Injury update: With the help of the PT I learned to soothe the piriform pain with appropriate stretching. Now I only feel a bearable pain after 30/40 minutes of running. When I walk or when I stay home it disappears but only if I don’t miss the stretching sessions.
Running update: This week I have run 4 times:
Monday: 10,7 km (6,7 m);
Wednesday: 3,4 km (2,1 m). There was a light rain and I went to run but after 15 minutes the light rain became a rainstorm and I had to come back home;
Thursday: 10,3 km (6,4 m). At last this was the first day of fall weather. Now I can enjoy my runs!
Saturday: 13,1 km (8,1 m).
Tomorrow: Rest.
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| Rugby ground where my grandson 5 y.o. was playing |
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| Leaves on the street: autumn is here! |
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| While I was taking pictures of the leaves the camera "went off" by itself |
Upcoming races (in person):
Nov. 7h: Orbetello - Run through the natural reserve - trail 10 km (to be confirmed);
Dec. 5th: Canino - Olive Oil Run - km. 10;
Dec. 8th: Orbetello - Christmas Run - km. 10 (to be confirmed).
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| Run through the natural reserve 2015 (me and my son) |
Glad the stretching exercises help lessen the pain. Love the photos and those narrow streets. Good luck with your upcoming runs. Have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteThank you. All these hamlets are similar, built on a tuff spur with narrow streets in cobblestones.
DeleteHave a good Sunday.
I would love to have seen these ancient areas when they were new! Absolutely wonderful that you get to run through them on an ordinary day.
ReplyDeleteThese areas are very old, the first inhabitants were the Etruscan.
DeleteWhen I am there I feel I'm living in the past.
I can go there when I want because I'm retired and for this reason I have plenty of time.
as i have said before, this is such a beautiful area. are the narrow streets built with cobblestone??
ReplyDeleteeverything is so different than where i live, in a typical new jersey suburb. although i am seeing a lot of leaves too!! good job on the runs, and it's good that you are having less pain!!
I am sure that where you live there are beautiful areas too.
DeleteYes, the narrow streets are built with cobblestone: this is a peculiar feature of these ancient hamlets.
Ah, so your grandson plays rugby too? Very cool.
ReplyDeleteI'm excited about your upcoming races. I find races a great way to challenge yourself and to test your form.
Great that the piriformis is getting better!
I have 4 grandsons: 2 play football, 1 plays rugby and 1 was born in June.
DeleteAfter 2 years of virtual races I cannot wait to enter a race in person!
About the piriformis....I hope to solve the situation but I keep on running with the pain too.
Lovely photos and it's pleasing you had time to take photos as you ran along with your son...thank you.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. During the races there are many photographers who share the photos of the runners for free, so we can get many memories!
DeleteOh, streching is so boring. I need to do that, too - actually, but got a bit slack with it, buhuuu.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the reminder. Scoliosis and uneven hip, great combo, not...
You don´t runin a rainstorm?! (kidding). You have some cam, I know, mine has a life on it´s own sometimes, too.
I could never, ever run 10 km. I remember the 2 km when I was in school. 2, short break, 2 back. Puffed.
Beautiful architecture again! To a nice Sunday with rest, same here.
(And no, no races. Ingo really asked me if I wanna join the soldiers again for another 20km "walk". No.)
Sorry you have some little problems (scoliosis ecc.), I hope that you can get well very very soon.
DeleteIndeed, I don't mind to run under the rain but that was a strong rainstorm with lightning and thunder.
I am sure that you, following an appropriate program, can easily run 10 km.
Yes ... great idea: 20 km walking with the soldiers!!!!!
What a beautiful area! I have a real race happening next weekend, had to do a long run in the week to make sure I could still do distance and it's apparently a hard race so not sure how that will go!
ReplyDeleteHow long is the race?
DeleteAll the best and please write a post with the recap.
It's a half marathon and a few people have told me it's a hard one! I'm doing it with my friend and her kid so hopefully it will be OK. I will indeed do a race report if I'm up to it!
DeleteThink positive and enjoy the race. All the best.
DeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteThe October weather is nice for walking and running. Just being outside is nice. The run through the nature reserve sounds great. The Baltimore running festival was yesterday, I watched some it on the morning news. Love the views of the hamlets. Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy new week!
This is the best season for the outdoor activities.
DeleteI have just seen the Baltimore festival on the web site: it looks like a very beautiful event.
Have a good new week.
More wonderful pics, including the “selfie fail” (that wasn’t meant to be a selfie) :-) I have often thought about doing an “awkward selfie” blog post where I highlight sine of the failed attempts at getting the perfect shot or getting photobombed by random others.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. It would be a very nice post!
DeleteSo happy to read that you are feeling better! How fun to have 3 races on your schedule this fall!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
Delete3 races but 2 have to be confirmed. The covid restrictions are the problem.
And those 2 are the best: flat and with wonderful landscapes through the natural reserve and by the lagoon.
You have so much history where you live!
ReplyDeleteI bet that you're excited about you're upcoming races. Fingers crossed that that all goes off without a hitch.
Around here we have a lot of Etruscan cities with also medieval architecture.
DeleteI hope that those races will not be cancelled.
That's good news! Sounds like you've figured out how to manage the situation, and had some great runs this week. I hope your races are confirmed. The 10k trail through the natural reserve looks beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI have already a plan for the post trail. Lunch in Talamone, a wonderful little town near Orbetello and after a relaxing drink in front of the sea.
DeleteSuerte con la carrera te mando un beso
ReplyDeleteEnamorada de las letras
Thank you. I hope that the race will be confirmed,
DeleteWonderful Photos - Sending Vibes Brother Knight - Stay Strong
ReplyDeleteCheers
Thank you my friend. I don't give up.
DeleteGlad to hear the stretches are helping relieve the piriformis pain. Fall is here but it's still so warm and humid here. That race in 2015 has some beautiful scenery!
ReplyDeleteThe stretch helps but I think I have to find another solution too.
DeleteThe route is near a lagoon and is a birdwatching site.
I'm glad that the stretching is helping your injury!
ReplyDeleteNo Fall here quite yet but hoping that changes soon.
Thank you.
DeleteHere it's fall now, the perfect weather for running.
So glad that you are feeling better.
ReplyDeleteLove the beautiful hamlet.
Thank you.
DeleteAround here there are many similar hamlets.
I really enjoyed seeing the photos of the ancient hamlets, very neat! It really is amazing just how much a little bit of stretching can do to alleviate pain!
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