Love chickadee songs! It is impossible not to feel happy when you hear them!
Yep I was able to get the pain to diminish and then I went out for a long run and mountain bike ride. Probably not the best idea. It feels like the stability in that ankle is gone now? Hopefully I didn't jack something else up. Sorry to hear yours is still bothering you it's a rough injury for sure.
Yah, I kinda slid into the stubble to avoid landing on them perpendicularly. Couldn't really run through the soy though--it was pretty thick.Nice Lee! How did you like that cut straw for foot conditioning? Field stubble is really good to toughen between the toes and arch. Wisconsin farmers must be nice. We have big guns for trespassers out west.
I went and listened to all those bird sounds. Very fun. They sounded familiar.Well my attempt to run somewhere close to the half distance turned out to not be a Forrest Gump run by any means. I made it 10.5 miles before I decided that the legs are going to need a rest otherwise I would be looking at a longer recovery time. My left ankle is still slightly sore from this mornings run but think it will be good by tomorrow evening. Planning on taking the day off from running tomorrow. Might give it another try Friday or sometime this coming weekend.
Saw a big bunch of young turkeys while I ran two 1 mile laps in the park but was too focused on my run to mentally weigh or even count them. Heard two black capped chickadees and always enjoyed the song they sing since I was young but it wasn't until this spring I learned what bird sang this song.
Here are some samples of the chickadees song.
http://birds.audubon.org/birds/black-capped-chickadee
Yah, I kinda slid into the stubble to avoid landing on them perpendicularly. Couldn't really run through the soy though--it was pretty thick.
The 'no trespassing' sign was at the end of the lakeshore road servicing the vacation homes, so the likelihood of a shotgun wasn't too high, and I even considered running through, thinking a older guy running on gravel with bare feet might be badassed enough to prevent them from messing with me, but I wasn't sure if Stand Your Ground had made it this far North, and so thought better of it, and didn't want to happen across any Republican hot tub orgies or anything in any case.
Still, I imagine you're right, the Wisconsin farmers just inland from the lake are probably a good deal more civil than those in Utah, despite being Packers fans.
The past 3 weeks have been wonky what with screwed up sleep patterns, work schedule and such. But I got a run in last Monday (5.48 mi) and today did the Race Through the Redwoods 10K in 1:11 (or at least, that's what the clock read when I entered the chute...there's always a few minutes discrepancy, I've noticed). Also, as a lesson learned from the Turkey Trot, I went with brighter colors for race paint.
Before:
After:
I must say, the Revlon holds up nicely in the dirt. Though, admittedly, I'm not a fan of this shade of blue...I think it makes me look like a tart...
But I think we are going to have to teach you to at least reply as well as Dama...Btw runlight01 is my hubby. He got me on here and now the deed is done.
Ha! I threw out a small container recently, and wan't sure what it was. Well, I had mixed up some lotion and baking soda, but it didn't really work all that great.I've tried lotion before. Baking soda is a good idea. There's really just a few sensitive areas with my skin. I'll mix some baking soda with lotion and apply to those spots beforehand. Thanks!
So, regarding dryland exercises, is there something special about them? They seem to be just regular exercises for the shoulder and upper body. Am I missing something here? Or are these exercises for people who do nothing but swim, similar to those exercises for runners who do nothing but run? Thanks!Shoulders are something to take seriously for swim, regardless of form. One of the collegiate athletes who has instructed my daughter, has the most beautiful of swim forms I have seen, surely better than anyone else on the college swim team, pretty as any I've seen on the youtube, graceful, perfect. She is maybe 20 yrs old and had shoulder problems last year. Overuse can happen for any stroke, and she confesses that she wasn't doing enough "dry land" exercises, just swim.
So, regarding dryland exercises, is there something special about them? They seem to be just regular exercises for the shoulder and upper body. Am I missing something here? Or are these exercises for people who do nothing but swim, similar to those exercises for runners who do nothing but run? Thanks!
http://www.usaswimming.org/ViewMiscArticle.aspx?TabId=1645&mid=702&ItemId=700
I started doing some backstroke, because I read that it can balance out the muscles used for the freestyle.