Went to a PT today for some tendonitis.

[cowboy]

I've always struggled with patellar tendonitis, but lately it has been so bad it keeps me awake at night and makes sitting for prolonged periods absolutely excruciating. I told him I wanted to run a marathon this fall, and we started talking races.

He's a skinny guy, early forties would be my guess. I told him I wanted to run a sub 4 this fall and he gave me some advice. He competes in iron mans and I knew he was probably fast, but I had to ask.

"Around 3," he says.

"You mean just under 3?" I ask.

He shrugs and nods. I walk away feeling like a complete loser.

And yes, bluegoose, you know him.

[bluegoose]

I've always struggled with patellar tendonitis, but lately it has been so bad it keeps me awake at night and makes sitting for prolonged periods absolutely excruciating. I told him I wanted to run a marathon this fall, and we started talking races.

He's a skinny guy, early forties would be my guess. I told him I wanted to run a sub 4 this fall and he gave me some advice. He competes in iron mans and I knew he was probably fast, but I had to ask.

"Around 3," he says.

"You mean just under 3?" I ask.

He shrugs and nods. I walk away feeling like a complete loser.

And yes, bluegoose, you know him.

I'm telling him you said he was in his early 40s.

[scottie]

I've always struggled with patellar tendonitis, but lately it has been so bad it keeps me awake at night and makes sitting for prolonged periods absolutely excruciating. I told him I wanted to run a marathon this fall, and we started talking races.

He's a skinny guy, early forties would be my guess. I told him I wanted to run a sub 4 this fall and he gave me some advice. He competes in iron mans and I knew he was probably fast, but I had to ask.

"Around 3," he says.

"You mean just under 3?" I ask.

He shrugs and nods. I walk away feeling like a complete loser.

And yes, bluegoose, you know him.

I'm assuming you asked him what his marathon PR is?

[cowboy]

I'm telling him you said he was in his early 40s.

Yeah, I wondered about that after I posted it. I was thinking his wife was the same age as mine and I'll be 40 this summer, but maybe I was way off.

I'm assuming you asked him what his marathon PR is?

He wouldn't tell me. I think he thought I was one of those creeps that would plaster his personal information all over the internet.

[cowboy]

I should have gone to physical therapy years ago. A couple of excercises, a few pointers on stretches and a little ice and I feel like a new man.

[Jarid in Cedar]

I should have gone to physical therapy years ago. A couple of excercises, a few pointers on stretches and a little ice and I feel like a new man.

They can do some great things. I try to get people to go to just one visit to learn some basic stretches.

When I threw out my back, they taught me how to get out of bed and onto the toilet without exacerbating my injury. Those 2 simple things were worth the whole bill.

[bluegoose]

He wouldn't tell me. I think he thought I was one of those creeps that would plaster his personal information all over the internet.

I believe that I introduced Steelblue to him at the vendors expo in St George. He's a very nice guy and a heck of an athlete. His time was a little off his PR, but still amazing considering he also runs and swims hard several times per week.

[bluegoose]

I should have gone to physical therapy years ago. A couple of excercises, a few pointers on stretches and a little ice and I feel like a new man.

I'm glad its feeling better so quickly. Patellar tendonitis is one of the those -itises that typically responds fairly well to PT.

[il Padrino Ute]

They can do some great things. I try to get people to go to just one visit to learn some basic stretches.

When I threw out my back, they taught me how to get out of bed and onto the toilet without exacerbating my injury. Those 2 simple things were worth the whole bill.

If you just keep a colostomy bag close by, there's no reason to get out of bed.

[hostile]

If you just keep a colostomy bag close by, there's no reason to get out of bed.

Just bypass the bag and have someone place a rectal tube. While you're at it you could get a feeding tube as well.

[il Padrino Ute]

Just bypass the bag and have someone place a rectal tube. While you're at it you could get a feeding tube as well.

That's a good point. Why not take advantage of today's medical technology?

[BigPiney]

I should have gone to physical therapy years ago. A couple of excercises, a few pointers on stretches and a little ice and I feel like a new man.

What type of things are you doing? I have had patella tendinitis for years, though it really only flares us after playing basketball. I do generally feel it for a 1/2 male or so every once and a while. On my 7 miles this weekend, I felt it aroudn mile 5 and then it subsided after a few minutes.

In college it was so bad that I bumped it once and collapsed to the floor of the international cinema in the SWKT. Used to hurt so bad it would almost bring tears to my eyes.

[Surfah]

What type of things are you doing? I have had patella tendinitis for years, though it really only flares us after playing basketball. I do generally feel it for a 1/2 male or so every once and a while. On my 7 miles this weekend, I felt it aroudn mile 5 and then it subsided after a few minutes.

In college it was so bad that I bumped it once and collapsed to the floor of the international cinema in the SWKT. Used to hurt so bad it would almost bring tears to my eyes.

TMI.

[SteelBlue]

While you're at it you could get a feeding tube as well.

And all this time I've been chewing and swallowing my own food like a sucker.