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Location:

Mesa,AZ,

Member Since:

Mar 20, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

  • Mile: 4:37 (HS)
  • 2 Mile: 10:11 (HS)
  • 10K: 35:52 (HS)
  • 5K - 18:15 (ARR Summer Race Series #1 - 2008)
  • 1/2 Marathon: 1:32:00 (St. George 2008 enroute)
  • Marathon: 3:10:56 (St. George 2008)

Short-Term Running Goals:

  1. Get down to 155 lbs 
  2. Run sub 18:00 5K
  3. Run sub 1:30 1/2 marathon
  4. Run sub 3:00 marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

  1. qualify for Boston Marathon
  2. run Boston Marathon
  3. run sub-2:50 marathon
  4. run sub-1:20 1/2 marathon
  5. run sub-17:00 5K
  6. beat my high school 10K time of 35:52

Personal:

I was married in 1997 to my beautiful wife Lybi (confessions of a piano teacher on the blog), and we have 3 wonderful boys who are just as active as I was when I was little (he he). I grew up in southeastern Michigan, and my family became members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when I was 6. I attended BYU, and served a mission in Berlin, Germany. After graduating from BYU with a degree in Health and Human Performance (pre-physical therapy), I promptly changed careers and started working with computers (although no programming for me). We have moved across the country several times, and currently live in Mesa, AZ.  I work in computer security for a major nationwide homebuilder.

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Saucony Grid C2 Flash Lifetime Miles: 148.66
Fri, Nov 02, 2007
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
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AM - 5.0 easy miles with the Garmin.  Achilles felt good when I woke up, but was fairly stiff when I started running.  If anyone has any suggestions or experience with a stiff or sore achilles tendon, please feel free to post.  Total time for topday's run was 40:27, average pace of 8:05/mile.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Lybi on Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 10:42:18

I bet that if your achilles is "stiff", it is actually your calf muscles that are tight. I bet warmth and massage with "the stick" or a rolling pin would help. I see a lot of people complain of this issue now that it is getting colder. I wonder if the cold makes your muscles tighten up a little bit?

From Clay on Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 11:39:16

I would agree with Lybi, IBProphin with warmth and massage should do the trick, also don't forget to stretch!!

From Ian on Sat, Nov 03, 2007 at 00:58:09

I've had problems with my right achilles since I first started running.

What helps me: everyday on some small stepladders I do 6 x 15 reps of toe raises and heel lowers. This can be painful at first but after 6 weeks you can feel results. Also calf stretching & massage helps and I walk before I start running slowly, then gradully faster. I also sometimes run uphill sections up on my toes and in summer small doses of barefoot running to strengthen. I still have some achilles problems, especially post-race but its under control. Hope this helps.

From James W on Sat, Nov 03, 2007 at 14:13:23

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. Lybi helped me massage my calves last night with a rolling pin (need to get a "stick"), and I had a heating pad on it for quite a while last night. It was still stiff first thing this morning, but after watching the trials, it had loosened up, and gave me no troubles during my workout in the morning. I will try your suggestion of the calf raises on a small stepladder. Am also going to continue wearing the strassburg sock, as I know that a tight PF can contribute to tightness in the achilles.

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