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Location:

St George,UT,

Member Since:

Feb 07, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run below 2:30 in the Marathon.

Personal:

I currenty live in Southern Utah. My wife Kendra and I have 4 children and no pets. We also own/operate the St. George Running Center a specialty running shoe store in St. George UT.  We also head-up the St. George Running Club.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Asics 2140 Lifetime Miles: 172.00
Asics 2140 2-17-09 Lifetime Miles: 36.00
Mon, Apr 03, 2006
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

Went out in the morning on an easy 5 mile run. The knee felt food until the last mile and it started getting a little painful and weak.

Did my icing, stretching and massage after the run. Then iced some more later on.

Set out for another slow 5 mile run but kept feeling sharp pains in the knee. Came home and iced, and massaged some more.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 06:58:08

Looks like 5 miles is probably too much for your knee right now. Keep the running down to 3-4 miles, but make sure to add large amounts of injury-safe cross-training to keep the endurance up and the weight down while the knee recovers. Let's hope it will recover before Boston.

From Paul Petersen on Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 10:11:06

I've been going through some knee problems myself. I've finally come to grips with the fact that I'm not going to be able to run as much as I'd like, and have to alter my racing and training plans. But I am compensating by hitting the elliptical trainer hard and am keeping my mileage up that way. It's a pretty good workout and feels a lot like running. I've also been seeing a physical therapist, something that is covered by most insurance plans. The PT is great and actually examined all my muscles and joints to narrow down the problem ("knee pain" is pretty common!). For me, my hamstrings are very tight, and my knee cap does not track properly, so I need to stretch out my hams and strength my quads. For you it may be different, but I'd definitely recommend seeing a PT if you haven't already.

Good luck!

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