Randy Lion Official Training Room

Hello my fellow randy lions:

I hope you guys are still around and checking this thing, cause i got some exciting news. first off, to curb any upcoming riots... the t shirts are coming, i just need to get a fire lit under randylion promo executive JP. If any of you want to help, he lives in a blue house on Lloyd way in Mountain View... Have at it!

But more importantly, the dream has become a reality. The Randylions will officially open up their premier, state of the art training facilities on June 1st! This will include magnificent strength training equipment, an in house medical advisor, a beautiful stationary bike, a packed sport medicine cabinet, a supply of tasty, modern hydration technology, and best of all.... A brand new, incredible ice bath whirlpool!!!

So after hard randylion runs, we'll be heading down to the trainers to cool off!!! Keep on running, and I hope to see ya guys soon!


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Update Again

Hey guys, hope everything is going well, and I hope that you havent given up on the randylions!

I'm back in town now, and I'm back at work! There are a few guys here who are going to definately be with us this summer almost full time. Butter has decided (finally) to be a full time Randylion, and my boy Carlos is going to be there a l0t as well!

As for me... I took a visit to Amol Saxeena's office, and the man confirmed my stress fracture, Xray and all...Just like i though... So I will be takin a few more weeks off now, but I'm going to be biking and what not. I may even jump in the pool and do some aquajoggin. But fear not, the Lions are not going to be too far delayed, and if anyone wants some training partners, just start postin on June 1st!

Ok thats all for now. do me a favor and comment and let me know you are still there! ciao

Stress Fracture

I have diagnosed my foot with a stress fracture in the second Metatarsal. this happened due to increased intensity without the proper conditioning and training through too much serious pain. there are a few significant results of this diagnosis.

Theres not much to be done for an injury like this, and im going to need to continue my resting period for possibly a few more weeks than i had planned. im not too worried about that, but more importantly, when i start training, im going to have to incorporate much more active prevention and recovery.

What this means for all Randylions who are going to be training around me most of the time is that, hopefully, we can all help eachother out in getting some great lowerleg/foot strengthing drills done at least twice a week. tedious stuff to keep up for an entire summer or season, but, as ive found, ridiculously important when you are trying to train at a higher level of intensity.

Also, im considering more rest, as in only training 6 days a week... but im not really sure how i like that idea, i know that it's an ongoing debate in distance training and that as many acclaimed coaches who condone it are against it. My problem would be getting in the mileage in only 6 days, and clearly, if its not better to just keep a long slow run in instead.

id appreciate some feed back on this last idea, so comment at will. also, hopefully whatever conclusion we come to, we will all try our best to support eachother through this stuff. drills are hard to do, and runs are hard to keep slow when a bunch of guys are in kick ass shape. we gotta keep our heads on and not overtrain. i know that in the last few seasons, that has been my problem... i dont give myself enough recovery.

Regardless, heres a little image i found...


This is is, except its the second metatarsal

thats what my foot probably looks like, sept i have the fracture on my second metatarsal, and i dont think its as bad as this one, you probably wouldnt even be able to see the break, but just the swelling for me.

ok guys, take care and ill talk to you soon!

Summer Update

Its gettin closer by the day my fellow Lions of the Randy persuasion:

I just wanted to let you know some dates now that i have them a little more solidified...
The plan was for me to start training really lightly around mid may, and then start running consistently again june 1st, however there is a slight hiccup.

I may have developed another stress fracture in my other foot, which i am going to watch until i come back home, which is May 16th. if the pain goes away entirely by then, i will be running in the bay area about 5 miles every other day, and i will post my runs and anyone is welcome to join me. If, however, my foot still hurts, im probably going to err on the conservative side and lay low, possibly hitting the bike for a few weeks, in which case i will be hopefully starting my training on June 1st as planned. I will let you know again when i come home on May 16th


regardless, summer training, as it applies to the daily update of this site, will begin regardless on June 1st. Run on you Randy Lions!



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