tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14733404.post3911135007275316910..comments2024-01-08T05:50:04.098-05:00Comments on baxter sez: BraggingAlison Piepmeierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14733404.post-7807910014698626522007-04-17T19:22:00.000-05:002007-04-17T19:22:00.000-05:00Hey biffle, I've been training for a marathon. It...Hey biffle, I've been training for a marathon. It's in two weeks. I just experienced some injury after my longest training run, 20 miles. Not immediately after but the next week. I think it was gradually building up over time. It might be an 'iliobital band' injury, I don't know, just some numbness or pain in my right leg above my knee. Luckily I'm in the tapering phase of my training, so I'm hopeful I'll be 100% for the marathon in 2 weeks.<BR/><BR/>So here's some random bits of advice, maybe some will be helpful.<BR/><BR/>You are running way too fast. Remember that running under a 4 minute mile was considered unachievable up until the 50's. If you really did run at 4:18, you would have broken the world's record in 1865. I know you want those endorphins, but trust me they still come if you run slow. Slow tokes man, don't choke. For comparison, I'm running between 11:00 and 12:00 miles in training.<BR/><BR/>Warm up, stretch, run, stretch.<BR/><BR/>Get good shoes. I used to get shin splints and various lower leg and foot ailments. I went to a running specialty store to get shoes, and the guy told me my shoes were too small! Typically you need a 1/2 bigger shoe than normal for running. After than all those pains went away.Jay Crocketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10841039069012677385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14733404.post-68310907498482834452007-04-15T20:11:00.000-05:002007-04-15T20:11:00.000-05:00No, nothing to offer. I run about 3 miles maybe 3 ...No, nothing to offer. I run about 3 miles maybe 3 or 4 times a week.Kenneth Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252529691032736458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14733404.post-7839204617300568862007-04-14T11:31:00.000-05:002007-04-14T11:31:00.000-05:00Yeah, i remember you blogging about you running. ...Yeah, i remember you blogging about you running. I have a hard time seeing you do it (insert smiley face here), but i seem to recall you were covering some pretty good distance. <BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure that a lot of my problems came from the same source of many of my issues: too much, too fast. <BR/><BR/>By the time i started developing problems, i was running approx. 3 miles every weekday, taking saturday off, and then going for a one hour run on sundays. I did all of this on a hard surface (mostly asphalt, some cement). <BR/><BR/>Are you concerned for yourself, or do you have some good advice?Bifflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965722716159392121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14733404.post-50897838495397396232007-04-14T10:55:00.000-05:002007-04-14T10:55:00.000-05:00When you developed shin splints, how often were yo...When you developed shin splints, how often were you running, and how long were your runs? I'm a runner.Kenneth Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252529691032736458noreply@blogger.com