Man Dutchie, that's a lot of abuse!. And yes I am on of those older runners who also has had injuries to my legs. Torn acl's in both knees (hockey), bilateral broken heels and ankles (fall while climbing), and a broken leg (motorcycle).
Man Dutchie, that's a lot of abuse!. And yes I am on of those older runners who also has had injuries to my legs. Torn acl's in both knees (hockey), bilateral broken heels and ankles (fall while climbing), and a broken leg (motorcycle).
It's a lot of abuse to the lower extremities... I've had a lot of injuries, two back surgeries, countless ankle sprains, tore all the muscles or tendons or whatever across the arch of one foot from the inside of the foot to the outside, itb pain, shattered elbow that required 3 reconstructive surgeries, and a broken nose that required surgery and I still have problems breathing through. I could go on and on but the rest I think probably do not effect my running much...Man Dutchie, that's a lot of abuse!
Sounds like you are doing great getting back into shape Nick. I was in hospital for the 2 weeks following the heel and ankle fractures. The doctor who looked after me worked with my wife who was a crn of all things, ortho surgery. When he saw me in the er he must have already talked to my wife and his first words were, " well, might as well get rid of the shoes as your running days are done". great advice, got rid of the shoes, but I am still running though. Saw him at a Xmas party recently and told him that I was back to running halfs, and he just shook his head in disbelief.It's a lot of abuse to the lower extremities... I've had a lot of injuries, two back surgeries, countless ankle sprains, tore all the muscles or tendons or whatever across the arch of one foot from the inside of the foot to the outside, itb pain, shattered elbow that required 3 reconstructive surgeries, and a broken nose that required surgery and I still have problems breathing through. I could go on and on but the rest I think probably do not effect my running much...
B&A the advice you give is solid, the way it presented at time seems harsh.Dutchie,
Not sure I see it as black and white as you assume.
I'm with Dutchie, I lived a hard life but I wouldn't trade it for anything and I certainly wouldn't change anything. I was a state champion wrestler and boxer, played football, baseball, basketball (was never any good at basketball but loved playing), spent 4 years in the Army as an Infantryman, and grew up in the great outdoors of Big Sky country (Montana) hiking, backpacking, hunting and fishing. I lifted heavy weights for a lot of years too...Nick and Dutchie you guys are reminding me of that scene in Jaws now, between the captain and the marine biologist comparing scars. I feel so inadequate now--no structural damage until recently, and minor at that.
B&A the advice you give is solid, the way it presented at time seems harsh.
Wow, state champ! If we ever get together, I'll make sure not to piss you off. Wrestlers are dangerous. I had a motorcycle accident just before college, could've been fatal, but all's I got was a twisted ankle and a few cuts. It might've been lucky; who knows what my knees would be like now if I had played football in college. A couple of college football friends have already had knee and hip replacements.I'm with Dutchie, I lived a hard life but I wouldn't trade it for anything and I certainly wouldn't change anything. I was a state champion wrestler and boxer, played football, baseball, basketball (was never any good at basketball but loved playing), spent 4 years in the Army as an Infantryman, and grew up in the great outdoors of Big Sky country (Montana) hiking, backpacking, hunting and fishing. I lifted heavy weights for a lot of years too...
I think life's mishaps make what we can do more difficult but they should not keep us from expecting the best of what we still have.
What's TFR?TFR!
Hahaha! Anyone who knows me knows me as a big softy now a days. Younger days not so much, but now it takes a lot to really make me angry.Wow, state champ! If we ever get together, I'll make sure not to piss you off. Wrestlers are dangerous.
TFR = a vernacular version of "I couldn't agree with this more"!What's TFR?
Yes, it's true, I've noticed much less creakiness since beginning to get back in shape a year and a half ago. It's encouraging to hear you say there shouldn't be any expectation of any creakiness, as I was beginning to resign myself to it. The bright side of my suspected ITBS two weeks ago is that I'm taking flexibility-type exercises more seriously again, because a lot of the curative and preventative literature on ITBS deals with that kind of thing. I started trying to get back to doing the splits in the spring, then left it. I think I'm going to incorporate more of that kind of static stretching as well as dynamic stretching, er, I mean lengthening (it's lengthening when it's dynamic, and stretching when it's static, right?), into my routine. Just curious Chris, is there anything you do for flexibility and/or injury prevention? You're able to pile up a lot of mileage without issue.Please don't expect that permanent aches and pains are necessarily a normal part of the aging process - as someone else wrote "We don't stop running because we get old, we get old because we stop running!"