Running For Trevor

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Member Since:

Jul 14, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Personal Records

26.2----------2:58:45 09/15/2012 Top of Utah Marathon

13.1--------1:17:55 11/02/2013 Snow Canyon
10k---------38:10 03/2013 Hale Freezes Over 10k
5k----------18:48 09/2012 Spanish Fork 5k

Short-Term Running Goals:

My goal is to continue to enjoy running and maybe get faster a long the way! :)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run until I am 100 years old!

Personal:

I decided to join to hold myself accountable for my training and because I love learning from others running experiences. I just started running a little over a year ago and have a lot to learn. I work fulltime as a Manager of Telecommunications for Intermountain Healthcare and go to school online through Weber State University. If you want to know more check out my blog: www.runningfortrevor.blogspot.com

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Asics 2160 Lifetime Miles:						362.50
Asics Racing Flats Lifetime Miles:						60.20
New Balance Nimbus Lifetime Miles:						443.00
Mizuno Waves Yellow Lifetime Miles:						419.75
Mizuno Waves Pink Lifetime Miles:						493.83
New Balance 950 Lifetime Miles:						406.55
Pearl Izumi's Iso Shift Lifetime Miles:						394.10
Asics Yellow Lifetime Miles:						490.25
Saucony Blue Lifetime Miles:						429.00
Saucony Mirage Pink Lifetime Miles:						574.90
Saucony Mirage Green Lifetime Miles:						461.45
Kinvara 2 Purple Lifetime Miles:						440.25
Saucony Mirage Blue Lifetime Miles:						443.60
Orange Mizuno Waves Lifetime Miles:						510.25
Kinvara Pink Lifetime Miles:						475.54
Altra Olympus Purple Lifetime Miles:						22.70
Virrata Pink Lifetime Miles:						11.30

Mon, Aug 20, 2012

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
12.00	0.00	12.00

I hate to be a big fat Whiner but I just really felt like crud this morning. It was way windy and I just felt like I was working hard to maintain an 8 minute pace. For some reason my left achilles is suddenly bothering me....not sure what thats all about. Anyway it wasn't pretty but I ran 10 miles. My body seems to be in some sort of funk and hopefully it snaps out of it soon!

Planks & pushups at home afterwards.

PM: Jogged for 20 minutes with the pup no watch. I felt about a thousand times betters this afternoon but will play it safe and take an extra recovery day. My left achilles is actually bruised and I think it happened when I tripped over my sisters Jogging stroller at her house last night and I just didn't realize it until running this morning.

Saucony Mirage Blue Miles: 2.00	Orange Mizuno Waves Miles: 10.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 113.20	Calories: 0.00

Comments

From Scott Wesemann on Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 09:52:41 from 66.232.64.4

Maybe you should take a few days to rest that achilles. I had some issues with mine last year and they take forever to heal, so be careful with it.

From Carina on Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 11:54:44 from 204.15.86.83

Go ahead and whine, that's what we are here for!!! It's so discouraging having runs like that. You are in such great shape right now a couple of rest days wouldn't hurt a bit, and you definitely don't want to deal with an injury!!

From Hamdog Alum on Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 12:01:37 from 71.90.5.18

Welcome to high miles! You probably have a lot of cumulative fatigue built up from training. Recovery needs to be over emphasized when running upper limits of mileage.

Stretching on a board at a 45 degree angle helped my achilles and tends to keep it from getting too tight. I work it from side to side with a bent knee holding onto hand rails of basement stairs. Then I do a straight calf stretch with out the knee bent on the board and a heel drop off the step. The other thing that would help is cutting the miles up into two smaller runs and stretching the achilles before and after each run for a total of 4 times a day.

From allie on Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 12:28:33 from 161.38.218.168

a rest/recovery day can be helpful. i usually take mondays off every other week. the consistency is still there (14 days on, 1 day off), but so is the much needed recovery time. you are putting in a lot of miles right now -- i won't argue that it's a bad thing, but just be careful. i'm not a high mileage runner, so i guess i'm not really qualified to comment on this, but i do know that james says he can only handle 2-3 weeks in a row of 95-105 before his body starts telling him: "this is doing more harm than good." everyone is different though, so just listen to your body. it sounds like it wouldn't mind a day off. (i know this is contrary to a lot of stuff you read/hear, but i'm just throwing in my opinion) :)

From Rachelle on Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 12:41:36 from 159.212.71.200

Thanks so much for the feedback everyone! I really hesitated to even post that I had a bad run but I really do appreciate the support. It is weird because I have always felt fine with higher mileage but I think I am just learning where my body draws the line. I am definitely going to skip the 11 mile tempo I had planned for tomorrow and give myself an extra recovery day.

Erik - thanks for the stretches I will definitely try them. I also think you bring up a good point about recovery and I think I need to take it more seriously. Icing, compressing, ect!

From NatalieK on Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 13:50:55 from 24.2.101.184

I agree with Carina, whine away. It makes me feel more normal that I know that super runners like you get in funks sometimes. Hope you get out of it soon!

From RAD on Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 15:01:23 from 98.202.23.178

We all like to hear whining from supers like you :)

I'm with the crowd on that rest day. Don't talk yourself into it. SLEEP tomorrow. DO nothing. I'm serious. Just ask Smooth...I can go all Helga on you if you need it! :)

From Bam on Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 15:33:47 from 95.83.231.255

What allie says makes sense. Also, check out AIS (assisted isolated stretching - it's the business; google hope on a rope). If you haven't done it before, it will change your running for the better. Sorry if you have heard of it and are using it.

Another thing that might be worth your while is going to a physical therapist and having everything stripped out.

If the pain is localised and is more of a tenderness, ice massage works a treat. An ice cube gently massaged into the area for 3x5 mins works wonders too. Be careful you don't burn your fingers!

From Jake K on Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 17:05:58 from 97.126.131.66

Lots of great advice above... And don't be afraid to run even slower on recovery runs at this point... You're super fit... You just need to stay healthy and not get worn out in the next couple weeks

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