Went for 4 miles TEMPO this morning. I am still in my Brooks. I will only use those shoes until the RnR Pasadena Half Marathon Sunday.
I bought one of these:
Of course I have no clue what to do with it. I mean not REALLY. I need to do some research. If you know good website for this let me know please. I will start with Runner's World. Do you have one of these? How many times a week do you use it?
If you are a regular reader you know that my family LOVES this guy:
It's because of my kids that I know who Keith Urban is really. He is great and in concerts he is fantastic, the best I have seen I think, but on April 27 I will have to cheat on Keith because before Keith, there was this guy:
The Boss himself! I have been dying to see him in concert since I am in High School..I mean it, I wanted to be Courtney Cox in the video Dancing in the Dark. I have all his albums, I have some in Vynil records, cassette tapes and Cds of course. I cannot wait to see him in concert. Bill is not sharing my love of Springsteen but he has agreed to come with me.
OK now the winner of my Milestone Jewelry Valentine Giveaway
Erica!
Congratulations!!!
Email me your info please!
Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!
I LOVE my foam roller.... I think Dimity (Another Mother Runner) posted a how to awhile back...
ReplyDeleteHave a happy taper! And more important, have a lot of fun at your race!!
ReplyDeleteI have a foam roller just like yours and I use it after almost every run. I slowly roll out my IT bands, and I also do my hamstrings and calves. It's not great getting into the glutes--for that I use a tennis ball. I credit this thing with being the reason I've never had a spot of trouble with my IT bands.
ReplyDeleteenjoy taper!
ReplyDeleteI keep getting tempted to get the foam roller but then realize that I wouldn't have a clue what to do with it either! lol
Bruce is great in concert - as a Jersey girl it's pretty much a required concert to attend at least once… My sister is a die-hard fan and has probably seen him no less than 20 times.
Enjoy!
Happy Valentines day! just found you....and I love my foam roller :) at first I hated it but now I'm addicted! glad the concert was good.
ReplyDeleteFoam rolling is awesome! I do it after every run, mainly on my IT band to help get the soreness out. It helps to prevent injury I think. I first bought a soft foam roller like you bought, then I upgraded to the GRID for a harder foam roller.
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There are a lot of foam roller videos out there, here is one on youtube I found:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2nNa-fYFmw&feature=fvst
Enjoy seeing The Boss! He is still going strong!
You know....if you weren't always racing you wouldn't be always tapering... :) I'm just jealous, you know! I haven't done a single race this year!! Train train train...
ReplyDeleteHappy Valentine's Day to you, my friend! I was so glad when I saw you got the tickets. :)
You're going to love your foam roller, one of those evil necessities :).
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the taper! Happy belated Valentine's Day!
Question: How can a guy from Australia have the bona-fides for Country Music? Just a thought.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to a love/hate relationship with your roller, you will hate the pain it brings, but will love how you feel afterwards
ReplyDeleteso, I keep seeing your NAME on all of the blogs I am reading so i came to check you out! We share the SAME NAME...so I knew you had to be awesome:)
ReplyDeleteLove your blog...your writing style and that you have 2 boys...I have 3! I'm a new follower and a newbie blogger.
Looking forward to reading more about you!
I've heard Boss tix are incredibly hard to come by - nice score!
ReplyDeleteI have a foam roller - but don't use it nearly enough:)
ReplyDeleteyeah! Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteI love my foam roller too. I have a super duper one that is pretty painful but does the job. Good Luck this weekend in Pasadena!
ReplyDeleteFoam rollers...evil...just evil.
ReplyDeleteFOAM rollers are a love/hate. They will kill you, but they will also save you!
ReplyDeletegood luck!
New follower here! Love my foam roller....it causes the good kind of pain...I promise!
ReplyDeleteI have 3 foam rollers actually. All different sizes and density. I don't use them nearly enough these days but when I'm on my best behavior I roll after a long run and then at night a couple times a week.
ReplyDeleteI got a really good dvd with my first one from Go Fit. I'm not sure if they sell it separately or not.
Enjoy this tapering time.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Erica
Hope tomorrow goes well! :)
ReplyDeleteI have a foam roller but don't use it nearly as much as I should. I will say thought, that it did wonders on my IT last year! Google it... you'll find tons of resources!