26 Replies to “My Running ‘True’ Is Off, Better ‘Toe In’”
Aha! Cycle? Me? The girl who has issues even standing up straight in the dark without falling over…I don’t think so. I would definitely be road chow as well. Although sometimes I do get this strange inkling that I ‘need’ to do a triathlon one day, I think I’ll shelve it and just keep my running shoes on.
Viva la runnerchick!
My favourite form of cross-training? Well, does walking count…I haven’t been able to get to the gym lately so life has been about running, walking, and exercise DVDs (I love/hate Jillian Michaels twice a week); however, when I do make it to the gym I love me a spin class. The elliptical feels like torture, sorry Cait, not sure how you do it 🙂
My true? My right knee and heel. If I don’t stretch properly (naughty Amy) I end up walking around like a 90 year old lame horse.
omg, the two of us on bikes would be such the pair of disasters! 🙂 i about caught my breathe here when u wrote the viva la runnerchick, i think we share half a brain! u’ll get it in my next post, but let’s say yesterday i did a new drawing…but i want this comment as PROOF i had it before u wrote that!! great minds think alike. 🙂 lol
I do body pump and yoga for cross training and it usually makes me more sore than running… ouch! I’m not one to try too many new things though because I’m a runner and don’t want to get hurt or injured cross training, ya know? The yoga does help with those tight hips 🙂
Hey! Thanks for stopping by!
You’ve got such a well-done website! I was browsing around because I’m always looking for new ones to read, and it’s fantastic!
The one thing I love about running is the simplicity of it. Like you said, a pair of shoes, and GO. There’s just no excuse!
I have a cycle, but it’s currently collecting dust! Lol! 🙂 The last time that I went riding was with a friend in Kansas and we traveled 8 miles and I thought that my legs were going to fall off!! We had to stop at every traffic light and I was sure someone was going to run us over. 🙂
I am a DVD junkie! I have so many workout DVD’s it’s ridiculous. I am a huge fan of Jillian, but I love Amy Dixon’s Tabata style workouts!
Thanks for the encouragement sister!! Have a super day!!
haha…u don’t need that cycle, u’re tearing up the treadmill! 😉
a DVD hoarder, huh? well it could be much worse…at least those can be put to good use! 🙂
I don’t do much cycling (or any for that matter), but I do have a Triathlon on my bucket list, so one day I’ll get around to that. For cross training, I like doing different things- gymnastics, I took a flying trapeze class over the summer and once they open back up for the season I totally want to do more of that!
I used to do tons of cross-training: Spinning, Hockey, but now I find that when I do, my ligaments and such get taxed pretty hard. I’ve run my best when I limit the cross training. For me, cross-training is running different speeds and different lengths and doing recovery runs/walks.
BTW, loves your post on ways to deal with a competitor. You didn’t mention sticking an elbow in their gut as you run by to send a message. Yes, i’ve been elbowed before.
i wish i could be hardcore enough for hockey, but pretty sure between my balance issues on skates and lack of stick skills i’d be one hot mess. so i’ll just go watch Mighty Ducks a few times instead. 😉
thanks, glad u liked those competitor posts! oh yes, i’ve had my fair share of elbows to the rib too!
I’ve never cycled on a road bike but I love spinning! I don’t even find I need the spinning shoes that clip into the bike. I just use my stiffest pair of sneakers, a pair of Pumas. I consider them my spin shoes because I use them for nothing else.
I do think spin is my fave form of cross-training but I don’t run – I do more all cross training and strength training.
No cycling for me! Being on the same side as cars is scary business. No thanks. I have a bike that I got when I was a pre-teen I haven’t grown much since then so it still “fits” and is still in my parents garage. Probably hasn’t seen the light of day since like junior year of high school aka 7 years ago? My husband (also a runner) bought a road bike in college and road it a lot …for 2 years….now it sits in our basement and probably gets ridden 1-2 times a year. I don’t really get cycling but all the power to people who do!
I’d like to see you try ebay! I cycle, but not hard – I used to ride it to uni and back. I HATE the stationary bike.
Elliptical is the best form of cross-training…except that it can shorten your stride (or maybe that’s just be and my stupidly gangly legs).
As for being ‘true’ – I feel like I’m trying to plug a leaky boat :-P. Today it’s my knees, because my glutes and hips are too tight. Tomorrow it’ll be my ITB making my left foot roll in, and the next day I’m sure my calves will get super tight and leave me with shin splints. All part of the fun, right?
haha….i’ll put a listing and let u know how it goes! 😉 jk
ya, the elliptical does usually cut up your stride (unless you’re about 5 ft) and that is one of the drawbacks of the machine…way to be ON it kate!! smarty pants! 🙂
What a great post!! I dabble in cycling and by dabble I mean I take my bike out of the shed, make sure the tires have air and then go. I’ve been thinking about getting a ‘serious’ bike to do triathlons but everything scares me. With running (you nailed it earlier) you have shoes. No fuss.
hehe love this! and it’s so true…biking seems so high-maintenance to me!
I do love going for nice long road bike rides, but I am worried the entire time that I will flat.
I love to go to cycling classes, swim, and arc-trainer for cross-training.
Running has grown into my #1 love…
I can’t pick out a certain part of my body that doesn’t agree with running. there are always little niggles that come up, but nothing that persists and has prolonged. I guess my sore feet after a longer fast speed work 🙂
I hope you’re having an awesome FRIDAY!
xoxo!
haha…that would be me the entire ride, i’d end up stressballing my way thru the whole thing petrified i’d get a flat! 😛
ya, i think u dang better stick with running cuuuuz, u’re tearing it up there! 🙂
Love the comparisons! My husband is always truing our tires. Thank goodness I have him, otherwise my bike would be a disaster!
My true is off, definitely on my left knee, sometimes caused by my piriformis, sometimes my hip, and sometimes muscle imbalances. It sucks!
ugh, so would u like me to add ur left knee up with my own ebay listing? i’ll bet we can get some pretty good offers, maybe enough to buy new one? 😉
Aha! Cycle? Me? The girl who has issues even standing up straight in the dark without falling over…I don’t think so. I would definitely be road chow as well. Although sometimes I do get this strange inkling that I ‘need’ to do a triathlon one day, I think I’ll shelve it and just keep my running shoes on.
Viva la runnerchick!
My favourite form of cross-training? Well, does walking count…I haven’t been able to get to the gym lately so life has been about running, walking, and exercise DVDs (I love/hate Jillian Michaels twice a week); however, when I do make it to the gym I love me a spin class. The elliptical feels like torture, sorry Cait, not sure how you do it 🙂
My true? My right knee and heel. If I don’t stretch properly (naughty Amy) I end up walking around like a 90 year old lame horse.
omg, the two of us on bikes would be such the pair of disasters! 🙂 i about caught my breathe here when u wrote the viva la runnerchick, i think we share half a brain! u’ll get it in my next post, but let’s say yesterday i did a new drawing…but i want this comment as PROOF i had it before u wrote that!! great minds think alike. 🙂 lol
I do body pump and yoga for cross training and it usually makes me more sore than running… ouch! I’m not one to try too many new things though because I’m a runner and don’t want to get hurt or injured cross training, ya know? The yoga does help with those tight hips 🙂
i still feel like the only person in the world who has yet to be to a body pump class! lol.
Hey! Thanks for stopping by!
You’ve got such a well-done website! I was browsing around because I’m always looking for new ones to read, and it’s fantastic!
The one thing I love about running is the simplicity of it. Like you said, a pair of shoes, and GO. There’s just no excuse!
awww, thanks!! amen to simplicity…double time because now-a-days everything costs so much, right?! 😉 #poorrunnerchicks
my bike is a cruiser…lol so no
hahaha
I have a cycle, but it’s currently collecting dust! Lol! 🙂 The last time that I went riding was with a friend in Kansas and we traveled 8 miles and I thought that my legs were going to fall off!! We had to stop at every traffic light and I was sure someone was going to run us over. 🙂
I am a DVD junkie! I have so many workout DVD’s it’s ridiculous. I am a huge fan of Jillian, but I love Amy Dixon’s Tabata style workouts!
