8 months isn't a long time in the grand scheme of things. You need your knees for the rest of your walking life. I'd advise sticking to a variety of different runs, but its your body so your choice.
I dont know about fitness "levels". But i can say its hard for endurance.Originally Posted by CoRe
Everyone should try, cant tell how it works for someone.
But i can say, that me endurance was better in week 9 than week 1.
Roger Rabbit, yes 8 monts isn't a lot, and maybe it is better to run without rucksack. Maybe i change my running program.
It would be much better for your back and knees in the long run if you lose the ruck for at least 2/3 of your runs. If you're concerned about endurance, make your no-ruck runs longer, but running with weight on your back every day is asking for a serious injury - something that could force you to stop running altogether for a while. I might be a newbie to running, but with two neck injuries and a genetic predisposition to degenerative cartilage diseases, I know about bone and joint health.
I ran about 3.6 miles today. I probably could have gone longer, but it was blazing hot out and I'm afraid of passing out alone with baby B.
I've noticed I start getting a headache around mile 3, and it usually persists for several hours after I get back. Do I need to hydrate more before I run, or could that just be from the heat? I usually try to drink at least 10 oz of water and a 12oz bottle of gatorade before I go.
Do you hydrate as you run? I used to get the exact same headaches until i started chucking electrolytes down my neck as i ran.
That's a good idea. I always bring a couple bottles of gatorade with me, but then I get so focused on pushing through the next quarter mile that I forget to drink them till the end. I'll try to remember to drink them while I'm running - hopefully that will help. I'm not loving the post-run headaches.
Get yourself a cheapo camelbak, clip it to your top and leave the tube hanging over your shoulder loosely so it's smacking you as you run, it'll irritate the hell out of you but at least you won't forget why it's there.
Hope it helps.
From brainandspine.org.uk (http://www.brainandspine.org.uk/info...t_are_the.html
Triggered headache
Coughing, straining and exertion
Headache from any cause can be worsened by coughing or straining. Occasionally, however, people find that coughing will actually trigger a headache. This is sometimes due to a minor abnormality at the back of the skull, which can be corrected surgically. This may also be the case where a headache is triggered by lifting weights, whereas a headache occurring after running or other similar exercise is more likely to be caused by the increased speed at which the blood is circulating. This is usually considered harmless, but it can be prevented with drug treatment in some cases.
Headache can occasionally be triggered by ****** intercourse. It is often benign, or harmless, especially when it occurs repeatedly, but anyone experiencing pain for the first time under these circumstances should be assessed in hospital.
Food and drink
About one fifth of people with migraine seeking advice from a specialist clinic report that cheese and/or chocolate can triggerattacks. Most of these also have attacks when they have not eaten any cheese or chocolate as well, and very few can avoid experiencing headache completely by avoiding these foods. Some people affected by migraine are also sensitive to alcoholic drinks - some to red wine only, but others to all alcoholic drinks
including white wine and clear spirits such as gin and vodka. It is not understood why these foods and drinks bring on attacks in some people, but there are migraine sufferers who have to abstain from some or all of these foods or drinks completely
That makes sense, especially since it started happening when I started pushing to run further, and it's kind of a throbbing headache.
gatorade is only good if you do an hour or more of continuous exercise, otherwise water is the best thing for your body. i did a little research while i was in iraq this past time, the drink is loaded with salt so that you always want another one
Well since I've started this thread, my stamina and my running is superb, just need to build up my leg strength a bit more as it's my legs that start tiring on runs now before my lungs.
I finished a 6 mile run last night, woke up this morning to legs that don't wish to carry me ; )
Hmm... finally got back on my PT program a few weeks ago. Found out yesterday I have an APFT in 2 weeks. I think I've added 10 more pushups and 10-15 more sit ups so far. But, I'm hoping to shave a full minute off my run. I guess I need to focus my runs from here out. I've been doing about 2.5 3 days a week, 1.5 on the off days but with a stair series at the end. Some weights to try and rehab my shoulders again. I'd like to squeeze another 10 pushups into my APFT score.. let you all know how it goes.
I've got a good idea for Nawlins, do what works for you and ignore what everyone else says ;d
what about eye's? does anyone know how to exercise an sleepy eye?
the oftalmologist told me to focus on a pencil/pen and set it forward and backwards, but because he was laughing i'm thinking that its not he's best effort (damm Lt's!)
anyone have this?
Heh, thanks Mongoose... but I was actually asking for input about the headaches. I thought it was probably dehydration but wasn't sure.
About gatorade: it's "loaded with salt" to help you replace electrolytes you lose when you sweat. If you're working out in, say, TX summer heat, and sweating a whole lot, you can get water intoxication more easily, so you need to also replace salts when you hydrate. Gatorade may have more electrolytes than I need, but it's the most convenient way to get them. It also has extra potassium, which is good for helping prevent leg cramps, which I tend to get.
Javar: are you talking about a lazy eye? Is it just one eye you have problems with? If it's just one eye, you can try wearing a patch on the other eye for a couple hours each day - it forces the lazy eye to work harder, and may help strengthen the muscles that control it.
thanks.
yes that's it: he's lazy, not sleepy! got to improve english....
it's just one eye: if i close the "good one" it gets very difficult to read texts, the environment, let along land navigation charts or aim.... watching the pc monitor is very confusing as well.
so its a muscle problem? that can be wroked out then. I guess i can try the patch for an hour or so.... can't let anyone see it though.
Anyone had success on it?
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