GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:21 am

Cool;

Later gdennis

Got to get some things done before the Tigers Game

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:30 am

See ya gs!
Wave

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"Contrary to what everybody else thinks, I still think I can come back and help this team."

Todd Jones on shoulder injury.

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:17 am

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:03 am

Well I mean, we wouldnt have to do that so much if it was stickied...
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"Contrary to what everybody else thinks, I still think I can come back and help this team."

Todd Jones on shoulder injury.

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:06 am

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:34 am

WHOO!!
A yes vote!
Ill PM Cat and check.
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"Contrary to what everybody else thinks, I still think I can come back and help this team."

Todd Jones on shoulder injury.

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:37 am

I PM'd him and asked to at least sticky it till the seasons over, or just change the name to my sports tracker and just leave it stickied.
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"Contrary to what everybody else thinks, I still think I can come back and help this team."

Todd Jones on shoulder injury.

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:43 am

Cool!

Run gdennis Run! go team

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:28 pm

I dont think he will be doing it. He was on earlier and I never got a reply so Im gonna take that as a no.
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"Contrary to what everybody else thinks, I still think I can come back and help this team."

Todd Jones on shoulder injury.

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:37 pm

So maybe not a sticky this time...
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"Contrary to what everybody else thinks, I still think I can come back and help this team."

Todd Jones on shoulder injury.

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:02 pm

Stickied at request of topic starter.

Sticky request approved by me.
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Coming soon: A better signature!

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:36 pm

Yay stickys! PARTY!

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:48 pm

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:27 am

Wahoo!
Thanks cat!
_________________
"Contrary to what everybody else thinks, I still think I can come back and help this team."

Todd Jones on shoulder injury.

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:15 am

Labor day Race on Monday, I put 30 bucks down and cant run it cuz my coaches are telling us we have a dual on tuesday.
Its so gay.
30 bucks well wasted.
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"Contrary to what everybody else thinks, I still think I can come back and help this team."

Todd Jones on shoulder injury.

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:02 am

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:36 pm

Thanks gs, Im hoping to get a varsity spot for our first run, I can do so on Tuesday If Im in the top 7 boys.
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"Contrary to what everybody else thinks, I still think I can come back and help this team."

Todd Jones on shoulder injury.

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:22 pm

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:20 am

Lol. That emoticon always cracks me up.
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"Contrary to what everybody else thinks, I still think I can come back and help this team."

Todd Jones on shoulder injury.

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:24 am

Good Luck on Tuesday G

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:25 am

Thanks gs. I dont know if my knee will hold up though.
_________________
"Contrary to what everybody else thinks, I still think I can come back and help this team."

Todd Jones on shoulder injury.

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:25 am

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:32 am

Thats almost what Im doing. Im just icing it know and hoping it feels better by tomorrow or Monday.
_________________
"Contrary to what everybody else thinks, I still think I can come back and help this team."

Todd Jones on shoulder injury.

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:34 am

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:44 am

Yeah. If It hurts at all tonight or tomorrow then Im just layin low.
_________________
"Contrary to what everybody else thinks, I still think I can come back and help this team."

Todd Jones on shoulder injury.

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:45 am

Take care!

Later gdennis!

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:52 am

Good luck kiddo. Ice that knee and put it up.

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:27 am

Thanks soul!
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"Contrary to what everybody else thinks, I still think I can come back and help this team."

Todd Jones on shoulder injury.

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:50 pm

You will do well Garrett. Just protect that knee, keep off your bike (it puts lots of pressure on your knee), ice it and hopefully it will be ok.

Just always remember the saying for injuries :RICE

R - rest
I - Ice
C - compression (knee brace)
E - Elevation (get knee above heart level)

Subject: Re: GDennis59's CC Tracker 2008 Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:53 pm

From Runner's World:

Injury First Aid - The RICE Method
By Patrick Milroy

If you get injured, you need to take immediate (and we mean immediate) action. Here's how

Injury is the most common reason for runners ‘retiring’ from the sport, especially as far too many attempt to run through pain without thought for the consequences. Chronic injuries – that is, long-standing ones – are invariably more difficult to restore to full health, so it should go without saying that you need to take early active intervention.

Acute injury is associated with local bleeding and that the object of first aid is to minimise this bleeding and reduce its consequences. The acronym ‘RICE’ is commonly used as an aide mémoire.

R stands for Rest – common sense, really, but a runner in the middle of a race or training session may not heed the symptoms of a less severe injury and just carry on. There may be some excuse, as exercise-induced endorphins can reduce the brain’s ability to interpret symptoms of injury, though the more experienced you are as a runner, the more intuitive you should be in interpreting these. Continuing to run will force more blood to the site of the injury and maintain bleeding – more severe damage is the inevitable result. If you have no option but to carry on, try to cool the area with water and slow right down – walking is ideal.

I stands for Ice – the application of which should be carefully controlled. Simply putting ice on the site of an injury is going to produce blistering and ice burn, so it should be wrapped in polythene, crushed and further wrapped in a damp tea towel. Time is an important factor. Fifteen minutes should be the upper limit for a single application, but this can be repeated hourly.

You can use ice in other ways during rehabilitation. Firstly, you should reapply it if you feel twinges as you gently stretch out the injury on the subsequent days, and it can also be used as a massage medium which can ease apart scarred, healing tissues while the cooling effect continues to provide capilliary contraction and prevent further bleeding. Ice is the most valuable, yet least used and understood, method of healing sports injuries.

C is for Compression, or at least counter-pressure to the bleeding capilliaries. The greater the pressure applied, the lower the amount of blood that can pass to the rest of the limb. We all apply tissues to an external cut – a bandage or Tubi-grip will have the same effect internally. However, this pressure should be less than your blood pressure – there is little point in stopping the bleeding but cutting off the blood supply to the extremity of a limb. Gangrene can still occur, so you should alternate compression with ice. If the limb goes numb, the bandaging should be released.

E reminds us to Elevate the limb. Blood pressure reduces with height – it is lower in our brain than our toes – so the higher the limb is above the heart, the less force there is within the damaged blood vessel to cause bleeding and worsen the injury. While it may not always be practical to elevate the limb, any time doing so is well spent and will aid recovery.

The RICE method (combined with anti-inflammatory drugs if desired) is the best immediate response to most injuries. Full rehabilitation requires considerable expertise, however, and we will give more details next month.