The Strava thread

Dee 2018-05-15 20:25:13 UTC #121

Haven’t been on this forum for a while. Life has been busy but just saw this thread and I’m active on strava. I will have to look some of you up.
I’m Denise Doucette on strava app

rmgrimmer 2018-05-15 23:04:24 UTC #122

Welcome! Glad you’re joining us! I added you on Strava.

Englishd 2018-05-16 02:25:57 UTC #123

@Dee I live right down the road in Syracuse!

Dee 2018-05-16 03:24:38 UTC #124

I saw that! I used to work in Syracuse. I’m there occasionally to shop…lol. I’ve also run the Syracuse Half.

Englishd 2018-05-16 03:26:36 UTC #125

That’s my goal for this year!!! My mom ran the full a few years back. Most of my “runs” on Strava are walks. I just got my new shoes broken in so the running will increase. Are you from upstate originally?

Dee 2018-05-16 03:34:17 UTC #126

I’ve run Syracuse twice and already registered for this year’s. I’m slow and often a run/walk. I’m out there doing it and that’s what matters. I do the Utica Boilermaker too. This year will be my 7th.
Right now im also training for the Ride for Missing Children.
I’ve been in upstate since '79. My father was military & we got transferred here. I stayed.

Dee 2018-05-16 03:40:55 UTC #127

I followed you back.

rmgrimmer 2018-05-16 03:44:18 UTC #128

I saw! So, you do lots of halves? I used to run a half every Saturday, just on my own. I’ve done several organized ones as well. 1 marathon. Portland Marathon. Wasn’t trained very well and felt like I was going to die. Will do more long distance runs in the future, when I have more time. 4 small boys at home and one on the way. No time for training, unfortunately.

Dee 2018-05-16 04:08:01 UTC #129

Lots of halves? Oh, hell no. This one will be my 4th. I didn’t start running until I was 47. There will be no full for me. I leave that to my daughter and friends. The Utica Boilermaker is a very famous 15K. I did my first one in 2011 and each year since.
God Bkess you with almost 5 small ones. Mine are grown. Two out of the house and the youngest is 17 and d orient care that I’m either running or cycling every evening. She doesn’t join me, but doesn’t care. Lol

rmgrimmer 2018-05-16 05:36:27 UTC #130

I’d like to do more. Just in the future. Looking forward to seeing your activity on the app though!

Dee 2018-05-16 10:24:54 UTC #131

Yikes, excuse all those typos.
Look forward to yours as well.

Englishd 2018-05-17 02:07:37 UTC #132

Went for a run. Pulled my calf pretty bad. Ate a pint of ice cream. The addicts guide to exercise…

rmgrimmer 2018-05-17 03:30:14 UTC #133

Ice 20 minutes on, 40 minutes off. Repeat 6x to get the inflammation out. Do pain free stretching, massage and compress it, if you can. After 24 hours soak in Epsom salt bath.

Englishd 2018-05-17 03:33:45 UTC #134

Would be nice to do all that, but in reality it was limp a mile home. Eat ice cream. Now sleep. Get up for a two mile bike ride at 730 am and work a full day moving furniture up and down stairs added to carrying and throwing heavy ass garbage bags. After work it’s 3 more bike miles to a meeting.

rmgrimmer 2018-05-17 03:37:44 UTC #135

Well, if you can’t make time for yourself, I guess you live with the consequences.

Englishd 2018-05-17 03:39:41 UTC #136

I have a very high pain tolerance and an even higher stubbornness. This is the same guy who refused to go to the doctor when I broke my ankle in February and contuined to walk miles daily… I know you medical types are always looking for new patients, but you’ll never catch me hehehe

rmgrimmer 2018-05-17 03:44:15 UTC #137

You go right ahead and walk yourself into the ground. I’m okay with it.

Took me some time to accept that my patients will either want to be fixed or they won’t.

Englishd 2018-05-17 03:45:19 UTC #138

At least I save doctors the trouble of having another patient not listen to them. When I was lawyering my favorite clients were the ones I never had.

rmgrimmer 2018-05-17 04:05:03 UTC #139

Haha! I enjoy working on people. Even if they don’t want it.

Neighbrofthebeast668 2018-05-17 22:46:00 UTC #140

Btw, @Englishd and @rmgrimmer in case u guys hadnt figured it out already I’m the random add u got last night. D, I took ur and stevie’s advice and started walking after the withdraws eased off a bit and I’d been using mapmyrun but I keep seeing big discrepancies bw it and samsung health so I finally downloaded strava last night. Tried to import some stuff from mmr but the abominations that went through are way off and the maps make it look like I’ve been creeping through people’s back yards lol