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Nordic Skiing Miles: 10.00 | Nike LunarFly Miles: 40.50 | Crutch Miles: 2.34 | Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 612.80 | Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 843.40 | Elliptical Miles: 7.55 | Hiking Miles: 1.00 | Hiking 2013 Miles: 71.10 | Saucony Kinvara Miles: 14.80 | Salomon Speedcross Miles: 107.50 | Altra Lone Peak Miles: 47.70 | New Balance Minimus Miles: 33.00 | Salomon Speedcross - Sage Miles: 72.80 |
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| Seriously sick of feeling sorry for myself. Operation find surgery stoke starts tomorrow!
AM: 2+ hours cross-country skiing at Sundance. Pretty place.
PM: Abs and arms including 5 laps around my apartment building including stairs on crutches. Holy wussy arms!
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Nordic Skiing Miles: 10.00 |
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AM: 2 miles on the TM just for fun!
Hip surgery #2 scheduled a week from today. I cannot wait to get it over with and officially get on the up and ups. I am now soliciting ideas for how to stay sane the second time around!
PM: Kettlebell workout and 5 apartment/stairs laps on crutches.
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Nike LunarFly Miles: 2.00 |
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| Snow hiking adventure + arms Now compiling my anti-inflammatory/what the heck am I going to eat when I don't feel like eating cuz drugs make me want to hurl all over myself/not going to be able to drive myself to the grocery store for 3 weeks/post-surgery grocery list. Go Pack Go! | |
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| 15 minutes on the home bike with a little bit of hip surgery to follow. I have a 1pm OR time and I really, really need a coffee! Cheers to getting this hip fixed for reals this time. | |
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Happily cruising at 10 degrees on the CPM. I guess everything went well with my surgery yesterday. I was really afraid that they were going to go in and find the joint totally messed up, but the cartilage and the FAI repair I had last year looks great. The only problem was the super lax ligaments and they were shortened with what looks like climbing rope. Since my joint was so loose and easily dislocated, my doc thinks all of my hip and knee issues were related to that. My hip flexor, quad, IT band were all trying to do the job of the ligaments to hold my hip in place and they haven't been doing that great a job.
I don't remember having so much pain with the last surgery. I had a really rough time post-op so they gave me a nerve block and I still have no sensation in my quad, which is kind of creepy. A huge thanks to my friends Nancy and Elliott for being there during my surgery and for Andrea and Jake for letting me crash at their house. More specifically thanks to Jake for offering me the healing powers of his wolf blanket and to Andrea for making me eat and take drugs. I seriously have the bestest friends in the world.
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| Got up to 45 degrees on the CPM and watched 9 episodes of Parks and Recreation today. Had to take off my anti-nausea patch this afternoon and the results haven't been very good so far :( Cannot wait until I can handle a big greasy piece of The Pie!!! | |
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| Had to quit the pain pills and ibuprofen cold turkey because I can't keep anything down :( As if hip surgery isn't fun enough in itself. Rough day, only 8 episodes of Parks & Rec. | |
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| Officially on the up and ups beginning today. Up to 70 degrees on the CPM, pain under control with ice and ibuprofen, showered, and successfully stomaching solid foods. | |
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Only 4 episodes of Parks & Rec today after reading the first Harry Potter book and doing my taxes. Permitted to start doing partial weight bearing on the crutches so I took several little walks and was surprised at how much weight the op-side could handle. Obviously I did too much and was punished with a nasty pain flare up and little sleep. CPM up to 85 degrees. | |
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1 week down 5 more to go until I can ditch the crutches, 9 more weeks until I can get on my bike, and 11 more until RUNNING! Apparently my hip is now held together with what looks like climbing rope. I sure hope they know what they are doing. 95 degrees on the CPM.
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Nurse Andrea took me out for coffee this morning. She has been absolutely amazing to me this past week and I thank the world for her! Then I maxed out my CPM, outlined an entire new life plan complete with bullet points and everything, and am close to booking a trip to the Dominican Republic!!! Feeling good! I think I am ready to get back into the real world. Amazing what coffee can do! Ummmm, so this actually sounds fun: Ragnar Relay Hits the Trails.
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Nothing new and exciting. Back to work for a few hours yesterday and going to attempt a full day today. Crutching to the bus stop has been super fun! I just bought some crutch crampons to keep me off my bum during my commute and a pedometer for a little motivation to keep me off my bum at work.
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2 weeks down and only 10 more to go until return to FUN! I am celebrating by playing hooky from work and staying elevated. Seriously, my entire being hurts. Get to start PT tomorrow and hopefully he will let me get on the bike. Can hardly contain my excitement!
Crutched 0.37 miles according to my fancy new pedometer. Dorky I know, but I want to be able to log something :) Pretty good seeing as I never left my house. Also did 4 complete revolutions on the bike trainer before I got scared and thought I shouldn't be doing this yet.
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| First day in my new office with a direct view of the BST and the base of Van Cott. That is either super mean or super motivating. I guess I decide. 10 minutes on the bike at PT! Yay bike and PT. I am feeling good about the hip, I really think it is going to be fixed this time. I know I have a long recovery ahead of me, but I am feeling stoked! So glad to have the first 2 weeks behind me :) | |
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AM: Heel slides, leg circles, and straight leg raises.
PM: Heel slides, leg circles, and straight leg raises.
P's in town. Spent the day sunning myself at Alta. Not a fan of being the tool on crutches at the ski resort, but the sun felt goooood.
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| AM: Heel slides, leg circles, and straight leg raises. PM: Heel slides, leg circles, and straight leg raises.
Spent a lovely afternoon at the Kura Door spa with my mum. Paid for someone to scrub my feet since I can't reach them myself yet :) Soooo worth it!
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AM: Heel slides, leg circles, and straight leg raises.
PM1: 10 minutes on the recumbent bike moving so slowly that it wouldn't turn on. PM2: Heel slides, leg circles, and straight leg raises. ~1.97 crutching miles according to the nifty pedometer. Holy armpits!
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AM: 10 minutes on the upright bike! think I got up tp 40 rpms, awesome. Lots of passive range of motion at PT that felt scary. Please hip be fixed! Hip circles, straight leg raises, and glute squeezes.
PM2: Leg circles, straight leg raises sans band, glute squeezes, and hip flexor stretch thing. PAIN in the 5-6 range. Saddddd :(
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 1.20 |
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AM: Way whiny at PT this morning so I didn't get to do much. Everything hurts:( 10 minutes on the bike, up to about 55 rpms and hip circles and straight leg raises.
PM: Leg circles, straight leg raises, glute squeezes, and hip flexor stretch. |
Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 1.90 |
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| 3 weeks down, 3 weeks to go until no more crutches! I need to stop being such a wuss! AM: Bike and PT PM: Leg circles, straight leg raises, glute squeezes, and hip flexor stretch thing. That is all I get to do for the next 3 days :( |
Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 2.10 |
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Hope it snows a ton so I get to try out my crutch crampons!
AM: Leg circles, straight leg raises, glute squeezes, and hip flexor stretch thing plus 1 full crutching mile and it is not even noon yet :(
PM: Hip drill. Crutched almost 2.5 miles today. My armpits are screaming!
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| AM: Hip drill and then made breakfast for the 10K runners. If I can't run I might as well make quiche!
PM: Hip drill. Fritz's house turned into a PT clinic last night. Sad that everyone is injured, but it is nice to have company :)
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AM: 10 awkward minutes on the home bike and hip drill. I keep getting this ca-chunk in my hip flexor and it scares me. The ca-chunk leaves my hip with a tightness that really makes me want to do the "runner's stretch." I can't do any type of hip extension for 3 more weeks, but I really, really want to stretch! It is like a bad itch that you can't scratch :( PM: Hip drill. Having a bit more pain... not a real sharp pain, just a weird tightness.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 1.50 |
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| AM: 10 minutes on the bike and PT. Got to add a few exercises to my hip routine. Hope that helps with the stoke. I seem to have misplaced it. PM: Hip drill. Hip circles, 3-way hip, glute squeezes, hula dance, and hip flexor stretch. |
Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 1.50 |
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Haven't yet decided if I am going to give up sugar (again) or dairy for Lent this year. Either way I am having pizza and cupcakes tonight! AM: Hip drill. Forgot to do my hulas though. PM: 10 minutes on the bike and hip stuff. Still can't turn the work bike around fast enough to turn the darned thing on. Now off to a massage followed by a Parks & Rec marathon. I have been neglecting the P&R since returning from the Jandrea convalescent home.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 1.50 |
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AM: PT and bike. Bad hip day :(
PM: Fell asleep at 7:30 so I missed out on my pm hip exercises. Sad.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 2.00 |
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AM: Hip exercises. Pain was in the 5-6 range again last night, but the hip does feel better this morning. Slept 11 hours last night and still exhausted - ughhh! Glad I gave up sugar because I am surrounded by 10 million pounds of V-day treats. Happy day! PM1: 10 minutes on the bike. Was finally able to pedal hard enough to turn the darned thing on. Level 1 - oh yeah, progress! PM2: Hip drill followed by the best V-day ever!!!
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 2.20 |
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I got the nicest compliment from an FRBer yesterday. A fellow hip sufferer said that the admired by attitude and drive. If she only knew :) I think I have actually done quite well this first month. But honestly, having to go through this a second time is really tough and I know that the next month will be the toughest. It has been nearly 2 years since I have really been able to do the things that I enjoy so much it kinda breaks my heart. Wouldn't a sane person give up by now? I guess I just want to thank everyone for their kind words and put out an innocent plea to keep them coming because now is when I am going to need those lovely words of encouragement the most!
AM: Hip Drill.
PM: Hip Drill.
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AM: Hip Drill. PM1: First trip to the gym post-op. 15 minutes on the bike. Level 1 and 80 rpm. Think I'm getting over the hump.
PM2: Hip Drill.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 3.40 |
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AM: The hip feels fantabulous this morning! Must have been all that red healing elixir last night! Hip drill: hip circles, 3-way hip, glute squeezies, hula dance, and 2 x 20 hip flexor stretchies.
PM: 15 minutes on the bike and 12 minutes (733 revolutions) on the arm bike followed by the usual hip routine. My arms are finally used to crutching around town everyday that they can handle a little workout. Not sure if I like all the girl on crutches attention at the gym. Seriously crutches are like meathead magnets :)
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 2.20 |
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AM: Bike at PT. Got to add some splitty things to the hip routine! 3-day weekends are awesome even when you are a lame-o on crutches!!! Happy P-day. I have been deliberating all morning on my favorite president and I do think it is Obama :)
PM: More bike plus evening hip routine. Now time for some quality time with Ron Swanson.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 3.20 |
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| AM: Hip routine. Dreamt I ran a marathon last night and it wasn't that hard :) I think running dreams are a good sign. But at this point, a walking dream would be nice too! 2 more weeks on crutches - rarrrrrrrrrr! PM: Hip crap. Last year at 5 weeks I was weaning off crutches... I am scared. I have been trying to put more weight on the bum side and it just feels awful like the head of my femur is going to pop out the front side. Trying not to freak, but really freaking :( Not to mention the 3-day weekend was bad for my armpit callouses. I am a whiny mess and I want a cookie. | |
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AM: Worst hip day yet! 1.5 hours at PT trying to get my right SI joint back into place. Surgery was cake compared to this experience. I guess an 11-hour work day on crutches really jacks your pelvis. I know I am doing too much right now, but I don't know what else I can do. Sugar fast is over. PT fed me watermelon sour patch things every time I cried. Pretty sure I had 42 of them. Now is not the time to give up sugar... From here on out I have to put weight on the op side with every step even if it takes me a year to walk down the hall. No more hulas, no more weight shifting, and no more super crutching allowed! PM: 10 minutes bike and hip stuff. Pain in the 5-6 range. :(
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 2.00 |
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5-Weeks Down Today! Need to start biking twice a day from here on out and focus a little more on the mental side of things!
AM: 15 minutes on the bike. Hip circles, splits, 3-way hip, bridges, knee to hip stretch, glute squeezies.
PM: 10 more minutes on the bike because I am bored and unchallenged at work. PM2: Op hip is feeling better than yesterday, but right side is super sore and spazzy from the manipulation yesterday. Hip circles, splits, 3-way hip, bridges, knee to hip stretch, glute squeezies.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 5.20 |
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Should be in Wisconsin right now for my first Birkie! Just happy they have snow. Next year :) Long, yet fascinating read: The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food.
AM: 15 minutes bike and hip drill. PM: 10 minutes bike and hip drill. Finally got my car back since I was cleared to drive a manual. Stupid clutch still hurts though :(
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 5.30 |
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AM: 15 minutes bike and hip drill.
