[pct-l] Trail Injuries

[Ned Tibbits]

Bravo!!  Once, again, Donna, I hope this year they will start slow and speed 
up to their individual cruising speeds as they get stronger. Not everyone 
needs to be a rabbit--nor may want to be! Keep passing out the good advice.

Mtnned

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Saufley" <dsaufley at sprynet.com>
To: "'Robert W. Freed'" <robert at engravingpros.com>; <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Trail Injuries


> Well, I hope I can give you an opposite view that is intended to help you
> balance your "push on" perspective.  Mind over matter is important, but
> there are limits and realities to deal with.  Years ago when I was a 
> fitness
> trainer, we always said pain -- real pain, not the "wah, wah, I don't want
> to do this" sort of thing -- is the way your body tells you something is
> wrong.  In my experience it is always best to listen to what your body is
> telling you, even if it's not what you want to hear.
>
> Here at Hiker Heaven I've seen a fair number of hikers who had to quit
> hiking because they didn't listen to what they bodies were telling them,
> which is often slow down and/or stop and rest until injuries heal. 
> Because
> they pressed too hard for too long and didn't take care of themselves, 
> their
> hikes ended. Stress fractures are the usual culprit, but shin splints and
> plantars also take their toll. It's very sad to see this happen.  It's 
> even
> more ironic to see young healthy people who are so full of energy and
> strength but haven't learned how (or why) to pace themselves get sidelined
> with injuries while wizened old timers pass them up, slow but consistent.
> It's the classic case of the tortoise and the hare.
>
> It takes time for the body to adjust to carrying 30 (or more) pounds of
> extra weight, and for all the tendons and ligaments to adjust to walking
> many miles a day. Large muscle groups adapt quickly, but training for
> tendons and ligaments is a much slower process.  You can blow yourself up 
> on
> the first day if you don't take it easy and hike within your limits. The
> first days and weeks should be a gradual process of allowing your body to
> adjust.  There's a price to pay for most when they're too fast out the 
> gate.
>
> So, I hope this helps you.
>
> L-Rod
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Robert W. Freed
> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 12:40 PM
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Trail Injuries
>
> Injuries are just a excuse your body makes to trick your mind into
> rationalizing giving up.
>
>  At least that's what I'm telling myself this season.
>
>  Robert
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