Rhett

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Location:

Lake Havasu City,AZ,

Member Since:

Sep 29, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

23 marathons

6 Bostons (2007-2011, 2017)

3 Half Ironmans

2 Ironmans

3 50 Milers

1 Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim

Marathon PR:

~~2:59:00 St. George 2008~~

2:58:03 Boston 2010

1/2 Marathon PR:

~~1:25:41 Havasu Half 2009~~

1:24:09 Painter's St.George 2010

Half Ironman PR:

5:25:02 HITS Havasu 2014

5K PR:

~~18:23 LHC Turkey Trot 2014~~

18:22 LHC Turkey Trot 2017

50 mile PR:

7:56:14 Avalon50 2016

Short-Term Running Goals:

~~Break 3 hours again~~

~~Doing it a Boston would be sweet!~~

It was sweet!

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Tue, Aug 31, 2010

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Upper body weights

Abs and core

10 minutes stationary bike

My leg feels better this morning than it did last night. I had been using my KT tape the past few days on it until yesterday and then I put it back on last night. It really helps it feel better, which makes me wonder if the pain I'm getting is from soft tissue damage around the stress fracture, not the stress fracture itself. I'd be good with that. I really don't want any more bone issues. It takes way too long to heal.

Comments

From Teena Marie on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 14:25:05 from 174.52.45.85

Here's my take on why the KT tape makes it feel better:

The tape acts kind of like an extra piece of fascia. In other words, the tape makes it harder for the muscles to pull away from the bone.

My guess is that when you exercise and your post tib lengthens and shorts it pulls on your tibia stressing it and causing pain. The tape is securing it there so that it doesn't tug on the bone.

Hopefully you don't have soft tissue damage in addition to stress fracture, and it's just the tugging and pulling on that bone that is causing the discomfort. Minimize it and you minimize the stress hence minimize the pain.

That's just my 2 cents. BUT, as always, I could TOTALLY be wrong. :) :) :)

Getting excited to party with you, Doone, Smooth and Kathie!!! :)

From Rhett on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 14:37:50 from 74.32.211.152

Thanks Teena, I was hoping you'd throw your 2 cents in there. You know a lot more about that stuff than I do.

I really just wish it would stop hurting completely and I could get back to my normal running.

From Teena Marie on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 14:47:47 from 174.52.45.85

You are definitely on your way! Hang in there. I am assuming you still believe that this injury was so worth your Boston Lovefest! :) :) :)

Definitely keep taping.

When I had my pelvis stress fracture it was the muscles continually tugging on the bone that caused it to take so long to heal. It was a very hard area to tape. ;)

So really, keep taping! Make those muscle fibers fuse like they have never fused before! :) :) :)

From Smooth on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 14:59:49 from 174.23.218.17

Interesting observation! If the taping helps, definitely keep using them.

From Kathie on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 15:19:11 from 63.248.105.188

Less pain=good, there is my 2 cents!

From Tom Slick on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 15:23:06 from 69.171.174.214

Don't forget to RICE it!!!

From RivertonPaul on Wed, Sep 01, 2010 at 12:03:10 from 67.42.27.114

Stay healthy.

From DonGardinero on Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 13:04:00 from 75.162.178.108

Rhett....Are you running the half or just the last half of the marathon? Either way, good luck and stay healthy

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