A Runner at Heart.....Riding a Bike

May 04, 2024

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Location:

South Jordan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Sep 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Started running in 2001.  Have completed over 100 marathons and ultras since then. 

Marathon PR 2:56:04 (2005 St. George)

New PR 2:53:24 (2008 Tucson)

Finished 2nd Overall in 2005 Utah Grand Slam to Paul Peterson.  He beat me by 30 min in every race.

1/2 Marathon PR 1:23:56 (2008 Just Cuz Half Marathon)

Completed the Utah Grand Slam 10 consecutive years (2003-2012).  I don't know if anyone else has done that.

Short-Term Running Goals:

2024 Goals:

Be consistent in my Riding.

Drop a few lbs.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I have long-term biking goals.  Running is completely out of the question with the Meniscus in my knee.

Personal:

I'm in the 55-59 Age Group.....Yikes!

I have been married for over 39 years.  We have 3 children and 7 grandchildren.

 "Only those who risk going to far can possibly find out how far they can go"  T.S. Eliot

"Putting miles in your training log (blog) is like putting money in the bank.  You begin to draw interest on it immediately."  Hal Higdon

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Biking 2021 Lifetime Miles: 653.86
Biking 2023 Lifetime Miles: 722.63
Biking 2022 Lifetime Miles: 1981.70
Biking 2024 Lifetime Miles: 681.69
Sun, Nov 01, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.760.006.76

It was 48 degrees and breezy this morning......wasn't going to waste such a warm morning.  I ran 6.76 miles nice and easy as my right lower leg was bugging me again.

Mizuno Wave Alchemy 7 #2 Miles: 6.76
Comments
From Barry on Sun, Nov 01, 2009 at 11:11:33 from 72.24.220.35

Sorry to read about your leg. What do you think it might be? Also, are you running Just Cuz next weekend?

From Bill Mandler on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 08:14:35 from 24.119.13.42

Barry, I'm not sure what the leg thing is. It hurts on the outside of my lower leg. I am planning on running Just Cuz, but I am just doing it for fun. I probably won't be very fast.

From jtshad on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 08:29:35 from 69.20.183.178

What are the details of the Just Cuz HM? I might be interested in coming down to run it as well.

From Bill Mandler on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 09:01:36 from 24.119.13.42

Jeff, It's Saturday at 10:13am. It starts up in the foothills SW of Pocatello and ends at Centennial Park. The first 1/2 has a lot of downhill so it can be fast. Kory ran like a 1:14 last year.

You can register on Active.com. Last year had 50 runners and there are already more than 150 signed up this year.

From Barry on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 09:41:15 from 72.24.220.35

Bill, Do you think it might be shin splints?

From Bill Mandler on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 12:47:00 from 72.24.152.3

Barry, It probably is some form of shin splints. I started running on the treadmill last week a bunch more and my legs take a while to adapt to that.

From Barry on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 14:32:01 from 72.24.220.35

Bill, this was given to me another blogger when i had a lot of shin splints. Maybe it could help you out.

I had shin splints a few weeks before Boston last year and she taught me how to overcome them and how to never get them again. Here is the simple workout that you do.

1. Before you run do these exercises:

- duck walk with your toes pointing outward away from each other for 20 meters.

- duck walk with your toes pointing inward toward each other for 20 meters.

- heel walk with your toes pointing up for 20 meters.

- walk backwards on your toes for 20 meters.

- then do your other regular stretches or other drills and then do your run.

2. After your run do this simple exercise. Find a step or curb that has a hand rail or something you can hold on to and steady yourself. Stand on the step on one foot with your forefoot (have your heel extended off the step in the air).

Raise yourself and lower yourself as many times as you can until your calf muscle burns. I usually get about 100 raises in a set.

Change legs and with the other foot raise and lower yourself as many times as you can until that calf muscle burns.

Repeat this with each leg so you can get 3 sets with each leg.

You are done. If you do these pre-run drills and post-run exercise you will never get shin splints again and the shin splints you have will heal very quickly.

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