What Do Kerri Walsh and I have in common? Well, I have never been an Olympic Gold Medalist, but I DID get a participation certificate for doing the Presidential Fitness Test. She is a woman. I am not. Ummm... I guess that's where the comparisons end... I don't remember my point... Hmmm... Oh yeah! She made KT Tape popular and I am, popular(obviously) and I ALSO tried KT Tape to help support my ankle.
Tried it out for the first time this week. They only had lime green and hot pink. Your right, I should have gotten both and made a fashion statement, but I didn't, mostly for financial reasons
Step One: Shave my lower leg... Not part of the directions, but if anyone can pull off the look it's me!
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| Pre-shave... HOT! |
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| Post shave... Pulling it off! |
Step Three: Anchor one piece to the inside of your foot and wrap around your heel to the otherside.
Step Four: Same on the other side of your foot.
Step Five: Profit!
Here is what it's supposed to look like.
I gotta say. My ankle felt good the next day. I wouldn't say that I would feel completely comfortable jogging on it with out a brace, but it seemed to help with the day to day stuff. It is really lite and conforms to your body so you almost forget it's there!
Because it is on the foot, they say it should last three to four days. I am on day 3 and most of it is still sticking. I am going to take a shower tonight and see how it lasts through that.
I think I am going to try it for my shin splints next Saturday. Wait! does that mean I will have to shave my leg? Probably not! But I will anyway!
I did my long run on Saturday.
Nope. Nope.
Nope.
I don't know if I can do this.
I tried to stick to my plan of walk a minute/jog a minute. I did that successfully, but I got no further than last week where I walked 3 and ran 1. What the hell is with that?
The worst part of it. My shins were KILLING me! I felt okay otherwise... No, I felt great otherwise. My ankle felt like a million bucks! I had the tape and a pull on brace. The break through I thought I made was all for not! It MUST have been the crack and vodka that made made me feel so good last week.
Song of the Workout: Big D and The Kids Table... Little Bitch In this poor quality video you can see Brian Klemm of Suburban Legends! He is the guy in the plaid shirt who sits down first. Good friend... and by "friend", I mean, if he saw me in a crowd me may glance at me a little longer knowing that he has seen me somewhere before. Maybe here.
Next plan to stop the pain. More crack and vodka. Just kidding, Mom! New shoes, thinking of getting new shoes. Going with New Balance because... Well, I can afford them. I am torn between form and function.
There are the shoes that I really like that have the stability I am in need of...
And the not as cool looking shoes that have MORE of the stability I require.
Maybe I will get a pair to train and then the fancy ones for the run... Hmmm. Plan forming.
My goal for this week...A consistent and increased amount of training days.. Also, less carbs and sugar!
Let's see what this week brings!
-Jumba
P.S. I did a little over two miles... that means I am a sixth of the way there! Score!
P.P.S. Is there anyone who kinda looks like me, but is willing to dress up AS me and run this freaking thing for me?
P.P.P.S. Weighed myself Saturday. Better, but not better enough
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