1000 consecutive days of MFP!

Robertus wrote: »

Great determination. Congratulations on your maintenance. Any injuries from so much running? Don't mean to be a downer, but I can't run any more on account of major foot surgery to deal with running injuries. Don't let that happen to you.

Sorry to hear about your injuries.

So far to date (knock on wood) I've been fairly injury free aside from some missing toenails; in fact I can say running has made my lower body much stronger. I used to have very weak ankles and knees and in the early stages they were always very sore after going for a run and with my knees, sometimes they would hurt from just walking and twisting them the wrong way. Now I have no issues at all with them at all. In fact I tripped and rolled my ankle 12km into a 50km trail race last month and after walking it off for a few minutes I was fine to keep running again. In the past rolling my ankle meant not being able to walk on it for several days.

I strongly believe in listening to your body if something starts to hurt; I don't believe in "pushing through the pain", if something hurts, STOP. I'm guessing that's what's gotten me so far while remaining injury free. Who knows?

Robertus wrote: »

aarar wrote: »

Robertus wrote: »

Great determination. Congratulations on your maintenance. Any injuries from so much running? Don't mean to be a downer, but I can't run any more on account of major foot surgery to deal with running injuries. Don't let that happen to you.

Sorry to hear about your injuries.

So far to date (knock on wood) I've been fairly injury free aside from some missing toenails; in fact I can say running has made my lower body much stronger. I used to have very weak ankles and knees and in the early stages they were always very sore after going for a run and with my knees, sometimes they would hurt from just walking and twisting them the wrong way. Now I have no issues at all with them at all. In fact I tripped and rolled my ankle 12km into a 50km trail race last month and after walking it off for a few minutes I was fine to keep running again. In the past rolling my ankle meant not being able to walk on it for several days.

I strongly believe in listening to your body if something starts to hurt; I don't believe in "pushing through the pain", if something hurts, STOP. I'm guessing that's what's gotten me so far while remaining injury free. Who knows?

Yes, it is very important to listen to one's body, especially in terms of fatigue and potential injuries. I have at long last learned this important lesson. Are you aware of some research results that indicate a diminishing and possibly even negative effect on longevity as one increases frequent running distances at a fast pace? I've only recently started looking into this myself. Do you track resting heart rate or other things as an indicator of over training?

I'm not too concerned; I'm constantly coming across new research on either the positive or negative effects that distance running has on the body and it always seems to contradict what the previous study claims.

In the end, I'm doing something that I enjoy and it's giving me a better quality of life. I'm also fairly confident that the health risks I was subjecting my body to before when I carried an extra 100lbs, far outweighs the risks of distance running.