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Comment on Better Health Through Hypochondria by elodie kaye

elodie kaye — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:43:03 +0000

I’m pretty good at listening to my body’s signals, or so I thought! I was surprised at how emotionally difficult it was to throttle back, and I learned that my idea of “imminent” is too late. I stepped back for my hamstring much earlier than I normally would. I also overestimated the fitness loss I’d suffer. It makes me happy to still be learning, though!

I do think the almost-injury lay-off has consequences eventually. It’s now a month since I last raced and I’ve lost a bit of speed and endurance. A lot of it is surely mental because I’m not expecting to race, but I notice that I have to build up gradually again to the 50 miles/week + tempo, speed and hills I had been doing before. Observing how long it takes to decline with less running has been interesting.

Comment on Better Health Through Hypochondria by Anne

Anne — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:15:21 +0000

You make a well-sounding argument for throttling back when injury is imminent. Too many of us ignore the messages our bodies send to the brain and suffer a deeper loss than a few days or weeks of rerouting plans and staying put.

Comment on No Man’s Land by elodie kaye

elodie kaye — Sat, 12 May 2012 17:26:14 +0000

Thanks, Maggie. The ebb and flow of work and rest with the seasons is one of the things I love most about running, but I have to admit it doesn’t always feel comfortable. I agree we both need to bide our time, but our day is coming!

Comment on No Man’s Land by Maggie H.

Maggie H. — Sat, 12 May 2012 14:31:55 +0000

Elodie your writing captures so much. So much of it at this point in my own training I can see myself through your words. Nice post.

Comment on No Man’s Land by elodie kaye

elodie kaye — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:37:15 +0000

Sara! It’s so good to hear from you! I wish I were a better social media netizen, it would be easier to keep up with you. Running for joy is where it’s at! Striving can feel good too, but all things in their time and season, it’s better to wait until the moment is ripe.

Comment on No Man’s Land by saragracer

saragracer — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:40:05 +0000

Elodie, I just wanted to say hi! I’m still reading – and running, although just for fun, not with any real training or consistency. Keep writing!

Comment on Toronto Yonge Street 10K by No Man’s Land « runaway life

No Man’s Land « runaway life — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:01:02 +0000

[...] cycle, 19 weeks from late December to early May, and planned two tune-ups for April an 8K and a 10K. I completed 13 weeks of training before I felt the glimmer of a hamstring injury, and improvised [...]

Comment on Harry’s Spring Run-Off 8K by No Man’s Land « runaway life

No Man’s Land « runaway life — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:01:00 +0000

[...] training cycle, 19 weeks from late December to early May, and planned two tune-ups for April an 8K and a 10K. I completed 13 weeks of training before I felt the glimmer of a hamstring injury, and [...]

Comment on DNS by elodie kaye

elodie kaye — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:29:39 +0000

It’s not quite a year since the surgery, a year ago I still thought I had a bad cold. It took longer than it should have but I realised it would be singularly foolish and selfish, to find myself injured on the day of the anniversary. It was both frightening and frustrating at times, trying to light signals across neurons that had gone dark. I wish a brighter and shorter path back for you, Anne.

Comment on DNS by Anne

Anne — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:01:49 +0000

Has it already been a year? I think that’s a long time until I also think: Look how far you’ve come.