tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post8647553339862634846..comments2023-12-11T08:19:00.272-05:00Comments on DoctorMama: Running RutsDoctorMamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-2538277766400821212012-09-24T20:55:47.437-04:002012-09-24T20:55:47.437-04:00Motivating: Volunteer to man a water station at a ...Motivating: Volunteer to man a water station at a nearby race.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16179877206423085964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-26721161349400705502012-09-12T21:19:48.586-04:002012-09-12T21:19:48.586-04:00I forgot the one thing that helped the most... I g...I forgot the one thing that helped the most... I got a GPS (now you can just use a smartphone + MapMyRun app though). I had spent a lot of time wondering how fast I was, how far I was going (on new courses or on trails), and whether I had just run faster than usual or slower and did it matter that there was a headwind and what about that minute I waited at the stoplight? I love the data and it isLaurelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-61718886490331563812012-09-12T18:00:39.759-04:002012-09-12T18:00:39.759-04:00I'll tell you what doesn't work: meeting u...I'll tell you what doesn't work: meeting up with a running group in which the leaders swear up and down that they run at all paces, one at the front and one stays at the back, slow runners very welcome... and then they all bound off at a flat ten mile per hour and three miles into it you find yourself trying to find your own way back while the rest of the pack go bounding merrily off intoTamarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01932610700457609577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-12220054309348917432012-09-10T09:38:47.344-04:002012-09-10T09:38:47.344-04:00Unknown - that foot pain could be a stress fractur...Unknown - that foot pain could be a stress fracture; don't run and get it checked out. (And I almost NEVER say don't run, so you know I mean it!)<br /><br />Didi - I swear to you, if you run slowly enough, you will be able to run the whole thing. If you've been at this more than a couple of weeks, you can run for 30 minutes at least. Try this: start more slowly, and when you feel DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-27998282192179579122012-09-10T00:02:57.362-04:002012-09-10T00:02:57.362-04:00What do you think about Jeff Galloway's Run Wa...What do you think about Jeff Galloway's Run Walk Run? <br /><br />I tried getting myself into running slowly by your method some time ago and kept getting short of breath - realized it was exercise-induced bronchospasm and did better with some albuterol, but then my enthusiasm kind of faded. A friend convinced me recently sign up for a half marathon (it was 8 mos away at the time), and I haveDidinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-13854748133299209202012-09-08T21:22:11.404-04:002012-09-08T21:22:11.404-04:00I got sick of just running so I switched to triath...I got sick of just running so I switched to triathlons. Keeps me running, just less and way way way less bored! It is FUN and challenging to swim with a master's swimming class and to join and a bike club!Maddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-11755133438576370852012-09-08T10:32:28.157-04:002012-09-08T10:32:28.157-04:00Find someone who runs slower than you and cheer th...Find someone who runs slower than you and cheer them on: I run with my Marine daughter, and her toddler AND her 9 week old in the jogger---I push the stroller and hold the dog and cheer her on. She needs to be able to run about a 9 minute mile in 2 more months, so this isn't maternal pushiness! The jogger uphill does wonderful things for my thighs, and since I'm the cheering squad, I lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-71742763669559564652012-09-07T09:04:27.984-04:002012-09-07T09:04:27.984-04:00I'm with Laurel re: advanced maggotry. I run r...I'm with Laurel re: advanced maggotry. I run regularly (4x per week, 3.5-4 miles, and longer 50-60 minute run and all routes have hills) but still seem to have two speeds, slow and steady and slower and struggling.<br /><br />Best run...early summer morning (6-ish) in San Francisco.<br /> <br />SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-79043468951045935492012-09-06T21:45:06.667-04:002012-09-06T21:45:06.667-04:00dailymile.com (as well as the forums on runnerswor...dailymile.com (as well as the forums on runnersworld.com) has been great motivation. Connecting with like-minded people is always great!<br /><br />monicac2https://www.blogger.com/profile/12847267744568415682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-49137871388104399652012-09-06T14:13:41.940-04:002012-09-06T14:13:41.940-04:00i started slowly running in May using the couch to...i started slowly running in May using the couch to 5k as a rough plan. it's been great, except one day i abruptly developed pain in my left foot along the side and on the top. There was no acute trauma. My sneakers were bought in late May. i also sometimes have sciatica on the left; it happens to be flaring coincident with this foot pain. could the foot pain be related to the back pain? I Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18402229254192564745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-49111833672251177492012-09-06T00:06:43.411-04:002012-09-06T00:06:43.411-04:00get addicted to RunKeeper!
