Posted by Alan Jenkin on Wednesday, July 28, 2010,
In :
injuries
Knee Pain affects every runner at some time. We tend to believe it is running that causes it, but the truth is that any activity can cause knee pain - skiers, soccer players and windsurfers all suffer from knee pain. As runners, we ten to notice it more, because we practice our sport pretty much on a daily basis.I have been fortunate enough to avoid knee pain almost entirely, except for occasions when I have suffered from a knee injury. Towards the end of this post, I'll reveal what I belie... Continue reading ...
Posted by Alan Jenkin on Tuesday, September 29, 2009,
In :
injuries
I have always been blessed with perfect knees.
Beautiful they're not, but they have always functioned perfectly. I
have seen other runners with their knees strapped and wondered
whether they should really be running, wondered whether they were
making their injury worse, and been thankful that I never had knee
pain.
Until today.
I had been a little “off color” for the last few
days, but today I felt well enough to run again. I decided I would
set the intention of a long, slow (LSD) ru... Continue reading ...
Posted by Alan Jenkin on Sunday, April 5, 2009,
In :
injuries
(No -- this is NOT my blister! Just a photo I found.) I have run for years without getting blisters,
and concluded that I was blister proof. Then, after about 5
miles yesterday I felt a sore place on my foot. It got worse until,
at the end of my 8 mile run, I wasn't exactly hobbling, but I was
certainly hurting.
What happened?
First, a little history. I am just getting back into
long runs after a layoff caused by a pulled hamstring. I ran a 10K a
week ago and found that my conditioning was ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Alan Jenkin on Friday, February 27, 2009,
In :
injuries
 This article is taken from the eBook Your Half Training Schedule available here.
Runners
get injured. It's not a question of whether you'll get injured, but
when, how often and how badly. Even when we do everything right, we
get injured sometimes.
Running
related injuries are generally not life-threatening, but they can wreak havoc
with our schedules. For this reason, it's a good idea to allow more
time than you need to train for a race. If you can, give yourself
3-6 weeks more time tha... Continue reading ...
Posted by Alan Jenkin on Sunday, February 15, 2009,
In :
injuries
Today would normally be my long run day but I'm injured again. Actually, it's probably still, rather than again. I ignored my pain in running for too long, and it caught up with me. According to Runner's World, Dr. Jeffrey Brown (author of The Competitive Edge) says that over time every runner is going to get injured: it's a part of running. It's important to keep perspective: my pulled hamstring is not like losing a job, for example. Being chronologically gifted, though (read "old"!) I am... Continue reading ...
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About Me
| Alan Jenkin |
| Huntsville, Tx |
A runner, undistinguished but persevering, I am more concerned with keeping fit and healthy than with setting records (even PRs).
So I plod on, enjoying the journey with not too much concern about the destination. But I must admit to getting excited when I run faster or longer than the previous time!
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