Artichoke's Running Blog (Ken Spence)

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Location:

Tooele & Ivins,UT,USA

Member Since:

Oct 30, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

St. George Marathon 20-year Club (completed 26)

Boston Marathon 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017 (+DNF 2011)

Running for 39 years, logged 58,000 miles since 1982. 38 marathons.

Old Man PR's:

5K = 19:58 - July 4th Freedom Run 7/4/08

6K = 26:38 - Cold Turkey Rrrun, 11/23/06

10K = 43:00 - Deseret News, 7/24/08

1/2 Marathon = 1:32:54 - Hobble Creek, 8/23/08

Marathon = 3:23:13 - St. George, 10/4/08 (Boston Qualifier)

Boston Best: 3:35:07, 4/21/08 (Boston Qualifier)

Boston Worst:  DNF, 4/18/11 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Keep running!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running for another 20 years.

Personal:

Married for 44 years to a wonderful and supportive wife. She's run 2 marathons herself in our earlier years so that helps.  4 boys, all married, and 10 grandchildren.  2 sons are runners. I celebrated 39 years of running madness, insanity, or at least OCD, on August 23rd, 2021. 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Nike Free Lifetime Miles: 22.50
Saucony Peregrine Trail Lifetime Miles: 318.15
Asics 2000 Aqua #2 Lifetime Miles: 419.50
Asics 2000 Aqua #3 Lifetime Miles: 393.10
Asics 2000 Gray/Yellow Lifetime Miles: 610.30
Saucony Peregrine Trail #2 Lifetime Miles: 168.40
Asics 2000 Aqua #4 Lifetime Miles: 355.00
Wed, Jan 04, 2012
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Taking at least 2 weeks off from running for possible ITB problem.  Recommended not to cycle or do elliptical as well.  Only swimming, which I probably won't do.

6:15 p.m.  3 x 15 x 7 machines at the gym for light upper body weight reps. 

 

Comments
From allie on Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 18:43:28 from 97.75.177.42

i'm sorry. i didn't know you were injured. how are things holding up now?

From artichoke on Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 22:18:06 from 24.2.95.164

Went to the doctor today. Good & bad news. Essentially an ITB issue, but causing patellofemoral malalignment. The ITB has caused my knee cap to not ride smoothly in the groove of the femur. More P.T. starting on Friday. The good news was the x-rays showed I still have a lot of space in the joint, which was surprising for my age with nearly 30 years of running. The doc shot be with some cortisone, need more rest, ITB stretches and P.T.

From allie on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 08:58:59 from 97.117.82.156

good luck with the P.T. i hope everything heals up without trouble. take care and keep us posted!

From Kelli on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 17:59:58 from 71.219.85.126

Dang, hope you are feeling much better!

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