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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

Fri, Feb 13, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
3.75	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.00	7.75

It was a whole 1 deg this morning. I went for a run. It's been 1 week since my last run of 1.5 miles and almost 4 weeks since Painter's. Since I seem to be able to play basketball for an hour without the slightest ITB pain [even 4 days after the injury]. I decided to try the Jeff Galloway walk break thing and see if I could get more than a mile and a half. I ran 3 min. and walked 1 min. After making it 3 miles with zero pain I decided I would quit at 4 miles. I got to about 3.75 and started to get an ever so slight pain starting and as tempting as it was to finish off the run I quit right there and walked the rest of the way before finding out if it would get any worse. It felt good to nearly triple what I could do on my last few attempts. Pace including walking was 9:18.

PM 45 min. eliptical

Comments

From Robert on Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 09:05:10

Thanks for your comment regarding my cold arms. Very insightful. You would think a cold weather hunter like me would have dealing with cold all figured out.

You are smart to quit as soon as you start to feel that tingling or pain twing in the knee area. I went through the exact same phase. Keep strength training (hip hikers, side leg raises, etc.), rolling, and stretching. You are almost at the end.

From Robert on Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 09:09:53

Forgot to mention, but be cautious sitting with your injured leg crossed at the ankle for a long period of time. I found this to be terrible for my knees and causes my ITB to stiffen. I try to sit with both feet flat on the floor most of the time. Sounds hyper sensitive, but I read this somewhere and it helps.

From Dave S on Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 16:27:04

I hope I'm getting closer to the end. I have been doing the strength training 3 or 4 times a week and stretching daily[a little less aggressively]. I've also got an appointment with a massage therapist on Tues. I'll watch the leg crossing although I don't do it much anyway. All of your suggestions are appreciated.

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