2014 Running Thread
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Gold-you should have a blog.
I am posting eff Galloway's Magic Mile link for those who would like to explore it.
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Got in a 4.25 mile walk/run at the gym today. I haven't ever thought much about sports bras. I've just been buying the $11.00 fruit of the loom 3-packs at Walmart since BMX. One of these days I'll spend a little extra for a really good one and see what I think. I don't get much jiggle with silicone hooters but I do need to support the girls so they stay perky as long as possible.
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I love to run too! Running got me through all my treatment and on the road to surviving stage 4 breast cancer. I got my 2 minutes of fame in an advertisement for a half marathon in my area that I ran right after I got into remission. I'll post the link here for anyone who wants to see it. Running is soooo therapeutic, and I honestly prayed and prayed that I would be able to run after and during all of my treatment. I wasn't always able to run, but I can now, and I'm so grateful for it!! Great thread!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay6ABEhTb6M
deniseneish.com
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And here I was over on the 2013 thread. Thanks for posting the link. I am one of the people who is simply trying to keep moving through chemo even if it means running circles in my house. Literally.
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trying to stay warm and get motivated.....a little humor and a pic from the Turkey Trot (coldest November I can remember) with my son.....and yes we do have great chompers...LOL.....
xoxoxoxoxo
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I completely second goldlining on the Shock Absorber bras, I have a few as well and love them. Wore them before my lumpectomy and ALND and was back in them 20 days after. They provide good support and I love the fact that I can undo the top hook once I'm done my run and not have as much pressure on my shoulders. They are also cut low under the arms so no rubbing against my incision.
I'll admit that I have not gotten any runs in this week with the cold that we are having but I did volunteer at a race today. I typically run this half marathon every year but since I wasn't trained for it, I decided to still participate in one way, shape or form. It was a hoot, and lucky for us it wasn't too windy, we stood in the same spot directing people for about 3.5 hours.
Sandpiper1 - love the humour, that sounds so much like my girlfriend and I
great turkey trot picture too!
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Oh awesome Oncearunner I am thinking about volunteering for the Pittsburgh Marathon as there is no way I can train for that and to be honest, I like my shorter runs. I know so many people running the half at the Pgh Marathon this year, I feel like I want to be with them in some form or fashion
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Denise, thank you for sharing that video! I have little wet spots in the corners of my eyes. It's beautiful and inspiring to see your spirit shining through. I have a blog. It's not a day-to-day chronicle; I write every 1-3 weeks about grief, cancer, running, parenting, trauma and life and death, etc. The small stuff
alaskamamaruns.blogspot.com
P.S. Your hair looks so cute!! Mine is sure to grow out all frizzy but I'd love to coax it into a do like yours.
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Alaskamama,
I checked out your blog. You write beautifully.
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Wow, just as predicted the Disneyland 10K (and the Dumbo Double Dare) sold out in one hour, and at this point, 6 hours after registration opened, the Half is 90% full (I think capacity is 15,000). Just a heads-up if anyone is on the fence for that event.
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I just ran my very first one mile today since the BC diagnosis (although I have been cross-training for a while). It felt so good but strange at the same time. After running half marathons, it was so surreal to carefully run one mile (don't want to overdo it and injure myself at the beginning). I am so grateful that I can still run though.
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hi Goldlining:
I just got in under the gun for the Disneyland half on Aug. 31 and am so excited! When I went on the website it was 99% full! and when my running partner went on 10 min. Later it was full, so maybe I got the last spot? I've wanted to do a Disney race ever since I became aware of them so I'm stoked.
Seems like I've spent so much time "coming back" in the past 10 months from one thing or another, but I'm starting to feel good again about running. Still a lot slower, but the distance is coming back. Did 6 miles on Sunday and it felt good!
Donna
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Thanks, Youngturk. Writing is good for me
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Yay Donna! It sold out even faster this year than last year -- an hour for the 10K and about 10 hours for the half. Not sure how many 10K places, but I think the half is 15,000 people. Some were registered during the passholder pre-sales but that is still a pretty fast sell-out. I did my first one I think it was 3 years ago and I had a couple of weeks to ponder and contemplate before deciding to do it. Your running partner MAY be able to find a space through one of the charity groups or running clubs that buy blocks of registrations.
Now with the commitment on the calendar, it helps keep the training going. (In my case, back to our regularly scheduled programming as soon as this flu is gone.) The first 10K I did, one of the group I was with said "oh we ran 15K on our long run on the weekend. This 10K is just a celebration of our training." and I thought, holy hell, that was the hardest thing I have ever done, and for you it's just a "celebration of your training"?! How very mockable. But now I do get it. The run event isn't a thing to get done. The training is the thing to get done. The run event is the reward for doing it. I didn't get it when it was a 10K along an urban park path or suburban highway, but move it to Disney and the reward aspect is much easier to relate to.
