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Woods Cross,UT,USA

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May 01, 2006

Gender:

Male

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Age Division Winner

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Current Running Life:
5k: 17:50 (2010 NSL)
10k: 38:20 (2007 Des News)
1/2 Marathon: 1:23:30 (2009 Provo Half)
Marathon: 2:53:46 (2007 St George)

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Daddy to 3 great kids - 16 year old son and 11 year old twin daughters

I do not know what tomorrow will bring but I do know it will start with a run.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony Grid A2 Lifetime Miles: 125.40
GoRun2 Lifetime Miles: 53.70
Adrenaline 2014 Blue (1) Lifetime Miles: 442.70
Adrenaline 2014 Red (1) Lifetime Miles: 429.20
Mon, Mar 22, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
15.000.0015.00

I'm moving this week's runs around on the schedule.  I wanted to take advantage of yesterday's full day of rest and run the 15 miler today.  The first 5 miles of today's run were virtually pain free.  I actually felt like a real runner for the first time in a long time.  The achilles got progressively more achey throughout the run but the discomfort was manageable.  It was encouraging to have a run that started so well and I was able to maintain a decent pace throughout the run.  All in all, a good way to start the week.

Total Time: 1:53:18 (7:33/mile)

Adrenaline 2010 2 Miles: 15.00
Comments
From Calvin on Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 10:37:04 from 66.133.117.3

Good running Andy. Nice pace for that distance.

From RivertonPaul on Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 11:31:57 from 67.42.27.114

Nice miles and pace for a Monday.

From DonGardinero on Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 13:12:17 from 75.162.167.197

Nice run...Glad you were feeling good for a while.

From Smooth on Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 17:11:56 from 174.23.198.220

SWEET! Glad to hear you're feeling like a real runner! NICE run to start off the week!

I have a question! Your pain comes later in the run whereas mine are in the beginning of the run. Is one better than the other? I'd rather have no pain ANY time during the run! I guess I'm just extra paranoid about injury right now.

From Andy on Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 17:26:21 from 159.212.71.199

Hopefully you are talking about training pain and not injury pain. You should not run through injury pain (do as I say not as I do). My Achilles hurts more towards the end of the run because of the inflammation caused by over use. I can really feel it grind in the sheath after a run but the grinding goes away later in the day and the pain decreases as the inflammation is reduced.

I always thought that pain at the beginning of a run that decreases as you warm up is a result of the increased blood flow and you are alright to run through that.

Maybe some aspiring PT could provide a better answer. I just make things up as I go along.

From Smooth on Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 17:59:17 from 174.23.198.220

I'm hoping it's training pain! Thanks for pointing out the difference. Such a fine line between optimal training and over training. I guess there's no such thing as painfree running.

This is a big miles week for you. Hope that achilles settle down! May be some aspiring PT could work some magic for ya!

From Rhett on Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 18:16:59 from 74.32.222.202

I'm glad to hear you had a good run. Before you know it this achiles thing is going to be a thing of the past.

From Teena Marie on Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 22:35:22 from 174.52.45.85

AWESOME run!!!! :)

So smart swapping days around.

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