There was far too much useful material coming out of this week’s marathon Webinar, “How to Design and Follow a Healthy Running Plan,” part of the New York Road Runners Learning Series and hosted by the Hospital for Special Surgery. So, I decided to break it into two posts. Here…
Monthly Archives: June 2011
A Real Hat Trick
Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins was awarded this week the National Hockey League’s Vezina Trophy for best league goaltender. Aside from the fact that this is his second one (the first was awarded in 2009), what makes this trophy even more remarkable is that Thomas’s career almost ended more…
Posted in Inspiration
Running Webinar: Part One
The Hospital for Special Surgery last night hosted a Webinar for marathoners, “How to Design and Follow a Healthy Running Plan,” as part of the New York Road Runners Learning Series. If you couldn’t attend in person or watch it online, don’t worry, I took plenty of notes. The presentation,…
Posted in Running
The Next Best Thing
Serious runners sidelined by injuries can identify with the frustration and disappointment of having to find other activities to fill the void during their convalescence. Even as I cross-train, while biding my time before arthroscopic hip surgery next month, I’ve found nothing else, really, that could replicate the “runner’s high”…
Posted in Cross Training
A Healing Thought
My yoga teacher read this lovely poem this morning as she was winding down the class. It was written by Dr. Kent M. Keith, the author of the book Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments; it was cherished by Mother Teresa, who displayed it on the wall of her children’s home in Calcutta. This inspires…
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Surgery Countdown
As of today, I have exactly one month to go before arthroscopic surgery to repair the torn labrum on my left hip. And am I ready already! Not only am I dealing with the constant pain associated with the tear — it’s generally dull, though intensifies when sitting too long…
Posted in Hip Labral Tears, My Story
3 Miles and Frozen Peas
Memo to self: If you’re going to sneak in a run with a hip labral tear, keep it to once a week; and if you’re going to be stupid brazen enough to do it twice in one week, give yourself more than just a couple of days to recover! When pressed,…
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An Ounce of Prevention
If you’re training for a marathon, contemplating one, or know someone who is — I guess that covers almost everyone! — you might be interested in an upcoming free Webinar being offered by the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York (where my hip surgery is planned). It’s actually part…
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Getting to the Core
“Strengthen your core!” This has been the repeated advice from nearly all the health care and sports experts whose help I’ve enlisted since suffering a hip injury last summer during marathon training. I always thought that my abs and glutes were already in pretty good shape, not to brag or…
Posted in Core Strengthening
Happy Trails to You!
Today is the 17th annual National Trails Day, which celebrates the country’s 200,000 or so miles of trails. The American Hiking Society wants people get out and take a hike, hop on their mountain bikes or horses (if they own any). I vote for trail running, one of my favorites.…
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