PM: Hip drill.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 3.00 |
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Hip feels not so bad today. Funny how that changes my outlook on pretty much everything. Cannot wait to see my doc on Wednesday! Will hopefully be cleared for crutch weaning, hip extension and external rotational abilities, and adding a little resistance to the bike.
AM: 20 minutes bike. Hip drill.
PM: Hip drill.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 4.50 |
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Alright, this is going to be a BIG week for me. I hope to take my first steps!
Psyched for Bryon Powell's new site. If that doesn't work go to TrailCorn.com but swap the C for a P! I am afraid that I will disable my blog permanently if I say what it is really called so I guess you will just have to go there.
AM: 15 minutes bike and hip drill while listening to NPR. I am starting to like my new morning PT routine. PM: 10 minutes on the bike at PT with actual resistance. Hip circles, splits, 3-way hip with a 1-pound ankle weight, bridges, glute sets, and side planks. PROGRESS!
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 5.30 |
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AM: 10 minutes bike and hip drill.
PM: 15 minutes bike. Level 2!
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 5.60 |
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AM: No PT this morning because I have a gravely ill Frank on my hands. Down to one crutch, only because I had to get a bird in my car. Please pray that Frank E. Byrd will pull through :)
PM: 10 minutes bike at PT. 3-way hip w/ 2lb ankle weight, circles, splits, and scissors w/ spider band, bridges, butt burners, side planks, and CLAM SHELLS.
Hip Update: Had 6-week post-op appointment today. All good to start crutch weaning and stepping up the activity and therapy! Frank Update: She got admitted to the birdie hospital with a serious bacterial infection where she will stay for the next 3-4 days. Broke my heart when she put her beak up to the glass and watched me leave from the inside of her incubator. Poor Frank!
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 2.50 |
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Down to 1 crutch! No wonder they call them crutches. I want the other one back, it is my crutch!
AM: 10 minutes bike and morning hip drill. PM: 15 minutes bike and evening hip drill
Speaking of naked running...
In the High Country (official teaser) from Joel Wolpert on Vimeo.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 6.00 |
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Since I am slowly weaning off the crutches I am forced to reflect on all the fun I have had these last 6 week. Having spent 3 of the last 15 months on crutches, there is a lot I am going to miss when I am healthy... some only slightly sarcastic.
- My armpits smelling like rubber.
- My crazy strong new triceps.
- People asking me why I don’t use one of those knee scooter things. Those are for ankles dumb @ss!
- My temporary disabled parking permit at the U.
- Eating standing up in the kitchen.
- Repeatedly falling up stairs.
- Having strangers at the gym tell me how bad @ss I am while working out on crutches.
- Feeling absolutely no guilt watching 10 Parks and Rec episodes in a row and re-reading all the Harry Potters.
- When I tell people I had hip surgery and they ask, “a hip replacement?” and then feeling awful about myself because I must look like I am 55.
- All the money I save at work by not frequenting the Starbucks because I can’t carry my own d@mn coffee.
AM: 15 minutes bike and morning hip drill PM: 20 minutes bike and evening hip drill
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 8.00 |
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Making some progress with the walking! Seriously, walking is a highly underrated, underappreciated sport. AM: 15 minutes bike and morning hip drill plus arms. Want to keep the killer triceps now that they are not propelling me around. PM: Evening hip drill.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 3.50 |
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AM: 15 minutes bike and evening hip drill in the morning because I am going to be too busy hobble dancing to bluegrass tonight. Attempting a brunch outing sans crutches. Wish me luck :)
PM: 20 minutes bike and morning hip drill plus anti-PF drill. Multiple crutch-less outings successful today!
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 8.00 |
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AM: 10 minutes bike and morning hip drill. Totally overdid it with the hobble dancing last night and seriously angered the hip gods :(
PM: 10 minutes bike followed by a royal beating at PT.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 5.00 |
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Tossed my crutches in the dumpster this morning! Never going to need those babies again...
AM: 10 minutes bike and morning hip drill.
PM: 30 minutes bike and evening hip drill. Went to the grocery store after work with 2 arms, first time in 7 weeks - awesome! Hip is pretty painful by the end of the day, but I am too distracted by my ability to do complex 2-armed tasks to care.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 12.50 |
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AM: 10 minutes on the bike at PT and hip drill. I am almost walking like a normal person now. PM: 30 minutes on bike and hip drill.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 9.50 |
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AM: 10 minutes bike and morning hip drill. This nice weather is making me agitated. I want to go run up mountains. So I kind of thought that all the rest time on crutches would fix my left knee and plantar fascia issues, but I think it has made it worse not to mention the worsening of my right SI joint. Here is how I would rate my pain from highest to lowest: right SI joint, left plantar fascia, left knee, left (op) hip. I guess this means my hip is doing well seeing as the other issues are becoming more apparent.
PM: 35 minutes bike (10 minutes on Level 3!). Seeing as 2 weeks ago I couldn't pedal hard enough to turn the darned thing on, I will take that as serious progress. PM2: Evening hip which now includes 4-way hip, splits, circles, scissors, and frog legs with the spider band, bridges, butt burners, clam shells, and a bunch of stretchy things.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 11.00 |
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AM: 15 minutes bike and morning hip drill. Hip's feeling alright. I am getting a bit more extension with walking, so that is exciting! SI joint still feels like poo. I am seriously considering a trip to New Zealand or the Dolomites late summer, anyone want in? PM: Evening hip drill. Of course as soon as I say the hip is feeling alright it totally freaks out. Was on my feet a little too much today and it got super painful so I left work early and went home and crawled into bed with my ice packs. I've only been off crutches for four days so this is to be expected and I shouldn't let these flare ups get me too down.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 3.50 |
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AM: 2 hours of restorative yoga class. Couldn't do a whole lot but lay on the floor, breathe, and grumble. But it is a start and I've got a looooong way to go! Then 30 minutes on the spin bike and the morning hip drill.
PM: Skipped evening hip exercises because I was having too much fun. First time I've slacked in 4 weeks so I think I am going to be okay.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 9.00 |
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AM: Walked about a mile to retrieve my car after last night's fun. Morning hip drill.
AM2: Outside BIKING!!! Rode for 40 minutes on the JRP. A little wobbly at first, but all good by the end. Can't say enough about how good it felt since it has been almost 2 months since I have been able to do any sort of outdoor recreation. Funny to think last weekend I was still on crutches and now I am out on my bike - yay! PM: Most amazing massage ever and evening hip drill. Got my abs massaged, that was a first.
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 8.00 |
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| AM: Morning hip drill. PM: Royal SI and piriformis beating at PT plus some new supine and regular plank action and swan standing thing. PM2: 35 minutes bike at the gym. PM3: Evening hip drill. My hip rehab is taking over my entire being!!!
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 8.00 |
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| AM: Morning hip. PM: 60 minutes on the bike and evening hip drill which now consists of bridges, straight, abductor and adductor leg raises, splits, scissors, circles, and frog legs with the spider band, swan standing things, side, regular, and supine planks, butt burners, clam shells, and some gentle rolling and stretching. Sheesh!
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 16.00 |
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AM: Morning hip drill. Stop comparing!
PM: 30 minutes bike level 2 with five minutes on level 3 followed by evening hip. Need to celebrate the bitty accomplishments when I get them!
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 8.00 |
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AM: Stepping it up at PT. Now that I am 8 weeks out from surgery I am allowed to do a little more. My PT is making me be super cautious well... because look what happened last time. Instructions for this weekend are to do 50% less than what I want/plan to do. Doesn't he understand that I will just up the plan? PM: 50 minutes outside BIKING on the JRP. What a lovely evening! Much better ride than the first attempt. Hoping for exponential progress from here on out. PM2: Evening hip routine. Plank drill is not getting any easier!
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 11.00 |
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AM: Morning hip exercises. Flip-flops are on and the car is packed and I am off to Moab as soon as I can sneak out of work. I only feel slightly guilty parking in a disabled spot at the U with a bike in my car :) PM: 11 bike miles on the Potash Road in shorts and a tank. Hot! Cooling off with a Mojito at Eddie McStiffs - refershing wow! I really needed to get out of town :)
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 11.00 |
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| The Canyonlands Half is not spectator friendly! Rode in circles trying to see the runners and just kept getting yelled at by cops and volunteers. I don't know what was worse, getting 3 flats during the St. George marathon or getting yelled at in Moab :( I think it is time to start running instead of all this spectating crap. My circles:
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 13.00 |
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| AM: Morning hip drill in a tent. Then 15 miles of outside BIKING on the Potash Road with crazy wind and a baby hill. Almost a real ride :)
PM: Evening hip and stick roller beating. Biked outside for the last 4 days and feeling actual muscle soreness rather than pain - yay!
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 15.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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AM: Biking and 10 minutes of supervised walking at PT. Adding step up/downs, hip hikes, baby squats, and tall knees to the hip routine.
PM: 60 minutes on the bike. A whole half hour on Level 3 - yippy!
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 17.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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AM: Met Fritz for SPIN very, very early this morning. No way I could motivate to get up that early on a workday myself! Hip held up well and I have to say this was my first real workout in 2013. Progress - yay! PM: Lovely walk around the neighborhood (about 8 blocks :) followed by the neverending hip drill.
As for a Frank update, which is way more fun than a hip update! Frank is in fact a GIRL. She recovered so nicely from her illness the other week that she went into crazy nesting mode and laid her second egg last night after her first over the weekend. Just in time for Easter. I just wish they would actually turn into little birdies so I could give them all to the Murphy's :)
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 15.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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AM: 10 minutes bike at PT. I no longer walk like I just got off a horse.
PM: 30 easy minutes on bike. Skipped my evening hip exercises because my hip hurt too darned much and I am sick of doing them!
Sweet article about Kilian Jornet in the NYTimes - Creating the All-Terrain Human.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 10.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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AM: Morning hip. The lovely snow makes up for the super bad hip day. I don't know if it is the delayed effect of the Spin class on Tuesday, all the squats in PT yesterday, or the weather, but I kind of want to rip my leg off. Achy throbbing pain in the glutes and groin plus super tight hamstring and quad equals grrrrrrr. AM2: 15 easy minutes on the bike to try and get the funk out. Kinda worked maybe. PM: 30 easy minutes bike and evening PT.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 10.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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AM: 20 minutes easy bike and morning hip. Scheduled an appointment with an acupuncturist today because I have always been curious and I have noticed that sitting on a sharp object in the middle of my hamstring makes my hip feel better so needles must feel good! PM: 70 minutes bike for an even 1.5 hours today.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 18.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Congrats all you crazy Buffalo Runners! And to think I was registered for the 50-miler, ha ha ha! I will be out there next year for sure :) AM: Morning hip. PM: 45 minutes decent effort on the Spin bike plus the evening hip.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 10.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| AM: Morning hip and 30 minute walk around the Ave's. AM2: 10 mile bike ride on the JRP. Cold!
PM: Evening hip and 30 minute walk through Memory Grove with my trekking poles. I wonder where I got that idea from :)
This week's focus... walking!
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 10.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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AM: 15 minute walk and morning hip. PM: 15 minute walk and 60 minutes bike. Walking is awesome!
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 14.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| AM: Early SPIN class and evening hip drill. My hip flexor is so tight up into my abdomen that it feels like my insides are being yanked when I walk. I am still not allowed to stretch my hip flexor for fear that my iliofemoral ligament is not totally healed yet :( PM: Morning hip drill. Backwards day. PM2: 90 minute massage. I have the best massage therapist ever!!! |
Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 15.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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My new goal each week is to bike at least as many miles as Jake runs :) Gotta get a move on! I am already down by 8.5.
AM: Bike at PT. Feeling so good after massage last night and all the manual therapy at PT today. Was allowed to do a little hip flexor stretching, feels soooooo good!
PM: 50 minutes on the spin bike followed by 30 minutes of wandering around the outside of Sugar Daddy Park with Andrea. PM2: Clam shells, butt busters, and all sorts of planks.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 15.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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10 weeks post-surgery today! Since I haven't been whining a ton lately, I must be doing okay. Last surgery I got to start running at 10 weeks and well look what happened so this time we are being way more cautious. I am going to give it a full four more weeks before I even try to take those first running steps, but I am happy to say that thoughts of running have started creeping in :) AM: 70 minutes at SPIN class followed by 5 minutes on the ELLIPTICAL (it is a start!) and hip drill. I have been on the bike once and sometimes twice a day for the last 8 weeks so it feels GREAT to be officially permitted to do something else. PM: 30 minute walk and evening hip.
