Last week was chocolate, this week Almond Butter. I am full just thinking of all the good training food!
Isn’t September great? Every year this month seems to have our hottest days of the year. Perhaps Joy and me were correct when we left you all for a week this time last year? Rarely can I say I was right, right?
Last Saturday we were graced with the sighting of Ken Skea, former member of our group who currently lives in India. Funny to see someone wearing a jacket, gloves, and long sleeves when the weather was quite beautiful! Apparently the 35C weather over there makes our 35F weather seem a little chilly. See you again in 18 months!
Saturday is alright for fighting according to Elton John, but this Saturday we will join together and rock around the reservoir. We will meet many of you at the newly renovated McDonald’s in Glenmore Landing. See you at 8 pm. Or if we don’t see you it is because…
Good luck to Marj, Amy, Jayne, Candy, and the rest of you heading off to Dublin for the Dublin Half Marathon. Don’t forget the two most important parts of the race: pictures (lots of them) and cash (to buy a pint along the way). Yep, my advice is heady like the top of a Guinness. A second good luck to those doing two of my ‘honey-do’ races, the Lost Soul Ultra and Mount Robson Marathons. I was actually accepted into the Mt. Robson race (one of only 100) but was unable to commit because…
Many of us are off to Canmore this weekend for the annual Rocky Mountain Half. This is the most beautiful road race in the mountains (sorry, way better than Melissa’s) and will have our hot feet crawling up and down the paths around Three Sisters and Stewart Creek. Last year the hills darn near killed me…well, the gold cart that towed four of us around 18 holes while our spouses cursed our existence for not being proper athletic supporters.
My ditty today is from a meeting I had with Dr's Dean and Breen on how to determine the cause or effect of strain...Our fellow athlete Amy is feeling stressed! I always stress about stress on the body. Not every cure is a cure for you, listen to what your body says and follow its’ advice. Your body knows best!
The main effects of this are inflammation, pain, numbness and weakening of the joints. Some causes are bad posture, alignment of the frame of the body, and vibration from impact. There are many reasons why we are structured the way we are, but only the feedback from our body to our brain and the interpretation relayed to others will help improve the performance of our movement. Like our car it can drive on any given day but does it run well? Skipping that oil change may save a few bucks today but will cost more in the future.
The question is asked ‘why is not everyone affected by repetitive strain?’ We all have different strides and efficiencies. Like our talk on body movement we are all perfect in our own little way, some just make the effort more challenging! Quite often we are affected on only one side of the body. This is usually the result of a biomechanical cause of posture or imbalance. A cure that was suggested is to change the balance of our structure. The alignment of the spine and hips are usually out of place. By fixing the top you may then possibly fix the bottom. While not always the case it may be a solution.
The most important note to take from this discussion (in my view) is to understand what is happening with your body as it moves along the paths. Are we feeling the ‘love’ of training? If there is pain we need to discuss before it becomes chronic. Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. We are constantly building on our previous personal record of training distance. We will feel tired, sore, and irritable. But the best part of it is we get up the next day (or the day after!) feeling ready to go once again.
If you don’t feel good while training please ask for advice from those that know. Dr’s Dean and Breen offer a consult in Calgary for those that would like to know more about themselves. Their phone number is 299-0170. -----
This article was from Canadian Running magazine http://www.runningmagazine.ca/. Why do I feel Joy will be Sylvia while I am WilF?
‘Secret’ half-marathon runner gets caught on tape
September 7, 2011
He might be 90, but Wilf Cooper’s wife has caught him in a compromising position - running a half-marathon.
Cooper, who lives in Bristol, U.K., told his wife Sylvia he was just going to stand on the sidelines of recent half marathons, but was actually running in them despite her objections. She caught him in the act after a neighbour told her Wilf was on television.
Cooper ran half-marathons throughout most of his 80s, says an article in Britain’s Daily Mail, and says he’s still planning one final race even though his wife knows his secret.
Cooper once sneaked out to race even after dislocating his shoulder and breaking his ribs in a fall on the stairs. His wife told the Daily Mail she worries about him running because he had a heart attack 20 years ago.
An article from our long lost friend April. She always has a good ‘pick me up’. Hope your dog still floats after all those quills in the snout!
April L Clay, R. Psych.
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From Barb on the long run...
Thought you might like to put your culinary skills together and whip up these energy bars that you tasted on our 28 km run. I have a few other good ones including protein type bars that are soft, easy to chew and digest on a run, if you are interested. - Enjoy! (When I made these, I halved the recipe)
ALMOND BUTTER ENERGY BARS
1 c. almond butter
1 c. brown rice syrup (or corn syrup)
1 c. liquid honey
4 tbsp. molasses
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped dried apricots or raisins
1 c. sliced almonds
1/2 c. sesame seeds
1/2 c. flax seeds
1/2 c. sunflower seeds
5 c. bran flakes cereal (or other flaked cereal)
2 1/2 c. quick rolled oats
In a saucepan, cook the 1st 5 ingredients until blended. Combine with the rest of the ingredients and spread mixture onto a lightly greased cookie sheet with sides. Press down to compact evenly. Let stand about 30 minutes and then cut into squares. Freezes well.
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