Bret

March 28, 2024

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Location:

Milton,GA,USA

Member Since:

Jul 27, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PR's -

Mile - 4:38    (High School)

2 Mile - 10:12 (High School) 

3 mile - 15:51 (High School)

10k - 35:19 (High School)

Marathon - 2:59 marathon (London -2013)

Half marathon - 1:25:18 (Deseret News 2013)

Completed all 6 of the World Marathon Majors 2024

Completed each of the 5 majors (NY, Chicago, Boston, London & Berlin) at least twice.

8 x Boston Marathon (1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2020 (virtual due to covid) 2021, 2022)

13 x NYC Marathon (1997, 1998, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 3 hour marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Continue to enjoy running and racing as long as my body permits me.  

Personal:

Old guy - (grandfather even) been running for 40+ years.  

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So, I took most of Thursday off and all of Friday from running to allow my left foot to have some recovery time in case there is a developing stress fracture there.  About 95% of the discomfort I noticed on Thursday morning was all but gone and though I was tempted to run on Friday, I held off until today. 

We travelled to Tracy's hometown, Moundsville WV, for her annual family reunion on her father's side of the family - the Emery's, late last night.  Some flight delays and logistical issues at the airport had me getting to bed at around 2 am - at which point Delaney begged off of the planned run together in the morning, claiming she would die without getting enough sleep.

So I got up around 7 am to a pleasant feeling low 60's climate - and eased into a cautious and slow run along a bike trail that parallels the Ohio River.  This past winter this trail was mostly snow covered and a bit harsh - but the nice contrast of today was that it was densely tree covered and full of wildlife and other recreational runners and cyclists.  The foot had some vague twinges of something going on, but nothing like sharp pain or even the discomfort I felt Thursday morning.  I felt pretty heavy legged and clunky for most of the run, not wanting to allow myself to just run as I was ever concerned more intensity would result in injury.  So I kept it easy and enjoyed the scenery.  Ran up through the Narrows to McMechan which is a gradual climb and descent back and forth over a couple of miles. 

So all in all, the run of 10 miles was good, a bit slow and cautious, but no pain or discomfort in the foot during the workout.  I will say there is something going on with the foot but perhaps keeping stressful workouts to a minimum will keep from getting any worse. 

Heading off now to the reunion at Oglebay Park in Wheeling for a day of cover dish meals, cool breezes and volleyball.

Comments
From Rob Murphy on Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 16:42:00 from 75.100.43.173

Have a nice trip Bret. Maybe some good hard cross training on recovery days?

From Bret on Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 22:10:33 from 75.214.14.142

Yeah - it is abundantly clear to me that any runs in the vibrams will result in this type of foot injury for me (done with them for good) - so I think as long as I keep the proper running shoes on and keep the intensity down, I will probably recover well enough without having to take any time off. I will just keep an eye on it. Loving the cooler temps!

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