Totally worth it, the mesh is like "see through" but not paper thin if that makes sense. I also used a very light racing flat for all my miles and racing. I just notice less leg fatigue after my runs. I also ran in newtons for a bit then went to a really cheap lightweight shoe. It's worth a try at least! I am SUPER picky about shoes and have tried everything so for me to actually like something surprised me 

ON shoes were previously recommended to me here. I finally got a pair of the Cloud Racers (could not find them in the states) and am super pleased with them. I already have a fair amount of miles on them this week and my legs feel great even after a very long run. I don't think I would have taken them seriously if you guys had not recommended them. You get a nice little "shove"/propulsion forward with them with little fatigue, very cool!! 

Thanks for the positive feedback, can't wait to get a hold of a pair!

Can anyone chime in with their opinion for ON running shoes? Has anyone tried the Cloud Racer? (which does not appear to be out yet?). Thank you!

Massage can actually be inhibitory as in it will "shut off" the muscles and you want them to fire. That being said, get it done before the few days before the race if needed, then make sure your taper has some uptempo work in it to get everything snappy again. Same thing with static stretching, it inhibits and weakens the muscles for a period of time after you do it. Same with foam rolling, etc....

Thanks so much, I appreciate it!

Hi everyone!
What is in the green poultice I have heard about here for muscles aches, etc? Do you make it or buy it?

Hi mustriharder,
Just my two cents here since this sounded very familiar and sounds very much like what I dealt with. No pain on starting the run, it would settle in exactly 15 to 17 minutes into each run (I dealt with it for years). Never got worse, never any consequence to running through it. Rest did not help. It was not the trochanter itself, but rather felt like something was very very tight over the area and tearing off it! I'll tell you what I did that really helped, but take it with a grain of salt as everyone is different and it goes against what some people may say. This area, your abductors/stabilizers around your hips/glutes need to stabilize and not be loosy goosy so I had to cut out the foam roller just over that area. The foam roller and stretching will inhibit the muscles and you want them FIRING, not taking a break. That is where I go a little against the grain, not a fan of the roller or stretching (if something has the full range of motion, no need to go stretching beyond that). There is a time and a place for it, but not all the time  Make sure you ADDucutors are not overly tight.
It sounds overly simple, but here's what I did:
1. gave the roller a break and stopped stretching it (you don't want a loose IT band anyhow and can't really stretch it)
2. did a dynamic warm up-I don't know why this helps so much, it just does. I did the hold onto a wall or chair and really swing the leg way forward and way back, straight up, straight back for a good 15 to 20 reps at least. Then grab the wall/chair, etc and swing the leg left to right-you may hear a nice free hip adjustment during this. If you need pics or a video I will try to find something. Both legs about 2 sets of 20 swings and really get it going.
3. Simple side steps where you're stepping to the side but have to lift your leg really high and over something. Again, might be hard to visualize.
4. I put a little pad on the side of my arch and it bumps my arch and reminds my foot/adductors to do it's job. Not a correction thing just a "reminder" for some muscles as I run in super lightweight shoes.
If you supinate (on the outside of your foot a lot) those muscles will always be somewhat taxed so it's just controlling it as much as you can.
Oh, and one more thing. If you truly have lazy glutes that are not doing their job, the magic trick is to walk backwards on the treadmill for 10 minutes a day. Don't hang on and drive the feet back and walk forcefully/purposfully, not need to go super fast. Poke that glute and remind it to do it's job while you're walking. Don't be surprised if on the affected side you can barely walk backwards at first and may almost "limp" a little while your body figures out how to do it. Yes, I've had people ask "why are you walking backwards and poking your butt/hip?" but who cares, it works    It's usually the glute medius that gets lazy.

Perfect! Thanks for the quick response. I forgot about concentrating it and will try this. Thanks again!

Hello Amy,
I am a big fan of FE products and would like your input on usage if you don't mind! Love all of their products. In longer races however, I have been using something else for it's higher calorie and carb content and am not in love with it. My only apprehension with the EFS is the lower calorie/carb count. Do you use the standard 1.5 scoops/water bottle and supplement with the liquid shot? More than the 1.5 scoops?

I think I remember the FE website may have posted a video of your tips so if this is redundent please feel free to just post a link to any previous videos or articles you may have done if that's easier. Thanks so much and congratulations on your races so far and good luck for the rest of your season!

Thanks to you both for the response! For the majority of people, I really think they'd get better spending their time actually running than doing running drills. The first inteval at the track is always my "throw away" one. Get the cobwebs out on that first one and then get into it 

Does someone have a video clip showing the heel strike running?  Any clips of TBBers running by during a race? I land on my mid foot and do not understand how to land on my heel first unless I am in fact doing it briefly and not noticing it. I have a really high cadence while running and tried the newtons but I swore they taught you to run on your heels better with how your feet were when wearing them. I could not imagine landing sqaure on the "lugs" as you'd really be running on your toes which seemed horrible.
I think a lot of people including myself see heel striking as overstriding and landing on the heel way out in front of them, hence causing the issues. So, I am trying to picture lightly heel striking directly under my hips/center of gravity, no?

I don't have a solution for the front, but speaking of Macgyvering things, I too was sick of lauching bottles off the back no matter what system I had  . So, what I did was go to Walmart and buy really sticky velcro (the kind that tapes) and put a small piece of velcro, 2 pieces actually,  on the bottom of my water cages (not much room, but just a bit did it) and then  the same on the bottom of my water bottles. Even lasts through the dishwasher. It sticks just enough to stop the ejection and you can still grab out of the cage easily.

Nothing new here but I will add that the no startch after 1 or 2pm really works well. Even if you don't necessarily need to LOSE weight but rather just get leaner. I heard this a while back and tried it when I needed to change my body composition a bit. What's funny though is that a nutritionist BLASTED me for it, ha! There is a time and a place for almost everything but really cutting out white pasta, white bread, etc for a bit is probably not going to hurt 
I found you wake up with a nice flat stomach and really there is no change in energy levels. Just don't tell your average coach or nutritionist, he he 

Yes, very good point about the tendons being very slow healers due to no blood flow getting to the area, that's why icing can be bad, it further cuts down on the blood flow. Especially if the injury is out of the acute phase.
So, if the injury is indeed a tendon, you may want to look into PRP. Google it if you don't know what it is. It's about a 10 minute procedure and they take some of your blood, spin it and inject all the "good stuff" directly to the injury area. There have been amazing results with this. It stands for Platelet Rich Plasma. Not a fan of corizone at all. It can break down tissue after a while and it's very drying. Good luck!