Sooo, I decided to try out some GU on some of our long runs (if you'll remember, I decided to try this delicacy before the race to see if it would result in explosive abdominal issues). So at REI the other day I picked up a few flavors for the sampling. Lemon sublime, pineapple roctane, and chocolate outrage made it into my cart, and then into my pocket for a long run. Well...let me just tell you that anything that is pale yellow and the consistency of thick mucus is NOT something a respiratory therapist can stomach! I opened the packet (lemon sublime) and squirted , no smooshed some out of the packed and into my mouth and GAG!!! All I could think of was swallowing a giant loogey! Maybe my job has ruined me and you will think it is fine, but lemon sublime and pineapple roctane will not be a part of my life any longer. Chocolate -excuse me I believe it is CHOCOLATE OUTRAGE - on the other hand reminded me of licking the brownie batter out of the bowl - so that has passed the taste test.
You will all be happy to hear also that my guts survived the taste test unscathed, so I foresee the beginnings of a beautiful relationship between myself and my new (super powered) brownie batter.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Confessions of a overpronating adducter...
Hi, my name is Jamie and I am an overpronating adducter. I have been addicted to adducting and overpronating as long as I can remember. It has cause sore knees and painful running. But I can stop whenever I want....
Thank you to Brown's Shoe fit who analyzed my feet and and my "gait" and discovered the possible reasons for my sore knees. Apparently I am a train wreck in the efficient running department, but hopefully the new shoes I got will help! I had the wrong shoe type and was a full size too small. Who knew?
Brown's will do the analysis for free and if you buy the right shoe, they will throw the left one in for free (not my line, I promise)! And they threw in a free pair of smart wool socks that match the shoes! Tasha, did you hear that? My socks match my shoes! It is a dream come true for you!
The maiden voyage is tomorrow night...keep your fingers crossed!
Thank you to Brown's Shoe fit who analyzed my feet and and my "gait" and discovered the possible reasons for my sore knees. Apparently I am a train wreck in the efficient running department, but hopefully the new shoes I got will help! I had the wrong shoe type and was a full size too small. Who knew?
Brown's will do the analysis for free and if you buy the right shoe, they will throw the left one in for free (not my line, I promise)! And they threw in a free pair of smart wool socks that match the shoes! Tasha, did you hear that? My socks match my shoes! It is a dream come true for you!
The maiden voyage is tomorrow night...keep your fingers crossed!
Monday, April 18, 2011
Riding Brother
So Rod (my brother) was in town for the weekend and I talked him into riding with me on my 16 mile ride and being my water sherpa! His Bum is sore and he thinks I go to the bathroom a lot, but we had a nice few hours together! Thanks Rod! Tasha
Thursday, April 7, 2011
The running tally, part 2
OK- here is an update on the running tally, or how much I have spent on this marathon so far...
We left off at $340, and the new additions are (drumroll please)...
~NEW SHOES!!! $53 (with tax and the $50 gift card I got from the Sweetheart Run) - this will always be the favorite expenditure, especially since my knees have not hurt since I've run in them (we'll see after this 15 miler on Saturday if I'm still happy). I've been an ASICS fan for the last few years, but I won a Brooks gift card so that's what this latest pair is. I may be a convert...
~$4 maps of the trails around town with mileage
~$12.95 pair of Smartwool running socks
~$14 pair of running socks (both pairs of socks have been an attempt at blister prevention (these $14 ones did not work) but I had a $9 dividend at REI and a %20 off coupon, so they ended up costing about $3
~$7 in GU and Cytomax (sugar packet stuff to eat while running and drink mix). This is what the aide stations at the race will have, and I thought I should try it beforehand to make sure it doesn't give me explosive diarrhea or anything scary
~$7 hot pink running shirt for race day
~$1 hot pink flower for my hair for race day (what has happened to me???)
~ $30 multiple boxes of blister cushion band-aids (Target's Up and Up brand is the best) and one bottle of New- Skin and a roll of moleskin
Which brings the total to $457.95
DON'T TELL MATT! (Just kidding- I told him today he's my sponsor. I'm pretty sure he rolled his eyes, and I'm pretty sure that he's going to refer to this list someday when he wants to buy a new mtn bike)
We left off at $340, and the new additions are (drumroll please)...
~NEW SHOES!!! $53 (with tax and the $50 gift card I got from the Sweetheart Run) - this will always be the favorite expenditure, especially since my knees have not hurt since I've run in them (we'll see after this 15 miler on Saturday if I'm still happy). I've been an ASICS fan for the last few years, but I won a Brooks gift card so that's what this latest pair is. I may be a convert...
~$4 maps of the trails around town with mileage
~$12.95 pair of Smartwool running socks
~$14 pair of running socks (both pairs of socks have been an attempt at blister prevention (these $14 ones did not work) but I had a $9 dividend at REI and a %20 off coupon, so they ended up costing about $3
~$7 in GU and Cytomax (sugar packet stuff to eat while running and drink mix). This is what the aide stations at the race will have, and I thought I should try it beforehand to make sure it doesn't give me explosive diarrhea or anything scary
~$7 hot pink running shirt for race day
~$1 hot pink flower for my hair for race day (what has happened to me???)
