Post-NYC marathon massage

[Zorro For The C]

My friends and I are running our first NYC Marathon in two weeks -- can't wait! We were thinking of
unwinding the following day with a massage.

First of all, is that a good idea? I can't imagine it wouldn't be, but I figure I'll be in enough
pain as it is, and don't want to screw anything up.

Second, can anyone recommend a good one in the city? I'm looking for one who specializes in this
kind of thing. I was hoping maybe the NYRRC would provide some resources, but no such luck.

Thanks Zorro

[Globaldisc]

I can vouch for 2 spots:

http://www.eastsidemassage.com/ I've gone about 3 times a year about 5 years now....never
disappointed, always refreshed...and go for a deep sports massage.

Another spot I can suggest is below. Don't know if they've a site...I last was there 6-7 years
ago....however I do know it's regarded highly and priced reasonably relative to NYC. Getting to the
former mentioned was always easier for me so I stuck with them...however the place below is also
well established.

OT: Marathon "buzzzz" is in the air in NYC...Billboards....in Central Park at the Finish line the
bleachers are up....the flags are all up along the entire route....start the countdown!!!!

Stress-Less Step 48 East 61st Street (826-6222) (below is a short review I saw on line) Sixty-first
Street between Park and Madison. The address may be swank, but industrial flesh-tone walls, dingy
shag carpeting, and treatment rooms the size of a broom closet decorate this spartan day spa with a
post-hippie feel. Questionable décor aside, this spa’s great massages make it one of the most
popular around. Whoever does the hiring at Stressless Step is choosing well, and at $60 an hour, $35
for a half-hour, it’s a great value. Unfortunately, the “half-hour” massage clocked in at just
over twenty minutes, and they’re strict on the cancellation policy.

[baffledknot]

On 18 Oct 2003 14:58:33 -0700, zftcg@yahoo.com (Zorro for the Common Good) wrote:

>My friends and I are running our first NYC Marathon in two weeks -- can't wait! We were thinking of
>unwinding the following day with a massage.
>
>First of all, is that a good idea?

Very good idea!

>I can't imagine it wouldn't be, but I figure I'll be in enough pain as it is, and don't want to
>screw anything up.
>
>Second, can anyone recommend a good one in the city? I'm looking for one who specializes in this
>kind of thing. I was hoping maybe the NYRRC would provide some resources, but no such luck.
>

May I recommend "Ms Fifi"? She's quite talented, and you'll find her at third and broadway.

[Brian Baresch]

>My friends and I are running our first NYC Marathon in two weeks -- can't wait! We were thinking of
>unwinding the following day with a massage.
>
>First of all, is that a good idea? I can't imagine it wouldn't be, but I figure I'll be in enough
>pain as it is, and don't want to screw anything up.

When I was doing sports massage I usually recommended waiting at least a couple of days after a
'thon for any but the gentlest work. If you do get a massage that Monday, be sure the MT knows how
to handle you; in effect this'll be post-event massage, even a day later. No deep work!

Sorry I don't know anyone in NYC myself. But if you check the AMTA (www.amtamassage.org) they have a
referral service; look for someone with sports massage certification, if they still have that.

--
Brian P. Baresch Fort Worth, Texas, USA Professional editing and proofreading

If you're going through hell, keep going. --Winston Churchill

[Doug Freese]

Brian Baresch wrote:

>>My friends and I are running our first NYC Marathon in two weeks -- can't wait! We were thinking
>>of unwinding the following day with a massage.
>>
>>First of all, is that a good idea? I can't imagine it wouldn't be, but I figure I'll be in enough
>>pain as it is, and don't want to screw anything up.
>
>
> When I was doing sports massage I usually recommended waiting at least a couple of days after a
> 'thon for any but the gentlest work. If you do get a massage that Monday, be sure the MT knows how
> to handle you; in effect this'll be post-event massage, even a day later. No deep work!

I schedule my massages for the day or two after my races. As Brian points out this is not for deep
work so make damn sure they know their ****. On a positive note I find that day after massage
invaluable to recovery. There are always specific areas that have more discomfort than others and a
good soft set of hands can do wonders. If you really want to spoil the hell out of yourself and
increase your odds for a good race, get a massage about 10-14 days before the race.

