Things I Still Don’t Know After 3 Years of Running

April 16, 2012

1. What my correct shoe size really is. 2. What my shoe-brand soulmate really is. It used to be Brooks…now I’m wearing Sauconys, of all things. Will they endure? 3. How to apply Body Glide to avoid chafing completely. We’re talking 1200 miles, give or take, a year for three years and yet my arms [...]

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Sometimes You Don’t Even Know Your Shoes Are Too Big

April 10, 2012

Sometimes after three years of running, you learn new and exciting things such as your shoes are the wrong size. Yeah! My shoes. They’ve been the wrong size. That may be part of what’s causing this blister issue. I just spent a lovely, lovely week in Florida on vacation with Jack and my parents and, [...]

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Occam’s Razor and the Case of the Wrong-Sized Insoles

April 4, 2012

So, for weeks now, I have been dealing with a seemingly endless chain of traded problems when it comes to my feet. First came the pain in my right foot that was linked to an undeniable weakness in my hips. I spent more than 20 days in a row doing hip exercises for 40+ minutes [...]

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What’s Your Sport?

March 27, 2012

Today I went to a physical therapy appointment to have my (relatively) new insoles “posted up,” which apparently means that you put stuff on the bottom to make them…better. Or higher. Or something. In my case, the biggest problem currently is that I have none of my former foot pain, but I have blisters on [...]

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The Marathon Winner Who Didn’t Register

February 28, 2012
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#1 Protip for All Runners Ever: Get Strong Hips and Glutes

February 20, 2012

You read it in the title. The #1 serious, all-time, do-not-ignore-this advice that I have for every runner is right up there. Work on your hips and glutes. If you don’t, you’ll regret it. Every single injury I’ve had that lasted longer than a week can be traced directly to my weak hips and glutes. [...]

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