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Location:

Orem,UT,USA

Member Since:

Nov 10, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

19 Marathons!

2007 St. George Marathon 3:07

2009 Boston Marathon 3:11:17

2009 Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon 1:24:48

2009 Top of Utah Marathon 3:03

2009 Halloween 1/2 Marathon 1:22:38

2010 Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon 1:23:48

2010 Top of Utah Marathon 3:01:51

2011 Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon 1:22:16

2011 St. George Marathon 2:58:19

2012 Provo City Marathon 2:59:24

2012 Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marthon 1:22:08

2012 St. George Marathon 2:54:39

Long-Term Running Goals:

I love to run! I want to feel good and run for a very long time.

Personal:

My husband Brent and I live in Orem with our three kids ages 12, 10 & 7. Brent is a Marriage and Family Therapist and I'm at home with the kids. I used to be a CPA, but now I just do a little bookkeeping from home. For a lot of years running a marathon was something I did to get back in shape after having a baby. Just finishing was accomplishment enough, now I want to finish faster.

I ran the St. George Marathon in 3:18 when I was 18 and set a record for my age division 15-18. Now I train with the girl who broke my record. I love the marathon and half marathon. Long runs are what keep me from going crazy.

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Thu, Oct 07, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.00

I'm so frustrated with my knee. Running doesn't seem to make it hurt any more, but it hurts when I run, or walk or just about anything else for that matter. I can't bend my knee all the way as that causes a lot of pain. It's tender to the touch all around the joint, but the main concentration of pain is in the lower inside part of my knee just below the knee cap. I still have a little visible swelling here. I ran 6 miles on some hills and it hurt a lot worse going down than up. I've massaged my quad and hamstrings and around the knee to try to loosen things up. I'm doing hot/cold/hot/cold each night. Maybe it just needs more time. I hope I didn't tear something. Any insight anyone?

Comments

From JulieC on Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 20:31:05 from 71.35.251.18

fractured patella? Hope not. But they hurt and bending would be painful. xray? since it is still swollen that's what I am thinking. sorry julie that is still such a big bummer!!!

From JulieC on Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 20:32:58 from 71.35.251.18

my mom broke hers this summer in a car crash. Dash board to the knee. I am just visualizing your knee to the pavement---crush!! ouch!!!

From julieesplin on Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 14:11:00 from 75.169.167.111

I saw Dr. Pratt today (Fri), he works with BYU athletics. He thinks I bruided the bone and everything around it and have tears in the tendons holding the knee cap, etc. This can take a month or more to heal from. It could take months for "all" the pain to go away. By the placement and severity of the pain he doesn't think I tore cartiage or broke the bone. If I don't see any improvement in the next two or three weeks he'll do an x-ray. If I'm improving, then well I'll just keep improving, but it will take a long time.

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