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Tiger Tail vs. Foam Roller

March 9, 2011 by Kristy 2 Comments

About a month ago I bought a Tiger Tail.  It looks like this:

Why did I decide to buy a Tiger Tail over a foam roller?  Not sure, but you can say I was definitely clueless.  I had never used either before, nor had I ever held one (never had the need to).  I thought the Tiger Tail would be more portable and would “hit the spot” more than a foam roller.  I assumed the foam roller was soft (ever jump into a foam pit?).  I bought a foam roller yesterday and the word foam is definitely a misnomer.  There is nothing soft and comfy about this thing.  The foam roller HITS the spot.  Boy oh boy.  What prompted me to buy one?  I watched Jen’s video on foam rolling 101 and it looked pretty effective.  I used it yesterday on my glute/hamstring.  Let’s just say that my glute/hamstring felt fine pre-roll and hurt post-roll.  Not painful, but similar to the hurts-so-good pigeon pose.  I think my Tiger Tail may begin to gather dust…

Tomorrow begins the Monster Month before taper time.  Apparently I’m supposed to run 3 more 20-milers?!   We’ll see.  I always do 4 20-milers; I’m not sure how much benefit I’ll gain by adding a 5th.

I have 2 races coming up in April that I’m really excited about.  More on that in another post though!

PS – Check out Aron’s blog for a giveaway!

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  1. Jen says

    March 9, 2011 at 8:52 am

    This is a helpful comparison! I do think the Tiger Tail is still good for “on the go” relief but the foam roller really gets deep into the muscle. So happy you got one! 🙂

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  2. Briana says

    March 10, 2011 at 10:32 pm

    The foam roller is CRACK! We have something similar to your ‘tiger tail’ called ‘the Stick’ and it has definitely become a paper weight since we began using the foam roller…. it hurts SO GOOD!

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