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Location:

Pleasanton,CA,US

Member Since:

May 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

1M 4:53.2

5k 17:19 Spring 2009

5M 28:52

10M 59:47 (on way to my half PR)

13.1 1:18:47 2009 New Bedford Half Marathon

26.2 2:57:55 2008 Mohawk Hudson River Marathon

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Train for pacific crest trail thru hike 2017.

Run lots of miles and lose some weight in the process.

DON'T FALL OFF THE WAGON

Extend childhood (at least from fitness perspective) into my mid 40's

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

 

I want to beat my half marathon PR. And if I'm in shape to do that then I should be able to crush my marathon PR.

Personal:

31y/o computational biologist. Hoping to take 5 months off next year to hike the PCT.

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Sat, Dec 06, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.200.000.000.000.005.20

AM: 5.2 Leg is getting worse, not better.  Felt fine during run but afterwards I could feel it walking around again.

PM: 50min spin  Decided to not risk it for today (not hitting my goal mileage anyway).  I will think long and hard about whether to run tomorrow or not.  If I do it will mean I think I can get my goal mileage in and then recover during my skiing trip the next week.  The most prudent thing of course would be to cross train on the stationary bike this week, snow ski next week, and then get back to running fully healed.  I need to be healthy when I get home because I don't have access to stuff like stationary bikes and the like to cross train on.

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Comments
From bedoukian on Sat, Dec 06, 2008 at 19:11:51

i think you NEED to take it easy right now. I like your idea of doing the bike for fitness and then coming back when you get back from your ski trip. it's not worth risking an injury that you might make longer to heal when only a week or so of rest can fix it completely. where are you going skiing?

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