Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Hello I T Band

I have been running but I am a terrible runner.
But I guess that's why I thought I would hit this challenge head on. In the past, I saw no reason to run unless it was a sprint to win or pass a grading.

Long distance runners amaze me. A friend of mine talks about the runners high and how she uses it to start her day.

I think I get bored or have no destination so therefore.. why am I doing this?
Well this year I would like to break through,  but in doing so, I have discovered new challenges and temporary limitations(I hope!).

Enter..the I T Band. I can hardly stand or walk when it flares up.
I went to the Chiropractor for some "active release" and he pretty much said "suck it up" you are not stretching properly so this is the result.
Bottom line ...if I want to run for longer than 20 minutes there is going to have to be some preparation and attention to leg muscles that I took for granted.

Now its the hunt for some good runner stretches!!

3 comments:

Sherri Donohue said...

Would barefoot (with Vibrams) make a difference? I'm asking because the contact point with barefoot is the ball of the foot not the heel. May be something to check out.

Sifu Robyn Kichko said...

I can show you some of the stretches that I used when I was running hard core, they seemed to keep me on my feet!

J.C. said...

thanks guys!...I will take all the help I can get!