575km in almost one yea...get addicted to RunKeeper!<br />575km in almost one year :)<br />xo<br />EEmmanuellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-70625022644488713112012-09-05T17:28:16.557-04:002012-09-05T17:28:16.557-04:00Funny, I think running outfits are just very not c...Funny, I think running outfits are just very not cute, so that one doesn't do it for me.<br /><br />But these are good.<br /><br />More advanced maggotry? Will work on it.DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-19442466157737227222012-09-04T11:55:40.151-04:002012-09-04T11:55:40.151-04:00But I don't want to anything other than sleep!...But I don't want to anything other than sleep!! Seriously, not trying to be cute, none of these suggestions help when I have a bed available and two sleeping babies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-69287694331547550352012-09-04T11:11:57.102-04:002012-09-04T11:11:57.102-04:00(New reader here and enjoying it very much).
On k...(New reader here and enjoying it very much).<br /><br />On keeping the motivation, nothing works better for me than signing up for a race (though I stick to 10Ks). Books about running also helped --see Murakami's, or "Born to run". I'm also a sucker for a statistics so an app with GPS works well.<br /><br />On favorite routes: I live in Germany and used to travel regularly for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-59804972049352400042012-09-04T09:53:38.842-04:002012-09-04T09:53:38.842-04:00Recently I found that cross-training kicked up my ...Recently I found that cross-training kicked up my game a notch--biking on non-run days, stairs, weight-bearing exercise. Otherwise, I started running in Five Fingers. I know they're ugly as sin and I'm not a total barefoot evangelist, but I'm less clumsy and feel more connected to the earth. (Been curious what you would say about the barefoot thing.) I also did the take music away/Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440658754416289147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-33127791368621609552012-09-04T02:45:06.028-04:002012-09-04T02:45:06.028-04:00Hands down, running the Grouse Grind (no walking!)...Hands down, running the Grouse Grind (no walking!) in Vancouuver. i.e. the stair climber from hell. . The gondolla ride down is perhaps one of the most breathtaking anywhere.V.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-19056685971748879862012-09-04T00:36:49.318-04:002012-09-04T00:36:49.318-04:00The biggest thing for me has been logging my runs ...The biggest thing for me has been logging my runs on my blog such that I'm filled with shame when I miss runs. Other than that, I agree with OMDG that cute new outfits also help.Solitary Diner (Also Known as The Frugalish Physician)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01239189582752445700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-88290819454608577682012-09-04T00:21:26.336-04:002012-09-04T00:21:26.336-04:00I love running away from home. I mean, running whe...I love running away from home. I mean, running when I'm away from home. Ahem. I am just back from a long weekend in Vancouver, BC, which included a few lovely runs in Stanley Park, along the seawall. Stunning. I've also enjoyed some great running on the Oregon coast and in San Diego.<br /><br />Other things that work for me when I need to get motivated: adding music (during times I Snickollethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123630374052898460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-51304758341217902492012-09-03T21:08:26.907-04:002012-09-03T21:08:26.907-04:00New York on a business trip, from my hotel in midt...New York on a business trip, from my hotel in midtown up to Central Park and back. It was summer and the heavens opened and I was drenched, running in the rain. I took the elevator back to my room with some tourists who double-took at the sight of me dripping wet and said: "Are you alright?" "Never been better," I said, and we laughed and laughed.yatimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08142518546357757874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-63860818979881698352012-09-03T21:07:02.811-04:002012-09-03T21:07:02.811-04:00My favourite run was around the Wellington (NZ) wa...My favourite run was around the Wellington (NZ) waterfront with my 8 year old son. It was a 7km funrun and he loved it esp. the watersprays.<br /><br />I've been jogging for 5 years thanks to you. I do find it hard not to try and go faster than I should. You know, beat your previous best time.<br /><br />Heather GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-75001195736276973362012-09-03T18:11:10.403-04:002012-09-03T18:11:10.403-04:00I joined a running group this summer and it was fa...I joined a running group this summer and it was fantastic. They grouped us by speed and so my 11-minute miles did not mean I was bringing up the rear, feeling pathetic. I was very motivated to run between meetings so I could keep up with the other women in my group. And it's been a great way to connect with other women who run slowly but consistently. This morning I was flagging a bit at 4 Jamiehttp://mostgladly.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-36450028976575056632012-09-03T17:48:38.750-04:002012-09-03T17:48:38.750-04:001. Buy a cute new running outfit.
2. Read a book...1. Buy a cute new running outfit. <br />2. Read a book or magazine about running.<br />3. Talk about running with a friend who runs more than you do.<br />4. Start logging your runs.<br />5. Do some speed work (i.e. strides, hills, tempo) to change things up one time per week. <br />OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.com