The New York Times loves ultrarunning lately. Super cool article, complete with gross feet pictures, on the Barkley Marathon.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 16.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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AM: Bike and easy day at PT. I bribed my PT with cinnamon rolls to give me an easy workout so I can feel good for birthday bike ride tomorrow :)
AM2: So lovely out I had to go for a bike ride. Up Memory Grove, a bitty ways up City Creek, and down Virginia. Progress!
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 3.00 | Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 10.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Birthday Ride on the Burr Trail Road! |
Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 14.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tooled around Torrey, Utah on my bike. 37 degrees plus icy wind makes for a very short ride. |
Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 5.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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March was a good month for me as I've been making all sorts of progress! Got off crutches, traveled down to Moab and Escalante to ride my bike, eased on to the elliptical, and didn't start slacking on the PT until 2 days ago. Nothing but on the up and ups from here on out!
30 minutes spin bike, 10 minutes on the elliptical, and all sorts of hip stuff.
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Elliptical Miles: 0.75 | Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 7.50 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 60 minutes spin. Hip doin' good! |
Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 15.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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AM: Bike at PT. BAD news: Right SI joint was out again, which I am pretty sure it has been that way since last Friday. Hurt like a son of a to get back in. GOOD news: Got to do normal squats today and I can do them! This is a HUGE indication for me that I might be fixed because I hadn't been able to comfortably get into that deep of position in the left hip since this whole thing started nearly 2 years ago. What a crazy feeling to be able to do something that you haven't been able to do without pain, instability, and serious discomfort for almost ever! I keep complaining to my PT that my hip feels weird and today he said it was probably because it is normal. Not a feeling I am used to. PM: 45 minute walk around the Aves.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 3.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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AM: 20 minutes on the stationary bike. I've angered the hip gods again. Ughhh every time I start getting excited... I blame the new cutie Dansko heeled sandals I tried to wear for 5 minutes yesterday. Pain!!!
PM: 25 mile BIKE ride on the Legacy - woot woot! Stationary biking is still winning for the week though - boo!
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 5.00 | Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 25.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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AM: Bike at PT. Hip has super tightened up and I had trouble sleeping on it ughhhh. I am trying so hard not to get bummed out, but sometimes I get really sick of dealing with this hip and I get so crabby to everyone and everything :( I give up. I am going to buy a TV and maybe a microwave while I am at it... PM: Wine and wasabi almond dinner followed by lots of rolling and ice. Hip feels a little better.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 2.50 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Met Fritz for early Saturday morning spin with interesting existential (overtly sexual) instructor lady. We were instructed to make babies during class, men were the strength and women were the speed which results in baby POWER. Yup, exactly! 10 minutes on the elliptical and hip drill after.
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Elliptical Miles: 0.80 | Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 15.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rode from the 600 North JRP trailhead to Farmington and back, 33 miles - boo yah! Strava says that is my fastest time ever, which is AMAZING considering I rode that route many times last summer and I am only 2.8 months post surgery. Yippie skip!
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 33.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| AM: Bike at PT. Added donkey kicks to the hip routine. PM: Clam shells and more hip exercises. Taking an easy day after the weekend's overly stoked biking fest.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 3.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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AM: 75 minute of SPIN.
This film looks awesome! "Enjoy your boring life, I am going to go get dangerous."
Trailer from America reCycled on Vimeo.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 17.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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AM: Bike at PT. 12 weeks out of surgery now and I am supposed to be able to start easing back into normal sport at this point. Too bad I am not even close to ready yet. I still have a very, very long way to go... Sad :(
PM: Short bike up Memory Grove and around the Aves.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 3.00 | Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 6.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Officially 12-weeks post-op, which is supposed to mean RUNNING and well I don't even feel close to giving it a try. Last surgery I was already up to running a mile and was getting back into Nordic skiing at the 12-week point and I was feeling great and hopeful. It is hard not to get discouraged since I was told that this recovery would be so much easier, but progress has been so slow and well walking still feels like crap. And then I see something like this and think damn I am a wuss. Maybe I am not trying hard enough, maybe I get discouraged too easily. People recover from much worse things than I! Please watch and vote!!! I guess I want to formally dedicate myself to running again. I see my doc on May 1 and want to plan on getting the go ahead for running. I have 3 weeks and this is how I am going to do it. - Walk more and get on the elliptical more consistently.
- Be religious with the clam shells, 1-legged bridges, squats, fish oil, vitamins, and vegetables.
- Start reading running magazines again.
- Use yoga and meditation to chill the freak out and practice un-guarding that hip.
- Finally make an appointment and use my acupuncture groupon.
- Buy a new pair of running shoes.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 10.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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*I just looked back and I have been on a bike every day since February 20th. I don't call this Lulu's stationary cycling blog for nothin'.
AM: 20 minutes stationary bike. PM: 30 minutes bike.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| AM: Restore yoga followed by 5 minutes elliptical, 60 minutes spin bike, and then 10 minutes elliptical. Now rewarding myself with a gigantic Whole Foods salad that cost me a week's paycheck. Goal eat more vegetables is going well. |
Elliptical Miles: 1.00 | Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 16.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rode from home on the nice new bike lane on North Temple adjacent the airport Trax to the JRP to the Legacy to the Red Barn and back. My new compression bike shorts are making me feel slightly super human. I am considering switching to a compression only wardrobe. |
Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 41.10 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Smart words from The Atlantic per usual: "We
don't have to be scared, and we're not powerless. We actually have all
the power here, and there's one thing we can to render terrorism
ineffective: Refuse to be terrorized."
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 15.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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***VOLUNTEER ALERT*** For
reasons I still don't understand, I am responsible for driving the half
marathon pace car for the Salt Lake Half on Saturday and I need to find
a co-pilot. Any takers? I guarantee a good time in the Hyundai!!! AM: Spin class and 1 miles on the rowing machine which I will probably regret later today.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 15.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 15.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Crabby. Crappy hip. Nada.
Broke my bike streak today. I was probably on day 60 or so.
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 5.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Got up at 3am so I could drive the pace car for the Salt Lake Half. Overall an incredibly stressful experience although it was an interesting way to watch a race. I can say my Salt Lake Marathon volunteering days are over - too disorganized and disrespectful of my time!
Then 60 minutes on the Spin bike and 1640 meters of rowing in 10 minutes.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 15.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| AM: ~2 miles walking around the Aves with my coffee. PM: Biking around Antelope Island and a little hiking. Lovely day!
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Hiking Miles: 1.00 | Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 24.50 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| PM: Bike at PT and then a pretty intense manual therapy session focusing on my right SI joint. Now that the left hip is doing well we're shifting the focus to overall hip stability and the right SI.
PM2: First ever acupuncture appointment. Needles in my right shoulder and palm to fix my left hip and needles in the back of my left hand for the right SI. I hated it at for the first few minutes and then I think I finally relaxed and then my hips felt all warm and pulse-y weird so I do think it was doing something. I also got some acupuncture-to-go in the form of ear studs that are supposed to keep me from being an anxious freak. We'll see how well that works!
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 3.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| AM: Spin class and morning hip stuff. Hip feeling alright. |
Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 15.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Gave the bike a whirl up City Creek since I have officially been cleared to tackle some hills. I thought all the flat biking and Spin class would have prepared me, but the ride was super hard! Then some yoga and the hip drill. Today was one of the first days I have actually felt that running again might be a real possibility. My hip flexor has really loosened up in the last week and I keep getting compliments that I look like I am walking like a normal person. Yay! |
Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 14.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Parked at the gym and then went into Pibs to try on some clothes, then walked around the park for a half hour, and then finally, after much resistance, went into the gym and did 25 minutes on the elliptical. Considered hopping on the treadmill for 5 seconds of running just to see how it felt... My hips are feeling great so it is getting harder to resist the urge. The past few days I've felt very little pain and quite a bit more balanced in the hips, but unfortunately I have felt headachy, nauseous, and slightly more anxious than normal. My acupuncturist says it is because we have disrupted my energy patterns and it takes awhile to rearrange the Chi. I guess I have been harboring a lot in my hips. I would really like to scoff this all off as quackery, but this is the best my hips have felt in like 2 years!
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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AM: Bike and SI beating at PT. PM: Hour of biking on the Legacy.
So just yesterday I was complaining to a certain broken friend how annoyed I am that all my friends are broken and can't do anything fun now that I am finally getting better! AND THEN, I get to PT this morning to find out that my PT tore his ACL and meniscus and had surgery yesterday. I am so sad - way sad for him not to mention selfishly sad for myself. My PT has been my absolute ROCK through two surgeries and has been above and beyond supportive and encouraging. Imagining him drugged up in his CPM right now breaks my heart :(
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 3.00 | Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 16.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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AM: Hour of walking around the Aves. PM: Rode from my house, up Memory Grove, through the U, and to the top of Little Mountain and back. Way hard, but I did it! 29 miles and 2200+ feet of climbing. I looked back and I wasn't biking up Emigration until I was about 5 months out of surgery last time. Since I am at the 3.5 month mark I am going to consider myself ahead of schedule! First week I have had more outside biking miles than stationary miles - yay!
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 29.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Hour walk around the Aves and then spring cleaning fest. Prolly my hardest workout of the year! |
| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Bike at PT, mega glute and core workout, and then acupuncture followed by deservedly tasty Vietnamese food.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 3.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Easy ride on the Legacy wearing my new silly SI belt. I honestly felt great! The belt was a little weird to get used to but it really seemed to keep my pelvis stable and I had ZERO wonky low back weirdness. I felt like the belt really equalized me and that I was using both legs evenly on the bike. Exciting!!! Surgeon appointment in the morning and I am really hoping to get the ALL CLEAR for RUNNING!
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 20.20 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Saw my hip surgeon this morning, everything looks good, and I have officially been released into the wild. I have been given the all clear for running and the full stretching of my tightened parts. Just because I am allowed to run doesn't mean I am going to start yet. I am going to wait until I get a little more evened out strength wise and feel like my pelvis is more stable. But the fact that I can run if I want to is reason enough to celebrate! PM: 30 minutes on the elliptical pretending I was running the whole time followed by a terrible Yin Yoga class. Since I blame yoga for getting me into this whole broken situation in the first place I need to stay away from anything other than restore classes from here on out!
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 20 biking miles on the Legacy. The buggies are out! Something really exciting might be happening tomorrow morning - yay!
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 20.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
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AM: 3 x 2 minutes of RUNNING on the Moon (Alter-G treadmill)! I will count that as .01 Earth miles :) PM: Bike at PT.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 5.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Wasatch Drive loop on the bike. Legs were super tired; I blame the 2 PT appointments yesterday. |
Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 25.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Hour long hike on the BST. Felt great! I am going to start alternating hiking with biking days, which will eventually lead to alternating running and biking days. Yay!
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 10.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Hiked from my office to the top of Dry Creek in the thunderstorm. |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
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4 x 30 seconds of RUNNING at PT. After my first surgery I could not wait to get running again and after the last one I have almost no real desire to run to the point that my new PT made me. I just don't feel entirely healed and ready, but my strength and range of motion are nearly equal so everyone's telling me to go for it. It felt fine, but my heart really isn't in it. What I am trying to figure out is where that lack of desire is coming from. I think part of it is FEAR, that I don't want to do anything to screw this hip up and have to go through yet another surgery. Part of it is ACCEPTANCE, that running may not be part of my life anymore and if I get to a point where I can bike and hike and ski I will be happy. And mostly, I think I am just so darned TIRED of doing clamshells. I am pretty sure a 2-year injury will drain some of the stoke out of even the most STOKED person :)
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Saucony Kinvara Miles: 0.20 | Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 5.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Hip very achy and tight today after the big 2 minute run yesterday. Hurts to walk :( I remember this from last time so hopefully this is normal. I hoped the stationary bike would get the funk out, but no luck so now I will try pizza.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 15.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 14.80 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 20.50 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 10.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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AM: 3.5-mile hike on the BST with about 10 x ~10 seconds of TRAIL RUNNING on the flats. PM: 15-mile bike ride 'round town in the rain.
The Running Run-Down and New Plan - May 3 - First run. Six minutes on the Alter-G (no pain or issues after)
- May 8 - Four x 30 seconds of running on the TM with a new PT followed by a bunch of manual stretching and massage. No pain with running, but didn't feel quite ready to be running.
- May 9-14 - Crampy, awful pain in the hip flexor radiating in all directions. Psoas super tight up into my abdomen. Everything hurt. Stopped blogging, too crabby. Tried lots of ice, heat, slow cyling, light stretching, rolling and nothing helped
- May 14 - Life saving massage! First massage I ever cried during. Psoas so tight and painful, tears, relief ughhhh.
