tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674653477198185199.post988551921209398306..comments2023-10-28T05:33:13.778-05:00Comments on Live Simply-Live Well : Needing to Rebuild Live Simply- Live Wellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18383356777633081642noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674653477198185199.post-70577014030678948462013-05-22T14:32:56.667-05:002013-05-22T14:32:56.667-05:00Oh we have so much to discuss.
1. I'm doing 2...Oh we have so much to discuss.<br /><br />1. I'm doing 20-ish miles per week now. I started a running club and initially it was great, but now I'm back to running by myself. (Working towards that first marathon.) There is something beautiful about running solo that I miss when I run with buddies. Whether it's counting my breaths or feeling my feet hit the ground, I love doing a three or four-miler to get in tune with myself. Everybody has those slumps; how you break out of it will make you a better runner. Maybe even take some time to try a few other sports. I found that moving to triathlon was a great way rekindle my love of running. Plus, when you get foot warts, you can just bike.<br /><br />2. OMG WITH THE DOCTORS AND THE SEX QUESTIONS! It happens to me too! And every time, I'm like, uh, I started getting warts when I was in high school sports, jerk. This virus has been with me forever. I have left several doctors because of this. I've had doctors accuse me of it without even knowing anything about my sex life or if I even have sex. It's so intrusive and annoying. There are something like 100 kinds of HPV strains and only a small fraction are sex-related. We need to STOP THE MADNESS about accusing people that they have an STD when it's been picked up from a locker room in childhood! End rant.<br /><br />Well, I hope you start feeling better. I say, if the runs don't improve, take some time off completely and try some new things. There's no sense in doing something that you don't love because you feel you have to. That's a pretty good way to burn out. Listening to your body involves listening to the physical and the mental sometimes.The Budgeting Babehttp://thebudgetingbabe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674653477198185199.post-35320342121829197672013-05-22T10:10:53.112-05:002013-05-22T10:10:53.112-05:00spring time running is always difficult for me. i...spring time running is always difficult for me. i admire you for trying to get back in the habit during allergy/humidity seasonBrookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793109148879037341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674653477198185199.post-31987223165116694862013-05-22T01:18:27.029-05:002013-05-22T01:18:27.029-05:00Aye, that sounds really painful!! I don't thin...Aye, that sounds really painful!! I don't think I'd be able to run with pain like that, especially if it were on the ball of my feet. I would totally recommend "starting from scratch;" I did that this past fall and have come quite a long way since then! I think I was so focused on "this is what I should be running" that I didn't allow myself to run what my body needed me to be running. Not that you're doing that, but it could definitely help!<br /><br />Also, 3 miles in 28 minutes is a "fast" run for me.Jeanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093299012409826185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674653477198185199.post-34869700552244637212013-05-21T21:43:15.390-05:002013-05-21T21:43:15.390-05:00I get this but...
if you are in pain I'm not ...I get this but...<br /><br />if you are in pain I'm not sure why you would continue to run - will it make it worse? <br /><br />anytime I have been injured I have had to completely stop running in order to heal - that is harder than the running sometimes. <br /><br />I trust you know the difference between good and bad pain...<br /><br />and, 3 miles in 28 minutes is still impressive :)Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03938987567999620533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674653477198185199.post-41333181943483981332013-05-21T21:41:58.958-05:002013-05-21T21:41:58.958-05:00I'm down with your plan. Go for it! Sometimes...I'm down with your plan. Go for it! Sometimes, it's hard to face up to where we are now vs. where we were. And while it's important to know what factors contribute to our struggles (warts, heat, etc.), it's important to differentiate between considerations and excuses. Be kind to yourself, and remember that every workout is a gift - from you, to yourself. You'll move past this point, slowly but surely.<br /><br />I'm not sure if this would help, but have you tried something like Dr. Scholls corn cushions? Basically, they're a layer of padding with a hole cut out (ostensibly, for the corn) - perhaps such a thing would put less pressure directly on the wart?<br /><br />And don't discount the heat - it matters! But you will, with time, acclimate. Hang in there, and don't give up! Holly KNhttp://www.runwithholly.com/blognoreply@blogger.com