By Anne, on January 31st, 2012 “We need coaches to prescribe rest rather than workload, as athletes will always overdose.” –Jureg Feldman, FACT Canada
“You need to take two full rest days immediately.”
My trainer was scolding me! I couldn’t believe I was hearing this — again. I thought to myself, I’m running less, like he asked. I’m cross-training MORE, like he said. I even have biceps from doing nearly 30 straight days of workouts! He should be impressed!
I could feel my skin getting warm. I felt ashamed of myself for not being able to do more and ‘get away with it’. He could see it on my face, yet . . . → Read More: Being Held Back: The Dilemma of Rest
By Anne, on November 15th, 2011 If you’ve ever dealt with an injury as a runner, you know it is frustrating and your brain tries to take over and tell you that you are being lazy by resting, and that you should push it past the point of pain no matter what the consequence. But, you and I both know that’s the wrong way to approach things.
One of the benefits of having a large network of fit friends is that, by reaching out on Twitter and Dailymile, I’ve been able to gather lots of advice regarding how to heal my . . . → Read More: Recovering from an injury: a collection of good advice
By Sara, on March 2nd, 2011 Hey gang.
Recovery from any injury or surgery usually comes with its fair share of pain. It can be really difficult to stay motivated during the healing process. What happens if your injury leads to chronic pain? What if you find yourself facing a chronic injury pattern, or a physical condition that limits your ability to be active because of pain? It can be very frustrating, de-motivating, and I have known more than a few people that have given up an active lifestyle because of chronic pain. Devastating.
I’m doing a variety of things to manage the chronic pain that comes with my . . . → Read More: Reconstructing a Beer Runner: Acupuncture, What’s with the Needles?
By Sara, on February 16th, 2011 Hi. Howareya.
I’ve been a bit of a slacker in getting my series installments up here on FitMilwaukee.com, and I feel pretty bad about that. So, I’m sorry. (Inhale, exhale.) Now that I’ve acknowledged that I haven’t been able to keep up with my previously promised blogging schedule, and apologized for being such a slacktard, I’m moving on.
That’s how I’m working on getting through the ups and downs of recovering from surgery, dealing with the ups and downs of my condition, and coping through setbacks in the healing process and training schedule. I acknowledge the frustration, disappointment, sadness, or just general pissed-off-ness, . . . → Read More: Reconstructing a Beer Runner – Try again.
By Sara, on December 22nd, 2010 For those of you that have never heard of the “Spoon Theory” by Christine Miseradino, I encourage you to go to her website and read it. Then come back. It’s okay. I’ll wait.
This is the part where you visit Christine’s site, read the Spoon Theory, and then come back. Go! (And then come back!)
Photo by Eva Eckblad
The first time I read that piece, I cried. Hard. Someone had put into words exactly what frustrates me about my medical shenanigans. Each day I have a fixed number of spoons to use, and I have to plan my life around that. Along . . . → Read More: Reconstructing a Beer Runner: Spoons.
By Sara, on November 10th, 2010 Months back, I was hit with the realization that I wasn’t going to be able to train for the half marathon that I had been planning for this winter. It was really hard for me to accept. Recovery had been taking longer than I had hoped, and accepting the fact that I would not be running for awhile was crushing.
My husband Augie looked at me that day and said, “If you can’t do it, then I’ll do it for you. I can’t make you better, and everyday I wish I could. I can do this, and when you are ready to . . . → Read More: Reconstructing A Beer Runner – Beer Runner By Proxy
By Sara, on October 27th, 2010 I love food. I live to eat and drink and be merry. I feed people as a way to show my love for them. I love to cook. I love to try new foods, strange foods, foods that no one else at the table will touch. It’s part of who I am. I associate food with joy, family, and new experiences. (I’m not saying any of this is a healthy way to look at food, it’s just the way I look at food. It isn’t going to change. I don’t feel the need to change it, either.) In the past, I operated . . . → Read More: Reconstructing A Beer Runner – Saying Goodbye to Second Breakfast
By Sara, on October 13th, 2010 I thought this week would be easier. I mean, it’s the first week, we’re just talking physical therapy and a series of walks. No problem. Well, I did have some problems, and honestly, I feel like a kind of a failure/slacker. I ended the week two miles short of my 12 mile goal. It may not be the end of the world, but setting small milestones and hitting them is really important for me. If I look at the big picture all the time and focus on how much work I have to do overall, I get really overwhelmed. It’s more . . . → Read More: Reconstructing a Beer Runner – This is suck.
By Sara, on October 6th, 2010 Reconstructing a Beer Runner is a new blog column on FitMilwaukee. Sara Santiago underwent multiple major surgeries in 2010 to treat several physically debilitating neurological conditions. While her prognosis is good, and she gets stronger each day as her body continues to heal from her surgeries, she knows that the road back to physical fitness will be challenging.
The series will take readers through the ins and outs, ups and downs, triumphs and setbacks of rebuilding physical fitness after a long illness and treatment. Sara decided to write this series because she knows she’s not alone. Many people struggle with getting back . . . → Read More: Reconstructing a Beer Runner
By Tracey, on March 29th, 2010 One of the first injuries I encountered when I decided to start running was something called plantar fasciitis. If you’ve ever experienced sharp pain in your heel when you get out of bed first thing in the morning then chances are plantar fasciitis may be the culprit. This pain is very common among runners but is another one of those injuries (much like shin splints or IT band syndrome) that can pop up if you participate in other sports or activities that emphasize a lot of pounding on the feet. You can also develop plantar fasciitis if you are . . . → Read More: Injuries 101: Heel Pain
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