September Dingos, Run This Way! - Page 4

[JayGee]

Oh darn, Geo. Rest and ice, rest and ice. And Motrin.

All this walking has tweaked my hip, somehow. It feels like it's being pinched at the top of my pelvis, toward the back. If it's not one thing, it's another. I'm going to swim this morning, and then park myself in the hot tub with one of the jets aimed at the sore point. At least it will feel good. Good news is that my knee is totally pain free .

[mommajb]

Geo, I hope your shoulder is feeling better quickly - be careful lifting giant kiddos while it is sore.

bec, I hope this is just a little blip for your dd and that extra attention isn't drawn to any tics at school.

JG, you are supposed to be recovering not discovering new sore spots! I hope it is just muscles being used in a good, but different, way. :

Linus fell asleep before dinner last night and slept through to morning. I guess that means his birthday was a good one. Ian is gone for a few days with a friend's family. I am sure I will miss him but I also need the space.

I had a horrible run this morning and cut it short. I didn't feel any better once I was home. (I expected to be kicking myself for giving in, thinking that I should have done more.) It was just hard, my stomach got upset, and I didn't have the energy. At least this means I am due a good run and I wasn't behind on my to-do list this morning. I am now but at 7 am it all looked good.

[bec]

Oh, no, Geo! I'm sorry. I hope the soreness goes away soon, and it isn't a real injury (just some bumps).

Jen - Thank you so much for your perspective! While they really don't seem to correlate to any emotional state, I think they are a bit worse when she is aware of them. This is one of the reasons we've been trying to down play it as much as possible (while still trying to figure them out). School hasn't started yet, but talking to the teacher is a good idea. I guess I was hoping it would be resolved, one way or the other before this and I wouldn't have had to say anything. There has been no teasing over the summer (thankfully), but will alert the teacher, and keep a close eye on her (she's been pretty good about telling me if she's having a problem with another kid).

Gaye - Yeah for passing your test! I have NO idea about the math question though.

Off to run 6 with Sarah!

Edited to add: Katie's tic seems to be improving. The head movement has seemed to lessen in frequency, and the head movement itself is closer to one small jerk to the side (as opposed to 5-10 jerks). I will be sending my friend that worked on her a very nice bottle of wine if this continues to improve!

[Geofizz]

My shoulder is worse this morning. I tore the rotator cuff when I was in college, and I fear I re-injured it. At least I can still ride a bike. Putting clothes on over my head is out, though.

[tjsmama]

Thanks, math people (geo)! I knew I recognized it but could not for the life of me remember what it was, and nothing I googled was turning it up. I think I knew how to do about half of the questions without looking anything up at all, so that's not *too* horrible, right? : Some of them I kind of knew, but just needed to double check. And about 4 or 5, I had no clue at all on. I actually got the absolute number question right by making a semi-educated guess.

Geo~Ugh. I'm sorry. Ice, rest, and I hope it gets better fast for you.

jaygee~I've had problems with walking, too. I haven't tried it in a long time, but I used to go on strollerwalks with my hiking group when DS was little, and trying to walk fast for longer than a mile or so just killed my hips. I could run with no pain, but walking was horrible. I haven't tried it recently to see if the PT stuff that cleared up my ITB might have cleared that up as well, but it's entirely possible that it's related to your ITB.


I'm tired. And there has been jackhammering going on outside my building for the past hour. : But, off to run with friends, then ditch DS on his father, make a meal for Amy's family, deliver it, and go to preschool orientation tonight. Oh, and probably shower somewhere in there too... :

[doctorjen]

Older dd's dean of students called back today and I told him about the bus driver. He sounded appropriately horrified, and will be taking it up with the bus company (who is an independent contractor) and will keep Catherine's name out of it. Phew.

I'm on call for my partner today and already have 2 admissions. Blech, not boding well for my 3 day call weekend coming up.

[bec]

Glad the school is going to do something about the bus situation! Keep on it, though, or it could easily be swept under the rug as an uncomfortable thing to have to deal with.

