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Monday, December 12, 2011
New 'Special'- looking shoes
Today I used my Amazon coupon for a pair of new running shoes. My Mizuno's are approaching 300 miles, which about the time to replace them. I wanted to try the other pair of shoes I tried on last time, a pair of Brooks Addiction 9's. These were the shoes that looked like orthopedic shoes that downs syndrome children wear. I really don't care what I look like anymore when I'm running. It's better to look stupid now than to totally fuck something up for the rest of my life. Here they are, my 'special' looking shoes:
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
It's been a while....
and lots has happened in the past few weeks. Some highlights are:
1. Longest run == 7.5 miles
2. Second longest run == 7 miles
3. I've moved to a new apartment.
4. I visited a chiropractor for the first time.
With the first highlight, the 7.5 miles were definitely not on purpose. My run was supposed to be 6 miles total, but I got lost in Laguna Beach....running down a straight road. Yeah....I totally suck at the navigation.
The 7 mile run was today and I've noticed that running 7 miles is somewhat easier than running 3 miles. I think it's because about halfway through, my body decides to stop fighting me because it realizes that I'm going to keep on running anyways whether it wants to or not. OR it could be that I just run until everything is numb and then nothing hurts.
My new apartment is really nice. It's a 2 bed/2bath with a balcony and hardwood floors, which will be great for fostering even more kitties!!! It's also going to be excellent for my post-marathon condition because I now have an elevator in the building. My fiance is now off the hook for carrying me up the stairs to the apartment.
Maybe visiting the chiropractor will be come routine over the next few months. I went in and told him I was training for a marathon and that the right side of my lower back hurt and I have patellar tendonitis in my left knee. He immediately told me he knew what was wrong. Apparently, one of the joints on one side of my hip was stuck (i.e. my hip was all out of alignment making one leg shorter than the other). Of course when one leg is shorter than the other, more force is put on the longer leg as you're walking or running or whatever leading to some sort of knee injury. After a 1 hr deep tissue massage, the chiropractor popped everything back into place. I would like to really say it's a placebo effect, but I really do feel different when running now. Maybe a little more balanced and loosened up? Also, my knee no longer hurts from standing and slowly walking for long periods of time.
On a happy note, my cat, Mao, has no other tumors other than the one that was removed last week, which came back as a form of carcinoma. He now has a large bald spot and a big healing incision on the side on his body. He looks a little ragged, but seems to be much happier these days. I still have to take him to a vet oncologist to make sure there's nothing else going on.
1. Longest run == 7.5 miles
2. Second longest run == 7 miles
3. I've moved to a new apartment.
4. I visited a chiropractor for the first time.
With the first highlight, the 7.5 miles were definitely not on purpose. My run was supposed to be 6 miles total, but I got lost in Laguna Beach....running down a straight road. Yeah....I totally suck at the navigation.
The 7 mile run was today and I've noticed that running 7 miles is somewhat easier than running 3 miles. I think it's because about halfway through, my body decides to stop fighting me because it realizes that I'm going to keep on running anyways whether it wants to or not. OR it could be that I just run until everything is numb and then nothing hurts.
My new apartment is really nice. It's a 2 bed/2bath with a balcony and hardwood floors, which will be great for fostering even more kitties!!! It's also going to be excellent for my post-marathon condition because I now have an elevator in the building. My fiance is now off the hook for carrying me up the stairs to the apartment.
Maybe visiting the chiropractor will be come routine over the next few months. I went in and told him I was training for a marathon and that the right side of my lower back hurt and I have patellar tendonitis in my left knee. He immediately told me he knew what was wrong. Apparently, one of the joints on one side of my hip was stuck (i.e. my hip was all out of alignment making one leg shorter than the other). Of course when one leg is shorter than the other, more force is put on the longer leg as you're walking or running or whatever leading to some sort of knee injury. After a 1 hr deep tissue massage, the chiropractor popped everything back into place. I would like to really say it's a placebo effect, but I really do feel different when running now. Maybe a little more balanced and loosened up? Also, my knee no longer hurts from standing and slowly walking for long periods of time.
On a happy note, my cat, Mao, has no other tumors other than the one that was removed last week, which came back as a form of carcinoma. He now has a large bald spot and a big healing incision on the side on his body. He looks a little ragged, but seems to be much happier these days. I still have to take him to a vet oncologist to make sure there's nothing else going on.
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