Thanks for the encouragement sister!! Have a super day!!
haha…u don’t need that cycle, u’re tearing up the treadmill! 😉
a DVD hoarder, huh? well it could be much worse…at least those can be put to good use! 🙂
I don’t do much cycling (or any for that matter), but I do have a Triathlon on my bucket list, so one day I’ll get around to that. For cross training, I like doing different things- gymnastics, I took a flying trapeze class over the summer and once they open back up for the season I totally want to do more of that!
oh man i’ve always wished i could be a gymnast, that trapeze class sounds like WAY too much fun!
I used to do tons of cross-training: Spinning, Hockey, but now I find that when I do, my ligaments and such get taxed pretty hard. I’ve run my best when I limit the cross training. For me, cross-training is running different speeds and different lengths and doing recovery runs/walks.
BTW, loves your post on ways to deal with a competitor. You didn’t mention sticking an elbow in their gut as you run by to send a message. Yes, i’ve been elbowed before.
i wish i could be hardcore enough for hockey, but pretty sure between my balance issues on skates and lack of stick skills i’d be one hot mess. so i’ll just go watch Mighty Ducks a few times instead. 😉
thanks, glad u liked those competitor posts! oh yes, i’ve had my fair share of elbows to the rib too!
I’ve never cycled on a road bike but I love spinning! I don’t even find I need the spinning shoes that clip into the bike. I just use my stiffest pair of sneakers, a pair of Pumas. I consider them my spin shoes because I use them for nothing else.
I do think spin is my fave form of cross-training but I don’t run – I do more all cross training and strength training.
tons of people seem to love spinning, maybe that would be worth venturing into, at least there i kno i’d not wind up faceplanting…hehe. 😛
No cycling for me! Being on the same side as cars is scary business. No thanks. I have a bike that I got when I was a pre-teen I haven’t grown much since then so it still “fits” and is still in my parents garage. Probably hasn’t seen the light of day since like junior year of high school aka 7 years ago? My husband (also a runner) bought a road bike in college and road it a lot …for 2 years….now it sits in our basement and probably gets ridden 1-2 times a year. I don’t really get cycling but all the power to people who do!
haha…i think that last line there preeeetty much sums up my thoughts as well! 😛
I’d like to see you try ebay! I cycle, but not hard – I used to ride it to uni and back. I HATE the stationary bike.
Elliptical is the best form of cross-training…except that it can shorten your stride (or maybe that’s just be and my stupidly gangly legs).
As for being ‘true’ – I feel like I’m trying to plug a leaky boat :-P. Today it’s my knees, because my glutes and hips are too tight. Tomorrow it’ll be my ITB making my left foot roll in, and the next day I’m sure my calves will get super tight and leave me with shin splints. All part of the fun, right?
haha….i’ll put a listing and let u know how it goes! 😉 jk
ya, the elliptical does usually cut up your stride (unless you’re about 5 ft) and that is one of the drawbacks of the machine…way to be ON it kate!! smarty pants! 🙂
What a great post!! I dabble in cycling and by dabble I mean I take my bike out of the shed, make sure the tires have air and then go. I’ve been thinking about getting a ‘serious’ bike to do triathlons but everything scares me. With running (you nailed it earlier) you have shoes. No fuss.
thanks!! and yea, i’ll stick with no fuss too. 😉
hehe love this! and it’s so true…biking seems so high-maintenance to me!
I do love going for nice long road bike rides, but I am worried the entire time that I will flat.
I love to go to cycling classes, swim, and arc-trainer for cross-training.
Running has grown into my #1 love…
I can’t pick out a certain part of my body that doesn’t agree with running. there are always little niggles that come up, but nothing that persists and has prolonged. I guess my sore feet after a longer fast speed work 🙂
I hope you’re having an awesome FRIDAY!
xoxo!
haha…that would be me the entire ride, i’d end up stressballing my way thru the whole thing petrified i’d get a flat! 😛
ya, i think u dang better stick with running cuuuuz, u’re tearing it up there! 🙂
Love the comparisons! My husband is always truing our tires. Thank goodness I have him, otherwise my bike would be a disaster!
My true is off, definitely on my left knee, sometimes caused by my piriformis, sometimes my hip, and sometimes muscle imbalances. It sucks!
ugh, so would u like me to add ur left knee up with my own ebay listing? i’ll bet we can get some pretty good offers, maybe enough to buy new one? 😉