What I Now Love!

by | Apr 21, 2014 | Blog

I have come to love some strange things in my time training for this Scotiabank Marathon. Ice baths, IT stretches & Rolling, Sierra Sil joint formula, A day of rest, Yoga and my Massage Therapist, to name a few. Ice baths. They have been a necessary evil which I have added in after my weekly long runs….and it is without a doubt the most painful thing I do in preparation for this marathon. I don’t have anything good to say about them, other than they are horrid. I have however come up with a strategic way to enter an ice bath. For a while I tried filling the tub, and then I would take almost 20 minutes to sit in that freezing cold water. Now I get into the tub when it is empty – with my cup of tea (or maybe red wine) and I run the water until my legs are covered – it seems slightly more tolerable. Well, only slightly. It is during these ice baths – with my legs bright red and my teeth chattering that I really wonder what possessed me to run this marathon. But Oh the joy when its over! I’ve read it works….and I am making sure I pull out all the stops to avoid injury. And as everyone keeps telling me….”The hardest part of a marathon is making it to the start line injury free!” I have always known that I have IT bands…but they have made their presence acutely known this past month. The outside of my knees started to hurt on my long runs…and then my legs felt...