- May 15 - First pain free day in a week. Light yoga.
- May 16 - Getting achy again, but okay. Light cycling.
- May 17 - Manual stretching and massage at PT. My PT then tricked me onto the treadmill so he could evaluate my "walking" and then cranked it up so I would run. Ran three x 30 seconds or so and felt awesome! PT doesn't want to see me for a month since I am so obviously burned out on all the therapy. I am supposed to chill out and just start running two times a week. I know what I need to do at this point.
- May 18 - Slight soreness/achiness from running, but went away as the day went on. I've been contemplating getting back into climbing, so I spent a few hours at the climbing gym, which I think was great for the hip!
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 60 minute errands walk followed by glutes and rolling. |
| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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AM: Hip circles, light stretchies, and rolling.
PM: Town ride. Planks and misc core. So far still good. "Running" tomorrow then - yay!
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 17.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Three minutes of walking alternating with 30 seconds of RUNNING
times 6. I added on an extra minute of running on the last one because
the 30 seconds goes by really fast. Left side feels weak and I don't
feel like my glute is firing well on that side, but no other complaints.
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| AM: Lassen Ride. Too steep and snowy! PM: Hike.
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 10.70 | Hiking 2013 Miles: 3.20 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Redwoods! |
Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 19.60 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Rainy Redwoods Hike/Run! |
Salomon Speedcross Miles: 1.00 | Hiking 2013 Miles: 4.20 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ride all around Ashland, OR. |
Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 30.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.70 |
| 3 minutes walking + 1 minute running times 7 or so. Felt great!!! |
Hiking 2013 Miles: 2.00 | Altra Lone Peak Miles: 0.70 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Winery Tour bike ride! |
Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 7.70 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Crater Lake. |
Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 12.20 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
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Walk 3 minutes + RUN 2 minutes times 6 with an extra 3 minutes thrown on to the last run for a total of 15 running minutes. No complaints except for the tight quad. No glute, hamstring, or ITband tightness. Just got back from a whirlwind Western Tour: Winnemucca, Lassen NP, Arcata, Redwoods, Ashland, OR, Wine Country, Crater Lake. Crater Lake is crazy blue! P.S. I keep thinking about letting Lulu Walls go and moving over to Strava full time. I like maps and charts what can I say! We'll see.
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Altra Lone Peak Miles: 1.50 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Rode from me casa to the top of City Creek, Kona's first ride to Rotary Park. Pretty good ride considering I was going to turn around at the treatment plant.
Not feeling too horrible from yesterday's BIG run - just the same quad tightness, some moderate discomfort in both plantar fascia (more on the left), and lower leg wonkiness which could be due to my getting used to the Altras or the fact that that was my biggest run in 5 plus months post-surgical fun. I am guessing both were a factor.
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 17.40 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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Couple laps around Morris Meadows then hiked straight up some trail I had never been on for some 900 feet of gain whoops, which came out to not where I thought it would making me only slightly lost. Ran all the flat-ish sections for a total of about 20 minutes out of 70. Holy crap!
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Salomon Speedcross Miles: 2.00 | Hiking 2013 Miles: 2.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| A patient I work with made it to the final round of voting for an entry into the Kona Ironman and I am so excited for him. He is a great guy with a great story and it is his dream to be at Kona. It is not too often that you can help someone make their dream happen so...
VOTE HERE and OFTEN!!!
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 1.20 | 0.00 | 1.20 |
| 3 minutes walking, 2 minutes RUNNING times 6 around Memory Grove. Only running on grass and trails. My new Minimus's feel really thumpy on the ground. |
Hiking 2013 Miles: 0.80 | New Balance Minimus Miles: 1.20 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| Alternating hiking and running for 60 minutes. Hip flexor and quad was tight and slightly painful the entire time. Felt like I should have quit around 30 minutes.
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Hiking 2013 Miles: 2.20 | Altra Lone Peak Miles: 1.50 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Rode far. Got really hungry. Stopped for a bagel.
Ran a whopping 6 miles this week! Think I am going to up the running to 3 minutes at a time this week and see how that feels :)
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 50.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 1.60 | 0.00 | 1.60 |
| 16 minutes of running out of 20 minutes with 12 of them all in a row :) in 99 degrees! |
Altra Lone Peak Miles: 1.60 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Major accomplishments today, not only did my actual biking miles for the year finally surpass my stationary biking miles, but I also was able to workout hard enough to totally blow up. Rode from HCI to the top of Millcreek and back, 3681 feet of climbing. I was probably not recovered from my 50 mile ride on Sunday and did not fuel well (was out of gu's so I just ate one Kind bar) on the 3 hour ride today. Nearly keeled over and cried when I had to bike back up to the U. Millcreek was so pretty it was worth it. I really wanted to make it to the top before cars are allowed up there.
Mandatory rest day tomorrow. Too much stoke.
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 34.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 2.40 | 0.00 | 2.40 |
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30-minute TRAIL RUN :) The Proof.
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Altra Lone Peak Miles: 2.40 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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AM: Mega glute and core workout at physical therapy. No hip (or surrounding area) pain from the run yesterday, No complaints, nada, Hallelujah! Here's what my home PT is looking like these days: Daily: Hip flexor stretches, supine planks, bridges, lat pull-downs, dead bugs type exercise with heel slides, and lots of rolling.
3-4x Week: Butt burners, clam shells, fire hydrants, squats, "good mornings", and marching with band (exercise band ha!).
PM: Easy evening town ride.
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 14.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Ran 15 minutes, walked 10, ran 15, walked 10 on the Pipeline Trail. Tight quad and heels a little hurty at first. No other complaints. |
Hiking 2013 Miles: 1.00 | New Balance Minimus Miles: 3.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Hiked the Desolation Trail to the Salt Lake Overlook. Ran a mile downhill because it was easier on my legs than walking. A little boy stopped on the trail to wish me a Happy Father's Day. I'll take it :) |
Salomon Speedcross Miles: 1.00 | Hiking 2013 Miles: 4.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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5 months post surgery today. Seems like forever ago, yet not. I am definitely ahead of where I was last year at this time and as much as I have avoided saying it for fear that I will jinx something, I think I am fixed. Evening ride up City Creek to the Water Treatment Plant. Big plans for tomorrow.
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 10.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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I CANNOT believe I can do this! Ran from work to home via the BST for 8.2 miles total with about 5 running. This used to be my favorite run and I haven't been able to do it in 2 whole years. I honestly didn't think I would ever be able to do it again. No complaints whatsoever with the left hip. Right SI joint is out and feels like shiz, but that will get better with time. First run without any of that quad tightness holy crap! Had my poles and Nathan back so my arms and upper back got worked more than my legs. Seriously cannot believe I did this tonight!!! Especially with the heat, which is oddly not bothering me at all this summer. I think I am just so psyched I can do things that I would probably be out there if it was a 150 degrees and my skin was sizzling off.
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Salomon Speedcross Miles: 5.00 | Hiking 2013 Miles: 3.20 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Nothing but resting, stretching, and strengthening today. Left hip feels fine after yesterday amazingly. No complaints. Right SI joint on the other hand is super messed up. PT spent a good 45 minutes trying to get it back into place. One of these days it is going to stick...
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| 4.5 miles on the BST. All good. |
Altra Lone Peak Miles: 4.50 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Super humid Wisconsin road running. |
Saucony Kinvara Miles: 3.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 2.60 | 0.00 | 2.60 |
| More super humid Wisconsin road running. |
Saucony Kinvara Miles: 2.60 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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BST. Hundred degrees! Final Sugar House Relays training run!
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Altra Lone Peak Miles: 3.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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AM1: Sugar House Relays! A warm up lap around a TRACK followed by 3 laps which I guess is 1200 something (photo below says all) followed by 4 laps around super fast (for me) with super fast people.
AM2: Had to get the track dust off my trail shoes so I headed up Millcreek for 3 mile hike/run on the Pipeline Trail. 12.6 RUNNING miles for the week holy crap!
Which one is not like the other?
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Saucony Kinvara Miles: 2.00 | Hiking 2013 Miles: 1.00 | New Balance Minimus Miles: 2.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rode up to the top of Milcreek from the zoo. Ride went something like this... Hot, Hard, Cold, Fun, Hungry, Home. |
Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 30.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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Started my run at 8:30 pm and it was still 94 degrees although it felt much cooler than that. Did a little loop on the BST from Morris Meadows. No bodily complaints, I am still so stoked to be trail running! I wore my HR monitor for the first time in years. My heart rate averaged 156, but it felt like 200! I think I need the feedback because I really need to remember how to run.
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Salomon Speedcross Miles: 4.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rest Day! 90-minute massage and lots of stretching. |
| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| First morning run in a good 2 years, I am not a morning runner! Felt super sluggish the whole run, but felt great the rest of the day.
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Nike LunarFly Miles: 3.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 6.10 | 0.00 | 6.10 |
| 6 mile run holy crap. Ran out and back on dirt road, Montana and then jumped in the ice cold lake after. Happy 4th of July and Happy Birth Anniversary Gramps! |
New Balance Minimus Miles: 6.10 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Road bike ride alongside Lake Hebgen.
Did not feel the least bit awful from my "big" run yesterday. Progress!
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 15.00 |
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Sawtelle Stampede 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:24:46 | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 3.10 | 0.00 | 3.10 |
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Ran the All American Fun Run aka Sawtelle Stampede aka Van de Kamp family fun run in Island Park, Idaho. Considering this is my second 5K ever and my first in 10 years, I think I did alright. I ran behind Andrea huffin' and puffin' the entire race muttering nothing but the sweetest of thoughts under my breath. 5K's are hard. This photo from the awards ceremony about sums up the Sawtelle experience:
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New Balance Minimus Miles: 3.10 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| Last day in Montana. Easy run on the dirt road. |
Salomon Speedcross Miles: 1.50 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| 50 minutes on the BST from Terrace Hills. After a whopping 16 miles last week including a 6-mile run, 5K race, and the first time I have ran more than one day in a row, I think I need to dial back the running stoke a bit. Baby steps.
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Altra Lone Peak Miles: 4.50 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Bike, dinner, bike, beer, bike, home. |
Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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So much for stoke dialing backge, quite the Mt. Aire disaster this evening. I forgot how freaking steep (1991 feet in 1.75 miles) that mountain is and let's just say my uphill time was only 3 minutes faster than my downhill time, but I can't remember if I turned my Garmin off during the 15 minutes I spent hiding behind some trees because a gigantic bull moose (complete with HUGE antlers) wouldn't stop staring at me from the middle of the trail. I am pretty sure my Chaco Flip-Flops would have provided more support than my new New Balance Minimus. How on Earth does Anton run so fast in those things? I have a lot of work to do!
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New Balance Minimus Miles: 4.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2.2 flip-flop miles. Had to stay way late at work, missed the bus, and then started walking towards home in the rain until I caught up with another bus. Lame day. |
| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Rode from home out to the Saltair. Besides entering many a No Trespassing gates, my favorite part of the ride was trying to find Amelia Earhart west of the airport and upon seeing Wright Brothers Tonya exclaiming, "Well we must be close!"
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 37.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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I am giving myself 8 running miles for this effort - 11 miles total and ~2700 ft gain! Went up Big Water and turned onto the Great Western Trail and then got attacked my bees. My ankle was swelling up and it hurt like a son of a so I thought I better turn around because I didn't know how bad it would get since I have never actually been stung by a bee before. By the time I got back down my ankle felt fine and I was crabby that I decided to go down so I just went back up. I took the new (to me) Red Pine Road and it thankfully dumped me back onto the Great Western Trail near the Wasatch Crest. I then bushwhacked to the top of what I thought was Murdock Peak, but when I got home and uploaded my Garmin it turns out I was nowhere near where I thought I was. Ran the last three miles in a downpour and then iced my whole body in the stream since I was already drenched anyway. All in all absolutely freaking awesome day! PM2: Shakeout bike. Sangria. Bike.
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Salomon Speedcross Miles: 11.00 | Hiking 2013 Miles: 3.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Nice early morning run with CR on my new favorite, Park City's Armstrong Trail. I think I really need to mellow out on the running. I am just stoked I can do things! This has been my progression for the last 7 weeks: 2, 6, 7, 10.5, 12.5, 16, and 18 miles (with 14 miles in the last 2 days). Pretty exponential so I am going to take an easy running week and focus on some cycling and get my mountain bike out of the closet.
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Altra Lone Peak Miles: 6.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rest day. Yoga. | |
| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Up and down Dry Creek from Popperton Park. Lovely evening with nobody out. Really, really loving my new Altra's.
