tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977796265108541571.post5419368583155882620..comments2014-01-14T17:06:48.840-06:00Comments on The Breadcrumb Runner: To Stretch or Not to Stretch? That is the Question.Breadcrumb Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428956165299076872noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977796265108541571.post-68129524097293615812009-03-17T17:50:00.000-05:002009-03-17T17:50:00.000-05:00ugh i hate stretching. i absolutely do not do it p...ugh i hate stretching. i absolutely do not do it pre-workout but i am trying to at least do a few minutes post-workout. i don't really know why i am too lazy to stretch (so hard, right?) but i can go run for a few hours no problem. i don't get it. when my shins flared up recently i really forced myself to do a decent post-run stretch and i think it has helped them feel better quicker (though i have no scientific proof on that).Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720800873803974929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977796265108541571.post-1273093673573424352009-03-16T15:05:00.000-05:002009-03-16T15:05:00.000-05:00I'm not sure about pre-running stretching, but I d...I'm not sure about pre-running stretching, but I do know that post-run stretching has been the key to me preventing the injuries that plagued me before I began doing it. So count me in the pro-stretching group.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378547566593756176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977796265108541571.post-22753176040134331812009-03-16T12:12:00.000-05:002009-03-16T12:12:00.000-05:00i would like to officially know more about stretch...i would like to officially know more about stretching. i am at least happy that i stretch now period. i didn't used to but now that i am running more i find i get injured if i don't. so i have my own routine going. i guess the longer i do it/think about it/care, the more knowledge i will accumulate.No Longer Usinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16711306638916660889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977796265108541571.post-7542160345495916362009-03-16T09:40:00.000-05:002009-03-16T09:40:00.000-05:00I really need to stretch more. All good info, so ...I really need to stretch more. All good info, so hopefully this will give me the kick in the pants I need.X-Country2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01543524827265377886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977796265108541571.post-40135823109754226652009-03-15T21:46:00.000-05:002009-03-15T21:46:00.000-05:00The Hooray Spring Six Miler is a virtual race for ...The Hooray Spring Six Miler is a virtual race for all of the bloggers to be able to go outside on the first day of spring (or sometime during the first week) and run. Just do 6 miles or 6 km during the first week of spring, enjoy your time in the sun surrounded by flowers and robins (hopefully), and then report your time. I'll post everyone's time and a link to the "race report" if written. It's a great way to meet new bloggers, share in a free "race" and I'll hand out tacky logos I make in MS paint to random winners since I don't have any sponsors giving away swag. Maybe next time there will be real prizes. For now it's virtual prizes for a virtual race. :)RunningLaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718905572574315398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977796265108541571.post-76103667166496484952009-03-15T21:45:00.000-05:002009-03-15T21:45:00.000-05:00All of the pros and cons of stretching really seem...All of the pros and cons of stretching really seem to be going around lately. I've found that stretching after running is very beneficial. My rowing coach in college tried to switch us to the active "skipping" type stretching routine, but doing the complicated moves at high speed in a large group of people at 4:30 am turned out to be pretty dangerous. It's scared me ever since.RunningLaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718905572574315398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977796265108541571.post-3755257958682291162009-03-15T18:19:00.000-05:002009-03-15T18:19:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment on my blog.I've read many a...Thanks for the comment on my blog.<BR/><BR/>I've read many articles on stretching and understand both sides, but in the end I decided that I need to do what works for me, and that's stretching before running because it makes my running motion more fluid and it doesn't take as long to start feeling decent during that first mile. <BR/>Then again, I did ballet for a long time when I was younger so I've always been more limber than the average person, though even in ballet you warm up before doing the stretches, which is what I've heard different articles say to do.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361819186011561670noreply@blogger.com