A successful 6 miles! : Hot and sunnier than we planned, but that is what we get for running on an untested trail.

[Runningmommy]

RR: quick post to report 5miles in 41 minutes this morning. be back for personals.

[mommajb]

Originally Posted by Runningmommy

RR: quick post to report 5miles in 41 minutes this morning. be back for personals.

You are one speedy dingo!

I have a reason to work on speed. I could get my morning workout done faster and sleep in a few more minutes.

[tjsmama]

Originally Posted by mommajb

You are one speedy dingo!

I have a reason to work on speed. I could get my morning workout done faster and sleep in a few more minutes.

:
That and the faster you go, the sooner it's over, right?

I had a nice 5 miles with a friend this morning. And it was pretty quick, too! I like running with her, she always pushes me to go just the tiniest bit faster than I want to...not enough that I can't keep up, but harder than I would go by myself!

Manicotti is made, just a quick check in online, and then I need to shower and get my food delivery service on the road!

[bec]

Originally Posted by tjsmama

:
That and the faster you go, the sooner it's over, right?

See? That's what I was thinking about the other day. Sure, the elites finish a marathon in just over 2 hours, but I'm going to be hauling my tail around for the better part of 5 hours! Which is the bigger accomplishment, I ask you?!

[Plady]

DrJen - As always I'm so inspired by your ability to make time with your kiddos even when you have a serious personal time deficit happening.

I ran 3 this morning with the local Running Mamas. It was good and FAST! Whew, way faster than I normally go. I ended up having to walk run the last mile and was the last one home but they were nice and waited for me (only about 30 seconds really but still). Then my RP and I went for coffee and chitchat, then I hit the thrift store where I got a foam roller for $3!! Okay so I don't need a second one but still, for $3 I couldn't resist and this way I have one to share if anyone else needs it.
Last night's TKD class was very intense too, we started with 50 pushups! Oy yoi yoi, and it went on for an hour and a half from there. So now I'm feeling really wobbly and sore and I'm looking forward to nothing more than housework tomorrow!
Day 3 of Atkins, so far so good. I can't really tell if my energy is a little low because of that or because I've hit the new workout schedule so hard but I think by the time my next round of intense workouts comes up I'll be acclimated to the new fuel. ANyway, we'll see.

Ow Geo! Is ice and Vit I the way to go or do you need to have it checked out?

Okay, I'd better shower while I've got a sleeping preschooler or it won't happen until tomorrow!

ETA Bec - Totally! You're savoring the experience, they just rush right through it!

[Runningmommy]

Bec~I totally agree. Running that many hours is HUGE in my book. Of course so is running that distance at 5 minutes a piece. Both are WOW!

[Nickarolaberry]

Situation FUBAR. As in, the job we moved 1000 miles away for? Now in jeopardy due to budget cuts. :

[Plady]

Nic - NO EFFING WAY! :

[tjsmama]

Oh no, Nic! That really, really blows. : Here's hoping that the job stays! :

[bec]

Oh no, Nic! All positive thoughts heading your way!

[Penelope]

Nic. That's so stressful.

[pilotchick2005]

Originally Posted by bec

Jen - Could you please put This race for me? I am running it as part of my 2nd 20 miler! And, it will be Sarah's 1st half marathon, so you could put that up for her, too!!!!

Penelope - I would be very interested in reading the running and feminism article!

Katie report - We went for a myofascial release session today. I think we have found the solution. I haven't seen any tics since leaving her house. I don't know if they are totally gone, but it seems to have really worked! I can't begin to express how relieved I am!

Thanks for including my race! I'm excited, but as you know, after last week's tough 12, I now have a voice of doubt sitting on my shoulder. This Sunday's 12 will give me much more confidence.

I am very surprised about the change in Katie's face. She's no longer scrunched up, like she's deep in conversation. Her entire face is relaxed. I need to get my child in for a release to try and tame her ADHD.

[cornflake girl]

Oh no, Nic!