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Altra Lone Peak Miles: 5.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 5.10 | 0.00 | 5.10 |
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I just realized today is 6 months with the "new" hip! Time to get crazy now :)
Missed the morning run so I gave Wire a go at 95 degrees after work. Hard! Was barely moving near the top, but a nice "Hello" from a rattler on the trail lit a fire under my bum to push me to the top. Down George's and then over to Red Butte for some music and beers up on the knoll (cheap seats). Lovely day, night - yay!
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Salomon Speedcross Miles: 5.10 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Another rest day complete with after work nap. |
| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 3.10 | 0.00 | 3.10 |
| Didn't feel like cycling or running up more mountains at 95 degrees so I decided to give the road a whirl. First road run of the year. City Creek 5K in 26:56. It actually felt good on the uphill, downhill not so much. AP: 8:41. |
Nike LunarFly Miles: 3.10 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| AM: Emigration ride. Really, really need to start getting up earlier to avoid the heat! PM: 3 mile or so hike up Beartrap Fork to the Crest Trail and then down to Desolation Lake for the night. Not sure if I was physically ready for trudging 30 pounds up 2000+ feet. Let's just say there was lots of Stinging Nettle and swearing :)
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Hiked up from Desolation Lake on unmarked trail, bushwhacked to Beartrap Fork Trail, and down 2000 feet to the car. Seeing as Fritz only gave this backpacking trip a 6 on the ultimate disaster hiking scale, I call this trip a success. Mostly because I think it will keep him from running the full Deseret News Marathon on Wednesday :) Flowers were pretty!
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 3.10 | 0.00 | 3.10 |
| Same City Creek 5K run as last Friday, but a little bit faster. AP: 8:06 with the last mile in 6:51 just for fun :) Now back out on those trails!
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Nike LunarFly Miles: 3.10 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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Easy run on the BST from Morris Meadows.
Hip flexor super tight all the way up into my abdomen all day today. Run loosened it up a tad. I think this is going to be normal for the first year after surgery so I won't get too worried unless it lasts for more than a few days. Good reminder to keep up the stretching and strengthening that I have been neglecting!
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Altra Lone Peak Miles: 3.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Biked from home to South Temple and 700 East to see the first of the DesNews 10K'ers and then sped to the finish to catch the winners come in. Then biked back to South Temple to try and find Fritz, caught him at the corner of 1300 East and South Temple and followed him for awhile before speeding to catch him at the finish. Then hauled bum all the way up 800 East to catch Allie coming down Foothill, cheered her on at a few points, and then cruised to watch her finish for about 18 miles of riding in a 2-mile radius. Runners are awesome! |
Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 18.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Work, flew to Denver, no sleeping, rest day. |
| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 1.60 | 0.00 | 1.60 |
| Left my parents hotel to attempt a road run in suburbia Lakewood, CO. Hip flexor was too tight and painful so I turned around after about 8 minutes. Lame. Stretched a ton. |
Nike LunarFly Miles: 1.60 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Some hiking with my mum on Golden's Table Mountain. |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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5 miles on the BST from Morris Meadows at 3pm - felt hot, tired, and overall crappy. AP: 11:31 and ~800 feet of gain.
Last 4 weeks mileage: 16, 18, 19, and 8. Hoping to get back up to 16 or so this week without irritating the flexor.
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Altra Lone Peak Miles: 5.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 2.30 | 0.00 | 2.30 |
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AM: Intense hip flexor stretching, psoas releasing PT session. This is the first time in months that my SI joint has stayed in for over a week, but that comes with opposite sided hip flexor tightness. It is going to be one or the other type situation until I get my pelvis a little bit more stable.
PM: Ran to Smith's for popsicles and a birthday card via Lulu's warm-up (0.7 miles at 7% average grade). It has been 2 years since I've ran my BST warm-up; fun to see that other people like to run it as well!
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Nike LunarFly Miles: 2.30 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 4.10 | 0.00 | 4.10 |
| Top of Dry Creek from Popperton Park. It is starting to get darker earlier. My 8:30 start had me coming down Dry Creek in the dark - kinda creepy!
Felt fabulous the whole way up. I tried to run with a shorter stride length to avoid pulling on my hip flexor. Not sure if that is a good or bad thing, but it worked! Yay running!
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New Balance Minimus Miles: 4.10 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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11 hour work day at job #1 followed by 6 hour work day at job #2 = rest day?
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 2.60 | 0.00 | 2.60 |
| Up Lulu's down Ulul's. Caught a Kevin on 11th and ran with him for point zero one miles. Hip flexor is stupidly tight :( |
Nike LunarFly Miles: 2.60 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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10 Miles!!! Longest run in 2 years post-hip bull-crap. Ran up Park City's Armstrong Trail across Mid-Mountain and down Spiro for almost 1800 feet of gain, not too shabby. I had 2 goals today, run 10 miles and do it in time to watch Fritz finish the Jupiter Peak Steeplechase with me getting a half hour start. I accomplished both :) 24 miles for the week - oh how I never thought I would get here! Yay to Steeplechase runners - you are so amazing!
STOKE!!!
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Salomon Speedcross Miles: 10.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 4.20 | 0.00 | 4.20 |
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Felt fine after the big 10-miler yesterday so I thought I would go up to Snowbird and run/hike to Hidden Peak and take the Tram down. Long story short I couldn't find the right trails and kept ending up in the parking lot so no Hidden Peak :)
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Salomon Speedcross Miles: 4.20 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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Weird day as in good weird. My hip had significantly flared up over the last 2 weeks, but now it feels like a normal hip with zero hip flexor tightness and zero general hip achiness, which is pretty incredible considering my longest in 2 years run this weekend. We're talking better than before surgery feeling... I guess lesson is, don't get too discouraged with these flare-ups and start planning some bigger and longer runs :) PM: 5 miles on the BST from Morris Meadows. Felt great except for the 95 degrees thing. Please tell me all this heat training I am doing is going to pay off in some way.
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Altra Lone Peak Miles: 5.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Mega glute & core workout. yoga. |
| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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AM: Pipeline Trail from Porter Fork to Rattlesnake. I had two goals today: (1) run when it is not 95 degrees and (2) run 5 miles at a consistent pace, more specifically Saturday's goal race pace. Done and done. PM: Hour walk through City Creek with sprinkles and breezes. Now looking at skis :) C'mon winter!
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New Balance Minimus Miles: 7.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 3.80 | 0.00 | 3.80 |
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After reading about Jake's heart rate monitor run today I decided to see what my heart rate was like during an easy run this evening and the results are, well... frightening! PM1: At a little less than four miles at an easy (9:37 average) pace my heart rate averaged 157 beats/minute meaning I am either in the worst shape of my life or I am part hummingbird. I am thinking a little bit of both. Considering I couldn't run for nearly two years, I am essentially starting over from scratch so I shouldn't get too discouraged. Nowhere from her to go but up-ski! PM2: Townie bar biking! I need to get back out on my bike!!!
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Nike LunarFly Miles: 3.80 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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PM: An hour of psoas stretching and beating at PT. My SI joint has officially stayed in place for an entire month. Major, major, serious progress - SI PR!
PM2: Rode my bike around the Ave's watching the Tour of Utah. Speaking of Tour of Utah... best sltrib photo essay I have ever seen! Mostly because it is in my old stompin' grounds! Tour of Utah fans "excited" for the cyclists in Stage 2
Running the Park City Trail 15K in the morning. I know a 15K probably doesn't sound like much to all you crazy runner peeps, but to me it is HUGE. It is my first real race in 2+ years and for a good year or so of that I really didn't think I would ever be able to run again. I don't mean to sound overdramatic, but that is the truth. I am nervous for so many reasons and if I make it to the finish I am pretty sure I am going to bawl my eyes out.
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Park City Trail 15K (9.5 Miles) 01:22:49 | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 9.50 | 0.00 | 9.50 |
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Before the race I demanded three hugs from Andrea, I really wanted more, but I was afraid to ask. My goal was to average 10-minute pace, which I was pretty nervous about. I started with the 9-10 minute peeps, but quickly realized that I was a little overly stoked for that pace. First 2 miles were at 8:30 pace and I felt great so I changed my goal and just went for it and didn't get passed once after mile 2. I ran up a hill, bombed the downhill, and it was so much fun!!! SO HAPPY - oh my gosh! Then brunch, pool time, and great company - exactly what I needed! I have been annoying everyone today, by bursting out, "I CAN'T BELIEVE I CAN RUN, LIKE FOR REALS RUN" at least every 15 minutes. I am so absolutely thrilled to be where I am at right now and enjoying every minute of it. Not to get all sappy, but I am really grateful for all of the support I had from fellow bloggers through this whole recovery ordeal. I cannot thank both Andrea and Jake enough for taking care of me after my surgery, providing so many kind words, and giving me HUGE hugs today. Okay going to cry now :) STOKE!!!
My favorite peeps!
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Salomon Speedcross Miles: 9.50 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 6.20 | 0.00 | 6.20 |
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Super fun hour trail run on the Mid-Mountain Trail starting from Empire Pass. Didn't feel that sore from the BIG TRAIL RACE yesterday so I got back out on the TRAILS today! Ran with Andrea (her biggest/longest run post-surgery) so both of us were bursting with happiness. Going to run this whole trail in the next few weeks with bus shuttle :)
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Salomon Speedcross Miles: 6.20 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
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31.5 miles last week (holy crap!) so I really need to chill out a bit this week and get back into some cross training i.e. onto my bicycle. SI joint is still good and no hip flexor issues after the weekend - freaking miracle!!!
AM: Running analysis/trying to learn how to run with my butts at PT followed by some ridiculous new SI exercises including clam shell/side planks death combo.
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Nike LunarFly Miles: 1.50 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Ran to the store and back and then danced (kind of) to Josh Ritter all night long! |
Nike LunarFly Miles: 1.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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Ran home from work via the BST. Didn't see a soul from the U to Morris Meadows, weird, maybe the whole 97 degrees thing had something to do with it. Hot, drank an entire liter of water.
The evening commute:
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Salomon Speedcross Miles: 8.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 2.25 | 0.75 | 3.00 |
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First speed "workout" ever at Liberty Park (and probably last) - ughhh! Mile warm-up than 3 x 1/4 mile with 1/4 mile rest in between. Splits 6:51, 6:51, and 7:07 vomit. I am perfectly content being slow! So much for my easy week :)
On a more positive note... psyched for Scott Jurek running Leadville this weekend - interview here.
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 100 minutes of hippie dancing to secret Hot Buttered Rum show in Park City not to mention 15 minutes of trampoline-ing. Would have been more dancing, but the cops broke up the party which is very fitting considering the band had just played their Busted in Utah song.
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 12.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
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12 miles on the Mid-Mountain Trail in Park City!!! Parked at Park City Mountain Resort and then took the bus up to Empire Pass. Ran from Empire through Deer Valley and Park City Resorts and then down the Armstrong Trail to my car - fun!
I want to remember to run this when the Aspen's are changing colors. Lovely trail!
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Salomon Speedcross - Sage Miles: 12.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Restorative yoga rest day.
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 4.20 | 0.00 | 4.20 |
| Easy evening run up to the ridge between City Creek and North Salt Lake? on the BST. Perfect timing for a gorgeous sunset atop the ridge, but then grrr does it get dark fast and I ended up running scared in the dark most of the way home. An entire hour of rolling and stretching and misc PT after. |
Salomon Speedcross - Sage Miles: 4.20 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Had a pretty chaotic day at work so I walked all the way home hoping to work out the funk. Swung by a certain Avenues porch to pick up my weekly vegetable share and already put down an entire Minnesota Midget and a handful of tasty tomaters. Now I happy and virtually funk-less except for the kink in my back from lugging my melons for miles :) |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
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AM: Morris Meadows Loop. My legs felt terrible. I am not a morning runner. One good thing though, saw a HUGE full moon set over the Salt Lake - awesome! Trying to figure out how I could feel so awful after three easy days... I haven't been eating a lot of carbs since fruits and veggies are so good right now, so could that be it? How did so many fruitarians run Leadville? PM: Biked to restorative yoga. Two restore classes in one week so I ought to be fully restored by now! Dinner of green beans, swiss chard, melon, and white grape isn't really helping the need more carbs thing.
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Salomon Speedcross - Sage Miles: 4.50 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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I think all this running is turning me into a wuss! Needed to feel strong so I got back on my bike and went for a 90 minute cruise on the Legacy.To think I biked like 70 days in a row this Spring when I couldn't do anything else and now I haven't been for a ride in over a month. At this point I can't physically run hard enough to get the kind of workout I get on the bike and I really, really need to prioritize the cross-training which I have been neglecting since I can FINALLY run. Operation back to yoga and cycling has been a success this week so I am on the right path!
