Recovering From Microfracture Surgery

Ogden Marathon

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Location:

Manhattan,KS,

Member Since:

Sep 16, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Recover From Injury

Running Accomplishments:

400m = 55.7; 800m = 2:03; 1500m = 4:08; 1 Mile = 4:24; 2 Mile = 9:28; 5k = 15:26; 8k = 25:35; 10k = 32:12; 15k = 49:50; 10 Miles = 53:27; 1/2 M = 1:13:50 (during marathon); Marathon = 2:28:31

Post Microfracture Surgery:

5k = 17:25; 10k = 35:50; 10 Miles = 58:29

Short-Term Running Goals:

Masters USATF Cross Country National Championships 8k in St. Louis, MO!

Maybe a marathon in 2013?

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy running and racing at whatever level I am able to. Possibly run another marathon post Microfracture Surgery in under 3:00.

Personal:

I'm in the Army. I am married with four children (20/17/13/8 years old). Trying to return to previous running form after having microfracture knee surgery in July 2008.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Pegasus 29 A Lifetime Miles:						438.30
Brooks Launch A Lifetime Miles:						429.17
Adios Lifetime Miles:						118.88
Brooks Launch B Lifetime Miles:						206.30
Pegasus 29 B Lifetime Miles:						146.50

Sat, May 19, 2007

Race: Ogden Marathon (26.2 Miles) 02:46:48, Place overall: 12, Place in age division: 3

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
0.90	26.20	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	27.10	27.10

Well the race is over and I am feeling a bit crippled right now. Things did not go as well as I would have liked but I cannot complain. One thing I know for sure is that I did not have enough long runs in training. The first 10 miles felt great and I was feeling like I was holding back, almost like an easy long run pace. However, just after 10 miles I got this weird kind of numbing sensation in my quads. This is what I remember feeling like when my glycogen stores are running low. In the past when I have gotten this feeling I have been able to hold pace for about 5-6 more miles before things get ugly. It is a hard 5-6 miles but I can hold pace. With this feeling coming on at 10 miles I knew this was not a good sign of things to come. As predicted I really started to struggle at about mile 15. I tried to hang on after that but I knew I was pretty much done at this point and was really in survival mode with the goal of just finishing. To overcome this in the past I need to do a lot more long runs where it seems as if my body learns how to adapt and store more glycogen. Besides the Striders 30K I think I only did one 18 miler. This is by far not enough for my body to be ready to run a marathon withouot crashing and burning. The good news is that I know what I need to get back to where I was and I think I am furhter along than I though I was. Now I just need to increase the miles and long runs and in doing so lose the last 10 lbs of extra weight I am carrying around. If I can do this then my next marathon should go much better. Well, enough rambling my splits are below. Also, thanks for James and Jeff (from Idaho Falls) for running together for the first 14 miles and helping each other stay relaxed. Conrats to everyone on the blog that ran today as well, especially Paul and Steve who both ran very well and finished 1-2. My splits below do not include the stop at mile 24 and 25 to drink so I could finish as I was pretty dehydrated and was worried that I may not make it if I did not get a couple full cups down at each of thse stops. I lost 1:03 during these stops.

1 6:09
2 6:04
3 5:59
4 5:56
5 5:56
6 6:01
7 5:58
8 5:57
9 6:11
10 6:15
11 6:19
12 6:08
13 6:19
1/2 1:20:00
14 6:09
15 6:29
16 6:17
17 6:20
18 6:04
19 6:19
20 6:28
21 6:32
22 6:28
23 6:17
24 6:57
25 7:31
26 6:55
.24 1:35
Total 2:46:48 with stops

I made my goal of beating my first marathon time of 2:47 so that is a plus. However, we will see if I make it through the next couple of days injury free. Right now I am a bit concerned about a few things.

Once again congrats to everyone and thanks for the support and kind words.

Comments

From wheakory on Sun, May 20, 2007 at 02:12:52

Nice Job I think that's an excellent time.

I would jump for joy for that time. I think by knowing what your body needs through the marathon distance this time you can correct it and excel to a 2:39 next time.

From Maria on Sun, May 20, 2007 at 06:07:41

I think you did very well, considering the heat and lack of long runs in training. Your splits show that you were fighting hard, despite feeling bad from 15 miles. You still managed ok until mile 24 where wheels really came off. This is not an easy feat (speaking from experience), and you should be proud. Next time, if you put 3-4 runs of 20-22 miles before the marathon, you will do better in final miles.

One word of caution regarding weight - if you think that longer runs will make you lose weight, you may find it's not the case. Your metabolism increases so much that you need more calories, so you end up eating more, and things stay in balance. I'm unbelievably hungry all day after my 20+ mile runs, and have to eat every 2 hours! So, calorie restriction may still be necessary if you want to lose weight.

From Brent on Sun, May 20, 2007 at 10:49:23

Army Runner: tough as nails, gutsy effort, your splits did not really slow down that much considering your comments on how you felt.

From Paul Petersen on Sun, May 20, 2007 at 11:10:39

Wow, I'm impressed with your splits after Mile 15. Considering how bad you felt, they did not drop off that much! Definitely shows a lot of mental fortitude. Congrats on "fighting the good fight", and a good race. This is just a stepping stone for your next marathon.

From ashman on Sun, May 20, 2007 at 16:20:44

Hey, don't be so hard on yourself. just get to work now and do those long runs with some fast miles thrown in.

From Cody on Sun, May 20, 2007 at 19:14:56

Ted,

Great Job. You ran your guts out and are still living to tell the tale. You have great things ahead of you, but you must not forget the excellent effort and result of this race. Good job keeping your pace so consistent. I think the suffering of the last few miles was shared by many, so dont be too hard on yourself. You ran great!

From JohnK on Mon, May 21, 2007 at 06:50:11

This is a great performance, especially given the 18 months away from running and lack of long runs!

From jtshad on Mon, May 21, 2007 at 14:55:04

Ted, great work (especially in the heat and pushing through the pain!) and thanks for the running companionship for those first 14M. I didn't get the sense that you were starting to struggle and hope that you would be able to push at 14. As you said, now you know what you need to do next time. Running with you (and James) was a great motivator, thanks for being so positive. I look forward to seeing you again, until then train hard and race well.

Jeff

From James on Mon, May 21, 2007 at 17:05:06

It was great running that first 14 together. It is too bad the three of us couldn't have stuck together a bit longer, I think that we could have helped eachother out some more. Good luck in the recovery, and I'll see you at the next one.

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