Running help

[doctorcoug]

So what exactly works for someone just starting running? Because if you can't even increase by 10%, then my math tells me that they have no hope of getting off the couch without serious risk of injury.

You're absolutely wrong on this, by the way. Even if your BYU cross-country story is true (I'm skeptical...), a whole lot of experts (and milllions of runners' experience) would say otherwise.

10 percent a week at the beginning is too much. I think 1 month of staying at your current level is a good way to stay injury free, then increase.

Don't you find it odd, too, that many people talk about getting injured? It is a common theme. I don't know of a runner that hasn't had an injury related to increasing miles too quickly. Miles can be run, and lots of them, you just have to build into it slowly.

[TripletDaddy]

Sorry you feel that way.

I've explained myself before and my username choice, yet you still bring this up.

My posts here were to help Jarid. I do feel I have some expert opinion on this issue and had good advice for him and I'm not ashamed for sharing. Maybe I should have PMed him to avoid coming off as an arrogant know-it-all.

I've never lied about my experiences. You just don't believe me because you got hung up on doctorcoug. For your proof, Deanna Buck is the BYU Track Secretary. An email was sent to all BYU track alumni on 09/08/08, 07/31/08, and 05/20/08. Also, an email was sent to all BYU track alumni on 04/21/06 that reads this:

This spring, BYU will host the Mountain West Conference Track and Field Championships (May 10–13) and the NCAA West Region Track and Field Championships (May 26–27). We invite you to attend these two meets and the Track Alumni Events we are holding in conjunction with them.


There will be a hosting area for former BYU track and cross country athletes at both events and a reunion and banquet for track alumni and their immediate families in conjunction with the conference championship meet. The banquet will be held on Friday, May 12, at 7:00 pm in the west annex of the Smith Fieldhouse. The banquet is free for you and your immediate family; however, tickets are required.

Go to www.byutrack.com to RSVP for the event. We need to hear from you by May 5th.

Please share this information with any of your BYU Track teammates with whom you’ve stayed in contact. If you have questions, you may reply to this message.

We hope to see you in May!

The BYU Track & Field Alumni Committee

I guess you will think I made this stuff up, though, because I have a history of lying about things.

BTW, you work with physicians in recruiting, you should know that most are narcissistic.

Mark Robison is the BYU Track secretary, liar!!!

http://www.byutrack.com/men/contact.php

[doctorcoug]

I got your point, I chose not to address it any further.

And, I do feel sorry that you feel that way. I take things personally, even if it is online. That is one of my character flaws.

I don't lie. I'm actually childishly honest.

[doctorcoug]

Mark Robison is the BYU Track secretary, liar!!!

http://www.byutrack.com/men/contact.php

Maybe that is why I haven't gotten an email from the track office in a year.

[TripletDaddy]

I got your point, I chose not to address it any further.

And, I do feel sorry that you feel that way. I take things personally, even if it is online. That is one of my character flaws.

I don't lie. I'm actually childishly honest.

Kids lie all the time.

I came home from Church today and found grapes smashed all over the floor. 2 of my children were sitting on the couch watching a movie, not more than 10 feet from the smashed grapes.

I asked them each if they had smashed the grapes and left them on the floor. Both of them denied it.

where was I going with this story?

[YOhio]

Kids lie all the time.

I came home from Church today and found grapes smashed all over the floor. 2 of my children were sitting on the couch watching a movie, not more than 10 feet from the smashed grapes.

I asked them each if they had smashed the grapes and left them on the floor. Both of them denied it.

where was I going with this story?

You let your kids watch movies on Sunday. You deserve smashed grapes all over your floor.

[ewth8tr]

You let your kids watch movies on Sunday. You deserve smashed grapes all over your floor.

Damn, I'm screwed. I just watched Monty Python and The Holy Grail with my kids.

[TripletDaddy]

You let your kids watch movies on Sunday. You deserve smashed grapes all over your floor.

Ever hear of Church videos? Or free agency?

TIA.

[ewth8tr]

Here are a couple of articles I found.


3 Ways to Prevent Running Injuries

By Matt Fitzgerald

Ramp up slowly. As the physical stress theory shows, whether an increase in physical stress makes a tissue stronger or breaks it down is determined by the magnitude of that increase. In running, that translates into the rate at which you increase your weekly mileage. By ramping up very slowly--the often-cited rule is 10 percent per week--you expose your leg tissues to manageable amounts of damage that they can repair and adapt to before the next time you run. When your tissues are given the opportunity to fully restore their prior homeostasis between runs, then you can't get injured--by definition--because an injury is a loss of homeostasis.


THE 10-PERCENT RULE
This safe, easy-to-follow method will help you increase your mileage in a sound manner.
The 10-percent rule (10PR) is one of the most important and time-proven principles in running. It states that you should never increase your weekly mileage by more than 10 percent over the previous week.

[Jarid in Cedar]

Thanks for all of the advice...and the entertainment. For me, I simply have to listen to my right knee. When it aches a little, I take a day or 2 off from running and swim or use my exercise bike. I like the 10% rule. It is something that is measurable.

[Jarid in Cedar]

Have any of you guys dealt with a Soleus strain? I initially thought it was just a cramp, but it has bothered me for over a week now. When I first start running, it is so tight that I am not sure I will be able to go more than a mile. After it loosens up, I can go further, but it starts to tweak if I try to pick up the pace. I try to stretch it before and after running, but it doesn't seem to help.

Any thoughts?

[cowboy]

Stretching doest the trick for me, but you might try changing shoes. The heel elevation on your shoes may be causing it.