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DCM 2017 Mentored Novices Thread
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Finally know whats up with me, I think what annoyed me the most was knowing something was wrong but not knowing what was wrong.
FUMING I didnt go to Aidan earlier, absolutely smashing physio. No messing about and straight to the point. I was skeptical about a half hour appointment but now I understand why. Highly recommended.
So long story short ive an inflamed IT band, IT band syndrome essentially. I definitely regret not including more core work to help strengthen the glutes etc. which could have helped prevent this from happening, but its all a learning curve eh?
He explained that he cant say whether or not itll pop up in the marathon, I told him I still wanna go ahead with doing it and he said that if it does pop up then to walk the rest basically. I said ill just have to forget about my goal time and his reply was "if its your first marathon you shouldnt have a goal time" I thought jesus he must be posting on here is he?
Im still going ahead with it, just a lot more stretching and foam rolling, I think i neglected the importance of these two big time. If anyones looking for a decent physio to clear up those final niggles, I honestly cant reccomend Aidan Woods enough. Roll on this taper! 0 -
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Jeez, rollercoaster of pages going as of late, from bbm having to stop, to the comedy of recent pages (plus my Googling wtf is neck balm). Great thread.
You know you’re training for a marathon when…
You keep a copy of the plan in your diary and on a wall somewhere. You check it before work, to remember what day you're on.
You obsessively prepare your clothing, porridge, watch, water, gels and bars ahead of time.
You do your weekend runs early and the urge to nap lurks, but you ignore this. At some point, your body goes - thought you'd get away with this, eh?
You start thinking, hmm, where did that Summer go?!
You’re at a family event and the plan is lurking at the back of your mind.
You’re at a long, long, long meeting (:mad:) and start worrying it’ll never finish, hindering your run.
You run your longest mileage week, by 11am the next day in work...your mind is conked. You're short on conversation at lunch because you're still knackered.
You check the thread to see what your mentor is on about now. :pac:
You glare at your watch when it won’t sync correctly.
You meet strangers from the internet. :eek:
You forget half the TV shows you're supposed to be watching. Internetting about running is more important.
You pass other runners and wonder if you’ll see them in a few weeks.
You print your acceptance slip, lose it, find it again, lose/find repeat.
You have a crap day that messes with your head/body, but get support from here.
It's September and you start thinking about what alarm you’ll need to set in for DCM...
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The Black Oil wrote: »Jeez, rollercoaster of pages going as of late, from bbm having to stop, to the comedy of recent pages (plus my Googling wtf is neck balm). Great thread.
You know you’re training for a marathon when…
You keep a copy of the plan in your diary and on a wall somewhere. You check it before work, to remember what day you're on.
You obsessively prepare your clothing, porridge, watch, water, gels and bars ahead of time.
You do your weekend runs early and the urge to nap lurks, but you ignore this. At some point, your body goes - thought you'd get away with this, eh?
You start thinking, hmm, where did that Summer go?!
You’re at a family event and the plan is lurking at the back of your mind.
You’re at a long, long, long meeting (:mad:) and start worrying it’ll never finish, hindering your run.
You run your longest mileage week, by 11am the next day in work...your mind is conked. You're short on conversation at lunch because you're still knackered.
You check the thread to see what your mentor is on about now. :pac:
You glare at your watch when it won’t sync correctly.
You meet strangers from the internet. :eek:
You forget half the TV shows you're supposed to be watching. Internetting about running is more important.
You pass other runners and wonder if you’ll see them in a few weeks.
You print your acceptance slip, lose it, find it again, lose/find repeat.
You have a crap day that messes with your head/body, but get support from here.
It's September and you start thinking about what alarm you’ll need to set in for DCM...
What about...You plan how to tell your baby sister that her big 40th birthday party is the night before the marathon so you'll have to give it a miss :eek:0 -
Finally know whats up with me, I think what annoyed me the most was knowing something was wrong but not knowing what was wrong.
FUMING I didnt go to Aidan earlier, absolutely smashing physio. No messing about and straight to the point. I was skeptical about a half hour appointment but now I understand why. Highly recommended.
So long story short ive an inflamed IT band, IT band syndrome essentially. I definitely regret not including more core work to help strengthen the glutes etc. which could have helped prevent this from happening, but its all a learning curve eh?
He explained that he cant say whether or not itll pop up in the marathon, I told him I still wanna go ahead with doing it and he said that if it does pop up then to walk the rest basically. I said ill just have to forget about my goal time and his reply was "if its your first marathon you shouldnt have a goal time" I thought jesus he must be posting on here is he?
Im still going ahead with it, just a lot more stretching and foam rolling, I think i neglected the importance of these two big time. If anyones looking for a decent physio to clear up those final niggles, I honestly cant reccomend Aidan Woods enough. Roll on this taper!
