Recovering from CECS

September 2008

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Location:

Colchester,VT,USA

Member Since:

Sep 15, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Young Man PRs

2:30:36 @ 1995 SGM (Aided)

1:08:59 @ 1996 Las Vegas 1/2 Marathon (aided)

1:12:56 @ 1995 Fiesta Bowl 1/2 Marathon

 

Old Man PRs

18:19 @ 8/10/14 Get Your Rear In Gear 5k

1:25:36 @ 10/12/14 Green Mtn 1/2 Marathon

Short-Term Running Goals:

Diagnosed with Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome in 2010

 

2014 Goals:  Recover from CECS surgery.  Train consistently.  Build base without injury interruption.  Stay injury free.  Learn to enjoy running for the sake of running.  Maybe race a little by summer/fall.

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Become the fast old guy that beats up on the young kids.

Personal:

Married, no kids, 3 cats.  Grew up in AZ.  Now I live in New England.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
DS Racer 10 Lifetime Miles: 22.08
Lite Show Nimbus 15 Lifetime Miles: 88.27
Grey Nimbus 15 Lifetime Miles: 32.74
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
35.410.000.000.0035.41
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

First report...  I took a bit of time off, almost a year.  I switched jobs in November 2007 and it threw my life into a tailspin.  It was a promotion, but I lost the ability to train during the workday.  I gained about 20 pounds and was stress out.  I tried to train, but couldn't stay consistent.  In addition, I kept getting little nagging injuries, mostly calf muscle problems.

I'll step back a few more years to give the full saga.  I joined the Army in 1996 when I was really gaining steam with my running.  Unfortunately, I lost fitness in the Army.  I exited the service in 2001 and tried a few fruitless comebacks. 

I just switched back to my old job with a raise, and I'm much happier.  I have time to train again.  Now it's almost 2009 and I want to take one last crack at getting "fast" by my definition of the word.  So, I'm going to try to be smart about it.  I'm trying to coming back slowly, eat well, get enough rest and not overtrain.

2 miles, 15:56, 7:54/mile, 152BPM.  It didn't feel very good.  186.8lbs, 19% BF

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

2 miles, 15:56, 7:54/mile, 152BPM

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

2 miles, 15:32, 7:38/mile, 152BPM

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.040.000.000.002.04

2.04 miles, 16:34, 8:08/mi, 133BPM

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.040.000.000.002.04

2.04mi, 16:03, 7:52/mi, 139BPM

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.140.000.000.003.14

3.14mi, 24:20, 7:45/mi, 151BPM

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.030.000.000.004.03

4.03mi, 31:50, 7:54, 150BPM

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.040.000.000.002.04

2.04mi, 15:45, 7:43/mi, 137BPM

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.020.000.000.004.02

4.02mi, 32:20, 8:02/mi, 145BPM

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.040.000.000.004.04

4.04mi, 32:51, 8:08/mi, 144BPM

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.020.000.000.004.02

4.02mi, 32:32, 8:05/mi, 142BPM

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.040.000.000.004.04

4.04, 33:02, 8:10/mi, 140BPM

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
35.410.000.000.0035.41
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