All right! Great posts here.
Satori: I will take that core advice to heart. Part of my non-aerobic days has been weight training, and Pilates for the core. Semi-crunches and leg lifts as well. Thats good info there. Thanks.
Yea, I try to stay on natural surfaces, and have a lot of soft mowed grass surface to run on. Very much better for knees and ankles. I too got injured in the past pushing too hard, and been taking it ever so slow on the increase. Very sensitive to any pain or discomfort these days since I quit all the anesthetic poisons, but not so depressed either. Depression always amplifies pain of any sort a zillion percent you know. So learning and listening to my old bod very closely.
I think I finally worked a life long hamstring and lower back, sciatica problem out over the last 20 months, by stretching again and again the major groups. Just can't say enough about the value of flexibility to the older fitness pursuits.
This all of course, is a mechanism for sobriety. So I do try to enjoy my efforts. Not trying to be olympic material, or compete. The goal is to heal and become whole again.
Please, more good info from the runners here. Soaking it up. Great stuff guys.
Neil
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