The annual Upstate NY cross-country series is set to begin on Saturday, September 19, at Jamesville Beach st park, southeast of Syracuse. The races continue as follows;
October 10: Grand Island State Park
October 25: Ithaca College (confirmed) 11:00am
November 1: Seneca Park (Rochester) 11:00am
November 15: Finger Lakes CC (Championship Day) Women's 6K @ 10:30, Men's 8k at
11:15am.
Fleet Feet Sports of Rochester is sponsoring teams of men and women for the Masters and Senior divisions this year. In 2008 our Senior men's team finished third overall in the series.
More information about the series will be presented on this blog as the series progresses.
The Erie Canal, Running Paradise
Friday, August 21, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Running Injuries
The mental stages of healing;
1. Shock and disappointment that you can't continue running.
2. Erroneous belief that you will heal overnight and be back running the next day.
3. Rest, ice and heat will heal anything.
4. Advil, aspirin or another pain relieving drug will allow you to run.
5. The pain will go away after you run slowly for a mile or so and miraculously you will be well again.
6. After a week, wondering if a doctor, chiropracter, massage therapist, faith healer, or voodoo doll will get you back on the road?
7. You give up and turn to Southern Comfort on the rocks.
8. It feels okay, I think I'll run.
9. Damn, is this ever going to heal?
10. Maybe today is the day, and for some unknown reason you run pain free. Finally!
(I haven't hit stage 10 yet)
1. Shock and disappointment that you can't continue running.
2. Erroneous belief that you will heal overnight and be back running the next day.
3. Rest, ice and heat will heal anything.
4. Advil, aspirin or another pain relieving drug will allow you to run.
5. The pain will go away after you run slowly for a mile or so and miraculously you will be well again.
6. After a week, wondering if a doctor, chiropracter, massage therapist, faith healer, or voodoo doll will get you back on the road?
7. You give up and turn to Southern Comfort on the rocks.
8. It feels okay, I think I'll run.
9. Damn, is this ever going to heal?
10. Maybe today is the day, and for some unknown reason you run pain free. Finally!
(I haven't hit stage 10 yet)
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Ask Dr. Twinkle Toes
Dear Dr. Twinkle,
As a new runner, I'm wondering if you can tell me some of the items that are really necessary to carry while running? TIA, Newbiewankanobee
Well Newbiewan,
This is indeed an interesting question and one I'm glad you raised, especially after the experience a longtime runner, who I know quite well, had in Lake Placid during a recent vacation. Seems this runner left his chalet on a 40 minute or so run, not really sure of the direction he was headed. Knowing he would be back soon, this runner chose not to carry water, a map, check roads before hand, or take a secret stash of toilet paper. Big mistake.
It's amazing how quickly intestinal distress can grab hold of you on a run. For many of us the ability to just "hold it" is weak. You need a bathroom and you need it now, no matter how tightly you squeeze the buttocks area, there is no relief. Add on the pressure of not really knowing how far you are from the cabin, due to poor planning on your part, and you have the tools for a major disaster.
When you head into the woods (one nice thing about being in Lake Placid, lots of trees) and you have no t.p., what will you do? Grab some leaves? No, probably most are some poisonous variety and you are no nature guide, don't risk poison ivy on the privates, that's bad. Your only choice is to take off the socks, yes, I know they are your favorite pair, but face it, you are a dummy and this is an emergency, I'm sure no one will notice you left with socks and came back with none.
In short Newbiewankanobee, never leave home without t.p., no matter how short the run!
As a new runner, I'm wondering if you can tell me some of the items that are really necessary to carry while running? TIA, Newbiewankanobee
Well Newbiewan,
This is indeed an interesting question and one I'm glad you raised, especially after the experience a longtime runner, who I know quite well, had in Lake Placid during a recent vacation. Seems this runner left his chalet on a 40 minute or so run, not really sure of the direction he was headed. Knowing he would be back soon, this runner chose not to carry water, a map, check roads before hand, or take a secret stash of toilet paper. Big mistake.
It's amazing how quickly intestinal distress can grab hold of you on a run. For many of us the ability to just "hold it" is weak. You need a bathroom and you need it now, no matter how tightly you squeeze the buttocks area, there is no relief. Add on the pressure of not really knowing how far you are from the cabin, due to poor planning on your part, and you have the tools for a major disaster.
When you head into the woods (one nice thing about being in Lake Placid, lots of trees) and you have no t.p., what will you do? Grab some leaves? No, probably most are some poisonous variety and you are no nature guide, don't risk poison ivy on the privates, that's bad. Your only choice is to take off the socks, yes, I know they are your favorite pair, but face it, you are a dummy and this is an emergency, I'm sure no one will notice you left with socks and came back with none.
In short Newbiewankanobee, never leave home without t.p., no matter how short the run!
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