It has been great to run with so many people, and to see others running on their own. Off season mileage is the key to success during the season. Click below for inspiration and mileage updates.
I am sure almost everyone has had a side ache or "sidestitch" at some point or another. They usually seem to occur when we're first starting to get into shape or maybe when we had a late lunch. According to the Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Men (I am sure Women's livers are in the same spot and this works for them too 🙂 :
If you're like most people, when you run, you exhale as your right foot hits the ground.
This puts downward pressure on your liver (which lives on your right side), which then tugs at the diaphragm and creates a side stitch. The fix: Exhale as your left foot strikes the ground.
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Each week this summer I am going to post a blog entry that I am going to call the Rettblog. I will discuss events that happened during the week or that are planned for the coming weeks. I will give a sampling of the summer mileage logs of various team members so that we can see what people are doing. I will also include my own running log so that you can see that even old people like me have goals and have to work to achieve them. Occassionally I might tell funny or inspirational running stories. I will also include candid pictures from our summer runs and events. Be sure to check the site regularly througout the summer so that you can keep up with what's going on. You can email me your weekly mileage, or anything else, and I will include it on the site. Use my home email account, not the one at school: jrettmann@hotmail.com
My goals for the summer: 1) stay healthy (My calf has been giving me problems, as many of you know. The past few summers I have had to take time off). 2) Run 500 miles (of course, this depends on the being able to accomplish goal #1)
My week #1 mileage: 30 miles
Keep running!