Last couple of years I had trouble understanding the summer-training-people. The ones that huddle on the buses and in their cars during winter only to get panicked when spring is upon them and they throw themselves out of the door in order to hit “beach 2013″. I never really understood. Continue reading
Is this mike on? It is?! Oh goodie! You see, not only is it on, it is on a completely new host. How wonderful! Here, have a ridiculous kitty!
The eagle-eyed visitor have noticed there have been no “this week on the run” for a while. This is quite simply because I haven’t been on the run very much. And if you think that’s because of my hurting calf, you’d be right. Here’s where it’s at.
The week after Gibraltar I was in Paris on a small tour with St Jacobs Chamber Choir. I did manage to sneak in two small runs. But since I started from the hotel both times I had to content with traffic which made it kind of stop-and-go efforts. Also, my stomach crashed the second time and I barely got back to the hotel room in time. Calf was so-so.
Back in Sweden I met up with my new naprapath, Joseph Beg, who promptly got me to buy a foam roller and started showing me how to treat it. And also… forbade my to run until I’ve healed up. I’m certain he’s right, but… damn it is hard!
Also, he analyzed my gait and voila! There it is! The left foot has a distinctly larger pronation than the right, a longer ground contact, the Achilles directly above the heel is markedly bent when loaded, and the left knee collapsed.
Any questions on that?
Anyhow, it is a relief finding out exactly what have caused the problems. And if any runner is reading this and thinks that core, hip and knee stability will be key here: you’re absolutely right. Core, hip and knee stability training it is. And for now I’m cobbled at a measly 5K per week in actual running.
I. Must. Trust. The. Expert.
But hey! Next week I’ll get back into the mountains!
These roundups are getting longer and longer, you really should be on Twitter if you find the at all interesting. But nevertheless, here’s some twitterroos, for your amusement:
Enjoy!
A somewhat extensive collections of twats. For your amusement:
Pew! But a lot of good stuff in there. You should follow my bird streak to get it fresh!
December was kind of full. Not only was work piling up, but I’m also involved in a chamber choir and various vocal ensembles. So with 12 concerts booked, including a short tour in Holland, I had to fight to keep the running in the calendar.
Random bird song, because autumn is here.
Enjoy!
As I was at my mother’s cottage in the deep woods of Sweden and not, as it were, in NYC, I had limited spectators on my run. But hey! The sheep looked interested (and interesting, I was getting a bit peckish) and the birds fled as I flew, so I’m not complaining. It was a brilliant mid-autumn afternoon, with the sun hanging low in the sky and all leafs just barely starting to change colours…
Random birdsong, disturbing your morning sleep:
Enjoy!
Random birdsong, collect for your amusement: