Never Give Up: FitOldDog’s Run Is Really Back, After Three Years!

Never Give Up: FitOldDog's Run Is Really Back, After Three Years!

Never Give Up! Remember Robert the Bruce! When I say my run is back, it's true. I know it! The final piece of advice came from Rick, of Ironman Dreams, and my swim mentor. After my last terrible recent triathlon, where I just couldn't run, Rick said, "Try increasing your mileage on the bike. If you have strong legs, it may help your run." Remember, my running has been hopeless, since that bike ... Read more

That Knee Pain Is In Your Knee? You’re Sure?

That Knee Pain Is In Your Knee? You're Sure?

Kids run around all day, without knee pain! I was thinking about knee pain, in my vegetable garden! Knee pain is generally from tight quads or hamstrings, I realized. Especially in runners with good running technique. Use your thumb to find the tight spots in your quads, to recreate the knee pain. Then roll those spots (gently, kindly, somewhat painfully) "Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are ... Read more

Running After Knee Surgery: Qualified For Boston Marathon 2009

Running After Knee Surgery: Qualified For Boston Marathon 2009

Boston Marathon? Running After Knee Surgery? Hell, I qualified for the Boston Marathon (2009), only two years after the last of three knee surgeries (split meniscus, both sides, Baker's cyst, bilateral inflamed plicae). Still doing Ironman training, and running after knee surgery, seven years later. In spite of overcoming ITBS and plantar fasciitis (2x), a displaced pelvis (bike wreck), followed by dry ... Read more

Running Pains: My ITBS Vanished, Ironman Mile 13

Running Pains: My ITBS Vanished, Ironman Mile 13

First Try Kinematic Solution To Your Running Pains Many running pains can be fixed by changing how you move. This led to the Simple Movement Therapy Method Let me tell you a story of ITBS running pains! When it comes to science, many scientists think that you have to do a double-blind trial to make a discovery. Or it's not real research. This caused our work on plantar fasciitis to be labeled 'junk ... Read more

Having Trouble With Your Ironman Training – Try, Try And Try Again, And Try Dry Needling If You Have To!

Having Trouble With Your Ironman Training - Try, Try And Try Again, And Try Dry Needling If You Have To!

It's been a two-year journey, but now I think I'll be able to get back in shape - yes, dry needling finally got me running again. It went like this: Qualified for World's Half Ironman Championships, 2013, Raleigh NC with a great run. Went to World's in Las Vegas, August 2013, had bike wreck, ended up in my second aortic surgery, but little did I know, my pelvis was subluxated. Horrible season in 2014, ... Read more

Plant-Based Running Speed Work At The UNC Track! All About Attitude!

Plant-Based Running Speed Work At The UNC Track! All About Attitude!

Older athletes, undertaking plant-based running, have to take care, balancing endurance against intensity. The track is a great place to safely ease up your pace, and learn from other runners. As I finally recover from that subluxated pelvis, which has taken about two years, and settle into a vegan life-style, my pace at the track is finally returning. Fortunately, I have friends, in this case Julie, to pull ... Read more

Therapeutic Walking Before Hill Repeats

Therapeutic Walking Before Hill Repeats

It is very difficult to walk at someone else's pace! In fact, I find it work. Apart from that, walking is great exercise, and a good thing to do before a challenging run. I have two ways of walking, one is thoughtful, with my mind drifting from the external to the internal world, and the other is hurried, such a when I'm being attacked by mosquitos. While on trails, I'm always reminded of the evolution of the ... Read more

How To Win Friends And Influence People, And Fix Your Running Injuries!

How To Win Friends And Influence People, And Fix Your Running Injuries!

To fix your relationships and your body, LISTEN TO THEM! I was raised in a family where no one listened, but talking never ceased. This caused me to interrupt as a kid, if I really needed something. There was no choice, but it set me up for very poor social skills as an adult. Fortunately, a good friend of mine, Byron, set me straight, and with a lot of work I interrupt less and less, and listen more and more. ... Read more

Disclaimer: As a veterinarian, I do not provide medical advice for human animals. If you undertake or modify an exercise program, consult your medical advisors before doing so. Undertaking activities pursued by the author does not mean that he endorses your undertaking such activities, which is clearly your decision and responsibility. Be careful and sensible, please.