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Running is supposed to be good for you, right?
Just checking. Because in the past two months, I’ve injured my knee, my hip, and both my second toenails. I have blisters on the tops of those second toes (cleverly hidden by Band-Aids so that I can continue to wear open-toed heels at work without grossing out my colleagues).
I actually had to cut my right second toenail back this weekend almost all the way. It had been slowly separating from the toe for two months or so, and it was finally so separated that it was starting to catch on things and that was hurting like hell.
I’ve got ice packs on both my right knee and my right hip, just as I have every day for the past several months.
But I’m like an addict. All I can think about is when I’m going to get my next fix.
I’m such a weirdo.
18 Responses to “241”
Posted: Aug 16th, 2004 at 4:40 am
Heh, I’m a weirdo too then. Running is great, it’s heels that aren’t good for you.
Posted: Aug 16th, 2004 at 4:48 am
I’m looking forward to being able to run! I’m working up to it. Call me a weirdo too, because even though you posted all this, I still want to run.
Posted: Aug 16th, 2004 at 5:09 am
Running is excellent, provided the running surface is good, your shoes are good, and your nutrition is adequate.
I didn’t have a lot of injuries when I was a distance runner, but it took a lot of work to stay safe. Cross-training, good socks and shoes, no asphalt, etc.
Posted: Aug 16th, 2004 at 5:22 am
i started biking .. just coz.. running is too rough on my knees.. and i’d rather not be limping by the time im 28 ..
Posted: Aug 16th, 2004 at 5:29 am
I’ve never been able to run for long without feeling extremely winded…but then again, I have poor circulation. So bleh.
Have you been to the Athlete’s Foot over at Opry Mills? They have this machine that will tell you where you’re putting the pressure in your foot, and recommend a running shoe and/or insole based on that. It’s really cool, and free, so hey! 
But yeah, I’ve heard that as exercise, walking is actually much better, since it doesn’t stress out your joints so much. So that’s what I do…walk at a quick pace. And bike sometimes. Or do the elliptical machine at my gym.
Posted: Aug 16th, 2004 at 6:09 am
Heh. Don’t ask me. The only reasons I can imagine running are:
a) away, and
b) to the bathroom.
But your kink is OK. (-:
Posted: Aug 16th, 2004 at 6:29 am
I suspect it’s just tough on some people no matter what — my coworkers who are seasoned runners have a list of injuries between them that could make a boxer faint. You must have been either extremely cautious or very lucky.
I do a great deal of cross-training (free weights, weight machines, recumbant bike, stepper, elliptical machine, etc), wear very good shoes, and only run on asphalt once per week. And I still endure the litany of injuries listed above.
Posted: Aug 16th, 2004 at 6:30 am
No argument here. It’s a weird addiction, to be sure.
Posted: Aug 16th, 2004 at 6:32 am
I haven’t been over there, but I do all my running-related shopping at Team Nashville, and those guys are experts. I mean, actual experts. So I trust them to do my stride analysis, and they’ve recommended great shoes so far.
Speedwalking is great. I do some of that prior to running a lot of the time to warm up in a less impactful way. Good for you for doing it.
Posted: Aug 16th, 2004 at 6:33 am
I know, I know. It’s weird. But it’s so much fun.
Posted: Aug 16th, 2004 at 6:34 am
Heels, knees, and hips.
Posted: Aug 16th, 2004 at 6:37 am
*chuckle*! I was thinking of shoes with elevated heels, the wearing of which when I was younger is probably what started the nerve tumors I have today. (Morton’s neuroma.) Those have kept me from running for nine months now. I’m in severe withdrawal! Must… have… fix! Aaaaaiiiiieeee!
Posted: Aug 16th, 2004 at 6:39 am
Heh. We have you in our clutches.
Posted: Aug 16th, 2004 at 6:40 am
Ah! Heels! Ooh. I love heels. If someone told me I had to choose between running and heels…
OK, I’d take running. But I’d have a good cry about it first.
Posted: Aug 16th, 2004 at 11:43 am
Oh, it’s good for the circulation, but bad for the…well, bad for everything else.
But, yes, oh so fun!
Posted: Aug 16th, 2004 at 4:09 pm
Walking ain’t it. I enjoy walking, but walking basically keeps me from feeling stiff, whereas running makes me strong & fast & gives me good stamina & makes my legs look better (I never lost weight running, but I did move it around to where I’m happier with it.
Posted: Aug 17th, 2004 at 2:11 am
Ert! *hug*
I didn’t realize you run. Have you been running long?
Posted: Aug 17th, 2004 at 2:13 am
(I never lost weight running, but I did move it around to where I’m happier with it.
Ain’t that the truth. When I took four weeks off from running in June, I lost five pounds. Now that I’ve rebuilt my daily mileage base, I’ve gained that weight back. But I sure likes the way I looks.