--
Doug Freese dfreeseS@NOBShvc.rr.com

[Wildlife]

On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 09:58:53 GMT, Doug Freese <dfreese@NOBShvc.rr.com> wrote:

>I schedule my massages for the day or two after my races.

No Doug, these aren't the kind you do "one-handed".

[Wildlife]

On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 15:31:15 +0100, "apusapus" <apusapus@clara.co.uk> wrote:

>"TheRacker" <theracker@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:20031019101211.11972.00000912@mb-m03.aol.com...
>
>> I highly recommend Sally Suckoff's Slut Salon.
>
>Yunno, from the very first time that a girl clamped her lips around my erect member,>

Rubber blowup dolls don't count Roidger, and if you expect us to believe you're anything but a
virgin, pics and a mpg will be required, along with photo ID, blood tests, etc etc

> I've never felt truly comfortable with this particular deviance. The very idea of the 'little
> fella' being that near to sharp teeth, together with the ever-present danger of the gag reflex,
> somehow left me a little twitchy in the nether regions. Sure - depending upon the skill of the
> young lady - there were lengthy moments of intense pleasure, but I never quite got rid of the
> voice in my head that said;
>
>"Was that *really*a clever place to stick it?"
>
>and this was with a girl I knew and trusted.

Roidger, I've repeatedly told you that inflatable woman do not count.

[Apusapus]

<Wildlife@omit.com> wrote in message news:d5e5pv41bipda0qjg7m6h6lj48edo4l4vc@4ax.com...

> Roidger, I've repeatedly told you that inflatable woman do not count.

That's a lie. You said they counted if you gave them a name. I called mine 'Laytex Lil'. So
she counts.

Roger.

[Wildlife]

On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 18:18:23 +0100, "apusapus" <apusapus@clara.co.uk> wrote:

><Wildlife@omit.com> wrote in message news:d5e5pv41bipda0qjg7m6h6lj48edo4l4vc@4ax.com...
>
>> Roidger, I've repeatedly told you that inflatable woman do not count.
>
>That's a lie. You said they counted if you gave them a name.

If you remember correctly Roidger that advice was valid only as it related to your testicles, you're
applying too broad a meaning to it. The thinking was that the most insignificant, tiniest of things
can gain some degree of respect and importance when a name is attached. But I still think "Bouncy1"
and "Bouncy2" was imaginative.

> I called mine 'Laytex Lil'. So she counts.

Over here here we call them "righty" and "lefty".

[Apusapus]

<Wildlife@omit.com> wrote in message news:emj5pvsf7pmg7egauar2qjriv8o879nkcg@4ax.com...

> But I still think "Bouncy1" and "Bouncy2" was imaginative.

The fact that my testicles bask under the names of Bouncy 1 & 2 respectively is neither here nor
there. I'm proud of the little buggers. They've done sterling work over the years and I'd like to
think there's some life in the old boys yet.

> Over here here we call them "righty" and "lefty".

That's only 'cause you're all slutty media whores who never quite came to terms with McCarthyism.
You see everything as a battle between the right and the left. Me? I see my genitals as a metaphor
for my life. They might be tiny, they might not always work in the way I'd hoped, but they're mine
and I'm proud of them.

Roger.

[Www]

On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 19:40:17 +0100, "apusapus" <apusapus@clara.co.uk> wrote:

><Wildlife@omit.com> wrote in message news:emj5pvsf7pmg7egauar2qjriv8o879nkcg@4ax.com...
>
>> But I still think "Bouncy1" and "Bouncy2" was imaginative.
>
>The fact that my testicles bask under the names of Bouncy 1 & 2 respectively is neither here nor
>there. I'm proud of the little buggers.

The key word being "little"....

> They've done sterling work over the years and I'd like to think there's some life in the old
> boys yet.
>

Ever hear the term "beating a dead horse"?

>
>> Over here here we call them "righty" and "lefty".
>
>That's only 'cause you're all slutty media whores who never quite came to terms with McCarthyism.

See now you're wrong there, I don't even know what "McCarthyism" is...

> You see everything as a battle between the right and the left. Me? I see my genitals as a
> metaphor for my life.

No Roidger, they ARE your life.

> They might be tiny, they might not always work in the way I'd hoped, but they're mine and I'm
> proud of them.

Limp as a spaghetti noodle eh? No surprise here.