5 Replies to “Good Pain, Bad Pain? Too Hard, Too Easy? Running Along the Fine Lines”

  1. Sometimes it can be so hard to tell the difference between a pain you push through and a pain that signals you should stop. What is it with running? You need to carbo-load before a marathon, but don’t eat too many carbs! You need to hydrate properly for a long run, but don’t overhydrate! Sheesh.

    Unfortunately I have run into the kind of pain that stopped me dead in my tracks. A sharp pain in my shin that shot up my leg with each step. My shin also hurt when I pressed on it. It really stinks. The crazy thing is that I was reveling in the other kind of pain, the kind you push through. Up until that point I was doing long runs further than any distance I had done before and I was embracing that tired pain you get in your muscles when you’ve been running for 2+ hours. I was loving it! I guess that makes me another one of those ‘crazy runners’ but you better believe I’m going to get to push through that kind of pain again 🙂

    • i’m sorry about this WRONG kind of pain, but you’ve got the right attitude. You WILL get this damng injury figured out and get back to pushing thru that ‘good’ kinda pain. Wow, good pain, what a funny concept. 😉 hang in there!

  2. Cait, this came through at exactly the right time for me! I read the email of this post while lying in bed the night before my second long run. The rain was coming down gently and I knew that I had to get up at 4:45am to get my run done before Mum and I were off to our Saturday morning market date. I was just feeling…what’s the technical term…”meh” about my run and then this came through, and I thought I am stronger than my “meh” it’s time to just suck it up because when I get out there I am going to enjoy it. The distance has been a little harder to get used to again this time, but with patience and perseverance I know that I can make it through the miles – that and my Cait Chock t-shirt- and so I did.
    Thanks for getting me through the miles Cait 🙂

    • YAY!!! I love that the timing of this one synced up when u needed it the most. and like a champ u went out there and kicked butt! 🙂 i never expect anything different from my sweet chickpea….u did me proud. and i’m pumped to hear u wore ur shirt!!!

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