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Location:

Preston,Id,USA

Member Since:

Mar 09, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

2009 TOU Half Marathon 1:25:06

2010 St George Painter's Half Marathon 1:25:24

2011 Jan. St George [Painter's] Half Marathon different course 1:25:28

2011 Apr. Boston Marathon 3:03:24

2011 May Ogden 5K 18:18

2011 July 4th 15K Freedom Run 58:53

2011 July Deseret News 10K 37:12

2011 Oct St George Marathon 2:58:18

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 18 min. 5k

1:24 Half

Sub 3 at St George in Oct.

Get injury free and stay that way

Set new PRs at all distances now that I'm 50

Long-Term Running Goals:

17:30 5K

2:50 marathon

Personal:

I was born in 1960

I started running in 2006

I am married with a 16 year old son [that lives with my wife and I] and a 30 year old step son and 25 year old step daughter

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Wed, Sep 10, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
8.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.00	13.00

This morning I decided to run some hills. I ran 1 1/2 miles and then ran up and down a 1 mile long 6% grade 3 times. I wasn't trying to push it at all just give an even effort up and down. I averaged 7:22 on the 3 downhill miles and 9:01 on the 3 uphill for an ave pace of 8:12 on the 6 miles up and down the hill. I did work a little harder on the uphill. My hamy felt pretty good just some slight discomfort. My right calf muscle was sore after mondays 12 miler and it tightened up a bit the last couple of miles. At 8 miles it tightened up bad enough that I decided to walk the last 1/2 mile home and not risk making it worse. I really can't afford to deal with another problem right now. I went for 15 miles on the mt. bike.

Comments

From JeffC on Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 11:12:27

I suspect that calf is just not liking the recent pounding you are giving it with the running. Try massaging that calf muscle a bit during the day. I have a roller that I roll my calf on when it gets like that, some people use a think called "the stick." Either way, you need to lossen that thing up a bit.....get the lactic moving.

From JeffC on Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 11:12:52

Very nice hill run by the way!

From Dave S on Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 14:29:16

Jeff, I think your right about the cause and I think I will try some more massage. I've heard people talk about using the stick but I'm not sure what it is. I've got a kids small wood baseball bat I have tried rubbing up and down the muscle. It feels like it's doing the job. I guess?

From JeffC on Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 14:52:06

The bat sound like a good way to go without spending money on the stick. Sounds like you are accomplishing the same thing. Hope it works. Sometimes massage makes my calfs feel worse for a few days. Never an easy answer to anything is there.

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