Clyde's Comeback!

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Location:

St. George,UT,U.S.A

Member Since:

Apr 02, 2005

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

97th at Boston

1:09:40 Half Marathon

2:25:50 Marathon

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get healthy enough to enjoy a run again.

Long-Term Running Goals:

To be able to do it... long term.

Personal:

"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift" -Steve Prefontaine

Live your life. Take chances. Be crazy. Don't wait. Because right now is the oldest you've ever been and the youngest you'll be... ever again.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Baby Jogger Lifetime Miles:						623.95
Kinvara Lifetime Miles:						313.32
Asics TRI Lifetime Miles:						610.65
Pegasus Lifetime Miles:						520.90
Kinvara2 Lifetime Miles:						350.20
Ghost Yellow Lifetime Miles:						374.25
Kestrel Bike Lifetime Miles:						1883.75
NB- Rainbow Lifetime Miles:						57.80
Red Cumulus Lifetime Miles:						594.95
Neon Launch Lifetime Miles:						533.40
DS Trainer Lifetime Miles:						467.77
Green Pegasus Lifetime Miles:						479.75
Lunerglide Lifetime Miles:						276.70
Blue Pegasus Lifetime Miles:						528.06
NoosTri Lifetime Miles:						283.07
BlueKinvara Lifetime Miles:						216.60
Innov Lifetime Miles:						58.50
Ride Lifetime Miles:						207.45
NavPeg Lifetime Miles:						162.50
Green K5's Lifetime Miles:						88.00

Wed, Oct 18, 2006

Total Distance

17.00

8.5 miles in the a.m.

8.5 miles in the evening

I know it sounds like a lot at this point but broken up into two runs 10 hours apart takes the sting out of it.

I'm starting to feel a lot better. My run on Monday felt like maybe a 3 out of 10 and I'd say todays runs were a 7 and a 8.5 respectively.

My only issue is a sore ankle that I rolled on Mondays run. I need to ice it and it should be good to go.

Comments

From steve hooper on Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 10:16:47

Great job on the miles yesterday!

All those miles yesterday makes me think of my favorite song:

Did I ever tell you you're my hero?

You're everything I wish I could be.

I could fly higher than an eagle, you are the wind beneath my wings.

Just incase you were wondering, I was singing it while I typed.

From steve hooper on Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 10:25:10

Great job on the miles yesterday!

All those miles yesterday makes me think of my favorite song:

Did I ever tell you you're my hero?

You're everything I wish I could be.

I could fly higher than an eagle, you are the wind beneath my wings.

Just incase you were wondering, I was singing it while I typed.

From Superfly on Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 10:32:11

OK I can go throw up now!

From Sasha Pachev on Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 13:07:30

Clyde - I made a similar mistake in my training right after St. George in 2003 to the one you are making now. You think I would have learned, but I managed to get started in the same direction this year after DesNews. Fortunately this time, my frequent control tempo runs have detected the problem, and I was able to make the necessary adjustments to avoid a complete disaster.

It is ok to train hard after a marathon, but even if you feel good you should not do it quite full-throttle. There is some hidden damage that takes a couple of months to heal.

In your case, I would recommend 8+4 schedule as a rule, with a couple of tempo runs a week always on the same course that are long enough to discover problems, but short enough to not overtrain you. For me, 3 miles works very well.

From BILL on Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 13:45:16

Clyde,

I agree with Sasha. I know you excited about your past marathon results. Back off a little and enjoy. It is hard because your peaking right now and you want to keep it up, But an injury would set you back 2 months or more! from the mouth of two or more witness.... contain the beast within until race day. on that day woman will scream, children will cry and men will groan at your very site:):)

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