Injured IT bands? This helped.
A while back I thought I was more capable than I am. Well, maybe I forgot I'm not as young as I used to, or maybe I am not as smart as I thought I was... regardless, I ran way more than was advisable for me and as a test of my ability and capability; it was just stupid! However, I accepted a challenge to do a 10 miles run when I wasn't at that level yet. It was roughly a 150% increase from one week to the next. Sure I did it! It felt great finishing it. Great bragging rights! But here I am, over a month later still paying the price of over-reaching. It was awesome to be able to see how you can push your body to do some crazy things you never thought you could. It was great to overcome the mind and the body. It's not just mind over body, but also will over mind. The mind will tell you you can't. Your body will tell you you can't. Your will is the only one who believes in you. Let me tell you something, your will sometimes can be very ambitious--too ambitious fo...