tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post115154859768771447..comments2023-12-11T08:19:00.272-05:00Comments on DoctorMama: How's It Going, Maggots?DoctorMamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-43157640266565253252007-06-06T00:51:00.000-04:002007-06-06T00:51:00.000-04:00This is a late comment to an old post, but I wante...This is a late comment to an old post, but I wanted to let you know I started with a beginner's running program offered by a local running club. I've been at it almost 12 weeks. Today I ran a mile without stopping, walked a minute, then ran another mile. This is considerable progress given that 12 weeks ago I could barely run one minute. Would you consider doing another post on running in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-18217715648769186912006-08-22T18:03:00.000-04:002006-08-22T18:03:00.000-04:00Hey Sarge, still muddling through the shin splints...Hey Sarge, still muddling through the shin splints but delighted to add that having a dog/puppy is quite the motivator! (sp?) We walk over a mile but maybe only run for half of that now.....adding a little each day. Just wanted you to know that you and the puppy has got my ass in gear!Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395914351465100969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1153509428480777962006-07-21T15:17:00.000-04:002006-07-21T15:17:00.000-04:00Completely inspired. I appreciate all the helpful...Completely inspired. I appreciate all the helpful tips. I will try them ASAP. I don't have workout shoes with me, so it might be Monday. But I'll try it. Promise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1153233095911403932006-07-18T10:31:00.000-04:002006-07-18T10:31:00.000-04:00I stumbled across this yesterday. Got on board la...I stumbled across this yesterday. Got on board last night. I am a walker through and through -- my typical workout is 60 minutes of fast walking on small incline, but this time I ran 30 of it. I've never been able to do this before -- was always running too fast. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1152910167567031732006-07-14T16:49:00.000-04:002006-07-14T16:49:00.000-04:00I'm going to do it. I will run in the sweltering ...I'm going to do it. I will run in the sweltering heat of the deep south and I will have skinny thighs like my runnermama freak marathoner friends.<BR/><BR/>It will kill me to do it, but it will help that I can curse you silently in my head the whole way.<BR/><BR/>I will do it TOMORROW MORNING.<BR/><BR/>So there.<BR/><BR/>*stamps foot*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1152761822503632152006-07-12T23:37:00.000-04:002006-07-12T23:37:00.000-04:00I do too know heat! I have run the Peachtree Road...I do too know heat! I have run the Peachtree Road Race -- Atlanta in the am -- 90+% humidity and comparable degree number. Halfway through the race, you were sure the tar must be melting and that's why your feet didn't want to move!<BR/><BR/>And it's HOT here. I go to the library so I can breathe in the air conditioning! (Hmm. Jog around the stacks?) (I might knock down a senior citizen.)<amusinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347183179627696626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1152630180301538802006-07-11T11:03:00.000-04:002006-07-11T11:03:00.000-04:00I'm happy to report the pain in R foot has eased u...I'm happy to report the pain in R foot has eased up, so I have NOT been back to podiatrist to get the "C" shot...<BR/>I went to our local fancy-schmancy running store to have a fitting... He measured my L foot as an 8 & my R as an 8.5, so he put me in size 8.5 Asics GT-2110's. I have to lace up the L foot real tight but it's definately an improvement!<BR/>(Geez I knew my feet had grown Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152215204773184788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1152561482548666352006-07-10T15:58:00.000-04:002006-07-10T15:58:00.000-04:00Erin — keep it up.Binkytown — just keep it up all ...Erin — keep it up.<BR/><BR/>Binkytown — just keep it up all winter too; bundle up.<BR/><BR/>Jo — your prizes are … right around here somewhere … where DID I leave them, now? (Power yoga sounds good, though. Is it the opposite of 12-step, “I am powerless” yoga?)<BR/><BR/>Orange — You’re a ripped beast.