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Good Morning BC Runners, Does anyone else have nerve pain (?) in the arm from a Lymph node dissection? My ALND was 6 weeks ago, and I am still dealing with arm pain. Last week I did one 20 minute run and then a few days later I swam for about 15 minutes. For the next few days, the back of my arm really ached and I had occasional shooting pains. I can't figure out if I should do more exercise or stretching or if I need to rest more (ugh!). I wonder if my nerves are healing from the surgery and if this will get better! If anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate them - - I really want to be active again!
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Dear Running Sisters:
I think I am officially a wanna-be, and lurker, although I was once a runner: have not run for over a year. Used to be hard to take a day off. Just had mx (12.06) and then emergency sx for an infection (New Year's Eve), and I'm now facing revision sx on March 7th (I'll be flat). Want to get back to running -- even on a treadmill -- but not sure how to start. I need a plan.
My PT says no yoga right now. I'm extremely out of shape (not overweight at all, but not in shape). I've been freaking out about what my 'area' looks like at the moment. It would be great to do something else, like go for a run.
You don't know me yet, and you have your own plans -- from here, you guys look amazing to me -- but if someone could give me suggestions about how to start back up, I would be grateful. Distance? Run/walk? Number of times/week?
Many thanks. xBobogirl
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bobogirl,
I started off with cross-training to strengthen myself without putting too much pressure on the knees. I am sure the "run/walk" approach would work too. Also, you can start off really slowly initially with slow jogs and get up to running.
Not that I am one to give any advice as I just started running myself since my diagnosis a year and a half ago. I did a 30-minute run today, and I felt so thankful that I was able to do it.
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Thank you Young Turk! Appreciate your advice. By cross-training do you mean weights? Yoga? Do you have a trainer? Running slow sucks, doesn't it? Seems harder to do. Not that I was ever that fast..
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I was using a cross-training machine at the gym so that my knees would not be impacted until I got a little stronger. If you do not have access to a cross-training machine, I am certain the movement can be replicated by other methods. There has got to be some good information on the Internet about this. I agree with you on running slowly; it is sometimes harder!
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Hi runningfromcancer - I can't say enough about my physiotherapy/massage therapy team. They can help identify if the pain is coming from pinched nerves or scar tissue etc. and they can stretch in ways you can't do on your own body. They're breaking up adhesions and stuff in there, and it is the highlight of my week, most weeks. I had a lot of pain in the node shoulder / underarm and they have helped a lot. Some of it is the fault of my hack surgeon (the first guy) and some of it is rotator cuff tear I had under-treated prior to all this nonsense, that was aggravated by the surgical positioning, I think. My suggestion is give them a try to see if they can help.
Welcome bobogirl. Can't go wrong with starting with walking, then listen to how it feels. You may be surprised that your old form is not so long lost. I don't train as often as I should - I am an event person, but it gives me comfort that even the ardent endurance trainers don't need to do more than 3x / week to prepare (e.g., 30 minutes Tues/Thurs and a longer outing on the weekend) -- Galloway gets a lot of love here, and his method can get you from standing still to finishing a half marathon upright and smiling in 12 weeks on that schedule. As you know from your past experience, just don't increase weekly mileage more than 10% per week, to avoid overuse injuries. I've done a lot of runs that I would have skipped out on if I hadn't posted here I was going to do it, so if you need a conscience, try us! Why not aim for half an hour, indoors or outdoors depending on the weather where you are, and see how you feel.
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Runningfromcancer - I know what you mean about the pain in the back of the arm. I get it if I use my arm too much, luckily not from running. It is getting better and I'm almost two months out from surgery. My physiotherapist had a look at it and says it's just the nerves healing, her biggest suggestion was to start any exercise off slow to prevent any lymphedema. Doesn't hurt to have someone look at it.
Bobogirl - happy to see you are doing well enough start running again. I'll be starting some cross training with a trainer soon, I meet her for the first time tomorrow. I know she will run me through my paces! I've also been running and walking and slowly increasing the run time each week. I started with one minute running/one minute running for a week, then the week after I would go for two minutes running/one minute walking. I'm back up to 5 minutes running/one minute walking. I've been going for 3-5k each run, depending on a whole bunch of factors.
I did manage to get two runs in this week and it is getting slightly warmer outside, I ran without a neck warmer today
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Oncearunner and Goldie, you two are making me feel so excited! I do want to train for something. But I have been so beat up (by hacks also), I feel like... Dare I try it? Will look at Galloway. My subscription to Runner's World elapsed some time ago.
