18 Replies to “My Podiatrist is Pinched for Training Time: Staying Race Ready With Less Time”

  1. Love that your podiatrist was seeking our your advice!

    I totally agree with you here, you’ve got to make those short intense sessions work. But a lot of people miss the second step of giving their body the time to recovery from intense sessions, and I see this a lot with some of the runners I coach. For some crazy reason, it seems like 99% of runners don’t think that their workout counts unless they are squeezing quality out of every workout and end up over doing it and burning themselves out. That’s a tricky habit to break, and I’ve fallen victim to it myself on one too many occassions.

    My staple speed workout is the good old fashioned tempo. Love them!

  2. My podiatrist and I parted ways when he told me that he thinks a job on my feet is the worst idea. When I told him my passions and dreams his response was to not follow them and find another dream. Sorry buddy, not worth then money.

    And thanks for the advice on fitting in workouts. It’s something I’ve been struggling with since going back to school. Ahh, to be young again where you either are in school or work, not both.

    • pssshhh…i’d have drop punt kicked that podiatrist if i were there listening to him! and u were smart to mooooove on…if we all listened to naysayers (doctor’s included sometimes) not many of us would still be running.

      good luck with school and work and fitting in those workouts…u can do it! 🙂

  3. gotta love when your doctor’s also an athlete! I feel like they just understand us so much better….and true that about making the runs COUNT! I’ve been guilty of doing miles just for the sake of running and while that’s lovely sometimes, too much gets you burnt out. I’m in charge of my own training, and every run’s gotta have a purpose!

    • i actually think if ur an athlete u HAVE To have a doctor who is on the same page and understands that saying, “just don’t do anything and maybe it’ll get better” isn’t an option 😉

  4. I actually really enjoy some hard intervals. As I get myself back into training more seriously for the new year I am going to have to incorporate some of these. The way you feel when you hop off the treadmill and you look like you have been dunked in a bucket of water – nothing compares 🙂
    Some of my key intervals are hills. I alternate walking at 4.5mph with running at 6.2mph with the treadmill on an alternating incline between 9.5-15.0 grade. Hard for 60 minutes but feels great when you finish!

  5. I think this rings true even when you’re injured. If you commit to cross training and getting your heart rate up and actually doing some quality sessions, it will be so much easier to transition back into running! I think a lot of people miss out on the benefits of intervals. They really do help you to become a better runner, especially when you are low on time. My podiatrist is a little wacky, so we don’t see him that often, but I am on a first name basis with my sports medicine doctor. I love her!

    • so true, in the end it all comes down to the amount of effort u’re putting in. and i kno that cross-training during an injury works wonders and u’ll snap back so much faster! okay…a wacky podiatrist but glad ur sports med doc is awesome. 🙂

  6. so i am FINALLY coming around to intervals…but have been sticking with the longer ones. like i may actually enjoy mile repeats. anything shorter i start going into panic mode about “how fast” i will have to run! haha! but i am definitely liking the variety that these workouts add to my week 🙂 and i try not to be on a first name basis with too many doctors…but a podiatrist is definitely one i have seen far too often!

    • say what…u’re liking those milers now?!?! ahhh, the stress about shorter intervals, i know it well. but the crazy thing is the more u stress about ‘trying’ to go faster the slower u end up going. so try just relaxing and go with it…maybe even chuck the watch for a few. u’d be amazed at how trying ‘less’ actually leads to going faster. 😛

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