Emily's training blog

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Location:

Taylorsville,UT,

Member Since:

Sep 17, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2 x Deseret News 10k winner

3 x All-American at BYU (back in the day)

10 x state champion in high school (way back in the day!)

3 x USA team member

Short-Term Running Goals:

I would like to run an Olympic Trials Qualifier in the marathon.

I would also like to run on one more international team before I pack it in!

Stay healthy! (My biggest challenge!)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run my whole life, and then live vicariously through my children. (just kidding) , but I do want to pass on a healthy lifestyle to them.

Help coach East High to a state championship. (hope it doesn't take a lifetime!)

Personal:

I've been running since I was nine. I'm married to a fellow runner who inspires and supports me. We have two children: Cole (4) and Lily (18 mos.) I help Bill Cobler coach cross country at East High School.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	39.50	Year:	149.30
NB 580 Lifetime Miles:						49.79

Thu, Oct 23, 2014

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
12.65	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.65

AM: Calf is still tight. I need to get it to relax. No impact today. I cycled for 1.5 hours this morning. I used a cycling video on You Tube. I'm still counting cross training as mileage. Mostly because I can't bear to watch my mileage plummet. Freaking out a bit, here, but trying not to. I watched three episodes of Vampire Diaries while I rode. My kids are barfing. Aggh! 1.5 hours equals 7.5 miles.

PM: So, I think I'm going to survive. As long as I'm careful. I did 30 minutes on theeelliptical, and then got bored. I thought I would test my leg out , so I got on the treadmill. I started slowly. If my calf tightened I was done, but it hung in there. I ran 20 minutes with no problems. I will probably try an easy run tomorrow. It might be a mix of running and cross training for a couple days, but at least I'm not completely out of commission. 5.15 miles.

Comments

From melanieb on Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 09:11:53 from 172.56.39.79

Emily go get it massaged out today and for the next few days:-) don't give up!! Sorry about the Barfing kids(that is never fun) Good luck!!

From james (runmehappy) on Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 10:17:11 from 50.203.76.218

It will be alright. I agree that you need to get that thing massaged. Soon, it will not be tight at all.

From Nan on Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 11:27:21 from 50.183.126.167

Oh man. Pain in the calf is no fun at all! I hope it resolves soon for you.

Unfortunately I've stumbled into injury myself and will not be able to room with you in Indianapolis. :(

From saige on Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 08:35:53 from 208.71.143.35

My soleus flares up every once in a while, but one trip to my PT and she rubs it out, ultra sound and electrostimulation and I am ready to run the next day with no residual pain. Skip the massage and head for the ultra sound and electro.

From Rachelle on Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 10:11:01 from 159.212.71.77

Hang in there Em!

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