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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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Did 1 mile of fast walking to and from car to class.  Total Time: 12:00.  Too afraid to try running on it because I still feel pain sometimes if I'm on my feet too much.  Wishing it would just get better.

So, if my achilles is still somewhat tender what do I do?   If I am taking off until March 1st, I will probably have lost all my fitness, but I don't really care about that.  I just want to be able to run again.  I've still been icing almost every day.  But who's to say the pain is not going to just come back once I start running again?

 

Comments
From Paul Ivory on Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 22:33:26

Benn, just a reminder, when I had my Achilles tendon issue it was tender for most of a year, but it never did stop me from running so it was probably not stressed quite as much as you have done yours. My thought is that the healing process takes priority over running, but I still think it will not be long before you get to run slow easy miles and that will be enough. Like you said all that is important is to get healthy and let the running be what it will. God bless your Achilles.

From Jim on Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 10:29:53

Benn,

Have you tried any sort of heel lift to take some of the stress off of the achilles? I think I mentioned it to you in an e-mail. It did help for me. Liek Paul says, it took me over a eyar to get to completely pain free, but I never quit running entirely. Just no speed work, hills or stretching of the achilles. Don't lose hope. It will get better.

From josse on Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 11:01:59

Tendonitis can last quite a while and in the Achilles there is very little blood flow, and this is what aids in healing. That is why I suggested using the ice/heat combo, it gets more blood flow to the area. This should be done EVERY DAY A COUPLE TIMES A DAY. Most people don't see improvement from this because they don't do it right. Sometimes these things just happen. I spent the most of the summer being injured last year and look how I have come back. The only thing you can do is run if you think you can or do lots of crosstrianing, which I know doesn't work with your schedule. Hang in there. I would find a physical therapist that does Astym.

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