I tried valiantly to love my Newton Momentum running shoes. (Product Review Here) Here is the deal, the Newton’s are built with a very low heal relative to the ball of the foot. Even with 90 days of slowly ramping up distance, my Achilles and calves hurt for two days after each run. This is due to the extra extension which is part of the shoe design.
Archive for February, 2011
In a recent conversation with friends a polarizing topic arose. Two of four regularly pee in the shower (presumably at the onset not the end). Of the other two, one is fairly agnostic and one is disgusted by this act.
Without doubt, my favorite recovery drink is chocolate milk. Study after study indicates this is as good or better than other recovery drinks on the market, if consumed within 30 minutes of exercise. When we undergo the stress of physical exercise, with appropriate recovery (I.E. chocolate milk and recovery time), our body adapts and becomes [...]
It is taking much longer than I expected to become the person I want to be.
Keep company with those who make you better – English Proverb All of us are affected by the people with whom we associate. The more time we spend, the greater the influence. The impact extends beyond our family and closest friends to the very edge of our circle of influence. The transfer is subtle and [...]
Every morning feels like it should be recovery day. Jeans and running shoes no longer qualify as “dressed up.” Your orthopaedic surgeon, physical therapist, chiropractor, masseuse and acupuncturist are all younger than you. You know which flavors of GU give you gas when you run and the runs when you are out of gas. You [...]
In the spirit of “Heal Yesterday, Live Today and Manifest Tomorrow” – I have really been successful with pausing every few hours to breathe. Thank goodness this is true, because so far 2011 has not been great. Life can be challenging and I have historically dealt with this by allowing stress to accumulate and leak [...]
