Comments on: Little Spring, Little Break

By: Jean

Jean — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:52:11 +0000

What a great vacation! Sounds like it was a fantastic trip!

True story…I worked at a golf course in high school, and one of my buddies in the shop went and got his scuba certification so he could dive in the ponds for golf balls. He sold them back to the shop for resale in the used golf ball bin and made a killing!

By: heather

heather — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:46:28 +0000

Scuba diving looks like a great time! I have been wanting to read Born to Run . . . I’ll have to pick it up on my next Borders trip.

By: I Run For Fun

I Run For Fun — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:16:33 +0000

Sounds like a wonderful vacation! Congratulations on your open water certification…that is so cool.

Sorry about the PF…I am going through tendon issues myself and I know how frustrating injury is! The book sounds great…it’s funny you mentioned strengthening the foot…it just dawned on me a week ago that I have not been paying much attention to strengthening my legs…we suffer and we learn!

By: Helen

Helen — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:34:55 +0000

Great photo!

I really enjoyed that book also – and it is about so much more than the bf running. He’s a good storyteller – though I think a few of stories are somewhat embellished!

Hope the taping works – I don’t think I mentioned but I was taping my feet at night a lot of the time – sort of same idea as wearing a boot/splint but obviously not as intense. It does help as those first few steps in the morning can be pretty painful!

I really hope you do try trail running! Hyland Park is a great place to start with as many of the trails are less technical that some of the other parks (Afton, Lebanon etc)

By: ny wolve

ny wolve — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:30:09 +0000

PF should be a distant memory before NY. I thought you meant PFS, which I had two months before my first NY marathon. That was tough.

I went to Aruba when I was a kid. Like a 7 year old kid. Stayed at the Divi Divi Hotel, named for divi divi trees. That is about what I remember. My parents made us write a journal, and it was about how gross plantains were, and when we saw a lizard. Sounds like you had more fun!

By: Beth (velma)

Beth (velma) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:26:18 +0000

I am glad you had a great vacation! I can’t wait until my kids are big eneugh to scuba dive. In terms of the PF, I have taped my feet, and I think it works really well. What type of work are you doing to make your feet stronger? I will have to look into that. Did you get into New York – when is the lottery?

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:00:21 +0000

Get that PF healed. I have been struggling with that this whole winter. Miraculously, it healed with switching my shoes.

I have been looking for this book all over town but no one has it.

By: azrunning

azrunning — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:59:57 +0000

Now’s definitely time to rest and get your PF healed. Time to work on the swim stroke and bike maybe?

Aruba sounds fun. We are heading to FL for our spring break this week.

By: Julie

Julie — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:33:50 +0000

Hi Beth,
Oh my goodness, you went to Aruba for spring break!! That is awesome and I am so jealous:) I love the picture:) I have started to read that book but need to finish it. I think it is great so far! I hope that you enjoy the rest of your weekend Beth!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:46:52 +0000

That sounds like so much fun!!!

Thanks for the info on the book. I’ve been wanting to read it.