Have PT right now, but do not have physio/massage therapy. Did you get a prescription for that? Is it out of your PT office? Would like to set something like that up if I can fit it in. I am a mess of adhesions at the moment.
I'm going to go to the special PT gym tomorrow and check it out! They say you can work out there by the month, with a trainer nearby, so you know exactly what's possible. Was going to put it off, since I have another sx in March, but you make me want to sign up now! March sx will be minor, I hear -- I will be like Young Turk and hit the streets right after.
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I had to ask for rx for physio (in Canada we call it "physiotherapy" while in the US, they say "physical therapy" or PT -- same thing though) and I asked for rx for massage therapy too. Both are covered by my employee health insurance. You don't need a rx to be seen, but it's needed to get insurance reimbursement from my plan. Surgeon wrote the rx, but mystifyingly they don't automatically do it -- because it is SO valuable. When the year ran out, my family doctor wrote a new rx. My clinic specializes in athletes, not cancer. That was key for me because I don't want to be well, "all things considered". I want to be well.
I'm doing revision surgery in March too (unless they mess with the dates). I'll just pick up walking when I'm out of dressings and see what I can do. After DIEP, I actually dragged my ass around the hospital ward dragging the patient controlled anaesthesia pole, because they said it was good to get the crap out of your lungs. I measured 5K on 50 laps of the floor. It was verrrry slow and stooped over, but it was good to have something to pass the time, and got me on the road to recovery. Running is good for me physically, but I think I do it more for what it does from the neck up.
Keep us posted on what you get up to!
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Runningfrom: I was shocked and horrified at the state of feeling/mobility in my arm and shoulder after my surgery (which I now understand was a "modified radical mastectomy"-- it was so much more debilitating than I thought it would be...). My breast surgeon was good at removing cancer but was off base about recovering function. Fortunately I decided to ignore him and find a good physical therapist. BEST decision I ever made. I found a fantastic woman who specializes in lymphedema/cancer. I hope you can find a competent PT who can identify and help you understand and address the pain and discomfort you're experiencing. GOOD LUCK!
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I took some time for me to not have some sort of discomfort in my surgical area. I noticed a little soreness in my side along the rib cage after long distances. I also have had rotator cuff issues in the past for which I have had PT.
Be gentle, you are not that far out form surgery either. I looked at those bras. TY gold.
I did 20 min walk/run on the treadmill last night. I have gotten so out of shape in the last 2 months.
My fault totally
healing hugs and warm thoughts to all (for the ladies)
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Runningfromcancer, I had pinching and burning on the back of my arm after surgery. It settled after a number of months. I then had tightness on the front and a stiff shoulder but exercise and massage sorted that out.
I did have to resolve it through my own resources though as when I mentioned it to my surgeon he just ignored it!! A great surgeon apparently but no bedside manner!!
Sandpiper, love the t shirt...
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Hi kayb & welcome! Kid, you ARE a real runner! Nothing wrong w/slow and steady and your "slow" pace is all relative. You're out there doing it! Sure beats those who won't get off the couch!!! And why not aspire to a half somewhere down the road? As far as I'm concerned, you're still a "kid." I'm 60, have been running since my 20's (the older I get the faster I was, LOL) and I didn't do races for YEARS until my son got the running bug about a year ago. I signed up for 5K's, 10K's and a half last spring. 'Course he was kicking my sorry ass, but I wouldn't want anything less from him. Now he's running Boston in April (woohoo!!). I will be there to cheer him on, but I'm starting to think maybe I still have a couple of marathons left in this old body!
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Kayb, you are DEFINITELY a real runner! And lulu, you are a true bad-a$s.
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Thanks, bobo!!
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Hey kayb, I'm an inhaler user too. (And similar age. I'm at the point where I can't remember how old I am, so when I finish a race, I am looking up both my official time and my official age!)
I felt I was breathing just fine so I've skipped on the inhaler lately, and then at the recent Disney weekend, irritated my lungs and have ended up with both bacterial and viral opportunistic infections taking up residence in my irritated lungs. Not a mistake I will make again! I am still on Advair to get over it, then will be strict about the Ventolin prior to running!
I have five years of data in Nike + which I was capturing using Wahoo shoe chip and heart rate strap. I would use the Wahoo app while exercising and the Nike + website to review the data. In December I bought myself a Garmin 620, and that has its own app that is pretty interesting. The watch itself has customizable displays and I am still fine tuning which statistics I want on each screen. The app (phone and website) are amazing, with calculation of vertical oscillation, stride rate, duration of how long the foot was on the ground, and all that. It even calculates calories burned, VO2max, and recovery time based on the heart rate data it collects. I love data! I am much better at that than the actual running! I also have My Fitness Pal app that tracks calories but I am not caring enough to be too consistent with that at this point. I'm interested in what other people post in response to your q.
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