| Location: Salt Lake City,UT, Member Since: Jan 20, 2007 Gender: Male Goal Type: Marathon Finish Running Accomplishments:
My personal best marathon was my first marathon. I ran the St. George Marathon in 2005, and finished in 3:14. I was hurting at the end, and had to walk too much between miles 22 and 26, but I finished.
I had hoped to drop that time in 2006 and qualify for Boston, but hamstring pain and other distractions took their toll and I ended up finishing in 3:25.
Personal Bests:
- Marathon: 3:14:53 (St. George, 2005)
- Half Marathon: 1:31:02 (Hobble Creek, 2006)
- 5K: 19:50 (Murray Fun Days, 2006)
- 50K: 5:16 (Goblin Valley Ultra, 2006)
I don't know my PB for a 10K, but I've run a 10K in around 38:59, which may or may not be a PB. (I don't really like the 10K distance - too long to be a sprint, and too short to be an endurance run).
Short-Term Running Goals: Get back into shape.
Long-Term Running Goals: The Wasatch 100 in under 22 hours. Hell, ANY finish at the Wasatch 100 would be great. Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Liberty Park: Outer Loop First sustained run since my ACL surgery on 03/30/2007. My left knee was a little achy, but it subsided after I stopped running. The Army Reserve was doing their 2 mile PT at the same time as my run. It's a little sad that I can outrun our armed forces when I haven't run a step in over two months.
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| | Ran to 15th and 15th and back, added a loop through "Christmas Street"
to bring up the mileage a little.
Left knee is still achy, and I was feeling some pain through my
hamstring. The hamstring pain is related to the bruising I sustained
during stretching at physical therapy, but my therapist said it's not unusual, and no reason why I should cut back on my activity levels. I thought I would be able to jump back into 4 or 5 mile runs when I got my feet back under me, but it turns out that two months of relative inactivity sure leave you out of shape. I was huffing and puffing around the mile mark, and started to get some minor side cramps near the end of my run. I know it won't take long to get back into running shape, but it sure is discouraging right now.
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| | Sugarhouse Park Loop (1x) Still trying to get my feet under me. My surgically repair knee is feeling decent, although I'm getting some tightness in my kneecap and a little soreness around my bruised hamstring. Fortunately, it's not unbearable, just a little uncomfortable. Running the hills at Sugarhouse Park was a little bit of a challenge. Uphill wasn't too much of an issue, but downhill was more difficult. The additional strain that's being put on my kneecap makes it hard to maintain a decent stride. I figure it's just something I need to work through, and that it will be get better as my leg gets stronger. GPS output:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2952317
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| | Neighborhood Meanadering Two miles shouldn't be this hard! My gait (and knee) are starting to feel a little better, but I'm still having some difficulty with my left hamstring. I get little twinges of pain here and there when I try to push out to my natural stride. I feel like I'm really favoring my left side - maybe I should ask someone to watch me run and give me feedback. Here's the ol' GPS output:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2963251
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