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 25.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| 2 miles. 1 slow, 1 fast. Racing tomorrow :) |
Nike LunarFly Miles: 2.00 |
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Sapper Joe 15K (and then some) (11 Miles) 01:43:30, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1 | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 |
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Two little words I never thought I would hear: first woman :)
The Sapper Joe was the most fun race ever!!! Mostly because the start line was wedged between two tanks and some men in uniform shot off a cannon at the start, which really got me moving! The first few miles were totally in the dark and I kept falling off the road although the cleverly placed glow sticks kept us on track. I sort of wish I the sun hadn't come up because it was illuminating what looked like a near vertical wall straight ahead of me. PLEASE don't let that be the way, which of course meant that it was the way. This was the absolutely most ridiculous uphill ever!!! The only thing I can think to compare it to is the climb up Black Mountain, but SERIOUSLY 250 feet in a quarter mile?!? It was so steep that I almost had to use my hands to keep from tipping over backwards and that hill just kept going and going for a mile or more.
Finally after four miles and well over 2000 feet of gain, I got to some downhill which at first felt terrible since my quads were burning so badly I thought there was no way I could kick it in to high gear to make it back down to all those soldiers. With the aid station in sight, I finally got my legs moving and it was at that point that I found out that there weren't any gals in front of me. So I grabbed some pretzels and some water and hauled @ss down to the finish. I ran miles 7, 8, and 9 just under a 7 minute pace which is a gosh darned miracle for me! We are talking SERIOUS miracle!
So much fun! Best part was my super awesome prize, a water bottle with a TANK on it! Not to mention, race medals were dog tags with... you guessed it a TANK on it. Screw birds, put a TANK on it is my new favorite saying!
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Salomon Speedcross - Sage Miles: 11.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Got my mountain bike out of the closet for the first time in two years. Yup, still word's worst mountain biker. Two hours on the Round Valley Trails in Park City; would have been much easier on my feets!
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Loved this!
"I run because I seek that clarity.
Maybe it's superficial.
Maybe it's just adrenaline and endorphins and serotonin flooding my brain.
But I don't care!
I run very fast because I desperately want to stand very still.
I run to seek a void.
The world around me is so very, very loud."
'Why This Compulsion To Run Long Distances?' A Runner's Beautiful Confession
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Hour walk. Quads and lower legs still sore from the weekend.
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| I have to admit that I am still feeling pretty stoked after the Sapper Joe 15K last weekend. Now that I am feeling great it is hard for me to imagine that I couldn't run for more than 30 seconds at a time 3 months ago (first time I ran this year was on May 8, 2013) and the first time I ran a continuous mile was just June 10, 2013. I want to take this moment to toot my own damn horn, maaaaannnnnnn was this a long hau! I am absolutely thrilled to be out doing things!!! Below is the world's slowest return to running plan, but I really think I did it right this time (May1-3 ranged from .05 to .5 miles/week :). Onward!
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Woke up early form the back of Rubes (my car) in Kane Creek Canyon to weird didgeridoo type sounds coming out of Hunter Canyon, ate an entire melon while paying homage to the Birthing Rock, and then ran up the Amasa Back Trail. Overshot the turn off on the Jackson Trail because the trail sign was on the ground in the bushes, but I found it on my way back down.
The Jackson Trail is one of the neatest running trails in Moab and I have never see a soul on it. The single-track trail hugs a cliff above the Colorado and the views and drop-offs are really dramatic! One little trip could leave you tumbling a thousand feet down to the river below and Kane Creek can be flooded and difficult to cross at the bottom so maybe that is why people avoid the trail! Thankfully the Creek was only waist deep and it felt goooood at the end of the run. It is odly humid in Moab today - 50%, weird!
PM: 2-mile hike in my flip-flops to the Mill Creek swimming hole for bathing :)
Jackson Trail above the Coloardo.
Attempt at a running self-portrait. I guess when running solo, my hands are unconciously thrown into the air!
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Salomon Speedcross Miles: 8.00 | Hiking 2013 Miles: 2.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| AM: 6-7 mile hike to the most ridiculous blue/green lake I have ever seen, Ice Lakes near Silverton, Colorado. Had fun with my new gigantic camera!
PM: 5 mile run. Molas Lake to Molas Pass (10,900') and back via the Colorado Trail w/ James, Allie, and Jake and then a lap around the Molas Lake with Andrea. So happy I can run with people and I even kept up (almost) to the pass :)
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Hiking 2013 Miles: 6.50 | Salomon Speedcross - Sage Miles: 5.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| AM: Hiked the Highland Mary Lakes Loop in the San Juan Mountains. Pretty much the most bang for your buck hike I have ever done. The views were incredible in every direction for the entire hike, we're talking absoultey AMAZING. A majority of the hike was over 12,000 feet, which is the most time I have ever spent that high. The photos barely do the area a justice.
PM: 2 miles on the dirt roads of Silverton with the JAJA crew. I think there is something to these shake-out runs :)
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Hiking 2013 Miles: 9.00 | New Balance Minimus Miles: 2.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 6.50 | 0.50 | 7.00 |
| Chill day in the mountains...
AM: 6.5 miles on the Colorado Trail from Molas Pass. Most of the run/trudge was over 11,000 feet and I certainly felt it!
PM: 1 x 400 on the Silverton town track (elevation ~9,300 feet) and FIRST TRACK "WORKOUT" EVER. I just wanted to beat James' estimate of 97 seconds for my first 400 and I did it in 87 seconds, so yay! I thought I was going to hyperventilate after and my lungs burned for the next two hours but were eventually soothed by an icy cold Fat Tire. I am psyched for more TRACK work!
So much for easy days in mountains...
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Salomon Speedcross Miles: 6.50 | New Balance Minimus Miles: 0.50 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| My first 14-er!!! Climbed Mt Sneffels (14,150') via the SW Ridge. Lots and lots of scrambly fun plus a few minor freak-outs in some fairly exposed sections. Been a while since I climbed things, but SO FUN!
The six hour hike followed by a 7-hour solo drive home made for a good endurance training day!
Don't fall - eeks! Photo courtesy Jake.
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rest day after returning from high altitude training camp.
Spent the evening helping a friend prep for the Wasatch 100. He is making all of his own food using this Feed Zone Portables book - neat idea! He is a 5th grade teacher and got a card today from one of his students that included a GU and the following quote: "100 miles is really not that far to run." ~Karl Meltzer. Not sure if that is a real Meltzer quote or if the kid's parents are just having fun, but cute nontheless.
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Another rest day of sorts. Couple mile walk around the Ave's. Came home with five boxes of popsicles. Why is it still so darned hot?
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Good Luck Wasatch-ers! Track FRB'ers (and former FRB'ers :) here.
ScottW (70), Matt VH (227), Craig Lloyd (275), My Friend Kev-o (171)
Did I miss anyone?
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Alta Peruvian Downhill Dash 8K (4.97 Miles) 00:32:00, Place in age division: 1 | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 22.00 | 5.00 | 27.00 |
| AM: Paced Kevin Q from Lamb's to Brighton, from 10pm to 6:30 am. Can't remember the last time I was up for 28 hours straight, kinda fun! Took a really long time so I am counting all those miles because it was hard and I had to be happy the whole time! Climbed 6300 feet, which is just a small pecentage of the entire Wasatch 100. So happy he was able to finish the race, an incredible feat with all that heat!
Can't hardly wait for the Peruvian Downhill this afternoon. Going to wear my roller shoes...
PM: Thought it would be pretty stupid to run the Peruvian after 22 miles through the night and 2 hours of sleep, but then all the coffee kicked in and I was overly deliriously stoked! It ended up being worth it even if I can't walk for a few days since I won a FREE NIGHT at the Peruvian Lodge, which is going to be awesome come ski season - yay!
I had planned to run the first mile as fast as I could and then meet up with Jake and Abby. The first mile was 5:58 (ha, ha, ha!) and then I physically couldn't slow down due to gravity and inertia aka ridiculous downhill and the next one came in at 6:08. Around mile 4 this honest downhill course turned into an adventure race with speeding cars, torrential down pours, and crazy lightening strikes - so, so very frightening, I cannot believe they didn't stop traffic! Was so happy to be finished! Then an absolutely wonderful evening with great food, lots of fun with FRB-ers, and SLEEP!
I think my 2 runs today balanced each other out so I am pretty sure I wil be okay.
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Nike LunarFly Miles: 5.00 | Salomon Speedcross - Sage Miles: 22.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 90 minute restorative yoga class left me feeling not even slightly restored.
Let's combine the longest time I have ever been on my feet continuously with the fastest run I have ever done in my life all in the same 24 hour period with essentially no sleep. Yesterday was SOOOOO FUN, but SERIOUSLY I think I am started to act like an FRB-er :)
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Wandered around the Ave's for a good 90 minutes. I LOVE FALL! Picked up some vegetables and stopped by Hatch's for some mood-enhancing chocolates. My right glute/pirformis and left shin are still really sore. Odd combo. Running tomorrow hopefully!
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Still sore. Up Memroy Grove not so bad. Down Memory Grove no bueno.
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Saucony Kinvara Miles: 3.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Bike, core, and arms.
I love that the NYTimes is always covering ultrarunning events - Tour du Mont Blanc Slideshow! Cannot believe I was in Chamonix for this last year - CCC 2015 is my goal!
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 10.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 3.25 | 0.25 | 3.50 |
| Lazy run on the BST with the last quarter mile at 6:55 pace (uphill to make myself feel better). Saw my first tarantula, going to be an early winter! I once met an old man up City Creek who told me that the tarantulas come out one week before the first snow.
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Too busy. Forgot to exercise today so I guess I will run a half marathon tomorrow. 2 goals: finish in under 2 hours and don't look at Garmin too much.
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Park City Trail Series Half Marathon (13.6 Miles) 02:00:15, Place overall: 7, Place in age division: 3 | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.50 | 13.60 | 14.10 |
| Ummm... that was SO HARD! Was lying oh so comfortably in bed this morning wondering which race would be easier, the Park City Trail Half or the Flat as a Pancake 5K. I opted for a half hour more of sleep and didn't make my final decision until I got on I-80. I got to the start of the Park City Trail half with 5 minutes to spare and thankfully they had pushed back the start 15 minutes. It was a lovely 52 degrees and foggy as crap, but at least the rain hadn't started yet.
The first mile was rough, the mud was deep, the shoes were heavy, and the stokemeter wasn't even registering - I didn't know how I could possibly continue through this for 13 plus miles. Thankfully the trail was slightly more dry after the first few miles, but ughhh my legs never felt like they didn't have 10 pounds of something weighing them down. This was the closest I have ever felt to leg cramping-ness, my legs just didn't want to move, they just really, really wanted to be sitting in a hot tub. Seriously, I was barely breathing hard and my legs were like heck no we're not going to go anywhere. My diet has been pretty crappy this week and I hadn't run much so I was wondering if that is why my legs felt like DEATH. Perhaps there is a little residual fatigue in the legs after last weekend's Wasatch/Peruvian ridiculousness :)
Anyways... I finished just short of my goal of under 2 hours, but the course was a half mile long (course was re-routed due to life sucking mud holes) so I say GOAL ACCOMPLISHED! I am feeling pretty confident that I can make my sub 1:42:32 half marathon goal in Moab next month since there will be no rocks, mud puddles, slippery slides, 1000 feet of elevation gain, residual Peruvian-nes and well... trails :) Won some pretty nifty Pearl Izumi arm warmers, which would have perfect for today! Pretty exciting stuff!
Oh and I haven't talked about this in a while because I don't think about it much anymore, but the hip is as good as new! Seven months out from the second surgery this week and couldn't be happier with it :)
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Salomon Speedcross - Sage Miles: 14.10 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| I am looking for ADVICE! I signed up to run a half marathon 5 weeks from today and since I have never followed a training plan, or well any kind of plan ever I don't really know what to do. I really want to beat my one and only (road) half marathon (Bryce Canyon 2011) time mostly as a fun challenge to myself, but also because of spite :) I had lots of ortho peeps tell me I should never run again after my hip injury and that I would never be as good as new and well darn it I feel better than new so I want to prove it! Yeah, I recognize that Bryce Canyon is a way easier course than The Other Half and that my goal may be a longshot, but whatever I want to go for it!
So what I am wondering... (1) How do you figure out what kind of pace you are capable of when your running has been all over the place? I am thinking I should maybe run a 5K in the upcoming weeks to gauge my fitness. I have no idea. (2) What kind of runs should I incoporate into my week? Up until now I just run when and as far and as hard as I feel like.
