I'm old. So what? I can't do anything about that. I'm also very middle-of-the-pack in area races and triathlons. But just because I'm pushing forty doesn't mean I'm going to stop running, biking, doing Pilates and on and on. I just have to do it a little more conscientously.
ROCKTAPE is the only Kinesiology tape engineered to meet the demands of endurance athletes like runners, swimmers and cyclists. Unlike other products, ROCKTAPE can be used both to apply compression to promote recovery, or decompression to relieve pain and swelling. ROCKTAPE enhances performance, prevents fatigue, promotes circulation and removes lactic acid.
In addition to actually getting in the cold plunge at the gym instead of talking about it (How do people lie down in that? 5 minutes standing up to just past my knees is all I can handle), I forced rests days on myself. I also came across ROCKTAPE on Twitter. This is how it's described on rocktape.com:
ROCKTAPE is the only Kinesiology tape engineered to meet the demands of endurance athletes like runners, swimmers and cyclists. Unlike other products, ROCKTAPE can be used both to apply compression to promote recovery, or decompression to relieve pain and swelling. ROCKTAPE enhances performance, prevents fatigue, promotes circulation and removes lactic acid.
This is what I say:
Fabulous.
My right knee is my problem child and the tape really does eliminate the immediate soreness after long runs. Yesterday was 12.5 miles on the Tammany Trace. All wrapped up and not only did I not hurt or start crunching, my knee wasn't sore later that afternoon either. Placebo effect? Who knows. All I know is that with the tape on my knee I could've gone another couple of miles had I not needed to rescue my husband from the three kids I left him with back at home.
The website comes with super easy instructions on applications for knees, ankles, elbows and everything in between. I'll keep on ordering this stuff through the long run season and in to the warmer weather races. It doesn't leave marks on me when I remove it and it stays on through sweating, swimming and the Knees Off Pilates exercises - all three seasonless activities.
I'm passing on the samples the guys at ROCKTAPE gave me to Gwen with the bursa and ankle issues, John and his sore tennis elbow and Chelle for her achilles. But not all of it. I'm keeping some for myself.
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