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Category: running

  • I have a broken foot. So what?

    I still can’t believe I banged up my toe so badly. I’m dying to go for a run. I can barely walk but I almost went for a jog around the block tonight. My patience is wearing thin but self-control has kept me at bay, for now. I’m fast approaching my wits end without the…

  • Hallux Rigidus

    Ignorance is bliss? 18 months of reinjury, slow and painful progress, and over-dramatic stubbed toes don’t feel much like bliss. I finally decided to see a podiatrist about my newly reinjured big toe. The good news, depending on how you look at it, I’m going to live. The bad news, my toe may not. My…

  • I’ve Stubbed My Damned Toe Yet Again

    Besides work, homework, eating, sleeping and the occasional shower, all I do is yoga, run, dance and play basketball. Nearly everything I do requires the use of my feet, and toes, one of which I have injured and reinjured several times in the past two years. Last night, mere days after reaching a long awaited…

  • Take Pride in Small Accomplishments

    Entertainment and the media have long been dwarfing our sense of accomplishment and significance. A quick YouTube search for anything that you’re proud of will put you in your place. Never before have the most impressive feats of the world been so readily available. With so many beautiful faces, astonishing videos and unbelievable news stories,…

  • Easy Functional Legs Workout

    I took my video camera out for a jog to the grocery store and thought I’d talk to you about my runs. I train for health and functionality so I try to keep a strong balance in my workouts. When I go for runs, I include lunges and keep it fun by jumping over whatever…

  • Iron Legs

    This workout plan has been growing, occasionally with conscious additions and reconstruction but primarily in the recess of my intuitive background processes, and I’d like to document it in it’s current state and give you the opportunity to jump on the bandwagon before I even give myself a chance to rock this. If my experience…