Comments on: I Ran 26.2 Miles One Day http://www.estarla.com/2008/05/21/i-ran-262-miles-one-day/ about a grrrrl Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:15:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: angelahappydot http://www.estarla.com/2008/05/21/i-ran-262-miles-one-day/comment-page-1/#comment-21414 angelahappydot Wed, 28 May 2008 09:50:43 +0000 http://www.estarla.com/2008/05/21/i-ran-262-miles-one-day/#comment-21414 hi e*! yea i was always impressed with your athletic feats! i used to say i wanted to do a marathon, but since i got sick, i've given that one up; i'm not supposed to build up too much muscle...or i can have a relapse. i also used to cringe reading about your bikram. i just couldn't do it! i cannot deal with hot weather so why would i torture myself in a hot room? haha :-Pglad you've found anusara yoga. it's good to listen to your body. i gotta do more yoga myself! ;-)good luck with your 6.2miles! :-D hi e*! yea i was always impressed with your athletic feats! i used to say i wanted to do a marathon, but since i got sick, i’ve given that one up; i’m not supposed to build up too much muscle…or i can have a relapse. i also used to cringe reading about your bikram. i just couldn’t do it! i cannot deal with hot weather so why would i torture myself in a hot room? haha :-Pglad you’ve found anusara yoga. it’s good to listen to your body. i gotta do more yoga myself! ;-)good luck with your 6.2miles! :-D

]]> By: e*star http://www.estarla.com/2008/05/21/i-ran-262-miles-one-day/comment-page-1/#comment-21367 e*star Fri, 23 May 2008 14:31:38 +0000 http://www.estarla.com/2008/05/21/i-ran-262-miles-one-day/#comment-21367 @codemunky: I went on a 30-mile bike ride a few weeks ago and my knees didn't hurt one bit. To think of it, my right knee didn't give me problems at all during snowboarding season, despite going as much as we did. It's really the impact of pounding the pavement. @twolims: Aw well that is sweet of you to say. I do miss running and it looks like I'm going to try and rehabilitate slowly - it seems like a daunting task right now. :( I really don't like ellipticals, either. It seems just so ... unnatural. I remembered that before I started training the first time I had been spinning for awhile. Unbeknownst to me that was probably a great thing to have already been doing. Too bad I quit my gym since then. So back to the (mega-)gym it is. Bodies In Motion are too expensive and far for what I want to accomplish now. All I need are machines. @sean: If my knee hurts after a mile and a half, I really don't think it's wise to aim for running for 26.2 of them for time until maybe, I am certain I can run at least 3, 5 or even 10 of them without pain. Come, now! @codemunky: I went on a 30-mile bike ride a few weeks ago and my knees didn’t hurt one bit. To think of it, my right knee didn’t give me problems at all during snowboarding season, despite going as much as we did. It’s really the impact of pounding the pavement.

@twolims: Aw well that is sweet of you to say. I do miss running and it looks like I’m going to try and rehabilitate slowly - it seems like a daunting task right now. :( I really don’t like ellipticals, either. It seems just so … unnatural. I remembered that before I started training the first time I had been spinning for awhile. Unbeknownst to me that was probably a great thing to have already been doing. Too bad I quit my gym since then. So back to the (mega-)gym it is. Bodies In Motion are too expensive and far for what I want to accomplish now. All I need are machines.

@sean: If my knee hurts after a mile and a half, I really don’t think it’s wise to aim for running for 26.2 of them for time until maybe, I am certain I can run at least 3, 5 or even 10 of them without pain. Come, now!

]]> By: sean http://www.estarla.com/2008/05/21/i-ran-262-miles-one-day/comment-page-1/#comment-21364 sean Fri, 23 May 2008 03:56:13 +0000 http://www.estarla.com/2008/05/21/i-ran-262-miles-one-day/#comment-21364 aim for chicago marathon! i'm already signed up! aim for chicago marathon! i’m already signed up!

]]> By: twolims http://www.estarla.com/2008/05/21/i-ran-262-miles-one-day/comment-page-1/#comment-21359 twolims Thu, 22 May 2008 17:54:44 +0000 http://www.estarla.com/2008/05/21/i-ran-262-miles-one-day/#comment-21359 Oh, I was so overjoyed when I read this post. Whenever I hear of someone who is determined to feel that "runner's high", my heart truly warms up. I had that this morning on a 8 mile run. With the weather being perfect (read: overcast and in the low 60's), I didn't want to stop. Alas, I have something called "work". I hear you on the appetite thing. I usually gain weight when I train for marathons (my next one is the SF Marathon Aug. 3 - if you are looking for a good half marathon - this is it! - they have 2 half marathons which comprise the full). However, I'm learning to portion control and "graze" throughout the day so I don't gain too much throughout my 18 weeks of training. Actually, my goal is to lose 5-10 lbs to get faster. Take it easy, you're smart for doing those low impact activities. I know I need to take that advice and cross-train a little more, but honestly, the elliptical just doesn't do it for me. Oh oh oh! Get back into spinning!! Weight train!! (that's hot.) Good luck to you! Share with us about your adventures. Oh, I was so overjoyed when I read this post. Whenever I hear of someone who is determined to feel that “runner’s high”, my heart truly warms up. I had that this morning on a 8 mile run. With the weather being perfect (read: overcast and in the low 60’s), I didn’t want to stop. Alas, I have something called “work”.

I hear you on the appetite thing. I usually gain weight when I train for marathons (my next one is the SF Marathon Aug. 3 - if you are looking for a good half marathon - this is it! - they have 2 half marathons which comprise the full). However, I’m learning to portion control and “graze” throughout the day so I don’t gain too much throughout my 18 weeks of training. Actually, my goal is to lose 5-10 lbs to get faster.

Take it easy, you’re smart for doing those low impact activities. I know I need to take that advice and cross-train a little more, but honestly, the elliptical just doesn’t do it for me. Oh oh oh! Get back into spinning!! Weight train!! (that’s hot.)

Good luck to you! Share with us about your adventures.

]]> By: codemunky http://www.estarla.com/2008/05/21/i-ran-262-miles-one-day/comment-page-1/#comment-21357 codemunky Thu, 22 May 2008 17:06:15 +0000 http://www.estarla.com/2008/05/21/i-ran-262-miles-one-day/#comment-21357 A lot of runners ride bikes if they have bad knees. As a mountain biker, I would rather ride my bike than hike or run. A lot of runners ride bikes if they have bad knees. As a mountain biker, I would rather ride my bike than hike or run.

]]> By: owbert http://www.estarla.com/2008/05/21/i-ran-262-miles-one-day/comment-page-1/#comment-21351 owbert Thu, 22 May 2008 05:59:47 +0000 http://www.estarla.com/2008/05/21/i-ran-262-miles-one-day/#comment-21351 *fists up* ! *fists up* !

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