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I am still searching for how to get rid of my nagging hip and foot pains. The more I increase my running, the worse it gets. I went to a physical therapist who thinks my hip pain is tightness in my hip rotator muscles, and she gave me some exercises to strenghten them, and also [...]
This blog is for women only! One problem with increasing my running distance is the need to go to the bathroom. Especially in the hot summer weather, I drink alot, and thus need to pee alot! I tried simply squatting, and well, it was just a mess. So, I searched online for female unrine funnels, [...]
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Yesterday I ran on a trail instead of on the road. I did 4 miles. Usually when I do over 3 miles, I feel quite a bit of pain near the end of my run and afterwards, in my metatarsels and bunion in my left foot. Yesterday I did not. So, I think I have [...]
I went running yesterday…the temperate was almost 90 degrees. I wore my heart rate monitor, and am really glad I did! I was amazed at how much harder my heart had to work in the heat. I had trouble keeping it below 80% of my max heart rate, and sometimes I even had to stop [...]
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When I first started running, my brother gave me a few tips to prevent injury. I thought I’d pass them along, as I think they’ve helped me get this far without injury. These are in order of importantce: Go to a running speciatly store and get fitted for the proper kind of running shoes. A [...]
