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Tendonitis

Robert James Reese — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:00:44 +0000

I took three unplanned days off because of tendonitis in my right foot where the big toe attaches to the metatarsal. It had been getting worse and worse, but I hoped it would go away and tried to ignore it. But by Saturday morning, my foot was all swollen and red and I [...]

Pain

Robert James Reese — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:37:35 +0000

How much pain is normal? And how much is too much? I’ve been trying to find exactly where that line sits, but it’s a struggle. I know that with the increase in mileage I’m working on, a certain amount of new pain is to be expected. But how much? I’m [...]

When The Numbers Lie

Robert James Reese — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:27:55 +0000

If you were to take a look at my running log, you’d see the paces from the last two days and think that I was taking it easy because of the holidays. Not so. Despite what the 8:34/mile and 9:09/mile paces suggest, they were actually two of the year’s toughest runs.

Yesterday morning, I [...]

Short Easy Runs

Robert James Reese — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:43:51 +0000

Although the doctor gave me the green light to start running again this week, I’ve been very cautious. So, for those of you who were worried that I would head out there with a cavalier attitude and make everything even worse, you can now breathe easy… I actually have some good news to [...]

False Start

Robert James Reese — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:29:02 +0000

Today, I was reminded why I hate going to the doctor’s. I arrived a little before my appointment time, filled out the monumental amount of paperwork required, then sat around in a crowded waiting room for almost an hour-an-a-half waiting to finally be called. What the fuck was the point of making an [...]

What I’ve Been Doing Since I Haven’t Been Running

Robert James Reese — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:51:30 +0000

~ Wishing I could run.

~ Bitching to anyone who will listen about how I can’t run.

~ Lots of pushups.

~ Working crazy hours. Finishing up old contracts, starting on new ones.

~ Drinking heavily. Especially this weekend. Good lord.

~ Stretching, icing, taking Advil.

~ Getting a new cat. Her name’s Lucy. She’s cool.

~ [...]

2009 Green Mountain Relay

Robert James Reese — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:16:28 +0000

I spent my weekend up in Vermont running my first ever long distance relay race. Our team, NYC Running Chicks and a Few Dudes, ran the (approximately) 200 mile course in 26 hours, 29 minutes, and 53 seconds for a 16th place overall finish.

As you can imagine, I’m more than a little tired out [...]

More Rain

Robert James Reese — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:04:31 +0000

I’m usually not one to complain about the weather, but this little bout of rain has really gotten to me. First of all, I want it to be snow and not rain. It has snowed for a total of about three-and-a-half minutes so far this year here in the city and that’s just [...]

More Bad News

Robert James Reese — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:52:12 +0000

One of my running partners, Antonio, went to the doctor today because of severe ankle pain and was told that he can’t run for 4 weeks! That’s a horrible thing for any runner to have to go through, but to have it happen just two weeks away from a marathon is devastating. I [...]