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Location:

Logan,UT,United States

Member Since:

Apr 08, 2005

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Former Course Record Holder (it was a good run while it lasted...)

Logan Peak Trail Race

Completely addicted to trail running

Short-Term Running Goals:

2016 Race Schedule

TBD...

Long-Term Running Goals:

Who knows?

Personal:

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Microspikes Lifetime Miles:						408.50
PI EMotion Trail N1 Lifetime Miles:						357.00
MT1010SA Lifetime Miles:						120.50
Rapa Nui 2 Lifetime Miles:						305.50
Altra Olympus Lifetime Miles:						555.80
PI Emotion Trail N2 Lifetime Miles:						312.50
PI Emotion Trail M2 Lifetime Miles:						328.50
2015 Trail Miles Lifetime Miles:						2047.50
2015 Road Miles Lifetime Miles:						490.00
2015 Mtn Bike Miles Lifetime Miles:						58.00
Altra Impulse 1.0 Lifetime Miles:						46.00
Altra Lone Peak 2.5 Lifetime Miles:						242.00
Altra Paradigm (blue) Lifetime Miles:						102.00
LP 3.0 Tester Lifetime Miles:						64.50
Altra One2 Lifetime Miles:						14.00
Altra Paradigm 2.0 Lifetime Miles:						92.00
Altra LP NS HT Lifetime Miles:						95.00
Altra Torin 2.5 Red Lifetime Miles:						7.00

Thu, Mar 17, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
1.00	0.00	1.00

Ran 1 mile testing different speeds to see if pain/tightness decreases. The first half mile was pain free. The second half was a mix of 8:30 to 6:30 pace. I didn't notice any significant difference in pain/tightness at those speeds.

Spent 30 mins doing exercizes and rolling out the IT band afterward. Very sore during and afterward.

Launch Blue #1 Miles: 1.00	2011 Road Miles Miles: 1.00

Comments

From jun on Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 10:51:57 from 205.158.160.209

Sucks you aren't able to run with the Buffalos. Are you still planning on coming out and enjoying the company for the day? It would be cool to have you around.

From Cody on Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 10:23:52 from 67.137.240.195

Sorry, not going to make it. We have a birthday party planned. Good luck!!

From Aaron Kennard on Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 16:34:40 from 98.245.117.176

I get phantom pain in my IT band just reading about that. 12 years of IT band pain torment and apparently the reminder still lingers in my mind.

I am really curious to know if running barefoot or in some type of flat/thin shoe focusing on 180 steps per minute with a mid to forefoot initial foot strike would affect how your IT feels. For me that was the trick to never having IT pain again. When I did that initially I went from not being able to run 1 mile without IT pain, to just days later running 4 miles pain free, and a couple weeks after that 13 miles pain free. So I just can't help wondering how that might affect your current situation. Of course depending on how inflamed those tendons are, rest, knot reduction, and anti-inflamatory may be the only viable option for a little while.

From Cody on Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 21:24:10 from 174.52.244.185

I did a few short tests barefoot on the beach last week and it hurt right away. So I figure it was too inflamed to allow for any running. I agree though that some barefoot stuff mixed in would be helpful.

From Aaron Kennard on Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 00:04:26 from 98.245.117.176

one thing to consider if running barefoot is that running on a beach or other soft surface won't require you to improve your form. Running barefoot or in flat, padding less shoes on hard surfaces is what will force you to run with a quick and light stride which is the key ingredient (in my opinion/experience) to less strain on the IT.

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