RUNNING!!! (And stretching)

[lionytai]

Thanks! As for long legs, I'm 6'0ft, so that might help.

I'm 8'2"!

Really? That's tall!

No, wait....are you serious?

Well, I ran a 12:10 for my 2 mile, so that's a 42 second PR!!!

You passed your goal! Congrats!

What page are you on in the Guiness Book of World records? 

tallest man is 9 feet 2 in tall, I think.

[Mahri828]

 I need to drop about 1.25 seconds off of each of my laps to break 12:00, which I hope to do this Thursday.

[lionytai]

I should have a goal too.

[Mahri828]

 I'm going on a work out mania, starting today. This includes after and before practice runs, weights, and abb workouts. Lol, I really want to go to State, or even districts...

[Micah477]

Well, my track meet is tomorrow. I'm hoping for an 11:11 2 mile and anything below a 5:13 mile. Last meet I got an 11:26 2 mile and felt horrible, not because that's such a bad time, but that I didn't even realize I had slowed my pace down *facepalm* I hit the first 4 laps on time, but I slowed down by 14 seconds on the last half and I didn't even know :-[ Just embarrassing... So, let's hope I can keep my pace this time

[Teddy3333]

Thanks! As for long legs, I'm 6'0ft, so that might help.

I'm 8'2"!

Really? That's tall!

No, wait....are you serious?

Well, I ran a 12:10 for my 2 mile, so that's a 42 second PR!!!

You passed your goal! Congrats!

What page are you on in the Guiness Book of World records? 

tallest man is 9 feet 2 in tall, I think.

I'm JK. A joke from ZETS I told, I  believe...

[MsRowdyRedhead]

Well, my track meet is tomorrow. I'm hoping for an 11:11 2 mile and anything below a 5:13 mile. Last meet I got an 11:26 2 mile and felt horrible, not because that's such a bad time, but that I didn't even realize I had slowed my pace down *facepalm* I hit the first 4 laps on time, but I slowed down by 14 seconds on the last half and I didn't even know :-[ Just embarrassing... So, let's hope I can keep my pace this time

Find a song that times your pace.. play it in your head throughout the race.

[Mahri828]

 Lol, I either do that or math when I run MsRR. And good luck Micah!

[lionytai]

You do math when you run?

[Teddy3333]

Evidently running doesn't kill your brain cells...

[Mahri828]

 Yeah, sometimes. It makes me think less of how tired I am.

[Obi]

Meh... I run sometimes....

[Mahri828]

 Hooray! I got another 5 second PR, making my mile time a 5:35!

[Legodac]

I seem to remember something about a four minute mile eh...

[Micah477]

@Mahri: Congratulations man! And yeah, I do a ton of math in my head when I run, usually running related word problems, exponential equations, basic geometry, etc

@Legodac, are you saying you've run a 4 min mile?!? Or are you just asking if it's ever been done? Responding to the later, a sub-4 minute mile has been achieved with quite a bit of time to spare, I forget the actual record is though =/

[lionytai]

Yeah, sometimes. It makes me think less of how tired I am.

Most people couldn't even think properly when they run.

[Teddy3333]

Yah! running is a great braincell killer.

[Mahri828]

 The true 1600m record without any form of cheating, is a 3:46, or very close to that. Anyways, I got shin splints... It really sucks. :-\

[Micah477]

@Mahri: Tie your shoes tight/don't wear sandals. Also, try waling backwards occasionally, as weird as that sounds, it works fairly well. I used to have tons of shin splints but I haven't had any since my coach started making me walk backwards before practice.

[MsRowdyRedhead]

Three Shin Splints Stretches You Need to Be Doing
By Shannon Clark Platinum Quality Author

Shannon Clark is a fitness trainer and writer for a variety of online and print sources, as well as a co-author. She specializes in teaching ...


   

If you're currently suffering in pain due to this injury, there are three shin splints stretches that you really need to focus on to improve your chances of a fast recovery.

By performing these shin splints stretches regularly, you are essentially helping to prevent muscle and ligament tension in the surrounding areas and relieving some of the stress tension this area of the body is under.

Be sure you are performing a good warm-up before starting with these shin splints stretches, as this will further help to prevent any tendon or muscle tears.

Calf Stretch

Because the calf muscle has a direct role with the shin area, you'll need to focus on making sure this muscle is not tight or tense.

To start this exercise, simply find a staircase or step that you can stand on. Once there, place feet so heels are hanging off the edge of it and slowly allow the body weight to bring the heels down below step level.

Hold this position for at least twenty seconds, then come up and repeat again after a short break.

Standing Anterior Tibialis Shin Splints Stretch

For this exercise, you'll want to stand somewhere nearby a handrail for balance. Once you've found your balance, then you should place the foot you're looking to stretch behind the other foot, keeping the toe of the stretching foot rested on the ground.

Once you're comfortable with this position, then you are to slowly bring the stretching leg forwards until you feel a good pull on the lower leg muscle. Note that while doing this you may want to bend both of your knees slightly to make it easier to execute the movement.

After you're finished with that leg, switch legs and repeat.

Sitting Shin Splints Stretch

Finally, the last stretch exercise you should perform is one where you are sitting and place both legs directly behind your chair as far as they can go.

Try and place the feet so that the front of the foot is touching the floor, toes pointed. This should have you feeling a good, deep stretch right in the front of the shin bone, effectively targeting the muscles that are involved with shin splints.

So, next time you're finding yourself in pain that is related to shin splints, be sure you do not forget to do these crucial exercises.