Slowing Down

I selected not to run last Thursday and Friday because of my right hip pain. It gets better, but will begin to hurt again when I run. I'm a little confused that this is happening but Kent says that this is normal as much as I have run in the past 9 months. Personally....I do NOT like it!! Yesterday afternoon I felt like I could get out and run slowly today, but then night came. I have always had a tendency to get cramps in my calves and feet for as long as I have been drawing a breath in this crazy old world. But they have subsided in the last few months. It's been quite a while since I've gotten them. Well, last night I was plagued with severe calf cramps! It hurt really bad. So much so that not only is my muscle extremely tender, I was hardly able to walk this morning. Sooooo disappointing!! I really wanted to run. I'm missing it a lot. Now, however it is to be done, I'm gonna have to rethink all of this.

If there is anyone who can share how they have handled this kind of situation or have read about what one can do, PLEASE share it!! I'm real desperate and don't want to put away my running shoes for at least another 10 years ... Thanks for your help ...

What's Up??

Running has been strange for me this week. One day my hip hurts and the next, it doesn't. I pulled out the shoes I wore before getting the Nike+ ones. At first, I thought it was going to help; now I'm not sure. Don't know if I'm going through a readjustment time to get my hip back to normal or whether there is really an issue I need to address. Yesterday, I woke up really wanting to run. And I did so with enthusiasm. But after running a short distance, the pain resurfaced and hurt constantly. It was a gradual pain and not one that would tell me to 'STOP NOW'. So, today, I've decided to take off...it felt better this morning; but I felt the same way yesterday. We'll see. Maybe it's just overuse! Yikes!

For the past 2-3 weeks, my right hip has hurt. I feel it when I walk and definitely do so when I run. Can't figure it out. Today, my right groin muscle 'stretched', if you may. In other words, it didn't completely pull as it quit hurting a couple of hours later. Don't think it actually pulled, but it hurt some right after my run. Kent and I talked about it and are wondering if my new Nike shoes are the problem...that'd figure!! They are the new Nike+ that house a chip that finds its home in the left shoes and records your running stats when it 'senses' the piece that goes into your iPod. It's kinda cool and am still learning. It has a lot of neat things it does to include selecting your playlist you want to hear while running, choosing a Power Song to play at any time, choosing your distance like 5k, 10k, half and whole marathon (as well as customizing your own mileage), choosing a time you want to run, etc., etc.

There IS a dilemma for me ... we were talking this morning after our wonderful (or should be) run and we noticed that the shoes look to pronate!! My feet are normal and my stride and foot strike is normal. The shoes were not advertised to be anything but normal. So, I'm going to test this theory tomorrow by using another pair of shoes and see if I feel different.

You do realize that I will be sick if this is the case...all the money down the drain for them to include the chip and sensor which are extra! BUT, I don't want to be hurt and that's priority. We'll see at the end of the week just how things are going.

Participating in Challenges

Well, for the life of me, I cannot understand why my link to Nike does not work so my viewers can access the challenges I wrote about in the previous post! Before I publish EVERY link, it is checked, checked, and then re-checked to be sure it is working properly. But for some reason, this link is not working well. [Thanks Ginny for letting me know!!] Maybe Nike is having problems...don't know. I will be checking on this today and leaving an update as soon as I have one.

Some Challenges

I've signed up to participate in some challenges at Nike+. I'm hoping it will be goals I can achieve and keep me going throughout this hot, hot summer. You can go to Nike to see and participate in different kinds of challenges, even to set your own goals or make your own challenges for yourself and/or others to join you.

My first one is joining other Mississippians in charting your accumulated miles for this year. The challenge is against other states. I thought this would be fun to see how we (the fattest state in America) stacks up. So far, there are only two of us signed up. So, Mississippi Runners get up off your booties and join the fun!!!

The second one is a personal goal I made to run 60 miles in 30 days. Now, I know you say this is not much; but I wanted to start out slow. Once I have achieved this, my next goal will be a little more 'challenging' to meet.

The last one is an Age Run Challenge where others your exact age document the number of miles run in 365 days. Of course, I'm starting halfway through this year, but I thought it would be fun to jump on this train.

Whatever it is, don't let the heat get you down. It's too easy to give in. I know, I am weak here, too. But if we band together and start making some 'accountable' goals, it will be the push we might need to keep us from getting lazy and bogged down in our cool offices and homes sitting behind a computer all day constantly putting something in our mouths that we don't need NOR want. Again, I KNOW, I do it all the time.

If for some reason, you cannot or do not join the Nike site, still go and make a chart on paper or on your computer and keep up with it yourself. Yes, you CAN do it and you must take care of yourself. No one else will do it for you.

See you on the road!!!

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My husband and I run quite often and participate in races when we can. We, also, try to improve our eating habits (at least on a regular basis). Don't get me wrong, we love to eat out and sometimes we toss everything we know to be true and good out the window and just jump in and eat like it's our last meal. We ARE human and we love to fellowship with family and friends! This summer has actually been that way and definitely to our disadvantage. But we're trying to get back on schedule to what we know to be right and begin to feel better again by running more consistently and taking better care of our bodies. So, this site is dedicated to running and healthy living. And we are grateful that you chose to visit us.

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