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In The Moment. Or Not. | Uphill Rider

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Making Molehills out of Mountains Since 2008. In The Moment. Or Not. Things have been really, really busy in my life. Hence, the lack of activity on this site. And on top of that, I’ve been beset by problems in my training. Both physical and technical. And mental. Yes, that’s uncomfortable for me to do. I feel very self-conscious when I do stuff like that. But it beats not doing the work. Wow Did I really just write that? Actually, I do know what I want to do. It’s going to take some work and s...And the...

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Crap | Uphill Rider

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Making Molehills out of Mountains Since 2008. So last night, I tried running again. I did the shortened stride thing, as it was suggested to me. I carefully landed on the ball of my foot, or flat, as was suggested to me. And the pulled muscle on the inside of my calf did not get injured. Instead, I got a pull on the outside of my calf this time. Am I going to have let every muscle in my lower leg complain to me before I can start running? April 5, 2012. Posted by uphillrider on April 5, 2012. You are com...

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For The Record… | Uphill Rider

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Making Molehills out of Mountains Since 2008. For The Record…. I hate being an amputee. 8220;Hate” is a strong word. I try not to overuse it. It’s appropriate here. I hate being an amputee. I hate having to think about every step. Have you ever said to me–as dozens of people have–“If you hadn’t told me, I never would have known? I hate that I have to put extra thought and effort into things you do normally. Do you hop into the shower in the morning? I hate lying in bed at night wondering how fast I can g...

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The Hard Way | Uphill Rider

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Making Molehills out of Mountains Since 2008. I’ve received several comments about yesterday’s post telling me that it sounded self-pitying. I find that interesting, because I wasn’t aware of that emotion when I wrote it. And reading it now, I still don’t see it. I tried to write about where I am, emotionally, with nothing added, and nothing taken away, and I didn’t. Her-and kept on going. In the eyes of the law, she is classified as 100% disabled as a result of this accident. Tragic. Melody Gardot sings...

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Making Molehills out of Mountains Since 2008. All posts by uphillrider. So it’s been a while. No, I haven’t been running. Not for a month or so. Haven’t been swimming, either, for about 3 weeks. There’s been problems. With both legs. Well, one prosthesis, and one leg. The other leg that’s been giving me problems is not my running leg. It’s my left leg. My. I showed up ready to start running. Didn’t even walk. Sitting. He had me do a lot of sitting. Slightly less sitting than laying down, though. Apparent...

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In the shop | Uphill Rider

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Making Molehills out of Mountains Since 2008. So it’s been a while. No, I haven’t been running. Not for a month or so. Haven’t been swimming, either, for about 3 weeks. There’s been problems. With both legs. Well, one prosthesis, and one leg. The other leg that’s been giving me problems is not my running leg. It’s my left leg. My. I showed up ready to start running. Didn’t even walk. Sitting. He had me do a lot of sitting. Slightly less sitting than laying down, though. Best Training session. Ever. Appar...

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Pulling My Leg | Uphill Rider

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Making Molehills out of Mountains Since 2008. My calf felt fine. Really, it did. No worries at all. So, since I didn’t have to go to work Monday, why not spend an hour on the track? I can tell you why not. Because I’ve got a muscle pull, that’s why not. I was hoping that the pull I felt last week was due to the steep angle of the very short track at the Monroe YMCA, where I was running. So, I decided to go to the Metrocenter branch to do my running yesterday morning. The track there is. To give it some m...

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Balls | Uphill Rider

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Making Molehills out of Mountains Since 2008. 8230;are playing a big part in my training right now. I’m sitting on them, standing on them, throwing them, and catching them, all under the watchful eyes of a group of senior physical therapy students at a local college. For young men and one young woman. They’re all so earnest. And young. And fun. Plus, they know what they’re doing. Or at least, it seems that way to me, but what do I know? They could be making this stuff up just before I walk in the door.

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Five Ten Fifteen | Uphill Rider

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Making Molehills out of Mountains Since 2008. Maybe ‘”fortunately” is too strong a word here. Except, I noted, I was the only amputee there. In fact I was the only person over 50 there. 8220;Okay,” he said to the class (and me) when we started, “we’ll start out by doing a little warm-up and stretching. One hundred jumping jacks, and then stick the big toe of your left foot into your right ear.”. For chrissakes–so I continued, promising myself that if it started to twinge more, I would stop. For...We were...