<BR/><BR/>Sherry — your arch might be plantar fasciitis, and stretches can help. Your sister’s DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1152515977428139282006-07-10T03:19:00.000-04:002006-07-10T03:19:00.000-04:00I've been doing a teeny bit of running. I'll write...I've been doing a teeny bit of running. I'll write more when I actually have something impressive to report!<BR/><BR/>Today I did the run for 4 minutes, walk for 3 run for 4, walk for 2, run for 5, etc. Is that OK? The stamina I need to build up is less cardio (although I am smoking again--I'll explain later--Don't kill me, Sarge!) and more in my legs. For some reason, whenever I first start Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1152412564132147892006-07-08T22:36:00.000-04:002006-07-08T22:36:00.000-04:00Thanks, Sarge--I finally figured out that the reas...Thanks, Sarge--I finally figured out that the reason running hurt so damn much is that I was always trying to go too fast. I've been following your advice for a couple of weeks, and usually walk 5 min to work through shin splints, then run as much as I can for the rest, walking again at the end. Like someone said above--its amazing to need to stop running because my muscles hurt, not because I'm Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924299348096538030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1152317431808706962006-07-07T20:10:00.000-04:002006-07-07T20:10:00.000-04:00Thumbscrew, I second the Enell. I was reduced from...Thumbscrew, I second the Enell. I was reduced from a DDD/E to a C. The Enells are awesome. Ebay also has them for almost half the price. <BR/><BR/>C.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17677555290950815409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1152210311658023732006-07-06T14:25:00.000-04:002006-07-06T14:25:00.000-04:00I read your post a while ago, but my partner and I...I read your post a while ago, but my partner and I just started running together this week. Going so slow "you could probably walk faster" has been a revelation -- for the first time, my muscles feel the burn instead of my lungs. (I have a bit of exercise-enduced asthma.) I was actually happy to have a slight side cramp! The slow pace also means I can keep up with my much thinner girlfriend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1152207522510535872006-07-06T13:38:00.000-04:002006-07-06T13:38:00.000-04:00I'm not running, because I hate it with a passion,...I'm not running, because I hate it with a passion, but I do climb the enormous hill behind our house 3 or 4 times a week and then sort of jog back down. It's not really jogging - more like falling as my feet move. It makes my quads sore, though, so it must be good for something. But no jogging! None! Hate it and still have an unreasonable animosity towards people that like it.Mignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716330276288396317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1152053392872604862006-07-04T18:49:00.000-04:002006-07-04T18:49:00.000-04:00Ok. Fine. I ran. Actually ran. Dragged this fa...Ok. Fine. I ran. Actually ran. Dragged this fat body out and ran.<BR/><BR/>I'm 40 years old, and I never, ever, EVER thought I'd do that in my life. Now I have this need to do it again.<BR/><BR/>Bitch.<BR/><BR/>And, um...my heart and I thank you!Caroliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11637418089860927715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1152024966592387512006-07-04T10:56:00.000-04:002006-07-04T10:56:00.000-04:00The bambino is now six weeks old and I've run thre...The bambino is now six weeks old and I've run three times. Three times! This is a big deal for a lazy maggot like myself. <BR/><BR/>I went very, very slowly. I listened to Metallica so I'd be pissed off enough to tackle the slight hills in my neighborhood. I cranked the volume so as to spare myself the sound of my wheezing. I ignored the young, blonde, lithe runners who seemed to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967309035514022186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1151717568516922632006-06-30T21:32:00.000-04:002006-06-30T21:32:00.000-04:00Big-boobed runners: I got one word for y'all: En...Big-boobed runners: I got one word for y'all: Enell. Get it here: http://www.titlenine.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=87&itemType=PRODUCT&iProductID=87&RS=1&keyword=Enell<BR/><BR/>I was a 38DD BEFORE I STARTED NURSING (queue "Psycho" theme), and this thing keeps me totally bounce-free to this day.thumbscre.wshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626759468694284273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1151700992391862342006-06-30T16:56:00.000-04:002006-06-30T16:56:00.000-04:00I've been lucky to get out 2X/wk...Unfortunately t...I've been lucky to get out 2X/wk...