My Comeback - Running Motivation

Light running/cycling, taking it day by day. Plans for 2019 constantly evolving.
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[@TheFODRunner]

Man your words are so clever!!! Great to see you back!

[@147AndyH]

Great news, welcome back!!🙂 Your videos are fantastic, good luck with the come back (not that lucks needed).👍

[@terranceparris4169]

You ll be back even stronger

[@musclelessfitness2045]

Welcome back! ... but don't force anything.

[@JAHinHK]

Broken rib at the moment (bike accident). I feel you. I'm DYING.

[@angusmfz]

ok this was epic

[@GoryGaming]

Great video! Ever consider getting a better camera?

[@cicirunner]

Not really. I know the Go Pro isn't amazing but it does the job. You need a good person behind a nice camera to get the benefits. Go Pros are easy to use and versatile. For 1k views I'm not going to invest in real gear lol.

[@esotericpig]

What did you think about Rupp winning that Half Marathon recently? Maybe get better or has he peaked?

[@cicirunner]

When he ran 59 minutes? I really want to see him get the American record. Unfortunately all the appearance/prize/prestige is in marathons so he will likely stick to those and only run half marathons as "tune up fitness tests leading into big marathons." Although I was disappointed to see Rupp get dropped at the end of the Chicago marathon, he has been steadily improving and I think he can still get faster. He is better in a slow race which showed in the Rio Olympics. If he can stay healthy I think he can do well in Tokyo. Olympic marathons are usually slow winning times which would favor a runner like Rupp.

[@musclelessfitness2045]

@@cicirunner Galen just undergone an Achilles surgery that takes people about a year to recover from. He can surely improve if he changes his bonny hopping ballerina running style, but I'm not sure he will change anything.

[@mitchellmclaughlin6360]

Alright your fitness was not crumpled up and thrown in the trash after 26 days. For sure it will take you a few weeks to get back to where you were, but you'll get there soon enough. Now I guess you can run with me haha

[@cicirunner]

My aim was to make this dramatic. Besides, I'm not 100% better. I ran 7.5 miles today at 10:30 pace. Put on a 6% incline to get the heart rate up and shorten the stride (alleviate some pain) but I'm not running fast yet.

[@mattlongen1927]

@@cicirunner I can't even imagine! Im currently taking a month off to get ready for a 13 month training block. Im going nuts! Again, I can't imagine being injured and having to do that!

[@cicirunner]

13 MONTH training block...For what race?

[@mattlongen1927]

@@cicirunner Houston Half for 2020. The goal is the run sub 70. I recently ran 72min. I have run 30:50 for 10k and my coach and I agree that I can run faster than 72. Im sorry if that was too much detail

[@cicirunner]

@@mattlongen1927 Awesome! Based on your 10k speed I would say go for it.

[@jamesbutler939]

First!

[@jammer499]

Bout time! I’m doing 400’s on Thurs, wanna join?

[@cicirunner]

Haha funny guy over here....I had a decent run 5 days ago where I pushed through the pain and thought everything was okay. Then I had an IT band flare up for 4 days where I couldn't run. Since then I have started to run again but I'm not pushing too far into that pain barrier for fear of extending my injury. I'm easing into it and don't have a race on the calendar until March most likely. I want to just be healthy and pain free again. For now it will just be base building, hill/strength training and trying to get my endurance up with long timed runs. I want to get my mileage up. What's on your schedule?

[@jammer499]

cicirunner U needed a break. U had a great year! It’s weird how things can come to a halt so quick. All the small unknown muscle tears are healed up and you will be faster in the long run! I took an axe to my leg in June and just PR’d in the half 2 weeks ago. 1:20:36! Then decided to do a last min turkey trot on Thanksgiving. My 800’s kinda sucked last week so did 16x200m on Monday. (On Strava) 400’s on Thurs hopefully. Sub 17 5k would be awesome.

[@cicirunner]

@@jammer499 I remember, your injury was gnarly. Just goes to show nothing can hold us down.