Women's training and recovery thread - 6/14/09

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14 years ago 06/19/2009 7:10pm EDT

re: Humbled

Oh yes, the quote. LOL!!

I think it was something like "Mom, why do you always wait to be dragged by your teeth and crawl on your elbows to get help?" On the way to visit my herblist about my bone spurs, among other ailments...! (I'm over 50 girls)

Ya'know this brings to the fore front of my thoughts of what we are sharing with our younger runners.

I have a question for the contributors of this thread.

Do you think it can handle a deeper message and discussion?

If so, would you be willing to share your own personal life experiences. Relationships...ie, did you experience domestic violence? Food Disorder? (s)? What did you do about it? Are you still suffering? How can we help?

How does running effect your life you if you deal or have dealt with this in your life?

If you think this needs another forum..ie another website..suggestions?

I, personally, have lived through the throes of recovery of the food disorder bulimia. I enjoyed a few year of bliss..(yes) and several more of horrific suffering to get out of it. It's like a hug from an octopus!

I have lived through homelessness due to leaving a violent relationship. No hugs from an octopus..just liquid cement.

Through running I have gained powerful insight for my living today. You are better than your last race.

Even with this insight I have gained through my experience of running, it has not been an easy one. At times, it seemed like a constant track workout. Repeat, repeat...repeat...with little or no recovery.

I hung in and made it through, scarred, but healed and mended.

How many of you experience the same thing?

I ask, because running to me is life. I celebrate, cry, bounce for joy, find answers (and soon forget), meditate, share camaraderie with other enthused runners.

Running is important to me. It makes things right in the world. And, and I'm a praying person...to me pray is an action word, hence running is my prayer....I have often prayed "God help me...God help me get through this run.." LOL!!! "Thank you!" It is my alone time with God.

I would enjoy chatting about experiences with you ladies, perhaps here or someplace else...for other girls/women to listen in and share their experiences...It's more than a run.

Hmm, so what do think?

14 years ago 06/19/2009 8:57pm EDT

re: patti

Interesting Patty, I would be game, but I think we need a different forum. Perhaps a Wiki?

14 years ago 06/19/2009 9:09pm EDT

re: azrunning

COOL!! Thank you!!

Ok, two down...

Hmm, that could work...I think...ah, sure.

I'm open to it. I don't know too much about WiKi...other than you can add and subtract.

14 years ago 06/20/2009 5:47am EDT

re: patti

I don't know how wiki works either but I'd say about running overall for me it's worked in a positive way for me to try and get other things in my life in order. Even if everything else was going wrong then running has always (well until this year) been there as an anchor. It gives me a really good reason to stay strong, healthy, and look after myself... I also think running provides a focus.

In a lot of ways I'm glad I only started running when I was 16 (was involved in a lot of other sports b4 then) because I think if I'd started really young I might've lost my love for it by now.

14 years ago 06/20/2009 6:38am EDT

re: track chick

Thank you ladies fo your emails.

Yes, it is intense, hence why running is so helpful and a joy to do.

I will look for another forum and let you know about it.

I have an idea of which website and I will her them if they could set something up for girls and women to chat.

I do believe the active action of running is essential to healing...among other things. I find running to be both freeing and strenghtening at the same time.

Thank you again, ladies!

14 years ago 08/25/2009 10:21am EDT

re: patti

If you are still there, let me know if you ever came up with a different forum to share the more esoteric talk of running. So hard to explain to anyone in my entire circle how devastating it is to be injured for months on end(and hence unable to run). Without running, I am not living, merely existing; it's a chemical need for me,actually! Thank goodness I had a solid upbringing; I know how to fake normalcy, enough to get by without being thrown into the slammer or committing suicide. I think without running, I would have never finished college, created artwork and writing, married and had five kids. So here I am not running in a life solely designed for and by a runner...I am going nuts.

14 years ago 08/25/2009 11:31am EDT

re: patti

Ancient thread, but if you see this, Patti...

Check out Ning.com. It seems to be something to allow easy creation of a social networking site.

Here's an example:

http://2012otm.ning.com/

http://www.ning.com/

14 years ago 08/25/2009 11:44am EDT

re: Marci

Marci,

I feel exactly the same--and it's hard to find anyone who can relate to this feeling, I'd love to correspond with you over e-mail.

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