AM: 2 hour ride on the Legacy from me casa.
PM: Core, glutes, and feets. Operation back to PT starts today!
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 27.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Biked up to Red Butte for the final concert of the year with a backpack full of beverages and a lawn chair strapped to my back. Nearly tipped over on the final hill by Huntsman.
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 10.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sat in a car for 3 hours, got blasted in the eyes with sand for a good 2 hours, and then saw the Lumineers play 5 songs before the concert was called due to wind?!?!?!?
Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever go to a show at the Saltair!!! Ever!
The Saltair should only be used for windy X K's.
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| PM1: Hour of PT trying to get my SI joint back into place :( Followed by another hour of squats, planks, and ughhhh!
PM2: Took Jake's advice and tried to run 3 miles at 8 min pace at LP (that is Liberty Park). Wasn't too hard except for the mind-numbing boriness of it all. Miles were 7:53, 7:43, and 7:28. Had to speed up for the last one because I had a flight to catch. Flying to BEND now!!!
Hips felt surprisingly great and dare I say normal after the afternoon beating!
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Saucony Kinvara Miles: 4.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| AM: Rode bikes all around Bend.
PM: I have been wanting to try stand up paddle boarding for nearly ever so I was stoked to find out that my friend Jamie just bought two boards. We spent the afternoon cruising up the Deschutes River and then floating back down. FUN!
Beer Count = 2: Bend Brewing Company Metolius Golden Ale and GoodLife Descender IPA
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| AM: Chill trail run in Shevlin Park. I like Bend's trees :)
PM: McMenamins Terminator Porter and Boneyard ESB
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Salomon Speedcross Miles: 4.50 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 12.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| AM: A friend of a friend of my friend's offered to give me a tour of some Bend Trails this morning. I was very nervous about my ability to keep up with said fit looking Bend male, but I did alright. Trails were very lovely and rolling. Ran alongside a herd of Elk for a half mile or so. Awesome. Next up wiener dog races, or as Fiddy would say, sausage dog races :)
PM: Crux Off Leash Northwest Session Ale and Crux Doublecross Dark Belgian
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Salomon Speedcross Miles: 12.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Deshutes River Trail Lost in Bend Coffee Run.
And this is why they call it Bend...
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Nike LunarFly Miles: 7.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Squats, planks, belly things, and other fun at PT. Adductors super tight, need to stretch daily! SI joint still in place - yay! No running today: 3 days on 1 day off may be a good plan from here on out.
Can't believe it is dark at 7:30 rarrrrrrrrrr! Almost headlamp season :(
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| PM: Easy run up the City Creek Trail. First day since the Wasatch/Peruvian combo my kneecaps didn't hurt.
PM2: Planks, side plank clam shell dealies, fire hydrants, rolling, and adductor and hip flexor stretches.
I went to an adventure film festival when I was in Bend last week and the films were mind blowingly inspiring. Most of the films can be viewed online at the 5Point Film Festival Site, but my personal fave is The Road From Karakol starring a Salt Lake City local. The first few minutes are priceless!
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Altra Lone Peak Miles: 4.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Work to home via the BST.
I started running this route several years ago so I thought it would be fun to look back at my times. Back in the summer of 2011, just before I started having my hip trouble and thought I was in the best shape of my life, I was running this in about 95 minutes. And well today I ran it in 77 minutes so I think I must be in decent shape now - yay!
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Salomon Speedcross Miles: 8.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rest day.
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 2.50 | 0.00 | 2.50 |
| Going to go for a baby run this afternoon and if I feel good I am going to regsiter for the Dugway Isolation Run happening tomorrow. I just can't resist another run through otherwise off-limits terrain and exploding land mines.
PM: Ha! I was dreaming this morning! 2.5 mile run up City Creek followed by a 1.5 mile limp of shame home. Bummer.
Here's the deal:
- Right hip pain (non-op side) in the front/side - not groin pain or bursitis, TFL possibly?
- Onset of sharp pain last Thursday. SI joint had been out for weeks prior so the only pain I had been having was right lower back and glute. Thought new pain was related to brutal SI adjustment at PT last Wednesday, but hasn't gone away.
- Pain is sharp on impact during walking or running. Nearly non-existent on uphills, but borderline excrutiating on downhills. No discomfort with sitting, only with impact.
- Adductor and piriformis are very tight and I have been stretching and rolling twice a day.
- I have positive impingement signs in the right hip, but good internal rotation so my PT doesn't think it is an FAI flare-up (yes, I have FAI in the right hip too)
The Plan:
- I have made appointments with both my sports med doc and hip surgeon and I am getting a massage this Sunday and a gait analysis next week and I just opened a bottle of wine (Thanks Allie :)
- No running until no pain with walking. Find cross-training that doesn't hurt.
- Keep up PT exercises since none of them seem to be aggrevating the problem.
- Ice, ice, ice and roll and stretch a ton!
- Do not freak out! Trust that this is going to go away soon and you are not going to have to have another hip surgery so help me ughhhh! Be happy with those few months of running you had :)
Any ideas on what the cause of this pain is? I think it has to be related to some sort of pelvic instability related to my SI joint dysfunction on the right side. I am 8 months out of surgery on the left hip and would say I am at about 95% - only problem is the occasional hip flexor tightness but whoopie do. Please, please don't be FAI issues!!!!!!!!
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Nike LunarFly Miles: 2.50 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Can't put much weight on the right leg this morning without a whole lot of pain. Not really sure what I should do or what is going on with it, but I am going to stay off it as much as possible. Got my crutches out of the closet. Seriously?
It was a good thing I wasn't running the Dugway race because I wouldn't have been able to get out of my driveway this morning anyway. The apartment building across the street from me went up in flames, we are talking serious flames! One of the scarriest things I have ever seen, I could feel the heat in my living room. Just glad no one was hurt.
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| So much for not freaking out...
Just had a 90 minute massage to try and loosen up my right hip (see new hip drama) and well we couldn't find anything tight or any knots or trigger points that are causing the pain. And then I still had the sharp pain upon standing. WTF? Ibuprofen is not doing a thing, red wine is not doing a thing, and the only thing that works is not putting any pressure on the darned thing.
Seeing as I can't get into my hip doc for five more weeks, I am just going to show up at the ortho center tomorrow morning and not leave until someone will see me!
Looks like someone needs to change her name to Lulu Walls...
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rest day #3.
Two hours of a team of PT's trying to adjust my SI joint. Couldn't get it to budge so I cried and ate a donut and then we tried again and it still didn't budge. Pain hurts :(
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| MRI was neither good nor bad. No stress fracture or major FAI-ness, but it did show a labral tear and confirmed the fact that I have old lady arthritic hips.
I really, really think the pain I have been having is coming from my SI joint dysfunction rather than the hip itself so I think we are going to keep trying to manipulate the crap out of it and do some injections to confirm that is it my SI joint and go from there.
Let's just say I am happy with the two months of fun I had this summer and each run I went on I was absolutely stoked because that was one more run that I never thought I would have! Here's to hoping something is going to pop in some joint somewhere soon and I will be back on my merry way :)
AND I couldn't have picked a BETTER day for Season 5 of Parks and Recreation to be released on Netflix!!!
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rest day #5. More SI beating at PT. No improvement. Docs threw around words like microfracture procedures and labral repairs and I just go la la la la la la la la!
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rest day #6 Feeling better today! I don't know if it is the 800 mg of ibuprofen I have been taking every 4-5 hours today or the fact that my PT duct taped my pelvis together yesterday and I wore my SI belt all day, but I am hopeful that this is SI issues and I can deal with that! | |
| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Hip is so tight I managed to pull my groin bowling. Bowling was something I thought I could do ha ha ha! |
| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| AM: Been pretty bummed about the hip so I thought it would be good to try the gym. Elliptical hurt unless I was at the highest incline. Bike okay. Lots of rolling and stretching after. PM: SI joint adjustments and lots of manual therapy at PT. Can't do much else. |
| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| November 14th surgery date for hip number 3!
Yup, I am for reals. Wish I wasn't. Just want to get it over with and get on with the healing.
Sort of can't believe this...
Bye, bye FRB! Will be back when I am on the up and ups.
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| PM: 30 minutes on the stationary bike reading the first few chapters of Elizabeth Smart book by Elizabeth Smart. Kindle samples have allowed me to read the first few chapters of at least 100 books this year.
PM2: Planks, fire hydrants, clam shells, and a few arm things while pumpkin/candy corn muffins are in the oven. Should not have put candy corn in muffin.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 7.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 30 minutes on the bike reading Where'd You Go Bernadette, hilarious book thus far. Did random things with arm weights for 10 minutes of it, actually felt like a workout.
Um seriously? Men may face felony charges after toppling Goblin Valley formation. May face?!? I wouldn't be surprised a bit if nothing happened to the man and he continued to be a boy scout leader... Another glimmering example of why the state should take over federal lands (sarcastic).
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 7.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 30 minutes on the work bike reading a new study protocol where we take out people's brains, mush them up, and then inject them back into their leg. It is a little more scientific than that, but that's the gist.
I miss running. Crabby. Baghhhhh.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 7.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rode up the La Sal Mountain Road outside of Moab. Just felt good to get outside :) |
Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 17.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| A chilly ride along the Colorado River before cheering on the finishers of The Other Half. Just a little bummed that I wasnt able to run the race, you think I would get used to that feeling and give up by now :) |
Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Stationary bike plus new arm weight biking routine. My arms are going to get super buff while my legs wither away into nothingness. |
Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 10.00 |
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| Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Stationary bike book reading. |
Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 7.00 |
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| Stationary biking including 10 minutes of biking while doing various things with two 5-pound weights. Fun stuff.
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 14.00 |
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| Snuck out of work for a bit this afternoon for a ride up Emigration in the lovely fall weather. Glad I have stopped feeling sorry for myself and am getting back out there even if it is on a bike. I have three weeks to get back in some sort of shape and build lots of muscles because apparently the more muscle you have the greater the chance it won't all melt away!
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 20.00 |
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| Saw my hip surgeon today and yup, surgery is on and I CANNOT wait to get it over with. Funny visit though since he didn't seem to remember communicating with me over email and setting up my surgery so when he examined me and looked at my images he thought surgery was the best next step and then I was able to surpirse him with the fact that I was indeed on his schedule in 2 weeks. I feel good about our plan and what we have learned with my other hip and happy that he didn't think my cartilage was in as rough of shape as the radiologist thought. To quote the neurosurgeon I work with, "Radiologists are idiots!" Lots to do these next few weeks!
My next 6 months, but substitute "wolf" for "cotton."
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| Hip surgery numero tres tomorrow. Ran around the block to make sure hip still hurt. Hip still hurts, like really hurts. Can't wait to get tomorrow behind me and focus on the healing!
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| Ummm... so, I hope the worst is behind me. This surgery sucked!!! Hip is fine, but I CLEARLY cannot handle my drugs! Nothing but ice and ibuprofen from here on out!
Surgery went well last Thursday and my surgeon said that this hip looked way better than the other had, which is good news. Although this does puzzle me a little since this hip hurt way worse than the other and was way more limiting. I guess what I have learned from all these stupid hip surgeries is that none of this makes any sense.
Official word is I only needed a femoroplasty (about 5.5 mm of bone removed from my femoral head to eliminate CAM impingment) and a capsular repair (tightening of the iliofemoral ligament to reduce the chance of hip insability that plagued me after the FAI repair I had on the other side). No acetabuloplasty (fix for pincer-type impingment), labral repair, or iliopsoas tendon release which was all done in the left hip in December of 2011. This recovery should be easy peasy!
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| Back home and officially on the ups and ups-ies! I've already maxed out my CPM machine and am anxious to start physical therapy (not for 8 more days, grrrr). No nasty pain killers since Tuesday night and the pain is nearly nonexistent with ibuprofen and my ice machine.
I would not have made it through another stupid surgery without my crazy FRB-er friends. Thanks to Fritz for being there during my surgery and keeping my ice machine fully loaded and the Lortabs coming the first night. Thanks to Andrea for talking me through my anti-nausea patch removal hallucinating stupor, for force feeds, and for letting Frank do laps around her living room even though she hates her :) Thanks to Jake for providing endless running banter and STOKE and I am especially thankful to Allie for yet again providing me with booze-laden gelato. I have the best friends!
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| So I have been doing a lot of thinking since well... I am pretty much glued to my CPM machine and have had an awful lot of emotions surfacing some positive, but mostly not so positive. I keep thinking who the hell returns to running after THREE hip surgeries? For some reason two seemed doable, but this third one is just super annoying.
