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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 03, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
5.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	7.00	12.00

Yesterday afternoon I put my hamstring through another test. I inadvertantly stuck my elbow right into a large wasp nest with 60 or 70 visable wasps nocking it so it fell to the ground. I started getting stung right as I saw what I had done and got swarmed. I think I came out of the blocks about like Usain Bolt and sprinted for saftey. It hurt my hamstring but felt ok after 15 or 20 min. so I hope I didn't do to much damage. I got stung about 8 or 9 times between my elbow and wrist.

This morning I ran 5 miles. I have had a dull ache in my hamstring the past few days up high in my butt. It never got any worse as I ran and felt nearly the same in the last 1/4 as it did in the last. The lower part of my hamstring [halfway down] felt fine. That is where I was getting the pain when I first started running after the injury I felt like going farther, but running until it gets worse is what I normally do so I'm forced myself to stop before that. I ran a 9:03 pace and didn't need any breaks. Then I went for 20 miles on the mt. bike.

Comments

From Tom on Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 14:37:15

Man you're having a string of bad luck! First the fall in the forest then wasps!

Hey a bunch of us are experiencing the high-hamstring butt pains that you describe. On my blog yesterday Dale posted a link showing a stretch that he says helped him get over the problem pretty quick. Check out http://www.rice.edu/~jenky/images/glut.hip.jpg

Hope it helps.

From JeffC on Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 14:55:38

Man that totally stinks about the wasps. I hate bees and would have been completely freaked out. Glad to see you were able to run the 5 miles with relatively consistant pain. Sounds like you are on the mend as long as you can turn your luck around.

From Dave S on Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 16:14:42

Tom, thanks for the info. I have actually been avoiding stretching my hamstring until it gets a little better. It seamed like every time I was stretching it [even gently] I was making it worse. I read on the "what makes an elite runner" thread that you posted, under staying injury free, Jeff Galloway said not to stretch if you are injured or in pain. I also taked to a PT last week that told me to avoid stretching if I felt any discomfort afterward. It makes sense that stretching torn muscle fibers could retear them. But you can belive I will be giving that stretch a try as soon as I feel like I am able. It looks like a good one.

Good luck with your hamstring issue. As good as your training has been lately, one cautious easy week at this point couldn't hurt.

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