Ah Damo that's as good news as you could have hoped for. What plan has he for you to return to running?0 -
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Finally know whats up with me, I think what annoyed me the most was knowing something was wrong but not knowing what was wrong.
FUMING I didnt go to Aidan earlier, absolutely smashing physio. No messing about and straight to the point. I was skeptical about a half hour appointment but now I understand why. Highly recommended.
So long story short ive an inflamed IT band, IT band syndrome essentially. I definitely regret not including more core work to help strengthen the glutes etc. which could have helped prevent this from happening, but its all a learning curve eh?
He explained that he cant say whether or not itll pop up in the marathon, I told him I still wanna go ahead with doing it and he said that if it does pop up then to walk the rest basically. I said ill just have to forget about my goal time and his reply was "if its your first marathon you shouldnt have a goal time" I thought jesus he must be posting on here is he?
Im still going ahead with it, just a lot more stretching and foam rolling, I think i neglected the importance of these two big time. If anyones looking for a decent physio to clear up those final niggles, I honestly cant reccomend Aidan Woods enough. Roll on this taper!
I went to Aiden as well this evening, he's brilliant. He diagnosed my problem within 2 minutes- a grade 2 calf tear. It's 50/50 whether I'll make the start line. He told me to avoid running, go on the bike until it's not painful to walk, then when it's ok. to walk, I have to stick to the running plan but walk for the length I'd normally run. He'll see me again next week.
Glad I know what's wrong but sickened. No one to blame but myself. Gonna stick to his plan religiously, complete all the exercises and hope for the best.0 -
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leesider77 wrote: »You swap your high heels for flat shoes just in case they would cause an injury.
You discuss sport bras with complete strangers on the internet....
You look at Flybys on Strava to see how many more Boardsies were nearby as you ran.....when 3 months ago Strava was something for weirdos cyclists and runners 0 -
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BrownEyes79 wrote: »LOL I was just thinking that today, I now find it acceptable to wear runners with everything!!
Same here LOL I even stopped wearing my flat ankle boots its runners all the way
Damo delighted to hear it is not awful news and your still in the running for DCM all going well
statina best of luck getting that calf right for DCM I hope it all goes well
I have an appointment for Thursday evening no running till then
swelling and more bruising on the outside of my ankle this evening, I am not in pain though, a tiny bit yes but niggly more than anything else, I hope it is just a strain and not a tear. 0 -
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Hi everyone! I'm dipping in and out of this thread lately, winter has hit and work is busy busy so I'm not getting running as much as I want
Phew what a whirlwind of posts lately! Ariana, damo, kellygirl, leesider positron, baby75, andy31, statina and everyone having niggles etc - hang in there!!!! Sending positive vibes your way
I managed to squeeze in a long run last week and a short one, had planned on 14mi LSR but ended up doing 18mi! I am delighted and it's really boosted my confidence. I'm going to try do 20 tomorrow and then taper
I'm not going to get out 4 times per week over the next few weeks, I am not going to beat myself up over it. I've worked hard so hopefully will get there in the end.0 -
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AuldManKing wrote: »Typically, its a general rule of thumb that it takes 3m of cycling to equate to 1m of running - so a 1:3 ratio.
However - I pulled this from an article from McMillan - it might help you.
This brings up an important concept – how to equate cross training miles to running miles. While there are some really scientific ways to estimate energy expenditure for different activities, I feel the easiest method is simply is to count your time cross training as the same as time running. So, if you do an easy hour of cross training on the elliptical machine, count it the same as an hour of easy running. Is it the same? Of course not but the point is that your body is getting the additional work you want and there is no need splitting hairs. Just get in the extra exercise and call it good.
Thanks that is exactly what i was looking for. To be honest 1:3 would probably give me a similar result as equating time. I'll do 1 hr for the 5m Easy runs and i'll try to do a 2hr bike ride outdoors at the weekend. Of course this is all assuming i get the go ahead tomorrow, fingers crossed cos i am already cracking up! I briefly logged into Strava last night and it just made me panic (when i stopped crying) to see all the runs everyone is clocking up :eek: 0 -
I was in a Pharmacy at lunchtime and i got chatting to a really lovely staff member and a runner in her 60s training for her 6th Dublin Marathon. Anyhow, she highly recommended a supplement - ZinCuFlex. I just wonder if anyone has tried it? She said to take it for the next few days to help with my knee and then when i'm better to stop taking it again, so it's not a continuous thing. I bought it anyhow, i'll try anything to help at this stage
She also advised to eat well and sleep loads for the next 19 (yes 19 :eek:) days! Something we all know to do but it's good to be reminded
She said you may not sleep well the night before or even 2 nights before with nerves but if you've 'minded' yourself for 2-3 weeks before then it won't matter so much 0 -
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