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  1. jschwab

    I'm living a nightmare, help me. Anybody have the new NB 790's?

    Here's the description on Here's the description on Amazon: Women's New Balance W790A low profile running shoe that is lightweight and made for speed and tractionthis trail racing shoe is built low to the ground to maximize responsiveness.Synthetic and cool mesh upperROCK STOP shock...
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    Any LGBT members

    Just wanted to congratulate Just wanted to congratulate you on your impending marriage. Two athletes in the house - that's heaven!
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    I'm living a nightmare, help me. Anybody have the new NB 790's?

    I can't tell, it's not even I can't tell, it's not even on the NB website. Damnit.
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    I'm living a nightmare, help me. Anybody have the new NB 790's?

    The nerve pain that I am The nerve pain that I am experiencing is, unfortunately, all right in my heels and sometimes arch right now. I used to feel it in my calf and Achilles more. I finally got that all calmed down and it's really not that bad (incidentally, I feel it extremely rarely...
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    I'm living a nightmare, help me. Anybody have the new NB 790's?

    Aw, you guys are sweet I Aw, you guys are sweet :) I have no idea if starting up again will work out, but the pain is not going away and my blood pressure is going sky high, so I have to do something. Until Christmas I was running in the pool and doing water classes, but I hit a wall with...
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    BM = BBM

    It's funny, I can be in an It's funny, I can be in an active bout of diarrhea and, if I run, it just all shuts down. I can have to go before a race and as soon as I start running, it all just stops. This thread makes me feel very blessed! I want to say a point about the fasting because I have...
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    Dairy - Yes or No or Maybe

    I really pushed it with the I really pushed it with the dairy and stomach upset and finally hit the wall. The next time I accidentally had dairy after cutting it completely for many months (thinking I had just developed lactose intolerance) I had an anaphylactic reaction from just an accidental...
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    I'm living a nightmare, help me. Anybody have the new NB 790's?

    I haven't been posting in a long time because I destroyed my back last summer doing core workouts with a trainer that wasn't right for me. I have a nerve impingement in my lower back now and the nerve pain hits directly in my Achilles'/heels/bottom of feet. I stopped running (and walking for...
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    My interview with Zola Budd By TJ

    This is a little silly, but This is a little silly, but whenever I see her - because she is so slight and light - I am shocked by the amount of bosom she has. Beautiful race.
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    Familiar Des Moines [barefoot] runner hospitalized after barroom beating

    Heck, I loved him from your Heck, I loved him from your many Forey-featuring updates, Angie.
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    Pray for a fallen brother in bare feet

    Pleease let us know if there Pleease let us know if there are any needs of the family. Tragic and heartbreaking.
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    My interview with Zola Budd By TJ

    I love that interview and the I love that interview and the race writeup. I especially like what she has to say about sports in US schools.
  13. jschwab

    Nerve impingement/calf strain

    Thanks for the response! I Thanks for the response! I acquired my sports hernia in the pool, so I'm always a little wary over overrelying on it. This is superhelpful.
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    Nerve impingement/calf strain

    Thanks, Dr. Mark, I will take Thanks, Dr. Mark, I will take a look. I do intuitively feel like my lower back and pelvis suffer from too much movement and instability. I had five pregnancies in four years, one of them resulting the in birth of a 10lb, 10oz baby. While all went well, I have had a...
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    Minimalist Shoe with Slip Resistant Sole

    What about the Teva Sling What about the Teva Sling King - it's meant for boat decks.
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    Achilles tendon or calf sprain?

    I have no idea. I have I have no idea. I have similar and always thought it was calf strain - now discovering that it is a nerve impingement in my back and the pain just radiates into my calf/achilles.
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    Barefoot running movement...Where are we going wrong???

    Yeah, for me it's like eating Yeah, for me it's like eating organic food or natural childbirth - how can something people did for MILLENIA before us be a fad???! I feel a bit like a fish out of water because barefoot/minimalist running is incredibly popular where I live and there is not a lot...
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    What are your thoughts on minimalist shoes for running in packed snow?

    I'm shocked no one has I'm shocked no one has mentioned Teva Protons/Sling Kings. They are Neoprene and as boat shoes offer excellent traction. My MT 100's are good, too but they are too much shoe for me now. I run in packed snow and ice alot in the winter in the city.
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    Safety concern makes me slightly reconsider

    Exactly, TJ. Nothing will Exactly, TJ. Nothing will help in that situation.
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    Must read articles on the home page!

    Don't drink away all your Don't drink away all your earnings! :)