Running Things I Must Tell You + Our Day!

My dreams were Cray-cray leading up to NYC this year. Very vivid and wacky.

You’ve shown a few group photos and I keep thinking you’re the one in the Oiselle shirt and fuel vest on, but now, in seeing the *whole group* I was like “nope, Janae’s the one in shorts of course.” (at least I think that is you?)

I had a little niggle in my plantar and got shock wave treatment on it. It helped and I get shock wave on my shins (ouch).

That is so fun you’ll be on Tina’s live show! I saw her in NY and it was super cool (I got a photo with her, too. eeeeks!!)

Have a super week!!!

Scared me for a minute with the CIM dates, I thought I’d booked the wrong ones!

I have gotten it occasionally, but luckily just changing my shoes helps.
Today is my first run in 10 days! I was doing so well with my marathon and half marathon, but I think my immunity was down because of all the running and not too much recovery time between. I had great times at my back to back races, but I paid for it a week later by getting a nasty cold. The abrupt change in weather didn’t help, either. I feel almost 100%, just a bit of a cough that hangs on, but I am itching to try a few easy miles tonight and ease back into it. I have a 10k on Thanksgiving, and while I know I won’t have actually lost that much fitness in 10 days, it’s my longest break all year and I am going stir crazy!!

I have had PF on and off over the past 18 years or so. To prevent flares, I 1) use a footstool under my desk so I can passively flex my feet (rest the balls of my feet on the stool) while I work; 2) massage out any tightness from hamstrings to toes with a foam roller and lacrosse ball–I keep these everywhere, so I can even place it under my hamstrings while driving or working; 3) rotate my ankles before I get out of bed in the morning and stretch/spread out my toes against the floor as soon as I get up. I don’t run a whole lot of miles anymore, but sometimes my feet decide to get too grippy with workouts at the gym and I notice the signs coming on.
I don’t always remember my dreams, but some of them seem so realistic! I’m in crowds or can’t find someone/something, and I feel stressed when I wake up.
Have a great Monday!

our race predictor seems to be WAAAAY off! How rude! Lol!
I don’t think I’ve had plantar issues but I have had a lot of random issues pop up within the last year. I realized if I held my foot in a certain position, my heel would ache for days. It seemed to go away without any interventions so I’m pretty relieved.
I feel like I don’t dream a lot; or maybe I just don’t remember them. Of course when I do remember them I have to google the meaning ASAP! I think the last dream I had was about a volcano erupting. The meaning was spot on!
Today’s run was a 10 min warm up followed by 13×1 min hard effort w/ 1 min walking recovery and a cool down to an even 5 miles. I was pretty excited to be able to ditch the long sleeves for my speed work but as soon as I started my cool down, it was bur city!
Have a great day!

I have the exact opposite problem with my watch! The predictions are WAY too generous! Actually – the times are quite similar to yours but I am a 4 hour marathoner / 1:46 half … I looked it up and apparently it is ONLY based on the VO2 max value that it gives you (I am usually at 48 or 49), which I don’t think is very accurate either! I quickly learned to ignore the race predictor feature!

I had PF for about a year in one foot, and then another year in the other fott. This was when I was injured constantly due to drastic under-eating, so everything took FOREVER to heal, and I would end up with compensation injuries from running through the pain and changing my stride. PF is an injury that you want to nip in the bud so it doesn’t become a chronic, side-lining condition. It sounds like you are doing just that!
I hope Mary’s story brings light to the world of sports and eating disorders. It’s not just runners, and not just young women who are affected, but starting there is… a start.
I ran four miles this morning and then did some light weights after. Felt great!

This may or may not be useful but I battled plantar for months a few years ago. Wore the same boot, tried all sorts of massages, eventually took a break from running and even changed shoes. But the crazy thing is, when I stopped trying to make it better, it just disappeared completely. Maybe this will happen for you! (Mine was pretty bad to the point of having to rest from running, too.) sometimes the body is a mystery.

Yes to PF! I could sleep all night with my boot on. My physical therapist was shocked when I told him this.
My PT did dry needling on my leg with PF. He gave me a few magical stretches to do after my runs. And I would wrap a heating pad on my calf to loosen things up. I found it helpful to do the heating pad too before using the R8 on my calf.

I had terrible PF and the only thing that worked was acupuncture! I absolutely swear by it. (It also cured my tennis elbow!). I continue to stretch my calves and feet religiously, ice occasionally and NEVER go barefoot.

I do get planter problems from time to time, but it is not running related. It actually is from clenching my hip and glutes (from stress) which has a ripple effect all the way down creating tight calf and planter. Honestly, some meditation,hot baths, and good old self care do the trick.
Again, not your issue, but meditation, a bath, and self care…….who wouldn’t benefit??

Friends and family is the best you have, I like to see each other’s horoscopo do dia.

For plantar- I have had good luck with the Feetures foot sleeve. It’s pretty intense pressure wrapped around the foot. Typically I put it on at night, go to sleep, and then wake up thinking NO MORE COMPRESSION! I take it off, fall asleep, and in the morning- no pain. Magic. Obvi- plantar just comes back to remind you of its love every so often so I keep the sock around.

Also- my Garmin has too much faith in me. At one point, it said I was running a 2:55 marathon. I’ll give you a hint- that’s not possible for this 3:23 marathoner based on any training or race times.

I love the car! Your kids did great work!

Okay, so I have the new Fenix as well, and I’ve been wondering what’s up with the race predictor because it’s predicting me slower than my older Garmin (a Forerunner) did even though I’m progressively getting faster and feeling pretty good after riding the injury comeback train. Knowing that your Fenix is also being rude and underwhelming makes me feel a little better, especially since you’re so speedy and such an accomplished runner. I’ve always said we are not numbers, and there’s not any kind of technology out there that can measure grit or more importantly, our worth! ;)

On another note, thank you for sharing Lauren Fleshman’s insightful and powerful article as well as for recently sharing about how you’re training with more intensity now but also eating more and feeling healthy and whole because of it. I pray that people like you, Lauren, and Mary Cain will continue to show the up and coming female runners that you can be strong and fast without practicing acts of self-harm. I was one of those high school runners who ran too much on too little. I suffered from a stress fracture, lost my period, and eventually was diagnosed with an eating disorder and had to get treatment and the kicker is I didn’t look “skeletal.” Yet, I was clearly too thin for my own natural design. I wonder now if I struggle with more injuries because I was so hard on my body for so long. As a mom to daughters, I want them to see their bodies as instruments to do beautiful things with, not as objects to be picked apart and also for them to achieve wellness without the obsession.

Anyway, thanks for being such a positive force in the running community. You’re going to show that Fenix how inaccurate come December 8th! Hope to see you at the Expo!

Yes to plantar fasciitis issues. Both from adding too much mileage too fast and also from standing on concrete all day (dog shows – go figure!). Did the physio thing (cold laser, massage, even that horrible ice water bottle thing) but nothing helped till I went out and tried this on my own – https://ca.shop.runningroom.com/en_ca/strassberg-sock-strassburg-sock-regular.html

I’m sure you can also find this on amazon. It’s like your brace but I find it a little easier to sleep in. It was the only thing that worked for me (because it didn’t allow the muscles… tendons??… under my foot to contract while I slept). The pulling from the top of the foot is different from your brace.

Good luck! I’m sure at this stage of training, every twinge is worrisome but we all know you got this!