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Location:

Lakewood,WA,

Member Since:

Dec 19, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

  • 5k
    Resolution Run 5k:
    1/1/09 20:46 (6:42)
    1/1/10 19:33 (6:18)
    1/1/11 19:23 (6:15)
    1/1/12 19:33 (6:18)
    FSRC Turkey Trot:
    11/20/11 18:50 (6:04)
  • 10k
    Resolution Run 10k:
    1/24/09 42:40 (6:53)
    1/23/10 40:48 (6:35)
    1/22/11 39:40 (6:24)
  • 15k
    Resolution Run 15k:
    2/21/09 1:05:59 (7:06)
    2/20/10 1:04:15 (6:55)
    2/26/11 1:03:46 (6:51)
    2/25/12 1:02:26 (6:42)
  • 20k
    Resolution Run 20k:
    3/21/09 1:27:16 (7:01)
    3/20/10 1:26:46 (6:59)
    3/26/11 1:24:37 (6:49)
    3/24/12 1:25:27 (6:52)
  • 1/2 Marathon
    Grand Columbian 1/2 Iron Relay
    2007 1:58:29 (8:59)
    2010 1:39:07 (7:34)
  • Marathon
    2005 Portland: 3:52:21 (8:52)
    2007 Tacoma: 3:47:17 (8:40)
    2010 Eugene: 3:16:21 (7:30)
    2011 Boston: 3:25:28 (7:51)
    2011 Tunnel: 3:06:30 (7:07)
    2012 Boston: 3:53:56 (8:56)
    2012 Big Sur: 3:23:06 (7:45)
    2013 Tacoma: 3:41:25 (8:27)
    2013 Tunnel Lite: 3:07:33 (7:09)
    2014 Boston: 3:40:35 (8:20)
  • Ultra Marathon
    2013 Defiance 50k: 4:49:12 (9:18)
    2013 Steilacoom 50k: 4:44:06 (9:09)
    2014 R2R 51.9mi: 9:51:40 (11:24)

Short-Term Running Goals:

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Upcoming races: Just pacing and volunteering this year. PRs coming in 2016?

St Paddy's Day 1/2 1:50 Pacer 3/12/16

Whidbey Island 1/2 1:45 Pacer 4/?/16

Tacoma City Marathon 3:55 Pacer 5/1/16

 

Personal:

No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Heb 12:11

 

Favorite Quotes:

"Go out and preach the Gospel, and if you have to, use words."  - St. Francis of Assisi

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

"If you have to ask, you wouldn't understand." HD?

"Rule #1. Cardio - Zombies lead a very active lifestyle, so should you." - Columbus (Zombieland)

"A one that is not cold is scarcely a one at all." - Strongbad

"Running without hills is like motorcycling without corners" -me

 

Favorite Blog Posts:

Puke and pass

My epic Beatles for Burt blogpost

Vodka at an aid station?

 

Hot tips for winter running:

Screwshoes
Poor man's cleats. this works a LOT better than you would think! Very quick and easy.

LittleHotties
Are you cheap like me? Put those little hotties in a ziplock bag and use them again tomorrow!

Kickstart your dead Garmin
Hold down the reset/lap button and the mode button together to get your 205/305/310xt to restart if it won't turn on or if it freezes up.

Favorite Blogs:
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Shopping Cart Lifetime Miles: 9.60
Fri, Oct 08, 2010
Total Distance
10.60

I got a cortisone shot in my foot yesterday (ouch). Now it hurts from getting the shot, but the pain that I got it for is gone. If the nerve pain comes back the doc recommended surgery :( Speaking of surgery, my shoulder was acting up for the first time during a run today. That has me a little worried and if it keeps up I may have to get it fixed before Boston too. I have some torn cartilage in my shoulder that needs repair, but until now running hasn't aggrivated it at all. I'm worried that the recovery time or any complications from the surgery might screw up my training for Boston and I'd rather wait If I can. Oh yeah, my run... It was great! You should have been there. Perfect morning, around 50°, no wind, no rain, no traffic, just great.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:20
2.00    7:22
3.00    7:20
4.00    7:13
5.00    7:15
6.00    7:15
7.00    7:12
8.00    7:03
9.00    6:56
10.00    6:56
10.60    7:02

Morton's nueroma:

 


 

Comments
From nicole on Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 11:49:56 from 128.208.244.70

DISGUSTING! Are those forks? Is someone going to eat the neuroma?

From rAtTLeTrAp on Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 12:07:34 from 72.102.40.65

Kind of makes you wonder what's in that bowl of Pho huh?

From Nan on Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 13:40:30 from 24.8.144.22

I was planning on having sushi for lunch, now I'm not so sure.

Sorry your shoulder is acting up on you. Man, Boston is still a ways off though, I may consider the surgery now if I were you. I'm going in for my first doc's appointment today to see about shoulder surgery myself.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 13:53:16 from 76.121.76.165

Nan - If it keeps up I probably will go for it. I just don't want to over-react because of one bad day. I really do want to put it off and I keep telling myself if I can tough it out, it may even heal up on it's own. I know that's probably wishful thinking though and if I do decide to get it done I need to do it right away :(

From baldnspicy on Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 14:01:37 from 72.77.68.219

Glad you were able to run OK! I hear the surgery isn't that bad and recovery is pretty quick, but if it's done wrong can cause more problems than you had before. I'm surprised he suggested surgery so quickly, but every doc is different, I guess.

I'm doing my own Google research on my options since mine keep coming back. I really would prefer to find a permanent solution rather than resolve myself to quarterly cortizone shots. I know they can "kill" the nerve with a series of alcohol based injections, but I don't know what you gain/lose by killing it verses cutting it out. Plus, does this mean I won't feel anything in those toes?

Hope it's feeling better and that you figure out what to do with the shoulder.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 14:22:23 from 72.102.40.65

bns - Either way, if you kill or remove the nueroma it will cause numbness between the 3rd and 4th toes. That is, if yours is in the same spot as mine. Killing that nerve with injections is supposed to be the same recovery-wise as the cortisone shots. I can't imagine running or even walking for quite a while after getting cut open like that disgusting pic.

From Kelli on Sat, Oct 09, 2010 at 22:28:06 from 71.219.65.246

Okay, I was NOT prepared for that nasty picture!!!! Yuck. I hope the shot will do the job.

Did you do anything else that might have just aggravated your shoulder temporarily? I hope that is the case, shoulder surgery is NO FUN, especially for the wife.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 12:00:22 from 76.121.76.165

OK, I even got sick of looking at that pic when I open my blog. Hopefully my foot will never have to look like that.

From april27 on Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 18:38:10 from 99.188.251.180

I must have missed the disgusting picture b/c all I see is a diagram of a foot. I sort of feel left out of all the disgustingness!

From Kelli on Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 18:50:58 from 71.219.65.246

OH, you got rid of it. Now I can eat and read your blog at the same time. I SO hope your foot never needs that. OUCH.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 20:46:08 from 76.121.76.165

I won't put it back, but here's a link for you April, just so you don't feel left out :)

http://www.watkinsfootcenter.com/mortons_neuroma_files/Neuroma2(400).jpg

From april27 on Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 20:48:45 from 99.188.251.180

b/c i was in the medical field for 7 years in my former life that was awesome!

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