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Location:

Middle Grove,NY,

Member Since:

Nov 01, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Finished two marathons before my 21st birthday this year (5.28.07),
First Marathon - 10/08/06 - Mohawk Hudson River Marathon 4:26:57,
Second Marathon - 5/27/07 - Vermont City Marathon 4:32:xx

Personal Bests:

  • 400 - 1:01 (2004)
  • 800 - 2:16 (2004)
  • Mile - 5:12 (2004)
  • 2Mile - 11:27 (2004)
  • 5k - 19:44 (2005)
  • 10k 40:46 (11/22/07)
  • 15k - 1:07:40 (11/11/07)
  • 13.11 Half - 1:38:31 (12/9/07)
  • Marathon 4:26:57 (2006)

Gave up soda starting November 23, 2006. Still going strong.
Eagle Scout with Bronze and Gold Palms (2002)

Biked from Ticonderoga, New York to Old Orchard Beach, Maine in August of 2005 (Total of about 290 miles)

Short-Term Running Goals:

  • Be able to run more than 3 miles pain free again.
  • Eliminate processed foods from my diet.
  • Increased Focus on Core Strength Exercises.
  • No Eating After 8:00pm!
  • Get more sleep.
  • Most importantly, Think POSITIVE!!!

50 MILE and 100 MILE bike rides before the end of the year!

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Be able to lace up my shoes and head out the door into my 70s, 80s, and 90s. Would like to do a marathon in as many states and countries as I can.

  • Break 19 minutes for a 5k
  • Break 39 minutes for a 10k
  • Break 60 minutes for a 15k
  • Break 1:40 for a half marathon
  • Break 1:33 for half marathon
  • Under 3:10:59 in full marathon (*BQ)

QUALIFY FOR AND RUN IN THE BOSTON MARATHON!!!!!

Run a TRAIL Marathon as well as at least one 50 or 100 MILER in my life!


Personal:

"Just Race" - Jonn during Stockade-athon 15k 11.11.2007

"Get out the door and let the run happen." - Sasha

**Trying hard to live up to both of these goals!** Determined to finish more marathons, and hopefully a 50miler one day!

 

 

I live in upstate NY. I am the oldest of four kids. I've been running since the spring of 2003 when I decided to shed some extra weight and maybe go out for my high school cross country team. Currently am doing MS in Education. Hope to teach Social Studies one day. I have the most amazing girlfriend ever, and she frequently goes running/jogging/hiking with me. Going to marry her one day :)

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Tue, Jan 29, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.100.000.000.000.006.10

7:45 AM - 11 degrees today. Woke up and the achilles was still sore. But as it seems this is going to be a problem I am going to have to deal with for weeks or months (oh I certainly hope not), I decided I needed to get out there to get in a run. My morning was made better since Emmy called me right before I was going outside, so that certainly made my morning. I found it hard to concentrate during the run since I was constantly monitoring my achilles. The pain would come in for a mile, then go away for a time, then come in again. It seemed it hurt more on the uphills. But maybe that's just me. Just wish I felt better. Hopefully I can continue to heal despite getting in daily runs. Did a lot of stretching afterwards.

Mile 1: 8:38

Mile 2: 8:56

Mile 3: 8:55

Mile 4: 9:07

Mile 5: 8:54

Mile 6: 8:45

Total Time: 54:13 Total Mileage: 6.1 miles Average Pace: 8:53/ mile

*Asics 2120s: 96.3

MY ACHILLES HURTS A LOT. THAT STORM IS SUPPOSED TO GET HERE TONIGHT TOO. I THINK I WANT TO TAKE THE REST OF THE WEEK OFF, LESS I RISK RUPTURING IT.

 Found this on a website... crap! I've been doing ALL THE WRONG THINGS!

 

Exercises to Avoid

http://www.drpribut.com/sports/spinjur.html#achilten

Excessive stretching is not good for your achilles tendon. The stretch that I most often recommend is the "wall stretch". I do not recommend the "stair stretch", the "incline stretch", or the "put a towel around your feet and pull up until it hurts stretch". If any of these are working for you, that's great, you don't need any advice. In most cases, for the patients I see, these stretches put too much tension on the already tender achilles tendon. Contracting the muscle when it is in a stretched position, as initial therapy of an injured achilles tendon is not a good thing.


Comments
From Ian on Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 14:04:40

Keep it nice and easy Benn and try and knock out the uphills if you can. Ease into your run to warm the achilles up, make the first mile the slowest, not the fastest. Josse left a comment on your blog last week that helped me. I got my wife to make a fist and massage down the calf muscle towards the achilles with lots of pressure. It was painful but helped loosen the muscle up. I did think she enjoyed this a little bit too much though!

From Benn on Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 15:10:11

Okay I can try. It's just so frustrating because I want to be running a lot more!

From saamijeff on Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 19:58:55

It takes a lot, repeat a LOT, of overextension to rupture an achilles. Nice slow jogging on even ground or better yet on a treadmill puts one at little risk. My non ruptured one does cause me trouble once in a while. I slow down, run on the mill, ice at night and massage( carefully) the tendon trying to push out any inflamation that is in the area. Ibuprofin is helpful too.

From Benn on Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 20:11:26

I just want to be able to run safe. So if i continue to plod slow, even if it hurts, and stretch like I have been I should be okay?

From Benn on Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 20:20:44

I mean I have been stretching the calf and achilles, massaging gently and doing the raises on the stairs (i.e. putting toes on the end of the stair and doing reverse raises and then also each foot at its own time). I guess I'm just wary because I've never really had a major running injury and I want to have a good year of running ahead of me.

From Mike Warren on Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 20:36:23

Nice job getting out in the bitter cold. As others have said take it easy. Do you stretch much before you run? I started doing circuit weight and stretchinng before I run each morning, has helped alot. Also, have you ever had a deep tissue massage. I do it every 2 weeks, nothing has helped me stay running strong more than this. Just make sure the person giving it knows what there doing. Hang in there, you have alot of awesome goals this year.

From Benn on Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 20:47:21

I haven't done as much stretching as I should I don't think but I am doing a lot more now. should i put a heat pack on the achilles before tomorrow's run then? I just don't want to damage my training this year!!!

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