8 Replies to “Performing to Your 100% Potential and Injury Risks”

  1. Yes, I agree with you that depending on what level you’re running at, that helps determine whether it’s appropriate to push through or not.

    At my level, I would never push through an injury during training and probably not during a run either….but perhaps if it is at the very end of a super important race and it’s an injury that I know I can recover from quickly?

  2. As a casual runner, I’m not likely to push through an injury or major pain. But, having spent most of my life in a ballet studio, under the cracking whip of an intense instructor (I mean, seriously, ballet teachers are hardcore), I have learned to rise above any pain, and smile like everything is just peachy. We used to get stickers as a prize if we bled through our pointe shoes.

    I think your approach is far more humane 🙂

  3. I have a tendency to push myself a little hard……….that’s kinda how I ended up with the stress fracture this summer. But I can say I won’t make the same mistakes again.
    Finding the right balance consists of listening to my body. I’m getting better at doing that.
    I’ve found 40+ miles a week works well for me. That was before the injury and I think that if I get back up there and SLOWLY increase my mileage I can do better with higher.
    My ultimate goal is to one day run a 100 mile race; preferably the Western States Endurance Run.

    • yes, there is that fine line and we have to be careful not to just push too hard in the WRONG times…but it’s all a learning process because *duh* if we all knew when NOT to push we’d just not do it…lol. 😛

      but i’m happy u’ve learned the right balance and if u do the western states, girl, u best let me know cuz that’s run in my backyard. 😉

  4. aaah I love this post!!!! This is such a hard question for me. For me, I have big goals and I just really LOVE running and so I have a tendency to be impatient and push too hard. Hence what I am currently going through right now with injuries!! My coach is a huge help with this – she likes to say “my main job right now is to keep you on a tight leash” hahaha. I think for me, at the moment, I need to learn that patience, NOT pushing, is going to get me closer to my goal. I know that I can handle 60+ mpw (done it before), but I also know that I need to build back to that slowly. I know that I can handle tough training, and so it’s soooo tempting to jump right back into it – but in reality, the smart thing to do is be patient and let that come back slowly and safely. I do have a lot of good years ahead of me, so the current best thing to do is be conservative and patient. Pushing that line can come later when I’m closer to my big goals – they’re a long way off, and…well Rome wasn’t built in a day haha. Actually even just reading this post and writing my comment made me realize that I think making shorter-term goals would help me a LOT in building up to where I want to be while simultaneously playing it smart and safe – I have a tendency to keep my eye on that big ULTIMATE goal and I always want to get THERE as fast as possible…but that’s not always healthy hahaha.

    • ya…patience is not usually something all runners have…it’s something we FORCE ourselves to respect after learning enough times the hard way that rushing things is no good. 😛

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