But then I started goggling running after hip surgeries and I am surprised on the number of people running after total hip replacements, there is even one guy that has run a few 50Ks and attempting a hundred next month only 7 months after a replacement. So my takeaway message... who returns to running after THREE hip surgeries? Well there seems to be no reason I cannot, so I am happy to say that THIS GAL will be back running in about three months - yippy!
Went on a field trip this afternoon to the Uintahs since I thought getting out of the house would do my a world of good. I thought I could handle a couple hours in the car which I was almost able to do. The sun was out and the trees were pretty all covered in snow. I crutched around a bit in the snow with Teddy the dog :)
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| 10 days out from hip scope number 3 and I would have to say I am feeling the best after this one. Maybe it is because of all my experience with this or maybe it is because they forgot to fix anything when they were in there, it seriously feels like I could walk!
I would be going back to work tomorrow if I was following the same plan as the last two surgeries, but I am taking the whole week off. Going to milk this one as long as I can :)
Only complaints are with my ankle (from traction probably), tight calf, and low back (from sitting on my bum). I just want to be able to stretch things! The hip only has a dull ache, which I swear would go away if I could stetch... I am sleeping fine and often and keeping entertained. I like Snap Chats :)
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| 10 minutes of arm dumbbell things and 5 minutes of crutching up the street followed by 15 minutes of sunning myself, what a lovely day! Tried to be up and about more today and so far so good.
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| AM: 10 minutes on the recumbent bike, leg circles, baby leg lifts with spider band, and heel slides. So happy to start PT and get things moving!!! Rated my pain as zero this morning. Started driving on Wednesday and the brake is getting progressively easier to press. Freedom is nice, just as long as I don't have to drive too far.
PM: Went to my FIRST Jazz game and our seats were so close to the players I got sweat on, THANKS JoshE! Crutched a ton of stairs and a few blocks and did my circles, leg lifts, and heel slides when I got home.
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| If there are any size 9/medium men out there, iRunFar is going crazy with giveaways.
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| Back to work today for a whole 4 hours. Hip is more crampy than I would like :( I think it is telling the world it is going to snow a lot in the next few days.
AM: Hip flexor stretch (just trying to lay flat), heel slides, leg lift with band, hip circles.
PM: Heel slides, leg lifts, hip circles.
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| I love the snow even though it is a giant pain in the bum on crutchies. We need a gigantic base so I can ski in May :) Bring it on!
AM: Heel slides, circles, leg raises
AM2: 10 minutes on the recombent bike!!!
PM: Worked a whole 6 hours and no achys today. Felt good. Then another 10 minutes on the bike at level negative zero (meaning I can't pedal hard enough to turn the darned thing on) at what I am guessing to be 35 rpms.
PM2: Heel slides, circles, leg raises
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| AM: Heel slides, hip circles, leg lifts. Cannot wait to add more to this routine. AM2:10 minutes bike. PM: 10 minutes upright bike plus loads of manual therapy, ouch, at PT. Added glute sets and 3-way hip to the routine. I forgot how hard this is going to be, booooooo! |
Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 2.00 |
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| AM: Morning PT.
PM: 10 minutes bike. Evening PT.
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| Here's the truth about surgery #3, I am so depressed I am finding it difficult to function. I think 2 was my limit, this is not easy, it sucks, and I am pretty sure all this ice is trying to kill me. Pathetic plea for support, I know.
AM: Said goodbye to me beloved ice machine and then morning PT.
PM: 10 minutes bike at PT and PT stuff. Still limited to heel slides, leg raises with band, 3-way hip, and glute squeezes. Groin feels pincy awful.
I guess all I have to do is whine on my blog about how sad I am and then a happiness package of beer and chocolate shows up at my door. I wonder who that is from :) Best part was the drawing that I taped to my mirror so I will always be smiling!
First attemt at selfie with new fancy phone. Disregard messy room, I am on crutches damnit!
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 1.70 |
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| I have felt super lethargic and just wiped these past few days which I attributed to being pathetically depressed and well after spending last night battling a 103+ degree fever, I think I am sick. So weak and sick that I can barely crutch to the kitchen. I ate a GU for lunch because I know I need the calories, but I don't have the energy to cook up anything else. I can't help but laugh at this new realm of patheticness! Seriously?!? I have barely left my house for 3 weeks, how can I get this sick?!?
AM: Still managed to do my morning PT except for glute squeezes.
PM: Evening PT minus hip circles. Too weak to fetch spider band...
The other big race this weekend!
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| My fever finally broke this afternoon after 48 hours of sweaty, achy nonesense so I ventured out of the house (i.e. bed) for the first time in 2 days. After clearing all the snow off my car with a crutch, I drove straight to my new favorite coffee shop, the Starbucks drive-thru, and then drove to all my favorite BST trailheads (Terrace Hills, Morris Meadow, City Creek, and even Ensign Peak) to look at the purdy snow. I miss running in the snow, it has been THREE YEARS of this winter broken bull crap and the trails looked so lovely. Well it has almost been a month already and my return to running/skiing day of February 6 will be here as soon as you know it!
AM: Leg circles, leg lifts, 3-way hip, glute squeezes, hip flexor stretch.
PM: Fever's back son of a... Leg circles, leg lifts, 3-way hip, glute squeezes, hip flexor stretch - - Hip flexor feels like it is starting to loosen up a tad. Deja Vu.
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| "It hurts up to a point and then it doesn't get any worse."
~ Ann Trason
Ha! We will see about that. I am whining on this blog because I want a record of my recovery in case there are problems down the road. I almost hope nobody reads this because I am at my most pathetic state. Crutches + FLU + icy/snowy yuck = no bueno.
Anyway... day 5 of the FLU. Went to the doc to get something to help my cough which of course does nothing for my cough and leaves me dry heaving most the night.
My cough is so hard and deep that it is really hurting my groin area, I feel like I really pulled or yanked something bad. Damn I hate how everything is connected. I am really worried I pulled the stitches out of my iliofemoral ligament or something :( I am also worried about all the discomfort I am having in both hips. Haven't been on the bike since Friday. Bahhhhhh.
AM: Hip flexor stretch, hip circles, leg lift w/ band, 3-way hip, glute squeezes
PM: Hip flexor stretch, hip circles, leg lift w/ band, 3-way hip, glute squeezes
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| AM: Hip flexor stretch, hip circles, leg lift w/ band, 3-way hip, glute squeezes
PM: 10 minutes bike & 10 minutes arm bike. First "workout" in a month! Thank you flu for making level zero the ultimate challenge.
I am not sure if this is a joke or not, but it is awesome! "It's visionary. It's truly on the edge of what we could call climbing," Arc’Athlete Jesse Huey. I can't get youtube videos to embed anymore so you have to click here: First Light!
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 1.70 |
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| I have been so preoccupied with this stupid Flu that I didn't realize my 4 weeks are up! DOWN TO ONE CRUTCH now and I can CARRY things!!! "Walking" feels awkward and weird, but that is normal. Should be walking sans sticks soon.
AM: Weight shifting exercises and scissors and splitty things added to PT routine. 10 minutes bike and walking practice at PT.
PM: Hip flexor stretch, hip circles, scissors, and splits with spider band, 3-way hip, and glute squeezes.
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| Several hours on my feet today at work so pretty crampy (3-4 range) tonight. Making some progress with the one crutch, but still feels a little too early to be weaning.
AM: Hip flexor stretch, hip circles, scissors, and splits with spider band, 3-way hip, and glute squeezes.
PM: 10 minutes bike, level 1. Hip flexor stretch, hip circles, scissors, and splits with spider band, 3-way hip, and glute squeezes.
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| Crutch weaning is happening rather slowly, but for good news my hip is moving really well (passively in PT) and I already have greater flexion than I did pre-surgery!
AM: 10 minutes bike and supervised walking at PT. Weight shifty's, scissors, and splits with spider band, 3-way hip, and glute squeezes.
PM: Fell asleep at 7:30 pm. Missed evening PT. I EXHAUSTED from flu @ss kicking! |
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| AM: Morning PT. PM: Lots of hot spring soaking, BINGO playing, and assorted debauchery in Lava Hot Springs. Skipped evening PT again, I blame full-strength beer and hot water! |
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| AM: Warmed up in toasty personal Lava hot spring hot spring tub. Stretched hip flexor then circles, scissors, and splitty things, 3-way hip, and butt squeezies. PM: Out of all the things I have missed out on with my stupid hips, I think not being able to throw a bowling ball with friends may have been the worst so I sat at bar, drank beers and watched the best PACKER game in the history of ever. Fell asleep before 8 and missed all evening PT for the 3rd time this weekend. No more slacking!!! I just get so tired from life. I need steak! |
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| AM: 10 minutes bike. Passive range of motion and scar massage at PT (makes me want to punch PT in face). Weight shifties, circles, splits, and scissors with band, 3-way hip, glutes squeezes, and NEW baby squats.
PM: 10 minutes bike and more hip crap.
MY BLOG IS SO FUN AND INTERESTING LATELY!
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| AM: Hip drill. PM: 10 minutes bike, 90 minute massage (the crutch special), & evening hip drill. |
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| AM: Hip ultrasound, scar beating, passive range of motion, and 10 minutes bike. NEW baby bridges, bitty squats, 3-way hip with super heavy 1-pound ankle weight (could barely lift), and glute sets. Now first surgeon appointment to find out what the heck he actually did to my hip. I AM SO SO SICK OF CRUTCHES!!! PM: Did about 3 leg lifts and fell asleep. I am useless at night. Doc said I can ditch the crutches if only it was that easy. My x-rays looked crazy, took a lot of bone off, hope they know what they are doing! | |
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| I WALKED today! I put one foot in front of the other and walked very, very slowly for a moderate distance TIMES 5. AM: Hip flexor stretch, circles, splits, and scissors, 3-way hip, heel slides, and lil bridges. PM: 10 minutes bike arm weights routine. |
Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 2.00 |
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| First day no crutches! Best Christmas present ever. Please hold the Tiny Tim jokes. Merry Christmas all!
5 minutes on my Dad's bike on zero degree "sun" porch watching bald eagles pluck ducks out of the river for Christmas dinner. For reals!
I remember when seeing a bald eagle was a huge deal and now there is a crew of 10 eagles chilling in my parents hood. I saw SEVEN of them on Christmas morning.
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| AM: 20 minutes bike at my mom's gym which used to be a Thai/Laotian restaurant that I worked at the summer after my first year in college. I wanted to get a job waiting tables, but couldn't find one because everyone wanted someone with experience so when I saw a "Help Wanted" sign at Kham Orient I went in and asked for an application in which the owner replied, "Go home, put white shirt black pants on, come back!" And that I did and waited my first tables a few hours later with absolutely no training nor knowledge of Asian food whatsoever. That summer I learned more about people and culture and pretty much everything than any summer ever!
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| AM: 25 minutes bike and hip PT routine. Now that I am finally 6 weeks post-op I can add a little resistance to the bike. Stoke.
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| Back in the SLC. 25 minutes bike (level 4-5) and 10 minutes arm bike (600 revolutions). AM and PM hip and arms. Totally on the up and up-skis!
And Go PACK Go!
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 5.00 |
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| Deja Vu minus the watermelon sour patches. SI joint is JACKED with a capital JACKED!
AM: Hip drill.
PM: Royal SI beating at PT. Low back/SI joint has been getting progressively more painful since ditching the crutches and is essentially stuck. My surgeon said that FAI surgery can sometimes fix a wonky SI joint and oh how I hope that is the case for me! Just sucks because the hip feels fine compared to the low back!
Lunging hip flexor stretch, 1/2 kneeling sidebending stretch, prayer stretch, CLAM SHELLS, and L-sprine rolly things added to PT routine already consisting of hip circles, scissors, and splits with band, baby bridges now with band, hip abductor, adductor and leg lifts, and glute sets. I need to make a chart!
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| AM & PM hip drills.
25 minutes bike.
SI joint a little better after PT beating yesterday.
Walking pretty close to normal.
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Nordic Skiing Miles: 10.00 | Nike LunarFly Miles: 40.50 | Crutch Miles: 2.34 | Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 612.80 | Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 843.40 | Elliptical Miles: 7.55 | Hiking Miles: 1.00 | Hiking 2013 Miles: 71.10 | Saucony Kinvara Miles: 14.80 | Salomon Speedcross Miles: 107.50 | Altra Lone Peak Miles: 47.70 | New Balance Minimus Miles: 33.00 | Salomon Speedcross - Sage Miles: 72.80 |
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