Since I did the Ironman back in 2010 I've struggled to figure out what the heck I want to do, exercise wise. I didn't have a good plan for post-race recovery for the body, and the intensity of it was also very limiting socially, so I just sort of fell apart. Fast forward to 2021 post-marriage, post-move-to-the-suburbs, post-several-exercise-related ( Read more... )

Doing a two-week squat mobilization challenge with the Ready State, and I'm actually keeping up with it this time. It helps that a bunch of the early stuff has been things I already do on a daily basis now (27 squats, hip warm up, couch stretch). My squat technique isn't bad, but we can always improve, no ( Read more... )

The running, with the 2/4 run/walk ratio for half an hour (plus 5ish minutes walking on either side), is going well. I did just pop in a Ready State video to scrub and roll my shins and calves, though, as those are definitely tight from the new activity. One more day tomorrow at 2/4, then it's on to 3/3 next week.

Went on a run/walk this afternoon, for the first time since last June. I had been dealing with some achilles & turf toe issues (both on the same foot!), and after 'resting' them for what seemed like forever, I finally got more aggressive about treating both a month or so ago. Gua sha, voodoo flossing, lots of stretching and manipulation, basically ( Read more... )

Aside from the delightful news this morning that the local football team has a new name (Go Commies!), it was a fairly quiet and productive day. The gut stayed calm, I got several things done off my work to-do list, and it was just generally more pleasant. Thank you random day off yesterday ( Read more... )

Finally up in the 90s here, yesterday and the next couple days. Got up late yesterday and ran around noonish, which kicked my butt. I did a 5k for the first time in a while, with a lot of walking (and, because I frequently wear DC Tri Club gear, a short discussion with a cyclist about the old Nation's triathlon), but I finished it. Was looking at ( Read more... )

While doing some extra foam rolling around my knee, to "scrub" the tissues there and work out any stiffness that might be contributing to the runner's knee, I managed to find the mother of all knots on my lower right quadriceps. Yowch! Definitely one of those "yikes! found it!" moments when I settled on it and started the contract/relax process to ( Read more... )

Was dealing with a case of runner's knee the past week or so, probably brought on by increased running and adding jumping rope to my routine, and perhaps exacerbated by wall squats (which I think may have irritated some already unbalanced muscles in ye olde legs). Rested, added some stabilization exercises specifically to address runners knee ( ( Read more... )