Reposting from a friend who found this jewel. This is just priceless! I’ve been on both sides of this perspective.. and let me tell you that a kind word, smile, fist bump or thumbs up can make all the difference in the world. I definitely don’t pass up the opportunity to offer them up whenever I can!
Did you have piriformis surgery? Lynn Salinger
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I was never a candidate for piriformis surgery.. in so much as my sciatic nerve wasn’t aggravated by the piriformis. I still deal with chronic pain when sitting on hard/uncomfortable surfaces for much longer than 20 minutes, but my issue seems to be the saccro-coccygeal joint (where the sacrum and the coccyx join).
Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
- Howard Thurman
It’s that time of year, again, to reflect on the past and set into motion plans for the future.. I don’t like to spend too much time doing either, because I don’t want to miss out on what is going on right now! We’ll save that philosophy for another post.
2012 was another year of ratcheting up my fitness and reinventing myself, and I couldn’t be more pleased with the progress.
I got back on the treadmill this morning, after giving my legs a little break after IMAZ. It felt good to work up a sweat and get my heart beating. About midway through my 5k, I saw a dude mount a mill to my left. This guy was me a few years back.. I imagine he’s pushing 280-300. He set his pace and started to run.. I noticed out of my peripheral vision that he ran with a mid-foot strike and relaxed posture and by the time he was done he had ran for a full 30 minutes before stopping. I had, and took, the opportunity to offer a “way to kill that run, dude” at the paper towel dispenser afterwards and he smiled with a thanks. I hope to run across him again at the gym!
Sick people suck. I’m not sure where I got this from, but it seriously hammered me yesterday morning. Standing at the Subway counter getting some breakfast sandwiches, I all of the sudden felt nauseous and a little dizzy..
I spent most of the day sweating, rolling uncomfortably on the couch, and body feeling like it was hit by a truck. Saltines and Diet 7Up was the basic diet yesterday.. I did manage some oranges and Emergen-C later in the evening though..
My body is still feeling wrecked but at least I’m not dizzy or feeling like I could puke.. what the heck was that all about. ugh.
I am an Ironman. On 11/18 I spent 13:26:52 swimming, biking, and running in circles in Tempe, AZ!
.. ya, so I was reflecting on my Ironman training “schedule” when it occurred to me that its really become more of a guide than anything. A couple weeks back I went retardedly overboard into beast-mode in a weight lifting sesh, followed that by a run, and spent the following 3 days feeling like my legs took on a massive attack.
One thing led to another and I calf cramped..
At first my glute and hamstring (right side, if you’re wondering) were fairly beaten up.. got that sorted out after a few days. And now I’ve got an achilles that was over-cooked (again, right side) that is jjuuussssttt about sorted out as well.
So back to my epiphany.. I had this overly detailed schedule that had some 15 to 20 mile runs mixed in with bikes and swims. I’ve done well with hitting my bike goals having done two 100 milers and feeling confident on how to pace them. I’ve swum (swam, swimmed, swi219421ed?) 2.4 miles a couple times, done some open water (most recently in damn cold water) and generally stick to 1.2 mile swims a couple times a week.
The running.. not as much as I would have liked.
Ironman Arizona is, what, 24 days away.. there is no time for me to build up to a 20 mile run. I’ll be lucky to build up to 10 or maybe a 13.1.. but you know what, none of that really matters.
What matters is that I respect my body and give it what it needs to heal, so if that means I don’t get to run a whole bunch or need to take a few extra recovery days every so often. So be it. I feel like I’m mentally and physically dialed for Ironman.. I love to run and I’m not afraid of “going there” when I need to.. so I’ll save that for 11/18.
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