I feel like this is turning into an injury blog versus a running blog, but that's my life right now. In order to get back to running regularly I need to get healthy. I remember before I had a blog and I was dealing with piriformis syndrome forever and ever, I used to stalk bloggers who were dealing with the same thing. So maybe someone else out there will benefit from these posts one day. There have been a ... Read the Post...
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Injury Recovery and Nutrition
When it comes to recovering from an injury, nutrition is one piece of the puzzle. It may not be a huge piece but could it be somewhat significant in delaying or promoting healing. In general I feel like I have a pretty good balance when it comes to my nutrition, so I hadn't really focused on this at all over the past couple of months while recovering from my foot injury. I do believe there is always room for improvement ... Read the Post...
Focus On The Things You Can Control
After last weekend I had a bit of a shift in my mindset about my foot injury. I started to think about the things I can control to help it to heal as quickly as possible. Not only that, but I am also trying to get back to some habits that will help my overall health- the ones that I actually do better with when I am following a training plan. I needed this reminder: Focus on the things you can control. Focus on the ... Read the Post...
5 Reasons Foot Injuries are the Worst
I know I am a little biased because I am currently dealing with a foot issue, but I have found that this type of injury is particularly challenging to manage. I know there are many worse things that foot injuries, but please allow my frustrated injured self to be dramatic for a moment. I'll explain why I feel this way in a minute, but first I wanted to back up a bit and talk about what we think is going on ... Read the Post...