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September 26, 2005
I am Buying a Cowboy Hat...
…as soon as possible. The Brooks and Dunn and Big and Rich concert last night was amazing. Our free lawn tickets (which I won at the giant maze) were upgraded to free seating when we got there which was great. I am not a huge concert goer and I thought the show was awesome. I loved the groups and I want to go see them again!! Of note is that it is definitely getting chilly here. Fall has arrived and we needed blankets.
I ran for 40:55 this morning. I did half a previous route and half of a new route and went exploring in some really nice neighborhoods which was kind of fun. My out and back route passed three Dunkin Donuts within a mile and a half of each other. The establishment saturates the town. I felt pretty good and I tried to pick up the speed at the end of the run to mirror in some minute way the sprinting I was doing at the end of the group run where I got dropped the other night. I think it may be a good habit to get into picking up the pace at the end. I am also really sore from the lifting and sit-ups I did yesterday.
As I have alluded to, my quad still isn’t quite right so I got a sports massage today. I think it was effective as my leg feels better already. I told the therapist that my quad and calf were bothering me (The calf is a new thing today. I think it was from twisting my ankle this weekend. I do that sometimes.) and she asked how my knee was. That was an astute question. I told her I have a chronic knee thing but it’s been feeling much better lately. As she was working on the rest of my leg she told me that my right foot feels funny and asked if I have had surgery on it. Well, yes, twice. She then said that right where I had been complaining of pain in my quad was where the muscles come together and that they were all sticking together. Gross. But she worked on breaking all of the bad tissue up and tried to get the knots out. She also worked on my hamstring a tiny bit. Then she moved over to my left leg and said everything on that leg feels completely fine and that there was a marked difference between my left and right leg. I know this-I get all of my injuries on the right side-I just feel somewhat gimpy having someone else notice. There is so much wrong with it (according to different massage therapists) that sometimes I am surprised it still works! I feel like I should be dragging my right leg around.
I also met with a professor today who basically told me, “Anything is possible.” He was not talking about anything in particular. He was just passionate about life. It is so wonderful and inspiring (and much needed) to hear that out loud.
Posted by Audrey at September 26, 2005 06:53 PM
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Save a horse, ride a cowboy!
That song just makes me laugh. :D
Sounds like the massage therapist was pretty knowledgable. When I had my ART done, I tried to let her do all the talking to see if she was able to spot the issues without me leading her to it. I wanted to see if she knew what she was doing or just guessing from things I said. Kinda cool that your woman could actually feel the difference in your ankle.
Hope that quad is doing well, Audrey.
Posted by: Jon in Michigan at September 26, 2005 09:28 PM
Wow, that massage therapist really sounds like she knows what she is doing, which is great!
Just so you do not feel like a freak of nature, I too always get injured on my right side but never my left. It is weird. Are you left handed by chance? I am and I have always wondered if it had something to do with that.
I love dunkin donuts! We don't have any in CO :(
Posted by: Barb at September 27, 2005 01:21 PM
You're not a freak, all of my aches, pains, and past injuries were on my left leg (other than a sprained right ankle or 10). The only thing I can think is that there is some disparity between my left and right legs that causes my left leg to take the brunt of the everyday force. The doc told me I should see a pediatrist...that my problem is likely originating there in my foot.
Neon Moon and Days of Thunder are my favorite B&D tunes.
Posted by: Rob at September 27, 2005 01:47 PM
All of my problems are usually on my right side and I'm right handed (sorry, Barb). I think that they are all related to the fact that I tore the base of that Achilles in college that never healed the right way. Cool, now you have a donut run too!! :)
Blondie
Posted by: Blondie at September 27, 2005 04:00 PM