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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Sep 25, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

All running accomplishments are Post Teenage Years:

17:06 5K--Murray 2014

16:58 5K (aided)--Running of the Leopards 2010

34:41--10K Deseret News 2018 (aided)

1:16--(aided) Hobble Creek Half 2009

2:43--St. George Marathon 2012

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 2:50 Ogden Marathon

Sub 17:00 at Draper 5K

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 2:40 Marathon

 

Personal:

Married to Elizabeth (she got me running in 2003). We have three boys, Lucas (12) , Sam (8) and Ollie (5).

Many years ago, I read that the AVERAGE male is capable of a 2:40 marathon.  I decided to test that theory.  I began running in 2003 with Top of Utah as my first marathon (4:24).  I need 3 more minutes.

"Life is short...running makes it seem longer."--Baron Hansen

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I was putting my 2 year old in his car seat today and ruptured a spinal disk between L4/L5.  My entire left side is either numb (tolerable), throbbing (lots of discomfort) or stabbing (kill me now).  I will get injections at TOSH next week.  I'm not sure about my running schedule.  I know my nerve is getting pinched, but my back feels fine.  I wonder if I do run could I do major damage to the pinched sciatic nerve?

Comments
From Neasts on Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 10:40:02 from 75.169.61.34

My husband has dealt with some similar back problems and I had an annular tear just over a year ago ripping out concrete forms doing a household project. The intense pain will subside over a few days to a couple of weeks, and I wouldn't try to do anything but let your body heal during that time. Listen to your doctor...this isn't shin splints. You've been running long enough to know that running will always be there when you heal up and that your fitness will come back quickly enough. Good luck!

From MarkP on Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 11:30:09 from 75.162.250.184

Thanks Neasts.

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