chocolate and bacon does not sound good to me. neither does maple syrup and bacon, though. but honey cured ham is delicious so i’m not too sure what my problem is.
i have no idea about your elbow but i really do hope it feels better soon.
its sounds good to me!!! But I also have …bacon and cheese flavored microwave popcorn…in my car for emergencies. no car microwave however.
elbow? :{ no!!! hope you get some help with it :{
maple syrup is good on anything. I would bath in it if I could 
[quote]Cal Jones wrote:
I am almost always commando, Edgy! I just don’t like anything tight around my nether regions.
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You are on my list of my very favoritist peoples, Cal.
This is beautiful~
That’s good to know.
OK, so back to the arm. Had my ART today and Nicole dug her muscular thumbs into various bits of me before examining the offending limb. The problem stems from an angry brachialis tendon and an equally angry supinator.
Having this worked on was not pleasant. Not at all.
I am going to have to be patient with this and avoid stuff that pisses it off more.
is the 1/2 this weekend or next? Whats the weather like where you are? It was freezing here in Melbourne when I did both my races. The early morning start time, in the cold was painful!
Woowoo I take it back. I… uhm, like chocolate n bacon.
Avoiding stuff that pisses off the elbow? That’s a lot, elbows work for like, 65%*** of exercises.
I hope laying off will get you back to tip-top.
***Statistic was totally made up
Half this weekend? Good luck!
[quote]Nadia Comeandeat wrote:
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x2. Hi Cal. No cartwheels then?
Looks like you’re gonna have to walk for transportation, like the rest of us!
It’s tomorrow, yes (eek!) which means I am skipping the gym today. It’s not a large commercial race - it’s a club race so I’m expecting to be at the back. Weather is very warm here (yesterday was actually hot) so it’s good it’s an early morning race, though we might have some rain today and tomorrow.
As for cartwheels, they are definitely out. I am going to do some experimentation with light weights to see what can and can’t be done. Main thing I need to avoid is locking out my arm so deadlifts are definitely a no no.
Good luck on the run tomorrow!! You’ll do great!
Bummer about the cartwheels for now. Tendonopathy is such a bitch. At least you know what it is and what is aggravating it. I know that you said your gym doesn’t have a lot of machines, but this is definitely a time that you could make use of some. Best of luck.
Hope your run goes well. At least it is an elbow-free activity!
Have fun today!!
Whew! Half marathon is done.
Never mind that I had to get my arse out of bed to catch a train at 6.55am on a Sunday morning, then another train, then walk one and a half miles from the station to the start… I guess that would have tired out your average Joe without the race itself.
It was also raining and grey when I got up, but quite warm. This stopped by the time the race started. Then the sun came out and it got really fucking humid.
The race itself was in Richmond (which is technically not in London, although it has been absorbed by the urban sprawl) which is very pleasant, and there was a nice stretch alongside the river Thames for a few miles. Sciatica never got too bad (although it’s always there, muttering in the background like a grumpy old man) but my calves and hams were really starting to tie up once I got past the 8 mile mark. By 10 miles I was pretty beat (as you Americans put it). I was also dismayed that this was the last water station because by the time I had gone through 12 miles miles my spit had turned to emulsion and I actually gave serious thought to picking up a half-drunk bottle of Lucozade someone had dropped in the road.
There was a pretty weird moment somewhere between 11.5 and 12 miles where, for a moment, I felt both sick and also emotional, as though I was about to break down. I don’t know what the fuck that was about but I pressed on and concentrated on putting one foot in front of the other until I got my arse through the finish. By that point I was just not capable of going any faster, but I never stopped, so I’m quite proud of myself for that.
I don’t have my official time but it was somewhere around 2:18. It’s slow, but it’s more or less what I was expecting.
I spent some time stretching and drinking water before heading back to Richmond station, which was about another two miles away. I think the walk was a good thing because my legs were so sore and fatigued, it was good to get some blood into them.
It’s funny - when I did my 13 mile training run on Easter Sunday, I didn’t feel nearly as beat up. It wasn’t hot but the run had some nasty hills and I didn’t take any water with me. Don’t get me wrong, that was a tough run, but this one, though relatively flat, left me shuffling like a pensioner afterwards.
I’ll have a good foam roll later - right now I’m having some chicken, rice and vegetables to replenish my energy. I expect I will ache a lot tomorrow.
Cal: Congrats on your half. No water after mile 10! That sucks. Every half I’ve done has aide every 2 miles–your choice of water and gatorade. Profound fatigue can leave you raw. I’ve felt that running before too.
At the risk of sounding like a cheap Dr. Frenchie:
Exercise usually enhances moods, releases endorphines and all that (which we all know of course). However if you’ve been bottling negative stuff in (parents, job/ cranky aging body ect…) and dealing with it in your borderline “autistic/antisocial” personality which equals in flight/avoidance/ignore… The exercise/endorphones forced you to face your emotions before feeling better. Kinda let the bad crap out to start the healing. At the end of the race you were proud of yourself. Ending with positive emotions which = major good.
I often tap into negative/aggressive energy at the gym because truth of the matter it is there and part of me and who I am always kind of simmering under the super happy/social/bubbly person. Tapping into it, allowing an outlet and finishing my day with a walk home and some funny tune kind of lances the sore for me. I think I’m too sensitive to other people’s emotions/state of mind and I end up absorbing, transfering to me. Gym keeps this shit from driving me bat crazy.
ok. sorry for the hijack. just though the psychological aspect of the run was very interesting.
Heh well, it’s an interesting theory. I think I was just exhausted, though. Dealing with children a lot, as I now do, it’s pretty apparent that they are a lot more prone to tears when they’re tired. At the point I had my moment, I very hot, very tired and in a lot of discomfort, and there was still a mile and a half to go. When it happened I just thought “WTF? This isn’t right!” and then told myself to just keep putting one foot in front of the other.
Still, I’ve heard about people bursting into tears in yoga before but have never felt anything like that before. Despite the fact I like to have a good bitch, I’m generally pretty positive (I guess if I get something out on paper or on screen, then I don’t have to carry it with me) although I can get grumpy at the gym when guys don’t put their weights away. Even if I’m not, I’m quite adept at summoning the rage monster. For instance, when I do dumbell rows I imagine someone I don’t like (usually fictional, though it can be real) and visualise tearing their spine out. Once I’m done, I’m back to my normal self.
I’ll second the frenchie- both on the maple syrup bath and the emotions during intense physical activity.
congrats on the race, cal. you beat yourself when you didnt quit, which means you won.
crazy running englishwoman.
There’s a medal?
Very hawt Cal! And congratulations. You should be proud, you made it.