The Tao of Me

Going back to last Fall, the right side of my body has felt a little “off.” The aches and pains were too inconsistent to feel injured, but it didn’t feeling 100%. For the longest time I thought it was my hip, but lately, I’ve been feeling twinges in other random parts of my body, from [...]

Last night, as on every Tuesday night, I volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House. I’m assigned to the Children’s Activity Room where I play with the kids, helping them with different activities like painting, puzzles, legos, video games, puppets, basically whatever they want to do. Up until now its been a pretty slow gig. At [...]

So I have good news and bad news…. First, the bad news… I went to physical therapy where my therapist confirmed I re-aggravated my hamstring strain. I wasn’t surprised; the pain was pretty familiar with what I felt when I first injured it. Dan (my therapist) started me on a stem treatment with ice (icing [...]

Right about now I should be working on my route and play list for my morning run tomorrow, but sadly I’m not allowed to run right now. My right foot has been bothering me since last week and I really have no idea why. I don’t remember any specific event where I could have injured [...]

I depend on others around me for motivation. They include my friends, people at my gym, friends on Facebook, strangers on Twitter, fellow runners in my neighborhood, music, even stories on tv or in magazines. When I read about their accomplishments, it motivates me to push myself to reach my goals. Then there’s also the [...]

After miles of running and hours of physical therapy, the big race is only three days away! Yesterday I finished physical therapy and my final pre-race run. For the past six weeks, I’ve been going to Aero Physical Therapy to treat my hamstring strain. When I first started treatment, I really didn’t know how bad [...]

The Run Yesterday I ran a 10-miler; the last long run before the big race next Saturday. I started out at 9 am; it was a nice day and the sun was already warming things up. The first two miles and the last two miles are usually the worst. Things started out tough first mile. [...]

Stretching that is! The hot topic lately seems to be, should you stretch before a workout? I have read many articles and have had many discussions on whether you should stretch before a workout. Some experts say yes, yet other studies say that you risk injury by doing so. When I got injured, the first [...]

Two months ago I injured myself with a hamstring strain. Everyone asks me how it happened, but I don’t think there was a specific event. I’d been working out twice a day, five days a week, plus once on Saturday and Sunday. I would go two weeks without a rest day, and I must admit, [...]