tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2104840882214526893.post5439109305068982213..comments2023-09-23T04:19:38.630-05:00Comments on tfaar : What Happens When You Break the Running HabitShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448886852257091786noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2104840882214526893.post-38210386803199298722014-01-13T13:51:16.442-06:002014-01-13T13:51:16.442-06:00Ugh. Pool running. A friend of mine has offered to...Ugh. Pool running. A friend of mine has offered to do this with me, and I have turned her down. I am SO not a water person - to the extent that considering doing this makes me shudder a bit. I suppose I should bite the bullet and do it, though. I have had so many people mention it. I would certainly welcome any tips you have. Also, I am afraid to ask, but how long did it take for your IT band to heal? And did you then have any recurrence?Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448886852257091786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2104840882214526893.post-78021179410671500802014-01-11T11:39:56.365-06:002014-01-11T11:39:56.365-06:00I found keeping a schedule really helped. Working ...I found keeping a schedule really helped. Working out every day. Try pool running - that was all I could do when I was first injured (walking/biking bothered the same tendon, and I've never been any good at the elliptical). Pool running saved me, kept me sane, was the only thing that made me feel kind of like running. My longest sessions were 2.5hrs on Saturdays, mostly 1hr on weekdays before work, same as if I was running. I got a waterproof iPod shuffle case & headphones (x-1 audio) so I could listen to podcasts, got my own flotation belt (the ones at the first pool weren't good) and found plans online (if you want I can send you tips and sites). I truly recommend it. Wishing you the best in recovery & comeback - it's so very hard emotionally/psychologically on top of physically…remember you're going through biochemical withdrawal from all the good stuff your body does with a regular running habit. Hang in there!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023439892198039562noreply@blogger.com