BLog 26: Senior Project Reflection

(1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your 2-Hour Presentation and/or your senior project? Why?

I'm most proud if my content and answers, I felt like I was able to cover a lot of information and I felt like i had a lot to talk about. I also made time which was really good. I felt like i connected with my audience and they seemed to be really interested in what i was talking about. I got a lot of positive feed back.

(2) Questions to Consider

a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your 2-Hour Presentation (self-assessment)?

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b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)?

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(3) What worked for you in your senior project?

 

My mentorship was very helpful. I used a lot of resources from there. they were able to answer all of my questions and I felt very comfortable going there to mentor.

(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would have you done differently to improve your senior project if you could go back in time?

 

I wouldve done more research and took better notes. I felt like i did enough to present on. But towards the end of the year it was hard to remember what i had read at the beginning and when i looked back its wasnt very helpful.

(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors?   Be specific and use examples.  

 

I can now run a marathon as well as train myself with out running into problems i know what to look for in injuries and how to train, run, and eat effectively. I was not able to do all these on my own before so its good not needing a trainer anymore.

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http://www.runnersworld.com/tag/runners-knee

Runners knee is very dangerous if not treated right away. It is also very painful. Since running is a lot of repetition on the knees, its important to preserve them. If you have runners knee youll have to stop running so it doesn't get worse. The article is very good it talks about how to prevent the injury and how to treat it if its already happened to you. Most running injuries deal with overuse. this is why running form is so important. It helps you preserve your body for more miles with out running into an injury.

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http://www.runnersworld.com/tag/shin-splints

Shin Splints are a common injury among runners who do to much, too soon. When a runner drastically increases their mileage. There are two different types of shin splints. There are the ones located on the outside of the leg, and there are the ones located on the inside of the leg. Although sometimes you leg pain my not be shin splints. Shin splints are sometimes confused with stress fractures and compartment syndrome. You will know if its a stress fracture if there is one spot that hurts more than the rest when you are putting pressure on it. A good way to tell if its shin splints is if you feel pressure when you lift your toes off the ground. It can be cured with ice and rest.

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http://www.runnersworld.com/tag/itbs

Itbs is the band that runs from your hip to your knee. Many runners may mistake this as a knee injury. However, an MRI will produce a failed result informing that it is not a knee injury. Although there may be some inflammation. Runner can get this by running a banked track, or running to many miles. New runners, and even conditioned runners can get this injury. However it is more prone to women due to their naturally wide hips. This causes your feet to lean in which pulls on the it band and causes the inflammation.

Here are some of the treatments the website recommend:

• Most importantly, always decrease your mileage or take a few days off if you feel pain on the outside of your knee.

• Walk a quarter- to half-mile before you start your runs.

• Make sure your shoes aren't worn along the outside of the sole. If they are, replace them.

• Run in the middle of the road where it's flat. (To do this safely, you'll need to find roads with little or no traffic and excellent visibility.)

• Don't run on concrete surfaces.

• When running on a track, change directions repeatedly.

• Schedule an evaluation by a podiatrist to see if you need orthotics.

• Avoid doing any type of squats.

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http://www.runnersworld.com/tag/plantar-fasciitis

This article was very interesting. It talks about the common running injury, plantar fasciitis. It explains how it is caused by over working your feet. The feet are very delicate creatures. If they dont have the proper support you can be prone to injuries. This specific injury deals with the ligaments at the bottom of your foot stretching from your heel to slightly past your arch. It is commonly caused by over use, or a drastic increase in mileage. But its mostly due to using bad shoes. An over used shoe or a shoe that doesnt fit you properly can cause you to pronate or supinate which causes you to over work. This can cause a lot of problems no only plantar fasciitis.

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2 hour

Since my 2hr presentation is coming up on Tuesday I have been getting ready by creating my powerpoint and other props. I was planning on doing my sponge on the different types of stretching. Then I will have the students perform some of these stretches. Then I will go into the rest of my presentation and begin with my first answer, training. I will elaborate on the importance of training and how it can affect your overall out come of you race. Then I will go on to my second answer, performance and form. I will teach them about the different types of shoes and how to know which shoe fits you best. Then I will talk about form and what proper form is while running. Lastly i will go into my third answer. Diet and hydration. Once im done with that i will go into my 1st activity on carbs and hydration. Once that activity is done i will go into my second activity. Fitting shoes and applying proper form. Then i will go onto my third activity, which will be the obstacle course. When the class comes inside i will conclude with my best sources and product.
I will have bibs for the students to wear with their names on them. The color of the bibs will relate to who their partner is. At that point they will sit down and i will begin my presentation.

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All of the shoe selections at the running store where I volunteer.

 This is the rest of the store that I helped set things up.

I also helped set up this clothing area.

















I enjoy working here because I'm surrounded by people who like to run and know things about the running world and running style. When i went to the store i met a nice woman who was a marathon trainer for the leukemia and lymphoma society. She knew a lot about marathons and training and dietary needs.