setback. Big achievement.Completed my yearly half marathon today. Then came home, showered and crashed.
My time was awful but my knee surprisingly felt strong. I did, however have really bad cramps in my quad and hamstring from mile 9-onward which really slowed things down.
In the end, I had fun, which is what’s most important to me. I’m not sure how many more of these I have in me, but in my mind, my goal would be to do them through turning 50, so that would be two more years.
Good question. I am not really sure when I will completely stop running. I don’t know how many more half marathons I have left in me, but then again I’ve always said that that is a decision that shouldn’t be made immediately after running one.@Babillygunn I was just thinking about my fitness plans as I get older like 50s/60s/70s & beyond. Are you planning to eventually replace running with another form of cardio?
Congrats on knocking off the 20 lbs. that’s huge. And that is a great workout playlist! I have 4 or 5 playlists that I shuffle through for running.@Babillygunn @Iceman so it's looking like I should finally soon be able to participate more actively in this thread.
First off, I got some awesome health news on Friday. Crohn's Disease isn't great for your liver I was ordered to lose 10% of my body weight (20lbs) to reduce liver fat (stupid Prednisone fat!). Which was hard as heck while not being able to work out due to my shoulder issues, but I did it and was given a clean bill of health by my specialist on Friday as blood work showed a "dramatic" improvement in liver markers.
Second, physiotherapy for my shoulders had reached a plateau so my therapist told me to try a full on workout for investigative purposes. It just went much better than anticipated and helped pinpoint what issues are holding this back.
Did an old school full body bodybuilding workout based on Arnold's Golden Six:
Squats
Bentover Rows
Chest Press
Lat Pulldowns
Overhead Press
Glute/Hamstring Bridges (undo anterior pelvic tilt from sitting at a desk)
Lateral Raises
Skullcrushers Superset with Biceps Curls
Reverse Crunches (once again for lower abs and that pesky pelvic tilt)
Workout Playlist:
Did it all in 1 hour with 1 minutes rests between sets. Aimed for 3 working sets of 8-12 after a light warmup set for each exercise with reduced weight.
Zimmer's Batman scores are just perfect for lifting weights. The rhythm is just right. Also, it was timed perfectly because it switched over to The Terminator pieces just in time for arms.Congrats on knocking off the 20 lbs. that’s huge. And that is a great workout playlist! I have 4 or 5 playlists that I shuffle through for running.