| Location: Kowloon Tong,Hong Kong Member Since: Jul 02, 2007 Gender: Female Goal Type: Olympic Trials Qualifier Running Accomplishments: Unaided:
5K - 17:11 (track Pre-kids and at BYU) (1998)
10K - 35:48 (track Pre-kids and at BYU) (1998)
10K - 35:34 (road - Shek Mun 10k 12/12)
1/2 Marathon 1:19:44 (UNICEF HM 11/12)
Marathon 2:47:08 (ING Hartford Connecticut 10/10)
Aided:
St. George Marathon 2:50:40 (10/08)
1/2 marathon - Hobble Creek 1:17:14 (8/08)
10K - Deseret News 10K - 35:02 (7/08)
Short-Term Running Goals: PR 1/2 marathon AGAIN
Long-Term Running Goals: Break 2:46 in Boston! Personal:
I used to run for BYU, but only after trying out three times and finally walking on, so I was never a star. However, it was wonderful to run with great people and under Coach Shane. When you run with fast people, you can't help to improve! I graduated BYU in 1998, and didn't run a race until 2002, after having my second child. My hiatus and other crazy life commitments have made my competitive running suffer, but the last couple of years I have tried to get back into it the best I can. I have been married since 1996, to Paul Lowry, who is a runner himself. I have three boys (my three rascals), ages 12, 10, and 8. After a great 2008 season, I was injured and eventually diagnosed and cross-diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis, a type of arthritis disease, which precludes running for all but the most stubborn. So I am on medications, trying to stay healthy, and seeing my PT often. And running! Now beating the streets in Hong Kong. |
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I have been sleeping on my back or stomach only, without a pillow for the past 6 nights. It's not so fun at first but I am getting used to it.
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| pain 0-1. Worked today, and moved my office out of the temporary main level office (for wheelchair and avoiding stairs) back to my basement office! It is great to be feeling better. I was exhausted from the 7-8 trips downstairs carrying books and files. I am definitely out of shape. Had the longest and least "soreful" weeding session today. |
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| pain 0-1. Had my annual work party today, a dinner for the families, then swimming at the scera pool. I went down both slides, the steep one is far superior. I wish I was gutzy enough to do a flip on the diving board. It was way too cold to be swimming at night. I had to take a hot shower to raise my bod temp when I got home. I have been on my NSAID for 8 days today. I should be able to start a walking/cross training exercise regamin on July 27th. The rationale is to make sure my inflammation is down (three weeks on NSAIDS) so that any pain when I cross train would be because my prescription is not adequate, especially if I ramp up my training very gradually. I plan on starting with just some casual walks, then gradually go to aggressive walks, then add in pool running and elliptical, then hopefully some running by end of August. That's the plan, but its very fluid. It is nice to have a definite count down, though.
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| Had my 2nd opinion rheumi appt today. He's the son in a son/father rheum office. I liked him quite a bit. He agrees with the diagnosis of AS. Great. He says that my MRI's are consistent with sacroilitis, so an alternate explanation rather than a stress reaction from running. He says the most crucial treatment is medication. He says there's no proof of sleeping positions making a difference with AS. He says a physical therapist can be helpful once I am training, and he doesn't need to be an AS specialist, but at least well read on the position. He said that Glucosamine w/Chondrotin doesn't directly address AS issues, but it was up to me whether to continue taking it. We are going to try to preauth for a TNF blocker, the more aggressive drug, since it takes some time for that drug to kick in fully, and just see what my insurance's authorization requirements are for it. Regarding my question if a flare up = permanent damage, he says there is current research being done to see if inflammation can be decoupled from degeneration, but the jury is largely out. But if I monitor my pain carefully, then we'll catch any flare ups early and minimize damage and time off. He asked me what the worst case scenario for this condition is. I said your spine can fuse in a stooped position and then you can get in a car accident and your spine would snap. He laughed. He says that this condition tends to fissle out over time for patients, that fusion of SI is likely long term, and that typically provides great pain relief for patients. He seemed to think that SI joint fusion wasn't a deal breaker for runners, but conceded that this may only be true for recreational runners when I expressed doubt in that assessment. Recreational runners - hey that's what I used to be, and it may be what I am headed toward. But I will get competitive again if I can. 12 days until exercise. Pain of 1 when he manipulated me, and of 2 when I then rolled off the table, which put me in a foul mood for about 5 minutes. I'm fine now :)
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| Pain, a consistent 1. Dang that manipulation at the docs yesterday. |
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| Pain 1. We went on Utah Lake with a partner of my firm. It was sooo awesome. We haven't been on a boat for a couple of years, we just don't have the connections. Benji, Paul and JJ knee boarded, and I got in the water, with an orange flag stuck in the back of my life jacket, and helped JJ get on the board, holding onto him as long as possible, it was way fun! And then we got onto a three person blow up thingy. It was alot of fun. El Pollo Loco after, I wish there was one closer. I had a great chat with my mom last night, and decided to get back on the bandwagon. Starting tomorrow I won't eat after dinner, in an attempt to curb the bulge.
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| Pain 1. My baby, JJ, turned 5 years old today. Oh, man, he is getting so old. He'll be in preschool this fall, I have no babies! We had blueberry pancakes, sausage, bacon, oj, oranges and kiwi for breakfast, and went to Brick Oven Pizza for dinner (I had one slice and one trip to the salad bar, thank you--ok and three bites of his free birthday dessert). Today is day one of no food after dinner. 9 days until I get to start exercising. Rock on.
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