"A Hefty Hunk Of Steamin Junk"

I ran out towards Payson this morning and the old IT band felt pretty good on the way out but on the way back it really gave me some fits! It was brutal! I had to walk some of the way and it seemed the stretching didn't help it at all today, very frustrating!!! When I returned home I was able to rest it for a few minutes before I went out with my son Ethan for a mile and a half, I had to walk on the way back with him but he was able to continue on and I would run just a little so I could keep him in my sites. This is becoming a very frustrating injury and this seems to the same old song and dance for me when I am preparing to run a marathon, I just can't seem to stay healthy. I will try again tomorrow and see how it goes and if the recovery is there, I am  waiting for my roller to get here to see if that will help loosen and get me back on track. Everyone I have talked to say they really work and it will help with the healing process and it will allow me to continue to run, so we shall see. Average pace was 8:31, and then it was just under 9 minutes for me with my son, although he was probably around and 8:40 mile after he left me in the dust!

See ya tomorrow.

Resting my It Band and knee today... See ya tomorrow

I ran out towards Payson today via canal road, 3 miles on my own and I had no pain in the IT band area, but it always felt like it was on the verge of hurting. Average pace was 8:23 and since I am at work I don't have any other info, total time was 27:49. After the 3 miles by myself I stretched and then ran a couple with my son Ethan, and then after that I was able to roll my leg with my new roller, boy could I feel that. I rolled it last night to so I don't know if the extra day off made it feel better or if it was the rolling, but my plan is to roll morning and night and then continue with the stretching and then see how it goes. I had no time for the weight training this morning as I had an appointment out in Lehi with a client and I had no time, so I will try and see if I can find some time after Ethan's Baseball game tonight I really need to stay on track... I also went back to the shoes with some support to see if that helps alleviate the problem, I'm basically trying everything that I can think of to help get this turned around and heading in the right direction!

See ya tomorrow.

I ran out towards Mini GU corner but stopped about a half of a mile short, IT band felt pretty good going out in-fact I did a couple of marathon pace miles (7:21) & (7:46) wasn't trying real hard on that last one. I had to stop at the stake center and stretch for just a minute but then I added on another mile and then stretched again at the house and then I finished up with some Push-ups and 10 minutes on the elliptical. Rolled my leg as well, and it was truly sore but only when I was rolling it, average pace was 8:07 with my HR average at 141 total time was 49:30 for the 6 miles. I hope the darn thing continues to improve, but I still don't know how I will get in any long runs at this point if I can only do 6 to 7 miles at a time... I don't know??? I guess I will see how Saturday goes and then go from there.

See ya tomorrow.

I ran out towards Payson, IT band was barley even noticeable, but at about a mile and a half I started to have stomach issues so I turned for home cause I knew that I wasn't going last after returning home I headed out towards the Stake center to tack on a couple more. After that I was able to stretched and then I ran 2.30 miles with my son Ethan and that was when I started to notice the old IT band and knee, I have since stretched and it is feeling better but it seems that 7 miles is the max and then it starts to bother me, I hope its nothing more than the IT band getting tired and sore... I will roll for a couple of minutes before I head out this morning to see if that will help it any, no strength training today again I am out of time.

See ya tomorrow.

I ran out towards the stake center and points beyond, legs were very dead and I had nothing going in them today! IT band was marginal and didn't really start bothering me that much although it always feels like it is on the verge of hurting and then it usually does around mile 6 or seven... I could only manage 4 miles today one was because I was having some stomach issues, and by the way I barley made it home, and then time constraints and the dead leg issue. Average pace was 9:13 and that involved some walking towards the end because of the stomach issues:-( I am alittle frustrated, I want to get this thing feeling better so I can get going on some long runs, if I can't then I might have to bow out of St. George, but I will have to see I think I still have some time before I get to that point...

See your later and have a Happy Independence Day!!!