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I just back from a great run around campus and I must say it was quite the experience..I love the shit you stumble across sometimes when you're on your run..

When I was running down one of the main streets in my town tonight I heard a loud screeching of tires behind me that was loud enough for me to hear over the music bumpin on my Shuffle (Ipods should definately be in every runner's arsenal) and I looked back to see a student tumbling over the hood of a station wagon. He rolled over the hood of the car and landed on his back on the large mounds of icy snow baracading the sides of the streets from the plow trucks earlier in the week..I ran back to see if he was alright and he was pretty out of it...the cops eventually showed up and asked for my information as a witness to the accident..I wrote my name on the piggies' clipboard and lied about my phone number and address just because I don't like cops and the student who got hit seemed fine :-)
 
rofl ya i see all kinds of crazy stuff... once i almost got hit by a drunk driver on icy roads.. that was wonderful, he missed a redlight, slammed on the brakes after clearing the intersection and veered up onto the sidewalk, this was at like 4am on saturday morning

also i found a trailer hitch, a golf driver, a pair of pliers and a football... it almost makes running worth it just for the loot
 
blissfulMenace said:
rofl ya i see all kinds of crazy stuff... once i almost got hit by a drunk driver on icy roads.. that was wonderful, he missed a redlight, slammed on the brakes after clearing the intersection and veered up onto the sidewalk, this was at like 4am on saturday morning

also i found a trailer hitch, a golf driver, a pair of pliers and a football... it almost makes running worth it just for the loot
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That's basically exactly what happened tonight..you were running at 4 AM!!? that was probably nuts
 
sometimes i run really early in the morning... when i have to be at work at 6 or 7... other times i have to be there at 430 am so im on my bike riding by around 345 :)

the joys of opening a starbucks and having ur liscence taken away for stupid mistakes in the past
 
blissfulMenace said:
i have a quick question for all you guys.. i was reading about how the optimum temperature to run in is like 50 F ... i never run if its under about 55 and my optimum is like 80.. does that come from running in texas heats of over 100F?? does anyone else disagree with his optimum running temp

he makes it soundl ike if its over 60F then you shouldnt run in it or you should defintately prepare.. no way could i pour water over my head in 60F weather and run, id freeze my ass off :p
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Tim Noakes, a fairly renowned world wide sports doctor who has written a book called 'Lore of Running' and various other published works has studied and found 7-8 degrees celcius is the optimum running temperature. Rather chilling, I know, but from scientifically backed studies they found that every degree over 7 degrees celcius added around 40 seconds to your marathon time.

I shall get the excerpt from the book and post at some stage.

Running in warmer temperatures isn't a problem as long as you go through a period of heat acclimatisation which I think I discussed earlier in this thread, you will need to run slower though.
 
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ah i overtrained too fast, i thought i still had the speed i had when i was younger, although i ran a 2 miler in like 14 mins my knees are now beginning to kill me, ive given em 2 days to repair,but theyre not there yet..

im getting impatient, they need to heal faster
 
atlas said:
Runners:

Is there a way to know if I am neutral or an over pronator, or whatever, and other things about my gait, without looking for a gait analysis machine dealie at a running store?
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The easiest way is to examine the wear marks on your running shows. Un-even wear gives away (generally) what is wrong or right with your gait.

Also, you will notice on your foot/heel/bottoms of toes where there is friction and therefor burs or corns etc.
 
atlas said:
Runners:

Is there a way to know if I am neutral or an over pronator, or whatever, and other things about my gait, without looking for a gait analysis machine dealie at a running store?
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Those gait analysis "dealies" are utter bullshit.

Go see a podiatrist, get your feet checked out, get some orthotics if you need them then goto a running store that is run by people who put you on a treadmill analyze your gait via video and recommend shoes accordingly.

These aren't hard to find, just don't goto Kmart-esque running stores like Athletes Foot or worse.

There is no cheap easy way out of this scenario. It is worth the money I assure you.

