Winning Back What I Lost

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Location:

Meridian,ID,US

Member Since:

Mar 31, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

PR's:

5K Beat Coach Pete Fun Run Boise, ID- 21:13(2009)

Meridan Barn Sour Days 10k, Meridian, ID- 41:32(2012)

Famous Potato Half Marathon, Boise, ID- 1:30:40 (2012)

Utah Valley Marathon, Provo, UT- 3:20:14 (2011)

Athlinks profile here.

Garmin Connect profile here.

Short-Term Running Goals:

2014 Racing Schedule and Goals: 

-Get healthy

-St. George Marathon, October 4, 2014, St. George, UT

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run at least one marathon every year until I buy the farm.

Qualify for Boston Marathon.

Personal:

Started running in November 2007 to get fit. Now I'm back almost to square one after back surgery. I did it once and I'll do it again.

"In truth, runners don't race other runners. They race against themselves: to conquer their wills, to transcend their weaknesses, to beat back their nightmares. And while a runner can't actually beat himself, he can beat his time. Even years into running, he can get better."  Running for His Life by Michael Hall. 

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
New Balance MR 1400 Lifetime Miles: 392.77
Saucony Kinvara 2 Lifetime Miles: 424.41
Saucony Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles: 438.89
Saucony Ride 5 Lifetime Miles: 235.68
Brooks Launch (Blue/Yellow) Lifetime Miles: 282.52
Hoka Rapa Nui Tarmac's Lifetime Miles: 181.17
Hoka Clifton (Blue)(2) Lifetime Miles: 164.15
Total Distance
17.86
Saucony Tangent 4 Miles: 6.31Saucony Kinvara Miles: 5.25Brooks Launch (Black/Green) Miles: 6.30
Total Distance
6.31

First run of the year.  Interval workout on TM (alternating 5min slow/5min fast) + usual leg workout.  Setting a goal of at least 5 days of running this week and transitioning to morning workouts. 

Saucony Tangent 4 Miles: 6.31
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Total Distance
5.25

Easy run on the TM. Legs felt heavy and sore w/ some pain in the rear. Two steps forward and one step back.  PT appointment tomorrow.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 5.25
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Total Distance
6.30

OK, this is getting ridiculous!  Visited the PT again yesterday. Told him that my piriformis felt better but my PF/Achilles/Ankle pain felt worse. He preceded to try a few stretching exercises to break up some of the scar tissue/residual swelling from my ankle injury 2+ years ago.  I could really feel it and I remember thinking at the time, "This might not be a good thing to stretch my achilles so much while it was so tight?"  Turns out that I was right.  Now, not only does my piriformis still bother me, but my achilles and heel are screaming.  Not going back to that PT. I'm vowing to visit an actual orthopedist and get an MRI.  Sigh.    

Brooks Launch (Black/Green) Miles: 6.30
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Total Distance
17.86
Saucony Tangent 4 Miles: 6.31Saucony Kinvara Miles: 5.25Brooks Launch (Black/Green) Miles: 6.30
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