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Location:

San Antonio,TX,

Member Since:

Dec 13, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5K PR - 18:01 - Nov '14

10K PR - 38:37 (workout) - Oct '14

Half-marathon - 1:22:43 - Jan '14

Marathon - 2:58:43 in Boston! - Apr '13

50 mile - 7:49:30 (2nd) - Nov '15

Short-Term Running Goals:

- Balance

- Run more trails, volunteer, more social running, run with a team

- Race a lot more.  learn.

Race results / possible schedule:

Apr 2 - Hells Hills 25k trail - 4th

Apr 9 - Toughest 'n Texas 20-mile Trail - 2nd

May 7 - Paleface - Trail Marathon - 3rd

May 29 - American Hero road 25k - 2nd

Jun 25 - Pedernales Falls 30k nighttime Trail - 5th (sick)

Jul 16 - Muleshoe Bend 30k nighttime Trail - 3rd

Jul 23-24 - Fossil Valley 9-hour nighttime Trail - 2nd

Aug 6 - Colorado Bend 30k nighttime Trail - 4th

Aug 27 - Reveille Peak 30k nighttime Trail (entered)

Sep 10 - Franklin Mountains 50k (entered - not all-out effort...I hope)

Sep 17 - Lighthouse Hill 20-mile trail (entered)

Sep 24 - J&J 50 mile trail

Long-Term Running Goals:

Compete in a few more ultras without going off course (again)

Sub-18 in a 5k

One.  Good.  Marathon.

Personal:

I started running at age 30, in late 2009.  I have 2 daughters (10 and 8 yrs old).

  

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony A5 Lifetime Miles: 1054.70
Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Lifetime Miles: 1551.08
Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Lifetime Miles: 1244.23
1160s Lifetime Miles: 888.70
Saucony A5 Red Lifetime Miles: 565.10
Saucony A6 - Yellow Lifetime Miles: 214.00
Saucony A6 - Red/blue Lifetime Miles: 61.50
NB MT101 Trail Lifetime Miles: 302.00
Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Lifetime Miles: 286.50
Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Lifetime Miles: 267.00
Sun, Nov 28, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.100.005.10

8:20 pace.

I'm trying out a new harebrained idea tomorrow and running without arch supports.  Testing a theory.  Too boring to detail.

Good to be running again after a 3-day break.

1140s #1 Miles: 5.10
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Burt on Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 23:57:53 from 72.223.84.236

Wow. It's Sunday already.

From Mike on Thu, Dec 02, 2010 at 00:49:22 from 66.27.21.113

I dig boring and harebrained. Explain.

From SlowJoe on Thu, Dec 02, 2010 at 01:04:08 from 109.70.68.174

Ok, you asked for it..

My AT tendon didn't have problems until a few weeks after I started using arch supports for a different problem (PT tendonitis). I'm now starting to think arch supports were the correct solution to an incorrect problem, and I actually just had some heel bursitis or some other unknown ailment.

Anyway, the arches were giving my bad foot (right foot) a bit of a pounding and I think I unknowingly changed my gait to alleviate it. This caused tight shin muscles/shin splints (anterior tibialis muscle) which connects to the AT tendon. The AT tendonitis followed a week later.

On this run, I started feeling the arch supports pounding my left arch and paid attention to my shin muscle which soon felt like it was starting to get overworked, even though I wasn't consciously altering my gait. So the hamster wheel started spinning in my brain and I figured I'd take out the arch supports to prevent tendon issues in my other foot.

So far, my stride feels way better without the arch supports, and my AT muscles are feeling relaxed and not sore after I run. I'm also doped up on anti-inflammatories but regardless it feels better when I run.

Ya dig?

From Burt on Thu, Dec 02, 2010 at 10:52:23 from 72.223.84.236

And the knee bone's connected to the shoulder bone.

From Mike on Fri, Dec 03, 2010 at 01:53:23 from 66.27.21.113

You talk as much as you run. Dang!

From SlowJoe on Fri, Dec 03, 2010 at 02:37:25 from 109.70.68.174

I hope you read every boring word.

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