If you want to run for the rest of your life injury free then the choice is really quite simple.
 
blissfulMenace said:
ah i overtrained too fast, i thought i still had the speed i had when i was younger, although i ran a 2 miler in like 14 mins my knees are now beginning to kill me, ive given em 2 days to repair,but theyre not there yet..

im getting impatient, they need to heal faster
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If the pain persists I'd see a sports physio or osteopath to ensure you haven't done an injury.

First train for distance (SLOWLY) and then for speed.

You will only injure yourself through impatience and two days is hardly a recovery period if you actually have an injury.

I strongly suggest if you haven't run for awhile to go get some shoes professional fitted and visit a podiatrist while you're at it.

I preach this a lot but really I wish someone had shoved this information down my throat when I first started getting into long distance running, perhaps I'd have avoided the injuries that kept me off the road for the last year.
 
yea i have 2 insurances so ima call up a podiatrist... it only costs me 25 bucks to go.

ive been takin it easy for a couple days, it doesnt hurt if i walk or during normal activity, only if i bounce on it or try and run..

im sick right now so thatll give me a reason to take another couple days off :)
 
blissfulMenace said:
yea i have 2 insurances so ima call up a podiatrist... it only costs me 25 bucks to go.

ive been takin it easy for a couple days, it doesnt hurt if i walk or during normal activity, only if i bounce on it or try and run..

im sick right now so thatll give me a reason to take another couple days off :)
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Ensure they are a sports podiatrist that regularly treat runners.
 
any way to do research on that besides just calling and bein like "hey, you wouldnt happen to be a sports podiatrist would ya?"
 
ruski said:
Those gait analysis "dealies" are utter bullshit.

Go see a podiatrist, get your feet checked out, get some orthotics if you need them then goto a running store that is run by people who put you on a treadmill analyze your gait via video and recommend shoes accordingly.

These aren't hard to find, just don't goto Kmart-esque running stores like Athletes Foot or worse.

There is no cheap easy way out of this scenario. It is worth the money I assure you.

If you want to run for the rest of your life injury free then the choice is really quite simple.
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The "dealie" I was referring to was the one that could only be found at a sports medicine complex, or a running-specific store.

I have insurance, I'll probably visit a podiatrist. I feel as though I have a deep tissue bruise on the ball of my right foot, anyway.
 
i was going to set up an appt with a podiatrist this week, but first i wanna know exactly what they can do for me... i know that they check ur gait and stride and such, but what good is it going to do for me, and why do i need to do it.
 
i was going to set up an appt with a podiatrist this week, but first i wanna know exactly what they can do for me... i know that they check ur gait and stride and such, but what good is it going to do for me, and why do i need to do it.
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They analyse your running gait and can recommend shoes and orthotics to correct inconsistencies in your stride and foot fall. Its extremely important to get your running biomechanics as neutral as possible to avoid any future injury or pain when you run.

I suggest checking out some sports medicine clinics, often podiatrists, message therapists, sports GP and physiotherapists all work at the same complex and focus on sports injuries.

It may take a little searching to find some sports medicine areas like this but it shouldn't be hard.

If you're in Australia I can recommend some, just PM me.
 
naw im over here in the craphole often referred to as the US

my knees are still hurting, and interestingly they seem to be getting worse as the days go by.. i guess it doesnt help i stand 6-8 hours 7 days a week at work, but still, they should at least be used to that by now, ive been doing it for 6 months.

on monday ill start callin around to try and get a podiatrist, the problem however is i dont have a car and its rediculous to get around without one :(
 
Like I said man, its definately worth a visit .. I stand @ work most of the time, at past jobs too, and that always stresses my knees.
Every time I got new shoes, or those balled inserts I mentioned, my pain got so much better!

Ran some killer hills today with my roomie ... we're both SOO happy about DST next Sunday!!
I can run after work any day I want now!! :D
 
Any race results? It's almost been a year since the birth of this thread, surely there are some progress stories about.

Recently did a 14.2km road race in 1:06 @ 4.20m/k.. was quite happy with that.
 
tried to run 10 miles today after a knee injury the last time I tried to run 12 miles with my roomie ... couldn't make it :(

only thing healthy I live for, and once again I can't do it! Argh!!!
 
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