In this 644th episode, Mike chats with Mark Carey, a man who intends to run around Toronto (135 km) all in one effort on May 30th in order to raise money for the Red Cross's COVID-19 relief efforts. Pledge his run here. This episode is exactly 41:14. You can
I had a blast running three times a week throughout the summer of 2007. Then, during a 17km run last November, I broke down. I eventually tired of all the disappointing attempts at running again. I loved running, but every time I gave it another shot, I'd feel the same
When I got home tonight I had a package waiting for me from Martha McClew, Ontario Provincial Director of The Terry Fox Foundation. In addition to a nice letter thanking me for my contribution last year, there was a DVD with a great Terry Fox documentary and other inspiring stories.
I'm a biomechanical mess. Although the heart and mind is strong, the body won't cooperate. I haven't been able to run longer than 3km since pulling up lame last November. All the gory details are right here. Mike Hoo, or The Hooster as he's better known, is an RMT (registered
Right now I'm radioactive. I was injected with a radioactive substance at 8am and now I'm just waiting for the substance to collect within my skeletal system. This test was ordered by Dr. Lum after six weeks of treatment failed to cure me. For more on what ails me, go
I saw the sports doc today. I was feeling pretty down about myself last week when I hit my 3k wall, so it was good to reassess everything and come up with a modified game plan. There is now a three prong attack. 1. X-RAY - I'm getting an x-ray
I had a blast running last year. Last March I took up running and I went out three times a week for seven months, even finishing a few races. I got in great shape, felt fantastic and thought I had discovered a year round activity for the long haul. As
This afternoon, about two months after my right leg quit on me, I met with Dr. Grant Lum, MD, CCFP, Diploma in Sport Medicine. The dude acts as a consultant to the NHL Players' Association and he really seems to know his stuff. I told him my story, most of
I guess it's time for an update on my right leg. I have a pretty good sense for what news is most buzzworthy, and I'm guessing my right leg is the hot topic of the moment. If you need a refresher on how I hurt my right leg and what
After another physiotherapy session, it's become quite clear what I did wrong. I failed to respect the stretch. My right calf muscle is plenty strong, but it's tight and now it's hurt. I kept increasing my distance, but I didn't stretch before or after. I knew I should, but I
As ordered by my doctor, I saw a physiotherapist today. Background on what got me to this point can be found here. The therapist heard my story, asked some questions and performed some tests. He feels my calf muscle and hamstring is far too tight. He suspects the run that
I use this site sometimes as a personal bulletin board of sorts. It's a convenient way to document things I'll want to reference later. This is one of those entries so you might want to pass on by. In my haste to write about my near death experience yesterday, I
Having only taken up running this past March, I've never run during the winter. My plan was to do just that before I was forced to rest a strained muscle. Today, I tried to arrange a run to test things out but nobody was biting. The vast majority of my
I saw a doctor yesterday about my right leg. I had to get a flu shot anyway, so I decided to kill the two birds with one stone. The doctor doesn't think I'm suffering from anything more than a muscle strain. She prescribed me anti-inflammatory drugs and told me to
After hurting my leg, I attempted a comeback last night. I took my sore right leg out for a 6k run after 8 days of rest. Things didn't go very well. After a couple of kilometres my right leg felt so tender with this strange bruising sensation that it ached
Eight days ago, I pulled up lame during a 17k run. My IT band was giving me fits and I've now missed four scheduled runs in a row. Tomorrow, I'm planning on testing things out with an easy 6k. I've really missed it. For 37 weeks I got out for
I made it 36 weeks without pain. On Sunday, something happened to my right leg. I've shut things down since then but it's still sore when I walk and it just doesn't feel right. From what I've read, it sounds like Iliotibial band syndrome. This has me totally bummed. I've
I need your help. I'm lying in bed, just like Brian Wilson did, and I'm here because of something that happened at the end of my 17k run yesterday afternoon. Here are the details. I'd love to hear your thoughts on what happened to me and when this pain will
My 17k run Sunday was changed to a 10k run at the last moment. No worries, I'll hit the 17k mark Sunday after the Santa Claus Parade. It's been a warmer week which has made running a great deal easier. Heck, tonight was damn hot. I could get used to
It's getting colder outside, but I'm still running in shorts. Running along the Lake Shore tonight I thought it might snow, but it was still shorts weather as far as I'm concerned. At some point I'll have to run in pants, but I'm not sure where that point is. My
The neat thing about adding a km to my Sunday run every week is that I'm setting a new personal best for distance run every week. My new record, which will stand until Sunday, is 15k. For the first Wednesday in quite some time, I won't be running. Darth Vader
We're still a small group, but we're growing. You can join in if you like. We're running 6k every Tuesday, 10k every Wednesday and a long distance every Sunday that will increase by a km each week. Got that? There will be a quiz. The clinics are good, but I'm
I've been running since March and I'd like to keep going. There's a Chilly 1/2 Marathon in Burlington on March 2nd I've got my eye on and I'd like to train for that. If you think you may want to join in the training fun and run with me
It's well documented I'm a fan of the high five, but as a fan, I feel it's my duty to protect the integrity of the high five. The high five should mean something, and when I see someone grossly overusing it, I grow concerned. Alejandra Navarro-Allende and I run together,
I just went for an amazing run. There was actually a warm breeze along the lake shore and as we ran through High Park in the dark there was this eerie fog hovering about us. It was great. For the first time since I started running 32 weeks ago, I'm
