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Ice baths are magic! I ran nine miles pretty hard and feel great now..like I could go do nine more. I am ready for washington half. Bring it! The way you set up an ice bath is get two+ bags of ice from store. fill up tub with cold water. sit in cold water to [...]
Wow, I think it’s been a whole month since I last posted. I have been unsuccessful at losing any weight. The good news is that I have not gained any weight. I still weigh about 157 lbs. And it still really sucks running with that extra weight. The only race I am excited about [...]
I started writing this post a year ago, saving it as a draft. I never finished it because I was never quite sure about what I wanted to say, and how it was that I was running so well last season, leading up to my Ironman. I think alot of it had to do [...]
Continue reading about Where are my Fast Running Legs …was: Paradigm Shift in my Running
Wow, I came up with an idea that really worked great. It has solved my need for compression in my left leg, and my toe blister problem. This morning, I was fixing to go on a 9 mile run. But I had blisters on my feet from yesterday’s 6 miler. I came upon the idea [...]
Bad Veins Unfortunately, bad veins run in my family. I have problems with varicose veins and had surgery in my left leg to fix them 3 years ago. Before surgery, my left leg swelled alot, my foot ached constantly, and wounds healed slowly, and of course, I had unsightly veins. The surgery worked great, and [...]