~ $30 multiple boxes of blister cushion band-aids (Target's Up and Up brand is the best) and one bottle of New- Skin and a roll of moleskin
Which brings the total to $457.95
DON'T TELL MATT! (Just kidding- I told him today he's my sponsor. I'm pretty sure he rolled his eyes, and I'm pretty sure that he's going to refer to this list someday when he wants to buy a new mtn bike)
Monday, April 4, 2011
The rolling pin...not just for baking anymore...
The last two long runs I have had a lot of knee pain. I did just turn 32, but I felt like I should have a few more good years left in them right? My friend Kim told me about her experience with IT band problems that manifest themselves as knee pain, especially when running downhill. Yes, that is me! "It's all downhill from here" was not as relieving as it used to be. (Thank you Tiffany)!
The problem with IT bands is that they can adhere to other tissue in your legs and become less elastic. This throws off your whole knee alignment, which in turn makes your knee hurt. (Web MD said it much better, but you get the idea). The treatment is rest, ice stretching and rolling out the band. The ice and stretching was great! The rolling pin on the other hand....
Sean asked me what hurt worse, rolling out my IT band or being in labor. I had to think about it. I eventually chose labor, but it was a close race. I had giant knots along the side of my leg and rolling them out was so painful. WebMD also recommended rolling 2-3 times per day for 5-7 minutes. Really?
After two days of rolling, ice and stretching I jumped on the treadmill and do you know what? I think it helped! I ran the entire time without knee pain!
The mileage really picks up from here. Three miles, seven miles, four miles, fifteen miles this week. Yikes!
It's all down hill from here, right Tiff?
The problem with IT bands is that they can adhere to other tissue in your legs and become less elastic. This throws off your whole knee alignment, which in turn makes your knee hurt. (Web MD said it much better, but you get the idea). The treatment is rest, ice stretching and rolling out the band. The ice and stretching was great! The rolling pin on the other hand....
Sean asked me what hurt worse, rolling out my IT band or being in labor. I had to think about it. I eventually chose labor, but it was a close race. I had giant knots along the side of my leg and rolling them out was so painful. WebMD also recommended rolling 2-3 times per day for 5-7 minutes. Really?
After two days of rolling, ice and stretching I jumped on the treadmill and do you know what? I think it helped! I ran the entire time without knee pain!
The mileage really picks up from here. Three miles, seven miles, four miles, fifteen miles this week. Yikes!
It's all down hill from here, right Tiff?
Saturday, April 2, 2011
No Socks!
This guy that I ordered my running shoes from told me he never runs with socks...so today I ran the end of our run without socks in yet another attempt to get this blister under control. Freedom!! I don't know if my foot will be any better because of it - but it was like breaking some kind of unwritten rule! While we were running we thought of some new uses for my socks - which may have to find a new job :)
1. mittens (Tasha's favorite use)
2. ear warmers
3. if your running partner is talking too much, you can literally tell them to stuff a sock in it!
4. breast augmentation (I'm gonna need more than one pair)
5. butt augmentation ??
6. sweat mop
7. surrender flag - you never know when a run may kick your butt
8. new purse- could hold all of the treasures my kids find me when we're out hiking
9. reusable doggie clean up - OK OK that's enough!
I did try some of these new uses out today, but it really should've been done BEFORE I ran 9 miles.
So next time you see someone out running and they have socks hanging off their ears - you'll know they totally stole our idea. But before you run them off the road, trying to defend our creativity, remember we need them. That could be our one and only fan!
P.S. I did have one of Target's up and up brand blister care cushions over my blister -and I like it the best so far of all the remedies. I like it better than the moleskin and better than the Dr Scholl's.
P.P.S Don't go near my shoes, it's for your own good.
1. mittens (Tasha's favorite use)
2. ear warmers
3. if your running partner is talking too much, you can literally tell them to stuff a sock in it!
4. breast augmentation (I'm gonna need more than one pair)
5. butt augmentation ??
6. sweat mop
7. surrender flag - you never know when a run may kick your butt
8. new purse- could hold all of the treasures my kids find me when we're out hiking
9. reusable doggie clean up - OK OK that's enough!
I did try some of these new uses out today, but it really should've been done BEFORE I ran 9 miles.
So next time you see someone out running and they have socks hanging off their ears - you'll know they totally stole our idea. But before you run them off the road, trying to defend our creativity, remember we need them. That could be our one and only fan!
P.S. I did have one of Target's up and up brand blister care cushions over my blister -and I like it the best so far of all the remedies. I like it better than the moleskin and better than the Dr Scholl's.
P.P.S Don't go near my shoes, it's for your own good.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Good thing I got my girls
I just looked at our April running calendar - and yikes! 10 miles are on the schedule for tomorrow, 15 next Sat, 16 the next, and 18 by the end of the month. Our mid week runs are in the 7 to 9 mile lengths. Lately I don't want to go run - my knees are starting to ache on the runs, and my foot is blistered despite my multiple remedies. I feel like an old lady with my aching joints! I ordered new running shoes (with my $50 Sweetheart run winnings) in hopes of blister prevention/treatment, but now am hoping that new shoes will equal happy joints. Oh fountain of youth where are you?? Thank you sweet running girls for calling me and making me get off the couch - I need you!
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