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Run or Not to Run and Bouchon TKOs

Do what I say not what I do… right?! Why is it that most of us are just not that good at coaching ourselves? Could it be that we under estimate our aches and pains? Maybe we think we are invincible: never been injured, never will be. I’m not sure but I do know that when I have some pain, I ignore it. Shame on me. Here is my excuse which Ted pretty much nailed the other morning when he said…”When I hurt myself I know it. I can’t run. When you get hurt, it’s never that clear cut.” [...]

By Joanne|2014-03-28T15:38:30-04:00March 28, 2014|cookies|7 Comments

Bursitis and CNYEats A Taste Of Utica Pistachio Cookies

After much research, I’ve concluded that the pain in my hip is bursitis. I saw a chiropractor and had an adjustment. That helped my aching shoulder and neck. For my hip, he said heat it before you run and ice it afterwards. That seems to be working. It felt better after today’s easy run of 4.3 miles. Since the hip felt better and I had done the required chores (grocery shop, put wash away, give Shane a bath, and more) a bike ride was in order to get rid of my excess energy. The weather was perfect and my hip [...]

By Joanne|2013-05-18T17:51:39-04:00May 18, 2013|cookies|1 Comment

Help Source An Injury and Gluten Free Gingersnap Buttons

If you run with a group or a running partner, it might be helpful to note each others running form. There are some things that we can work on and fix or minimize to make us less prone to injury. There are also things that we should leave alone because if we try to alter our form, it may LEAD to injury. Example: Ted and I were running the other day and I was behind him. I noticed a slight “wiggle out” of his left knee. I studied it for a while to make sure I wasn’t seeing things and [...]

By Joanne|2012-12-11T11:38:47-05:00December 12, 2012|cookies|2 Comments

Excuses and Baked Mushroom Pizza

No Nate The Great 5K race for us today. Ted has a pain on top of his foot and I have pain behind my knee. The weather is not conducive to putting us in the mood for a run. It’s raining and 59 degrees. Still thinking I’d race, Shane and I went for a 2 1/2 mile warm up run. Then the pain came on. I know the cause. During my leg workout on Wednesday, I did dead lifts for the first time in months consequently overstretching the muscles/tendons behind my knee. Based on my trusty resource book, “Running Injuries:Treatment [...]