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• The Worst Way to Treat Injuries?

  I'm no expert on health care, but I have been seen a wide variety of people for my knee over the last seven years. I've had surgery, physical therapy and acupuncture. I've had multiple MRIs, X-rays and physical tests. I know what works for me and what doesn't. Posted May 30 2008, 07:00 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: waxing philosophical, Injuries

• How Flowers Can Power your Workout

  Those damn hippies may have been onto something. Turns out, the art of flower design can teach us a lot about working out. Posted Apr 21 2008, 03:54 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: motivation, cycling, mental training, Injuries

• Biceps like Bruuuuce!

  Screw the triathlon, just give me biceps like the Boss. If you're going to play stadium rock, you're going to need guns big enough to see from from the cheap seats. I think it's about time to bring back the sleeveless '80s shirts. Or at... Posted Apr 02 2008, 11:23 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With 2 comment(s) Filed under: motivation, Injuries, cross training

• Zen and the Power of the Push Up

  It's been nearly two weeks since my skiing injury, and I'm starting to notice progress. For starters, I no longer think about my knee 24/7. Last night, Jess told me to slow down while we're walking. Then she realized what she just uttered... Posted Apr 01 2008, 05:58 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Injuries, cross training, swimming

• Acupuncture Mind-Trip No. 2

  "This is going to sound off the wall," Doug asked me, as pins stuck out all over my body. "Have you ever had a near-drowning experience?" My knee had taken a turn for the worse last night as I laid down for bed. Suddenly, the pain... Posted Mar 28 2008, 01:57 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With 4 comment(s) Filed under: waxing philosophical, Injuries

• Reliving the injury

  Once, when I was training for the marathon last summer, I woke up screaming in the middle of the night. I think it was just a cramp in my leg, but I felt like I was reliving my patella dislocation from five years before. Eventually my muscles relaxed... Posted Mar 27 2008, 11:48 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: waxing philosophical, Injuries

• Don't fear the kneecap

  In medical terms, I have "positive patella apprehension." Does that mean I fear kneecaps? Sort of. In English, that means if someone tries to move your kneecap you want to scream GET YOUR HAND OFF MY KNEECAP!!!! Interestingly, it's not entirely... Posted Mar 25 2008, 04:05 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With 4 comment(s) Filed under: Injuries

• Pep talk No. 359

  There may be such a thing as too much research. Earlier today, I had all but convinced myself I injured my ACL after I read and read and read some more about common ski injuries. I was so freaked out I was sweating through my jeans. Then I did some reading... Posted Mar 24 2008, 11:36 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Injuries

• Does misery really love company?

  I just finished Michael Lewis's "The Blind Side," a book about football, class, race and money in Memphis. I doubt I would have picked it up if my friend didn't lend me his copy and I couldn't move from the couch. The first chapter... Posted Mar 23 2008, 12:15 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Injuries

• Fit for biking

  The new WORBA magazine is now out. This publication previews all the spring and summer mountain bike races in the area. I've done some mild mountain biking before. Once with some semi-pro riders in Flagstaff, Ariz., who graciously waited for my brother... Posted Mar 22 2008, 12:49 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With 1 comment(s) Filed under: cycling, Injuries

• Knee update

  One of the most terrifying phrases in the English language: "I'm a little concerned about your ACL." Translation: Brace yourself for major surgery and 4-6 months of recovery. And kiss all your goals for this year goodbye. The good news:... Posted Mar 21 2008, 05:15 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Injuries

• A change in plans

  Well, I won't be running for awhile. Or skiing. Or walking. Or a lot of things. I'm sitting in a condo in Dillon, Colorado with an ice pack and a makeshift wrap on my knee. I'm trying to get comfortable. I won't be moving much for the... Posted Mar 20 2008, 06:13 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With 1 comment(s) Filed under: Injuries

• Sometimes you just gotta be stupid

  Right now, I'm sitting in my living room icing my knee. By the standards of my past knee pain, it doesn't really hurt. Yet. But I just read a looong Runner's World article about knee pain, and it managed to both confuse me yet make me paranoid... Posted Mar 16 2008, 10:31 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With 1 comment(s) Filed under: Running, cycling, Injuries, Soreness

• Swimming, blisters and Total Immersion

  I've never seen Hillary and Laura so pumped up after a workout. They did a swim workout from Emily, and they demolished it. They focused on going slower and concentrating on form. In swimming, that paradoxically makes you go faster. I didn't follow... Posted Feb 20 2008, 08:51 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With 4 comment(s) Filed under: Injuries, Soreness, swimming

• Shoe (User?) Failure

  I think the time may have come for me to look into getting "real" running shoes. If what happened yesterday is any indication, I don't think my $29.99 pair from Kohl's is going to work for much longer. I had a really good treadmill workout... Posted Feb 19 2008, 11:41 AM by hwucherer With | With 2 comment(s) Filed under: Running, gear, Injuries

• A familiar enemy

  First the good news: Kelly does not have a stress fracture. Maybe that's just the absence of bad news, but we're STILL trying to figure out what's going on with her leg. The pain flared up again during our long run on Sunday, and unlike in... Posted Sep 18 2007, 11:52 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Injuries

• First run back

  I ran this morning. It was the first time since Thursday, and I definitely felt rusty. But the 35 minutes on the treadmill went about as well as to be expected, given that I hate running in the morning. My hamstring felt surprising stable during the run... Posted Sep 11 2007, 11:04 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Injuries

• I hate my hamstring

  I hate talking about get injured so let's just get this out of the way: I pulled my hamstring on Thursday. I tightened up on Friday. I got it worked on for more than an hour it and it felt even worse on Saturday. I'm feeling a little better today... Posted Sep 09 2007, 07:29 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Injuries

• Three Hours at Lapham Peak

  Runners in southeast Wisconsin have it pretty easy. There's no blistering heat like in the south. There's no oxygen debt-inducing elevation like in Colorado. There's no bear maulings like in British Columbia and Manitoba. But drive just 45... Posted Sep 04 2007, 03:17 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: gear, Injuries