Joy here...We went for an easy 9km run this morning just to keep our legs loose after yesterday's "tempo run" (if you can call it that). After that I went out for a 2 hour bike ride. The main thing that these bike rides are supposed to achieve vis-a-vis my running is that they should strengthen my muscles, which in the end, will help with the pain that I've been having in my knees. My chiropractor who has been trying to loosen my muscles and give me strength workouts for my quads to address my knee discomfort put my knee problems simply when she told me that I run like a girl. Literally. What she means is that my natural body shape leads my knees to be somewhat knock kneed; I have what my mother would call "child bearing hips," which means that my hips are rounded and this natural rounding keeps my legs from being perfectly straight. Great. Lucky me. The solution to this is to build up my leg muscles, which will help to keep my legs and my knees straight when I run.
In the meantime, I just have to suck up the fact that I have a "feminine body type" that isn't necessarily perfectly designed for running. I have to admit that such a diagnosis really pisses off my feminist self, and I'm hoping to channel that angry feminist within to help me get my training back on track. Maybe I'll burn a sports bra or two.
Over and out,
Joy
**Note: The girl graphic was taken from http://www.bladediary.com/toronto-star-girl/, which is a blog dedicated to showcasing the really cool street art instillations of Toronto visual artist, Postergirl.
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