Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Rock n' Foam Roll

Last night, I finally tried out the foam roller.  I watched few videos on YouTube and each said that it might hurt the first few times.  How could something so harmless hurt?
Evil Foam!

Well, I stand corrected.  I did some IT Band rolling and while I was trying for 5 minutes, I could only handle 2 minutes.  It really was painful, oh and my husband and son were staring at me like I was crazy.
Him - "Hun, what are you doing?" 
Me - "Stretching"
Him - "Son, Mommy is silly."
Me - "Ouch.  Be quiet!"

But, I will continue to "roll" as often as possible, in the privacy of my room.

I managed to get out of bed today and ran 6 miles.  I even incorporated my 4 "striders."  Go Jen! Hopefully my training is back on track.  I am going score me some new kicks (that's "Brooklyn" for sneakers) this week (payday).  Still deciding if I should get refitted and try some new ones or just stick with what I know.  I run in Kayano 17s and they are good but after 7+ miles I definitely wind up with a blister or two.  It's just that when I go to the running store, I feel like I try on a million pairs and nothing fits perfect.  I usually wind up settling for something and then drop $100 on sneakers that I never wear.

How often do you go in for a sneaker "check up" to make sure you are wearing the right ones?  How many pairs do you usually try on?

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for stopping by my blog! Looks like we have a lot in common!!

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  2. so would you say YAY or NAY??? maybe I'll have to check back in a month and see how you like the foam roller. I've heard wonderful things about them. I didn't know it HURT :(

    thanks for stopping by my blog :D it's nice to meet other moms that are trying to stay active. I'm just starting to be active so it's nice to know their are others!

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