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

May 08, 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: 723.49
Sun, Nov 29, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.520.006.52

It was 23 degrees and foggy this morning.  I ran 6.52 miles easy to try to get back in the swing of things.

Last week I took an overdue break.....

The truth of the matter is I have been running in pain for months now.  I have had several nagging injuries and pain that just won't go away.  I tried running less miles with less intensity but that wasn't enough.  I needed to just stop for a few days and just heal.  I should have listened to my body more and done this earlier.  My performances in the Pocatello and St. George marathons were due to the fact that any time I tried to run fast, it just plain hurt.  When I ran the Just Cuz 1/2 marathon a few weeks ago I tried to take it easy and that hurt too. 

I need to get back to pain-free, enjoyable running.  Today was better.

Asics 1130 (Zinc) Miles: 6.52
Comments
From Barry on Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 12:09:06 from 24.117.86.40

I am sorry to hear that Bill. I hope the time off helped and you and you are feeling better. If there is anything i can do to help please let me know.

From Sandy Dune-Howard on Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 12:25:41 from 90.208.239.169

Yeah Bill I am sorry too.... ouch it hurts to not run too I know.

Maybe run every other day and take it easy for a few weeks or even pool run.... I am lucky and my gym has a reasonably shallow pool and its level so I can run up and down in touching the floor and it doesnt really hurt depending on injury if you can find a pool like this its great to do or even xtrain just to keep the mind at ease from not running I hope you heal soon :(

chin up :-)

From jtshad on Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 16:18:08 from 69.20.183.178

Bill, yes it is time to scale back and take a break to allow you body time to heal. Most of the time a break is what is required and you can bounce back. Don't worry about not running, your fitness will return and maybe the break will help you mentally as well.

From Kory on Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 21:55:53 from 24.116.159.75

Smart move Bill. Take the time and find that fun in running again rather than trying to train. I think sometimes we get in the mindset that we have to run a certain amount each day no matter how the body feels.

Rather than gaining fitness and increased performance we just gain being over-trained. I'm probably the worst person to do this. Sometimes I still fight this. I had to find the fun in running again, and that's just going out not really knowing how far your going to run each day.

Bill we need to do some runs together. When do you start running during the week? I'm running for fun and no specific pace. Also Barry and I have been meeting Saturday to run at 7am and just running down Pocatello Creek Rd to my house. Let me know if your interested in that, or we can meet somewhere and all run together. I believe in helping each other get through things and running together would be fun.

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