2017 Injury club.

Deadman

Another 4k clocked up = 28k

fields5069

5 miles yesterday. Honestly, what are these ks everyone is talking about?

Deadman

My treadmill doesn't do miles! Bloody foreign muck!

fields5069

It's a short step from counting in ks to (*shudder*) entering the abomination of an event which is a "kilomathon"!

octatonic

fields5069 said:

5 miles yesterday. Honestly, what are these ks everyone is talking about?

My thread, my rules.
Congratulations on your 8.04km run.

fields5069

5 miles today too! My running partner chickened out as it was wet when she got injured last time. Honestly, a few drops of rain is all it is. At the moment. Before the THUNDERSNOW!

octatonic

I'm waiting until it starts to snow and then going out.
Yeah, I'm that hard.

tone1

I've not run on the road since 2010. I've done some light treadmill in a gym within the last 7 years since Hernia op's...this bloody thread has made me do 2 runs this week, I'm guessing 2k a run. It's not pretty to watch so I've gone out in the cover of darkness.
I have completed half marathon's and 10 k's in the past, but its heartbreaking to see my fitness so low

fields5069

tone1 said:

I've not run on the road since 2010. I've done some light treadmill in a gym within the last 7 years since Hernia op's...this bloody thread has made me do 2 runs this week, I'm guessing 2k a run. It's not pretty to watch so I've gone out in the cover of darkness.
I have completed half marathon's and 10 k's in the past, but its heartbreaking to see my fitness so low

I can sympathise! My fitness probably didn't suffer too much and I only had 8 months out, but my 2014 fitness level (I switched to cycling for a bit) seems so far away and probably is.

octatonic

tone1 said:

I've not run on the road since 2010. I've done some light treadmill in a gym within the last 7 years since Hernia op's...this bloody thread has made me do 2 runs this week, I'm guessing 2k a run. It's not pretty to watch so I've gone out in the cover of darkness.
I have completed half marathon's and 10 k's in the past, but its heartbreaking to see my fitness so low

I can entirely sympathise, mate.
Just keep at it- eventually you'll be back to where you were.

fretmeister

tone1 said:

I've not run on the road since 2010. I've done some light treadmill in a gym within the last 7 years since Hernia op's...this bloody thread has made me do 2 runs this week, I'm guessing 2k a run. It's not pretty to watch so I've gone out in the cover of darkness.
I have completed half marathon's and 10 k's in the past, but its heartbreaking to see my fitness so low

I had 2 attempts to fix a double hernia last January and March. I feel your pain.

i will never been pain free, alas. 

mcsdan

octatonic said:

I'm waiting until it starts to snow and then going out.
Yeah, I'm that hard.

Good man!

octatonic

I got bored waiting and went out whilst it was sleeting.

January 12th: 43km+ 6km = 49km.
Already over my target for the week (needed to be at 46km by Saturday to be on track) so anything else I do this week is a bonus.

fretmeister

I went to the local shop for some milk a little while ago.

It is fecking freezing! No snow yet, but it's cold enough to make the lungs complain. 

octatonic

Let's talk chafe in the nipular region.... since I started upping the distance I've been getting some discomfort.

Is there anything that works?
A preemptive KYing?
Special running top?
Cutting them out with a rusty razor?

fretmeister

I've got an Under Armour Coldgear top. It has a brushed inside that is very comfy.

It will probably be too hot in the summer, but nipples lie flatter then too.

eSully

Well done all. I've been struck down by man-flu and a sore throat so  activities have been suspended for now. Hopefully back running by the weekend!

octatonic said:

Let's talk chafe in the nipular region.... since I started upping the distance I've been getting some discomfort.

Is there anything that works?
A preemptive KYing?
Special running top?
Cutting them out with a rusty razor?

Vaseline has worked fine for me in the past 

octatonic

eSully said:

Well done all. I've been struck down by man-flu and a sore throat so  activities have been suspended for now. Hopefully back running by the weekend!

octatonic said:

Let's talk chafe in the nipular region.... since I started upping the distance I've been getting some discomfort.

Is there anything that works?
A preemptive KYing?
Special running top?
Cutting them out with a rusty razor?

Have you tried this approach...

Which approach?

eSully

Arghh. I was trying to attach a picture of a runner with the nips cut out of their shirt but my mobile isn't playing ball with with the image attachment. Edited with proper reply

mcsdan

octatonic said:

Let's talk chafe in the nipular region.... since I started upping the distance I've been getting some discomfort.

Is there anything that works?
A preemptive KYing?
Special running top?
Cutting them out with a rusty razor?

Surgical tape.  You can also use physio sports tape.  I also use a thin tape called Hapla-band (from amazon) to tape nips and also toes for really long runs.  Didn't get any chaffe or blisters on my 100 miler. Vaseline rubs off.

Just cut a square big enough to cover and job done.