Keeping the Knees Supple

All of the pain and trouble I have had with my knees has helped me learn a bunch of stuff about myself, my body and athletes in general. The FIRST is that I have to go out and work my body to keep it functioning- resting the damaged joints is often bad for them. Now I don't go crazy but I go regularly. I also rest and ice them when they are BAD. I am talking about TOO MUCH rest. SECOND is the value of diet. I mean this 2 ways- keeping bodyweight is good zone and the fuel that I put into my body. If I eat crap ( salty, sugary, bad fatty or processed,....) I feel it even if just a little in the midst of a good eating day. I eat raw fruits and veggies as well as many vegetarian meals. Being Vegan I have the opportunity to eat bad Veg or Good Veg or Great Veg.... I need to live in the great Veg zone more. The real value of shoes and treating my feet. if I take care of my feet and wear the best I will feel it and know it all the way up my legs. The biggest concern for shoes is not the type- nearly 100% of the shoe companies are full of baloney in what they sell and talk about- Number one concern is proper fit and flexibility. I now am prepping for the Charlottesville Fall Classic Half Marathon 9 www.badtothebone.biz) Not as a runner but as a Director; such a race is a 20-24 hour endeavor for us, but it is a lot of fun. .

Running is Good for the legs,knees- Ignore the nay-sayers (Part 1 of 4)

Many doctors- even those that run and work with runners- believe that running is bad for the knees....

Personal trainers- many in an effort to gain clients/ and from their training- preach against running and for intervals with short bursts as well as resistance training and cross training.....

Running magazines include monthly articles as well as regular social media posts about how to deal with running injuries....


Running is not the problem- HOW we run is the problem.



How do we run? How do we get hurt?

Most of us have real lives and jobs and are NOT OLYMPIANS and this means many/most runners that watch their time and PR's end up with some kind of pain and injury.

What Olympians and Professional athletes have is the time to rest and recover and properly cross-train. This total training package limits/prevents injuries because they run daily on "well rested and recovered" muscles and bones.

We who have jobs and lives end up under-rested and over-trained and have down time in a regular series of down time and ice time.

If more people worked out - NOT trained- properly there would be less injuries and less need for good sites like http://www.runninginjuryoracle.com/.

There will be at least 3 more parts in this series....

Good Luck and stay pain free.

Leg getting better- in Boot now, start rehab after 1st

Leg is feeling better and I am hopeful that I can start rehabbing and exercising after Doc appt on 5th.

Got this boot 2 weeks ago

AAnd it weighs a ton and is quite big and bulky. I always though I had big feet and but this thing is something else.
My shoes are 16-17 wide an here is a side by side:

Ate well since the injury and feeling pretty good physically so I expect to be at a pretty good weight when I get started....wonder whn I can go for a run?

Broken leg Chronicle

eating right and fixing broken bones. 9 screws and a plate can get in the way of an active lifestyle, work and all other activities.

Tomorrow I hope to finally get a cast, replacing splint number 3, which seems to be falling off more then falling apart. Maybe my leg was swollen a bit when i was there last week- maybe the 70 minute wait and sitting upright caused it.

Hopefully 3-4 weeks from now I will be allowed to start weight bearing and then rehabbing.