<BR/>Unfortunately the heel of R foot is giving me the same sort of pain L foot gave me 2 yrs ago, which was a heel spur that I waited out. If it gets much worse, back to the podiatrist, he can shoot it up w/cortisone again so for a while it feels great, it feels like SOMEONE ELSE'S foot...<BR/>(yep I've got the orthotics too)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152215204773184788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1151692484287316542006-06-30T14:34:00.000-04:002006-06-30T14:34:00.000-04:00I have not been running because for some reason th...I have not been running because for some reason the arch of my foot KILLS when I run. That and my sister's been here so it's more fun to eat cookies and watch movies.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565845481086249832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1151686320555305522006-06-30T12:52:00.000-04:002006-06-30T12:52:00.000-04:00I ain't runnin', Sarge. (The knee objects.) But I ...I ain't runnin', Sarge. (The knee objects.) But I have been going to the health club semi-regularly (those scheduled appointments with the trainer are vital for getting me out of my slug-like ways), and in one month, I've pared 3 inches from my waist and 5 pounds (mostly from the waist zone). The trainer keeps upping the amount of weight on the various machines, but I haven't been achy since the Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1151676765298685012006-06-30T10:12:00.000-04:002006-06-30T10:12:00.000-04:00Dr Mama! Thank you! I've been running 30 minutes e...Dr Mama! Thank you! I've been running 30 minutes every other day, as instructed. I also don't seem to be losing weight but I DEFINATELY have more energy and my depression has been much improved by this. Plan to keep it up all summer- (don't know what to do in the winter though, ideas?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1151673676004540552006-06-30T09:21:00.000-04:002006-06-30T09:21:00.000-04:00Yes ma'am! I went out jogging this morning and fe...Yes ma'am! I went out jogging this morning and felt sufficiently proud of myself to warrant an entire post on my blog. It made me remember why I used to jog back when I was first married.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1151672507581293222006-06-30T09:01:00.000-04:002006-06-30T09:01:00.000-04:00I’m feeling all happy and proud now. You guys made...I’m feeling all happy and proud now. You guys made my day.<BR/><BR/>But so many of you are talking about weight. When did I ever say anything about weight? I’ll have to post about weight and food next, I guess. Short answer: Forget the weight for now.<BR/><BR/>Feral—you’re my MUSCLEY running bitch.<BR/><BR/>Bitsy—Florida!! You tell amusing that it’s NOT HOT where she lives. I wouldn’t worry aboutDoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1151617713602003502006-06-29T17:48:00.000-04:002006-06-29T17:48:00.000-04:00I've been increasing my time and distance, slowly ...I've been increasing my time and distance, slowly but surely. I'm up to 3.5 miles in 38 minutes -- yeah, me :) I don't think I'll make a marathon, but maybe a 10K someday. And at 6am, the heat and humidity aren't so bad...Artemishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321501062140234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1151608480229525912006-06-29T15:14:00.000-04:002006-06-29T15:14:00.000-04:00I followed a link here from Cecily's site right af...I followed a link here from Cecily's site right after you posted your running decree. I ho-ed and hummed for a week or so, but kept thinking about what you said, and I started running. A little humiliating that if I were walking, I'd be able to keep pace with myself running, but then I think "goddamn it, I may be slow, but I'm DOING IT" and let myself feel proud. Have been very good about emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583793727487014378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1151605010577083232006-06-29T14:16:00.000-04:002006-06-29T14:16:00.000-04:00Going pretty well. Every other day, not entirely w...Going pretty well. Every other day, not entirely without fail but almost. I credit Dr Mama, the iPod and the fact that the baby wakes me up at 7 so I'm still able to get out before it's 95 degrees. Thanks Dr. Mama.Nikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795554401570611521noreply@blogger.com