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On 23 May 2003 06:47:11 -0700, de Valois <[email protected]> wrote:
>Donal left this mess on Fri, 23 May 2003 13:10:57 GMT for The Way to clean up:
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>>>In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (Micah
>>>McDaniel) wrote:
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>>>> I've never tried swimming for exercise before, but as I get older, running 5-6 days a week is
>>>> beginning to take a toll on my knees, so I thought I'd give swimming a try. Lord knows it's
>>>> warm enough here in Austin.
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>>On Fri, 23 May 2003 08:43:22 -0400, Cam Wilson <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>>I can totally relate to you situation. I come from a running background and have learned that the
>>>repetitive stress on the legs from running just doesn't agree with my body... but I do love
>>>running too much to totally give it up. So I continue to run, but have cut back to shorter runs,
>>>a few times a week.
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>>Is this a trend?
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>Might be. I gave up running because of my knees, but I stopped off at biking before moving on (back
>in my case) to swimming.
Everyone has a limit to the number of miles they can run in a week at a certain intensity without
injury. For elite runners, this pushes 100 miles, but for many others like myself it is either 20 -
25 easy miles or ~15 at a harder pace.
I think the problems begin when those for whom running is their only exercise try to push themselves
beyond their limits in terms of total training volume. The typical pattern is get an injury, do
nothing at all for several weeks, then hit the road again trying to pick up where they left off,
often re-injuring themselves in the process. At least for those of us who both swim and run, the
probability of an injury is reduced because most of us don't feel the need to run 6 days a week and
the recovery is better because the physical atrophy and
psychological guilt of not running is greatly reduced by swimming.
>Donal left this mess on Fri, 23 May 2003 13:10:57 GMT for The Way to clean up:
>>
>>
>>>In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (Micah
>>>McDaniel) wrote:
>>
>>>> I've never tried swimming for exercise before, but as I get older, running 5-6 days a week is
>>>> beginning to take a toll on my knees, so I thought I'd give swimming a try. Lord knows it's
>>>> warm enough here in Austin.
>>
>>On Fri, 23 May 2003 08:43:22 -0400, Cam Wilson <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>I can totally relate to you situation. I come from a running background and have learned that the
>>>repetitive stress on the legs from running just doesn't agree with my body... but I do love
>>>running too much to totally give it up. So I continue to run, but have cut back to shorter runs,
>>>a few times a week.
>>
>>Is this a trend?
>>
>
>Might be. I gave up running because of my knees, but I stopped off at biking before moving on (back
>in my case) to swimming.
Everyone has a limit to the number of miles they can run in a week at a certain intensity without
injury. For elite runners, this pushes 100 miles, but for many others like myself it is either 20 -
25 easy miles or ~15 at a harder pace.
I think the problems begin when those for whom running is their only exercise try to push themselves
beyond their limits in terms of total training volume. The typical pattern is get an injury, do
nothing at all for several weeks, then hit the road again trying to pick up where they left off,
often re-injuring themselves in the process. At least for those of us who both swim and run, the
probability of an injury is reduced because most of us don't feel the need to run 6 days a week and
the recovery is better because the physical atrophy and
psychological guilt of not running is greatly reduced by swimming.
