When I first started my MMT journey I was given a piece of advice. I was told that before I start at 4 a.m. Saturday morning I need to have the answer to the question, "How do I want to feel Tuesday morning?"
As I sit here today welling up with emotion I finally know what Gary Knipling was trying to tell me. I may have been alive for over 40 years but it wasn't until this past Saturday that I truly understood living.
So how do I feel on this Tuesday? I feel humbled. Humbled with the knowledge that I ever limited what I believed I was capable of achieving. Humbled that so many would selflessly give to help others. Humbled that I first thought the answer to the question was to feel proud. Humbled that this simple body and mind did what I asked of them.~ Shelly Cable, 2014 MMT100 finisher
Ultrarunning Quote of the Month
MMT100 Finish Line
The VHTRC's Massanutten Mountain 100 Miler is really a special event.
Witnessing runners complete their long, difficult journey is an incredibly emotional experience.
I hope I captured some of that emotion in my photos.
Results are here.
Congratulations to everyone who conquered this tough course!
Witnessing runners complete their long, difficult journey is an incredibly emotional experience.
I hope I captured some of that emotion in my photos.
Results are here.
Congratulations to everyone who conquered this tough course!
Plantar Plate Injury and Capsulitis: Cured!
For nearly six months, I struggled with a plantar plate injury, capsulitis, metatarsalgia - there are many names for it, and plenty to read on the internet about what can be done.
After I exhausted the internet's articles, discussion boards and forums, taped the toe down, rested, and put in metatarsal inserts, what to do next?
This mild but persistent injury had dogged me since mid-October, coming and going but never fully resolving, despite the efforts of two different podiatrists and my regular acupuncturist and a month of no running whatsoever.
At the insistence of my good friend Katie, I went to see her Sports Acupuncturist. Where would I be without you, my friend?
Yes, there was a little tightness around my second toe. But the real issue wasn't in my foot, it was in my lower leg. A tight flexor digitorum longus was the culprit. As a runner, I really need to learn my anatomy.
Oh, all that punishing climbing I'd been doing on the treadmill last fall? Yep, that's where it burned, how about that?
Plink, plink, plink, plink - a few needles in key spots and after I got past the slight soreness the next day, I could feel the difference. For the first time in months it just felt RIGHT.
One sports acupuncture session with Larry the Legend solved my issue.
If you too have this not-so-common injury, I highly recommend a sports acupuncturist.
Since then I have carefully been building my time and mileage, and I'm pretty excited about the possibilities.
Vermont 100, here I come!
After I exhausted the internet's articles, discussion boards and forums, taped the toe down, rested, and put in metatarsal inserts, what to do next?
This mild but persistent injury had dogged me since mid-October, coming and going but never fully resolving, despite the efforts of two different podiatrists and my regular acupuncturist and a month of no running whatsoever.
At the insistence of my good friend Katie, I went to see her Sports Acupuncturist. Where would I be without you, my friend?
Yes, there was a little tightness around my second toe. But the real issue wasn't in my foot, it was in my lower leg. A tight flexor digitorum longus was the culprit. As a runner, I really need to learn my anatomy.
Oh, all that punishing climbing I'd been doing on the treadmill last fall? Yep, that's where it burned, how about that?
Plink, plink, plink, plink - a few needles in key spots and after I got past the slight soreness the next day, I could feel the difference. For the first time in months it just felt RIGHT.
One sports acupuncture session with Larry the Legend solved my issue.
If you too have this not-so-common injury, I highly recommend a sports acupuncturist.
Since then I have carefully been building my time and mileage, and I'm pretty excited about the possibilities.
Vermont 100, here I come!
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