Going With The Flow

December 22, 2024

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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,United States

Member Since:

May 08, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Unaided -
17:16 OktoberFAST 5K (10/11)
17:23 BAA 5K (4/12)
37:10 Memorial Day 10K (5/11)
1:17:03 Long Beach Half Marathon (10/11)
1:17:21 USA 1/2 Champs - Duluth (6/12)
2:49:01 Philadelphia Marathon (11/11)

Aided -
16:52 Fight For Air 5K (6/11)
17:08 Provo City 5K (5/12)
1:17:52 Top of Utah Half Marathon (8/11)
1:17:54 Utah Valley Half Marathon (6/11)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run consistently as I get back to 100% health. Stay patient!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have fun training and racing.

Sub-17 5K
Sub-1:17 Half Marathon
Quality for the Olympic Trials in the marathon

Personal:

I am originally from Knoxville, TN and moved to SLC with Jake in 2010. I started racing in 2011 and had some great success before a major injury hit me in July 2012. I had athletic pubalgia surgery in May 2013...then again in Sept 2014 and am still trying to get back to my old self. Although running is my true passion, I love doing pretty much anything active outdoors - backcountry skiing, backpacking, biking, etc.

I've been running for the Saucony Team since 2011. I enjoy representing the brand and really do believe they make the best shoes :)

I work as a Quality Engineer for BD Medical in Sandy.

Favorite Blogs:

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Skinning Miles (1000ft ~ 2.5 Miles) Lifetime Miles:						912.35
Hiking Miles Lifetime Miles:						10.50

Mon, Oct 22, 2012

Total Distance

1.50

AM - 1.5 miles around the block.

PM - 30 minutes of pool running with Jake. I had a few aches in the hip every once in a while and I could feel my distal hamstring when I extended each time, but nothing painful. Lots of good range-of-motion stuff, plus 20 minutes in the hot tub using the jets to massage and get everything loose. We are planning to do this tomorrow and Wednesday as well, before our trip to Zion this weekend.

Teena Marie was nice enough to spend time with me yesterday afternoon and evaluate my injuries. I was so impressed by her knowledge and expertise...she had a very different view as to what is going on with my hip, and it makes much more sense than I've heard from any other specialists. I now have a checklist of all the items she recommended and am planning to do them religiously. She also showed me how to use the e-stim machine correctly. The best part was when Jake and I were getting ready to leave and all of Teena's kids were out doing a skills challenge (like the NBA does) in the front yard, timing each other and all. I sure hope my kids are like that!!

Also...USATF final standings are now up, giving away $6400 worth in prize money!! Make sure to RSVP for the banquet too.

Night Sleep Time: 9.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 9.00	Weight: 115.00

Comments

From Rachelle on Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 09:52:06 from 159.212.71.77

I am so glad you went to see Teena and got some new feedback. :)

Did you and Jake jump in on the skills challenge? That sounds so fun. I think we need to put together a FRB skills challenge day.

From Andrea on Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 09:54:26 from 72.37.171.52

No, we didn't want to be embarrassed by 10 year olds!

From Matt Schreiber on Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 10:47:44 from 66.17.102.185

Sound like some good entertainment! Good luck with working through your injuries.

From Jake K on Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 10:51:03 from 155.100.226.191

I have such a good feeling about the Teena PT regimen! This is the light at the end of the tunnel, I can feel it!

Plus, I love that she agreed w/ 2 of my main theories w/out knowing they were two of my theories :-)

From Andrea on Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 11:53:32 from 72.37.171.52

I know the strength training was one...what was the other theory? And what are your non-main theories??

From Carina on Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 11:56:20 from 204.15.86.83

Yay, that is awesome!! I'm so glad you are getting some answers!

From Jake K on Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 11:59:28 from 155.100.226.191

You know my two theories...

1. No strength training until you are pain-free

2. Light running (2-3 miles) on soft surfaces helps "correct" healing. Anymore might be too much. Anything that directly mimics the running motion (ie. pool) and gets you through the ranges of motion you'll need later on when healthy pays dividends down the road if you do it now.

From Teena Marie on Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 13:08:49 from 155.99.178.92

Just dropping by!! :)

Yeah, my kids love doing those "skill challenges." Cracks me up!! LOVE LOVE LOVE them!!! :)

Have a wonderful day!!!

From julieesplin on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 09:55:45 from 75.169.182.90

I love your profile picture. Hope you can run pain free soon. My kids are like that. The boys will do long jump competitions in the sand box, complete with a rake and tape measure. After I did the Spartan race they set up obsticle courses across my mom's back yard and had competitions with their cousins. It's so much fun to see them getting into those kinds of things.

From Andrea on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 10:00:23 from 72.37.244.100

That is so cute, Julie! Sounds like you have some athletes in your family :)

From MichelleL on Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 21:03:40 from 144.214.220.92

When I was super injured in 2009, I couldn't even pool run. It would sometimes not hurt during but it would cause a flare up afterward. I am not saying your situation is like that, but I think we runners think pool running is always ok and I was surprised and disappointed when it actually set me back. I also couldn't get my heart rate up last time I tried. Do you have a hr monitor you can wear in the pool? I would be interested to see if you can get yours to a jogging level. I couldn't this last fall when I tried. It made me wonder how useful it is. I love pool running so I would like some confirmation that it is a legitimate cross training option.

From Teena Marie on Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 21:42:47 from 65.130.15.13

Michelle~

HI!! :) :) :) When prescribing exercise in a pool it is highly recommended that you do not completely rely on heart rate as a predictor of intensity since it does not correlate with what it would be on land. There are multiple factors as to why but most research indicates that you should prescribe/expect 15-20 beats lower per minute (i.e., if you were trying to keep your heart rate for a particular workout at 185, you should instead target 165-170).

Obviously each individual and each injury is not exactly the same, however, there is a lot of positive research coming out regarding aquatic therapy. In fact, some research is done on actual pool treadmills and are showing that the cardiovascular benefits are equal to a regular treadmill in fit individuals. :)

http://hper.usu.edu/files/uploads/Faculty_staff/Dolny/Peak-Cardiorespiratory-Responses-During-Aquatoc=-and-Land-Treadmill-Ex.pdf

Pretty cool stuff! :) :) :)

(I want a pool treadmill ... bad!!!)

From DaleG on Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 22:53:18 from 152.216.7.5

You're getting too smart, Teena. Hey, we need to have another lunch get-together.

From Teena Marie on Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 23:07:07 from 65.130.15.13

Not so sure about the "getting too smart" comment but AMEN on the lunch get-together!!! :) :) :)

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