weekly check-in

[ilanarama]

Hello, runners? How goes it? Did you race this weekend? Are you racing next weekend? How goes the change of seasons in your part of the world?

Here's your inspirational quote for the week:

"We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves...The more restricted our society and work become, the more necessary it will be to find some outlet for this craving for freedom. No one can say, 'You must not run faster than this, or jump higher than that.' The human spirit is indomitable." - Sir Roger Bannister

Comments

[willful_zephyr]

Poorly. Running aggravated my back last week.

Will try less distance, more speed, tomorrow. If that is a fail, make have to take up spin. [*pout*]

[ilanarama]

Hmm, if your back is bothering you, less distance AND less speed might be better. Best of luck. I find that running keeps my lower back problems at bay, but once they crop up, running doesn't help.

[willful_zephyr]

Perhaps... I was doing more distance less speed last time. I noticed that when I go slower, I bounce a lot more. So, I was bouncing harder for longer, aggravating a disc issue.

Next, I plan to bounce less for shorter, and evaluate from there. My spine doc says that running isn't intrinsically bad for it; but, I'll have to dial in how to do it safely.

[willful_zephyr]

Figured out it was keeping a certain form/posture. Gotta get my shoulders back, drop my hips, and keep the back straight.

I can't do that "shape" as slow speed. Was strange, my foot went numb during my warm up. As I loosened up, got going, and hit my stride, it got better.

Made me very happy to run without hurting myself. Sore, though. Takes a lot of effort.