October 2013 Move Your *kitten* Challenge

Oct 7: 0 miles
Oct 8: 4 miles

Total complete: 27
Goal: 50

Ran 4.33 miles this morning

11.72 miles

October 7, 2013-3.45 miles

What a tough spin this morning. I thought I was going to pass out!

Off to a kinda slow start. I better step it up if I want to get to 50 miles!

There are so many inspiring stories, pictures and giffs in this thread.

I'm still not running as I'm resting the right calf in the hope that it heals - going to see a physio in about 10 days to try and work out why my right leg is ALWAYS the one that has injuries - am I doing something wrong? or is it just the way I'm made? Hopefully a clever solution can be found as I really love running - even though I came to it late and needed to lose a couple of pounds to do it!!

@K80FLEC - My initial inklings why you have a greater incidence of injuries on your right leg...and bear in mind I am *NOT* a medical professional, this is just a layman's opinion based on years of experience and reading about such things....is that you potentially either have a difference in length between your two legs, or a muscle imbalance. The former can easily be remedied through "orthotics" (a shoe insert) and the latter can be addressed through knowledgeable, professional physical therapy. Hopefully your upcoming appointment will shed some light. They'll probably do an X-ray to rule out any structural issues with joints (i.e., breakdown of cartilage, bone spurs/calcium deposits, etcetera) and examine for previous injuries that might have resulted in muscle adhesions. I don't know if you're going to a general M.D. or what, but hopefully whoever (whomever? lol) you see will have some experience in Sports Medicine...and better yet, be a runner themselves. And I'm completely in the same boat with needing to lose a few pounds. I know that's a huge source of my numerous aches and pains. Every extra pound multiplies the force of impact the body has to absorb and if there are any structural weaknesses in the body, unfortunately, they will be exploited and compounded. :ohwell:

So that's my mission right now....to persevere through this difficult phase and try not to aggravate or seriously injure anything else to the point of sidelining me until I can lose enough weight that running is more enjoyable (and pain-free) once again. :flowerforyou:

Good luck!
Dave

10/7 = 3.47

Oct 1--6= 6.176 miles swam
Oct 7 = 7.53 (1.26 swimming & 6.27 cycling)
Oct 8 = 10.598 (1.088 swimming & 9.51 cycling)

Total= 24.309 / 150 miles

20 miles done today.